What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedPolaroid
Film · 2019
If you loved Polaroid, start with Alice in Borderland (2020) — a series on the same thread. Below: 4 books, 4 series and 2 podcasts, each matched to Polaroid across media.
If you enjoyed the way Polaroid traps its victims in a deadly cycle, you will crave these stories of inescapable curses.
Books on the same thread
Fear Street
R. L. Stine · Book · 1989
Shares a thread with Polaroid: Teen Horror.
Just as the camera in Polaroid seals the fate of its subjects, this book centers on a sinister supernatural curse that turns a social gathering into a fight for survival.
Ghost Story
Peter Straub · Book · 1979
Shares a thread with Polaroid: Supernatural Horror.
Like the dark secrets haunting the camera in Polaroid, this story explores how past transgressions and long-buried guilt can manifest as a lethal, unavoidable supernatural force.
Sharp Objects
Gillian Flynn · Book · 2018
Explores: Dysfunctional Family, Small Town Secrets, Trauma.
While Polaroid uses a physical object to track its victims, this mystery captures that same mounting dread as a protagonist confronts the toxic, inescapable trauma of her hometown.
Psycho
Robert Bloch · Book · 1959
Shares a thread with Polaroid: Slasher.
The sense of impending doom you felt watching Polaroid is mirrored here, where isolation and a singular, menacing presence turn a quiet location into a site of sudden violence.
Series on the same thread
Sharp Objects
Marti Noxon · Series · 2018
Explores: Trauma, Small Town Secrets, Dysfunctional Family.
This series shares the suffocating atmosphere of Polaroid, focusing on a protagonist who must confront painful secrets from the past that threaten to destroy her current reality.
Alice in Borderland
Series · 2020
Explores: Forced Competition, Existential Crisis, Moral Dilemmas.
If the survival stakes in Polaroid kept you on edge, this story will resonate as characters are forced into a lethal game where their only goal is staying alive.
The Terror
David Kajganich · Series · 2018
Shares a thread with Polaroid: Survival.
Much like the desperate race against time in Polaroid, this anthology series highlights the fragility of human life when faced with an isolating, overwhelming, and potentially fatal threat.
IT: Welcome to Derry
Andy Muschietti · Series · 2025
Explores: Childhood Trauma, Ancient Evil, Group of Friends.
This story echoes the supernatural mystery found in Polaroid, as a group of friends uncovers an ancient evil that has been hiding in their community all along.
Podcasts on the same thread
The White Vault
Fool and Scholar Productions · Podcast · 2026
You will recognize the chilling, inevitable discovery of a hidden horror from Polaroid in this audio drama, where a routine mission descends into a desperate fight for survival.
The Left Right Game
QCODE · Podcast · 2020
The fascination with a dangerous, paranormal phenomenon in Polaroid is perfectly reflected here, as a group of explorers is drawn into a supernatural trap that defies rational explanation.
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Common questions
Is Polaroid a movie about a cursed camera?
Yes, Polaroid follows a high school student named Bird Fitcher who discovers a vintage camera. She soon learns that the camera is haunted and that anyone who has their picture taken by it meets a tragic end.
What is the main conflict in Polaroid?
In Polaroid, the protagonist Bird Fitcher and her friends must race to solve the mystery of the haunted camera. They are forced to survive one final night while the camera attempts to kill them all after taking their photographs.
Does Polaroid involve a supernatural mystery?
Yes, the plot of Polaroid centers on a mysterious vintage camera that carries dark secrets. Bird Fitcher must investigate the origins of the device to save herself and her friends from the lethal consequences of being photographed.
What happens to people who are photographed in Polaroid?
In the movie Polaroid, individuals who have their picture taken by the vintage camera meet a tragic end. The characters must work quickly to uncover the mystery behind the haunted object before it causes their deaths.