
Cinema of the Damned
A directory of horror — thousands of films and series, each scored by the Crypt Score, our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and the reviews of this coven. Hunt by sub-genre, decade, or dread.
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Divinity
›NR2023 · Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror · 94m · Stephen Dorff, Moisés Arias, Jason Genao
Two brothers crash into the decaying Earth to stop a capitalist from manufacturing an immortality serum, which is synthesized utilizing heinous methods and leaving an increasingly dire infertility rate in its wake.

The Godsend
›R1980 · Horror, Thriller · 90m · Malcolm Stoddard, Cyd Hayman, Angela Pleasence
An English family of six takes in a pregnant woman who disappears shortly after giving birth. They raise the baby girl as their own, but over the years the strange deaths of their children make them consider whether the little girl is more than she appears.

I Don't Understand You
›R2024 · Horror, Comedy · 96m · Andrew Rannells, Nick Kroll, Morgan Spector
Stranded in rural Italy without transportation or language skills, an American couple on the verge of adopting tries to reconnect during a disastrous vacation, as their fears and relationship problems threaten to boil over.

The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu
›2009 · Comedy, Horror, Adventure · 78m · Kyle Davis, Devin McGinn, Gregg Lawrence
Jeff, a down on his luck office worker finds out he is the last living relative of horror novelist H.P. Lovecraft. What he doesn't know is that Lovecraft's monsters are real and will soon threaten the very existence of mankind. Jeff and his best friend Charlie are forced to embark on a perilous adventure and they enlist the help of high school acquaintance, Paul, a self proclaimed Lovecraft specialist. Together the three unlikely heroes must protect an alien relic and prevent the release of an acient evil, known as Cthulhu.

Subject Two
›2006 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 93m · Christian Oliver, Dean Stapleton, Courtney Mace
A doctor invents a resurrection formula and tests it by killing his assistant over and over and over again.

Welcome to Mercy
›2018 · Drama, Horror · 103m · Lily Newmark, Eileen Davies, Kristen Ruhlin
When a single mother begins to experience symptoms of the stigmata, she seeks the help of a local priest and nun to help her understand what is seen and unseen.

Project Eerie
›2023 · Horror · 76m · Ricky Umberger, Austin Greene, Justin Snyder
On Halloween, 2020, Jesse and Jacob Warner disappeared while live streaming on social media. This is that live stream.

Happy Birthday
›2016 · Horror, Thriller, Comedy · 93m · Matt Bush, Riley Litman, Britne Oldford
When two friends embark on a journey to Mexicali for a Birthday celebration, they soon realize their psychedelic shenanigans have taken a turn for the worse.

I've Been Waiting for You
›PG-131998 · Thriller, Horror, TV Movie · 90m · Sarah Chalke, Soleil Moon Frye, Ben Foster
When a New England high schooler is mysteriously murdered, the town blames Sarah, the new girl who recently moved into a purportedly haunted house and who they believe to be the reincarnation of a witch who was burned at the stake 300 years ago.

Mercy Christmas
›2017 · Action, Horror, Comedy · 83m · Steven Hubbell, Casey O'Keefe, Gwen Van Dam
When Michael Briskett meets the perfect woman, his ideal Christmas dream comes true when she invites him to her family's holiday celebration. Dreams shattered, Michael struggles to survive once he realizes HE will be Christmas dinner.

Criminally Insane
›R1975 · Horror, Comedy · 62m · Priscilla Alden, Michael Flood, Jane Lambert
An obese woman recently released from an insane asylum kills anyone who attempts to get her to stop eating.

Prey
›1977 · Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · Barry Stokes, Sally Faulkner, Glory Annen
A deadly shape-shifting alien infiltrates a country house occupied by two lesbians, and proceeds to study their behaviour for a sinister purpose.

The Turn of the Screw
›2009 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 89m · Michelle Dockery, Eva Sayer, Josef Lindsay
In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

Echoes of Fear
›2019 · Horror · 90m · Trista Robinson, Hannah Race, Paul Chirico
After inheriting her grandfather's house, a young woman must confront the mystery of his sudden death and the evil that hides inside.

Born for Hell
›1976 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 92m · Mathieu Carrière, Debra Berger, Christine Boisson
Loosely based on the notorious Richard Speck murders, this is the grim tale of a disturbed Vietnam vet returning home via Belfast, who invades a house shared by eight nurses and proceeds to terrorize and murder them.

Illicit Desires
›NC-172018 · Thriller, Horror · 81m · August Ames, Valerie Baber, Kira Noir
Peeks behind the curtain into the world of an adult toy manufacturer. And what a world it is! Greed and betrayal run wild in the corporate world of sensual oddities as a new, young, office intern sets her sights on moving right to the top. What she's willing to do to get where she wants to be will absolutely kill you. It also helps if you're a psychopathic murderess.

The Dead Come Home
›NR1989 · Horror · 94m · Mark Zobain, Victor Verhaeghe, Sarah Newhouse
A group of friends decide to renovate an old house located in the middle of nowhere, in the hope of turning it into their crash pad, but shortly after arriving, a strange and seemingly senile old woman is found to be lurking around the premises.

The Manster
›1959 · Horror, Science Fiction · 73m · Peter Dyneley, Jane Hylton, Tetsu Nakamura
An American journalist stationed in Japan is given a mysterious injection by a mad scientist, turning him into a murderous, two-headed monster.

The Watch
›2008 · Drama, Mystery, Horror · 90m · Clea DuVall, James A. Woods, Elizabeth Whitmere
Cassie, a psych student, was kidnapped and traumatized as a child by a disturbed person. To exorcise her demons and to finish her thesis, she decides on an experiment in isolation, working at a secluded watch tower as a fire lookout. But once she's alone, strange things start happening. Or is she just paranoid? Cassie is terrified that her past may be coming back to haunt her.

Angelica
›NR2017 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 95m · Jena Malone, Janet McTeer, Ed Stoppard
A couple living in Victorian London endure an unusual series of psychological and supernatural effects following the birth of their child.

The Sound
›R2025 · Action, Horror, Thriller · 99m · William Fichtner, Jocelyn Hudon, David Clennon
A group of climbers embarks on a dangerous climb that has been off-limits for years. What initially begins as an audacious expedition transforms into a battle for survival against a force that toys with them.

The Arbors
›2020 · Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction · 116m · Drew Matthews, Ryan Davenport, Sarah Cochrane
Set against a dreary small town, reclusive locksmith Ethan Daunes struggles to keep ties with his younger brother Shane. Ethan's life takes an unsettling turn after finding a strange small creature and forming a mysterious connection. After a string of unexplained killings, the creature's true nature is soon revealed, and Ethan finds himself at the center of panic and paranoia.

Victim
›2010 · Horror · 74m · Stephen Weigand, Bob Bancroft, Brendan Kelly
After being mysteriously kidnapped by a Doctor and his violent henchman, a young man is held captive in the converted cellar of an old mansion. For reasons unknown, he's forced to endure heinous physical and psychological torture, but slowly realizes the worst is yet to come when the Doctor's brutal plan for him is finally revealed….

Bowery at Midnight
›NR1942 · Crime, Horror, Action · 62m · Bela Lugosi, John Archer, Wanda McKay
A seemingly charitable soup kitchen operator (who moonlights as a criminology professor) uses his Bowery mission as a front for his criminal gang. Police attempt to close in on the gang as they commit a series of robberies, murders and bizarre experiments on corpses.






















