Sub-genre
Psychological
🧠 Every psychological title worth your dread, gathered and ranked by the Crypt Score — our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and viewer reviews.
3212 titles
Jennifer Eight
›R1992 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 124m · Andy Garcia, Lance Henriksen, Uma Thurman
John Berlin, a big-city cop from LA moves to a small-town police force and immediately finds himself investigating a murder. Using theories rejected by his colleagues, Berlin meets a young blind woman named Helena, whom he is attracted to. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose—and only John knows it.
Raising Cain
›R1992 · Horror, Thriller · 92m · John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer
Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.
The Den
›R2013 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 77m · Melanie Papalia, Matt Riedy, David Schlachtenhaufen
A young woman studying the habits of webcam chat users from the apparent safety of her apartment witnesses a brutal murder online and is quickly immersed in a nightmare in which she and her loved ones are targeted for the same grisly fate as the first victim.
Surveillance
›R2008 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 97m · Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James
An FBI agent tracks a serial killer with the help of three of his would-be victims - all of whom have wildly different stories to tell.
Z
›2019 · Horror, Thriller · 83m · Keegan Connor Tracy, Jett Klyne, Sean Rogerson
A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.
The Bad Seed
›PG-132018 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 84m · Rob Lowe, Mckenna Grace, Sarah Dugdale
A widower suspects that his seemingly perfect adolescent daughter is a heartless killer.
V WarsSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 1 season · Ian Somerhalder, Adrian Holmes, Jacky Lai
After a mysterious disease begins transforming people into vampires, Dr. Luther Swann is pitted against his best friend, now a powerful vampire leader.
Pyewacket
›NR2017 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Laurie Holden, Nicole Muñoz, Chloe Rose
A frustrated, angry teenage girl awakens something in the woods when she naively performs an occult ritual to invoke a witch to kill her mother.
The Signal
›R2007 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 103m · Anessa Ramsey, Justin Welborn, AJ Bowen
A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.
White Noise 2: The Light
›PG-132007 · Horror, Thriller · 99m · Nathan Fillion, Katee Sackhoff, Craig Fairbrass
A man's family brought back from the verge of death, he then discovers he can identify people who are about to die.
What Keeps You Alive
›R2018 · Horror, Thriller · 99m · Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Martha MacIsaac
Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a married couple attempting to celebrate their first anniversary.
Late Phases
›2014 · Horror, Thriller · 95m · Nick Damici, Ethan Embry, Lance Guest
When deadly attacks from a nearby forest beset a secluded retirement community, it is up to a blind army veteran to discover what the residents are hiding.
The Block Island Sound
›NR2021 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 100m · Chris Sheffield, Michaela McManus, Neville Archambault
Something lurks off the coast of Block Island, silently influencing the behavior of fisherman, Tom Lynch. After suffering a series of violent outbursts, he unknowingly puts his family in grave danger.
Dorothy Mills
›R2008 · Drama, Thriller, Mystery · 102m · Carice van Houten, Jenn Murray, David Wilmot
When a gloomy, God-fearing island community is rocked by the assault of an infant, a psychiatrist is called in to examine Dorothy Mills, the teenager accused of the crime. Despite the villagers' hostility to her inquiry, she soon comes to suspect that Dorothy suffers from multiple personality disorder...
See for Me
›NR2022 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 92m · Skyler Davenport, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Laura Vandervoort
When blind former Olympic skier Sophie Scott cat-sits in a secluded mansion, she gets caught in the crossfire of a home invasion scheme. She must rely on a sighted Army veteran via the See for Me app to help her survive the night.
The Witch in the Window
›NR2018 · Horror, Drama · 76m · Arija Bareikis, Greg Naughton, Charlie Tacker
When Simon brings his twelve year-old son, Finn, to rural Vermont to help flip an old farmhouse, they encounter the malicious spirit of Lydia, a previous owner. And now with every repair they make – she's getting stronger.
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
›R2010 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 91m · Michael Shannon, Willem Dafoe, Chloë Sevigny
Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.
Poker Night
›2014 · Thriller, Action, Crime · 104m · Beau Mirchoff, Ron Perlman, Giancarlo Esposito
When a new detective is caught by a vicious psychopath and locked in a basement, he must use the knowledge he learned from some of the best detectives at Poker Night, then match wits against his captor.
Stopmotion
›R2024 · Horror · 94m · Aisling Franciosi, Stella Gonet, Tom York
Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.
Bad Match
›2017 · Horror, Thriller · 90m · Jack Cutmore-Scott, Lili Simmons, Brandon Scott
An internet-dating playboy's life spirals out of control after meeting a woman online.
Nocebo
›2022 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 96m · Eva Green, Mark Strong, Chai Fonacier
A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.
The Neighbor
›NR2016 · Crime, Horror, Mystery · 87m · Josh Stewart, Bill Engvall, Luke Edwards
In the town of Cutter, most people keep to themselves. But when John comes home to find his girlfriend missing, he sneaks into his neighbor's house, finding his girlfriend and several other kidnapped people tied up in the basement. When the neighbor come home, John is forced to get out of the house alive and lead the group to safety.
Superhost
›2021 · Horror, Thriller · 83m · Sara Canning, Osric Chau, Gracie Gillam
Two travel vloggers check into a vacation rental with a host that will do anything for a good review.
Heartless
›2010 · Fantasy, Horror, Thriller · 114m · Jim Sturgess, Luke Treadaway, Clémence Poésy
Jamie Morgan is a troubled young man with a facial birthmark, which has left him isolated and fearful, hiding from the world outside. He lives in the East End, notorious for its violent hooded gangs. According to news reports, the gangs are now wearing demon masks. But, one night, after the murder of his mother, Jamie discovers the terrifying truth.