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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The Empty Man
›R2020 · Horror, Mystery · 137m · James Badge Dale, Marin Ireland, Sasha Frolova
On the trail of a missing girl, an ex-cop comes across a secretive group attempting to summon a terrifying supernatural entity.
Session 9
›R2001 · Horror, Mystery, Drama · 100m · Peter Mullan, David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon
Tensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.
The Hills Have Eyes
›R1977 · Horror · 90m · Susan Lanier, Robert Houston, Martin Speer
Taking an ill-advised detour en-route to California, the Carter family soon run into trouble when their RV breaks down in the middle of the desert. Stranded, they find themselves at the mercy of monstrous cannibals lurking in the surrounding hills.
Relic
›R2020 · Horror, Mystery · 89m · Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Robyn Nevin
When elderly mother Edna inexplicably vanishes, her daughter rushes to the family's decaying home, finding clues of her increasing dementia scattered around the house in her absence.
It's What's Inside
›R2024 · Comedy, Mystery, Science Fiction · 105m · James Morosini, Brittany O'Grady, David Thompson
A pre-wedding reunion descends into a psychological nightmare for a group of college friends when a surprise guest arrives with a mysterious suitcase.
The People Under the Stairs
›R1991 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 103m · Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.
Presence
›R2025 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 84m · Callina Liang, Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan
A couple and their children move into a seemingly normal suburban home. When strange events occur, they begin to believe there is something else in the house with them. The presence is about to disrupt their lives in unimaginable ways.
Little Monsters
›R2019 · Horror, Comedy · 94m · Lupita Nyong'o, Alexander England, Josh Gad
A washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies.
The Limehouse Golem
›2016 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 109m · Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth
A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.
Cat's Eye
›PG-131985 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King
Three short stories linked by a stray cat that roams from one tale to the next, in this creepy triptych that begins as Dick tries to quit smoking by any means necessary. Next, we meet Johnny, an adulterous man who's forced by his lover's husband onto a building's hazardous ledge. Finally, Amanda is threatened by an evil gnome who throws suspicion on the family cat.
Shivers
›R1975 · Horror, Science Fiction · 88m · Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.
Berlin Syndrome
›R2017 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 116m · Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich
A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
Severance
›R2006 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 96m · Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInnerny
Seven employees of an international weapons manufacturer are treated to a team-building weekend at the company’s newly built luxury spa lodge. Things quickly go awry as the colleagues find their corporate weekend sabotaged by a deadly enemy.
Good Boy
›PG-132025 · Horror · 73m · Indy, Shane Jensen, Arielle Friedman
A loyal dog moves to a rural family home with his owner Todd, only to discover supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities threaten his human companion, the brave pup must fight to protect the one he loves most.
Society
›R1990 · Comedy, Horror, Mystery · 100m · Billy Warlock, Connie Danese, Ben Slack
Bill Whitney is worried that he is different to his sister and parents. They mix with other upper-class people while Bill is more down to earth. Even his girlfriend seems a bit odd. All is revealed when Bill returns home to find a party in full swing.
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
›PG-131988 · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror · 96m · Cassandra Peterson, William Morgan Sheppard, Daniel Greene
Arriving in the small town of Fallwell, Massachusetts to claim her inheritance, horror hostess Elvira receives a less than enthusiastic reception from the conservative locals, including her sinister uncle Vincent.
The Entity
›R1982 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 125m · Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa
A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
›R1995 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 93m · Billy Zane, William Sadler, Jada Pinkett Smith
Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where — with the help of its residents — he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key.
Rabid
›R1977 · Horror, Science Fiction · 91m · Marilyn Chambers, Terri Hanauer, Frank Moore
A young woman develops a taste for human blood after experimental plastic surgery, and her victims turn into bloodthirsty zombies, leading into a city-wide epidemic.
The Serpent and the Rainbow
›R1988 · Horror, Thriller · 98m · Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae
A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.
The Dark and the Wicked
›NR2020 · Horror · 95m · Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr., Xander Berkeley
On a secluded farm in a nondescript rural town, a man is slowly dying. His family gathers to mourn, and soon a darkness grows, marked by waking nightmares and a growing sense that something evil is taking over the family.
Chained
›R2012 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 94m · Vincent D'Onofrio, Eamon Farren, Evan Bird
A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.
I Am Not a Serial Killer
›NR2016 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 104m · Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser
In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.
The Domestics
›R2018 · Horror, Thriller · 95m · Kate Bosworth, Tyler Hoechlin, Sonoya Mizuno
A young husband and wife must fight to return home in a post-apocalyptic mid-western landscape ravaged by gangs.