What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedAntlers
Scott Cooper · Film · 2021
If you loved Antlers, start with IT: Welcome to Derry (Andy Muschietti, 2025) — a series on the same thread. Below: 4 books, 4 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to Antlers across media.
If the unsettling folklore and small-town dread of Antlers gripped you, these stories explore the same intersection of generational trauma and ancient, hidden terrors.
Books on the same thread
COUNTRY PEOPLE
Daniel Mason · Book
Explores: buried secrets, small-town isolation, unreliable perspective.
Like the isolated setting of Antlers, this story uses a quiet, rural backdrop to slowly unveil a disturbing secret that challenges the protagonist's perception of their reality.
Monsters (Signed Edition)
Barry Windsor-Smith · Book · 2021
Explores: Genetic Experimentation, Government Conspiracy, Trauma.
This graphic novel mirrors the focus on childhood trauma found in Antlers, examining how government interference and dark, systemic forces leave lasting scars on vulnerable young lives.
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia · Book · 2021
Explores: generational trauma, colonialism, eugenics.
Fans of the atmosphere in Antlers will appreciate how this gothic tale explores generational trauma and decaying legacies, grounding its supernatural horror in deep-seated, historical family secrets.
The Caretaker
Marcus Kliewer · Book
Explores: isolated setting, malevolent forces, creeping dread.
Much like the encroaching danger in Antlers, this narrative traps its protagonist in an isolated environment where a routine job becomes a terrifying encounter with malevolent, supernatural forces.
Series on the same thread
IT: Welcome to Derry
Andy Muschietti · Series · 2025
Shares a thread with Antlers: Childhood Trauma.
If you enjoyed the small-town mystery and childhood vulnerability of Antlers, this show captures that same feeling of misfit friends confronting an ancient, lurking evil within their community.
FROM
John Griffin · Series · 2022
Explores: Trapped in a mysterious town, Monsters in the woods, Survival horror.
This series captures the claustrophobic dread of Antlers, focusing on residents trapped in a hostile, mysterious town where they must survive the lethal monsters hiding in the surrounding woods.
American Horror Story
Ryan Murphy · Series · 2011
Explores: Trauma, Social Commentary, Identity.
Antlers uses horror to explore heavy social themes, and this anthology series similarly employs supernatural settings to dissect complex human dynamics, trauma, and the darkness of human nature.
Midnight Mass
Mike Flanagan · Series · 2021
Explores: Religious Fanaticism, Loss of Faith, Miracles and Deception.
This show mirrors the small-town desperation seen in Antlers, using a local community’s religious fervor to mask a terrifying, supernatural reality that threatens to consume the entire population.
Podcasts on the same thread
Old Gods of Appalachia
DeepNerd Media · Podcast · 2026
This podcast explores the same Appalachian folklore and deep-seated, ancient hunger found in Antlers, highlighting the dark, primal forces that have long resided beneath the mountains of central America.
Monsters Among Us
Derek Hayes | Audioboom Studios · Podcast · 2026
Explores: Unexplained Phenomena, First-hand Testimony, Atmospheric Horror.
If the cryptid folklore in Antlers intrigued you, these first-hand accounts provide an atmospheric, immersive experience that bridges the gap between everyday life and the unexplained, terrifying supernatural.
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Common questions
Is Antlers based on a book or other source material?
Antlers is a 2021 film directed by Scott Cooper that does not have any source-material or adaptation siblings in our catalog. The story of the Oregon teacher and the sheriff uncovering a student's secret is an original cinematic narrative.
What is the premise of the movie Antlers?
Antlers follows a small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff. They discover that a young student is harboring a dangerous secret that could lead to frightening consequences for the community.
Who directed the 2021 film Antlers?
The film Antlers was directed by Scott Cooper. It centers on a teacher and a sheriff in Oregon who investigate a student with a dangerous secret that carries frightening consequences.
Does Antlers take place in a specific setting?
Yes, the events of Antlers occur in a small town in Oregon. The story focuses on a local teacher and the town sheriff as they deal with the consequences of a young student's dangerous secret.