Why watch?

Antony Starr as the father slowly unraveling is genuinely unsettling — you watch his character become something really dark. The whole thing stays in one house and gets more claustrophobic as it goes, especially toward the end. Lizzy Caplan tries holding the family together, but the more you find out about what's happening behind closed doors, the more uncomfortable you get. It's not jumpy scares, just a slow dread that keeps building.

Who is it for?

Watch this on an evening when you want psychological tension and atmosphere over jump scares — horror that builds dread at home rather than cheap thrills. If you liked Hereditary or The Babadook, same vibe — family secrets unraveling. Not gory, but unsettling, so not for young kids.

Similar titles

If you got into Cobweb because of how it traps you in a twisted family dynamic where something's clearly very wrong, check out Hereditary or The Hanging Garden — they also take a closed space, disturbing parents, and let the dread build real slow. That thing where a kid witnesses something they shouldn't is central to The Little Evil One too.

  • HereditaryHereditary (2018)
  • The Hanging GardenThe Hanging Garden (1997)
  • Little EvilLittle Evil (2017)
  • We Need to Talk About KevinWe Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
  • The InnocentsThe Innocents (2016)
  • Come TrueCome True (2020)
  • His HouseHis House (2020)
  • MartyrsMartyrs (2008)
Plakat — Cobweb

Cobweb

2023 · 1h 28min6.4R
Want
Planning
Watched
Watch Trailer — YouTube

Where to Watch

Available platforms

⚠ Availability may change. Data provided by JustWatch via TMDB.

Classic overview

Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.

AI Spotlight

Powered by Claude

Peter is eight years old and has just moved into a new house where something in the walls won't leave him alone. Every night there's a tapping sound coming from behind his bedroom wall that only he can hear, and it gets worse — visions start bleeding into his waking hours. His parents, played by Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr, dismiss him completely, convinced he's making it all up for attention. Director Samuel Bodin turns the house itself into a character, and the real horror isn't the thing in the walls but the isolation of a kid nobody believes. If you liked The Babadook or Hereditary, this scratches that same itch of family horror where the scariest part is being trapped with people who won't help you.

Why watch?

Antony Starr as the father slowly unraveling is genuinely unsettling — you watch his character become something really dark. The whole thing stays in one house and gets more claust…

Who is it for?

Watch this on an evening when you want psychological tension and atmosphere over jump scares — horror that builds dread at home rather than cheap thrills. If you liked Hereditary o…

Similar titles

If you got into Cobweb because of how it traps you in a twisted family dynamic where something's clearly very wrong, check out Hereditary or The Hanging Garden — they also take a c…

Cast

Creators

Directed by

Cinematography

You might also like

The Cellar

The Cellar

2022

Martyrs Lane

Martyrs Lane

2022

Nightmare

Nightmare

1964

The Blob

The Blob

1958

Pyewacket

Pyewacket

2017

The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It

2007

Ink

Ink

2009

The Possessed

The Possessed

2021

The Shed

The Shed

2019

A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

2016