Sub-genre
Classic Monsters
🧟♂️ Every classic monsters title worth your dread, gathered and ranked by the Crypt Score — our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and viewer reviews.
484 titles
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.
White Zombie
›NR1932 · Horror · 67m · Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, John Harron
A wealthy landowner living in Haiti convinces a sorcerer to lure the woman he has fallen for away from her fiancé. The madman later betrays their agreement by keeping the woman for himself…as a zombie.
The Day of the Triffids
›NR1963 · Science Fiction, Horror · 93m · Howard Keel, Janina Faye, Nicole Maurey
After an unusual meteor shower leaves most of the human population blind, a merchant navy officer must find a way to conquer tall, aggressive plants which are feeding on people and animals.
The Curse of the Werewolf
›NR1961 · Horror · 93m · Clifford Evans, Oliver Reed, Yvonne Romain
A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.
Cast a Deadly Spell
›R1991 · TV Movie, Mystery, Comedy · 96m · Fred Ward, David Warner, Julianne Moore
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome.
The Phantom of the Opera
›1962 · Horror · 84m · Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward de Souza
A London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is kidnapped, a producer tracks down the Phantom who is intent on seeking his revenge.
Under Wraps
›G1997 · Comedy, Family, Horror · 91m · Mario Yedidia, Adam Wylie, Clara Bryant
A comedy-adventure in which three twelve-year-olds have a close encounter with a 3,000-year-old mummy. Marshall, Gilbert and Amy accidentally set the mummy free, but if they don't get him back to his resting place by midnight on Halloween, he'll turn into dust and lose his only chance of being reunited with his long-lost love.
The Man from Planet X
›1951 · Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror · 70m · Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond
While watching for a planet that may collide with earth, scientists stationed in Scotland are approached by a visitor from outer space.
Scrooge
›NR1935 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror · 78m · Seymour Hicks, Donald Calthrop, Robert Cochran
Ebenezer Scrooge, the ultimate Victorian miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. In the night, Scrooge is visited by spirits of the past, present, and future.
Corridors of Blood
›1958 · Drama, Horror, Crime · 86m · Boris Karloff, Betta St. John, Christopher Lee
In 1840s London, Dr. Thomas Bolton [Boris Karloff] dares to dream the unthinkable: experimenting with anesthesia gases to make surgery pain-free. While doing so, his demonstration before a panel of his peers ends in a horrific mishap with his patient awakening under the knife; he is forced to leave his position in disgrace. To complicate matters, he becomes addicted to his own chemical experiments and gets involved with a criminal gang led by Black Ben [Francis de Wolff], and a ruthless killer Resurrection Joe [Christopher Lee]. Unfortunately, this shady partnership leads Dr. Bolton to further ruin, culminating in his unwitting participation in murder — for which he becomes the first victim of a blackmail scheme.
Terror in the Aisles
›R1984 · Horror, Documentary · 84m · Donald Pleasence, Nancy Allen, Fred Asparagus
A non-stop roller coaster ride through the scariest moments of the greatest terror films of all time.
The Bat Whispers
›NR1930 · Mystery, Comedy, Crime · 83m · Chester Morris, Chance Ward, Una Merkel
Infamous burglar "The Bat" commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after, a bank theft occurs, which may be the work of the criminal as well. Meanwhile, Cornelia Van Gorder has various people arrive at her old mansion, including her niece, Dale, a bank employee, and police detective Anderson. When guests start turning up dead, Cornelia begins to suspect that The Bat may be lurking around the estate.
The Avenging Conscience
›NR1914 · Drama, Horror · 83m · Henry B. Walthall, Spottiswoode Aitken, Blanche Sweet
Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark as he dwells on ways to deal with his uncle. Becoming convinced that murder is merely a natural part of life, he kills his uncle and hides the body. However, the man's conscience awakens; paranoia sets in and nightmarish visions begin to haunt him.
Secret of the Blue Room
›NR1933 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 66m · Lionel Atwill, Gloria Stuart, Paul Lukas
According to a legend, the mansion's "blue room" is cursed -- everyone who has ever spent the night in that room has met with an untimely end. The three suitors of the heroine wager that each can survive a night in the forbidding blue room.
The Blob
›NR1958 · Horror, Science Fiction · 82m · Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, Steve and Jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man, then it growing to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave refuses to believe the kids without proof.
Dracula's Daughter
›1936 · Horror · 68m · Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill
A countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.
Asylum
›PG1972 · Horror · 88m · Peter Cushing, Patrick Magee, Herbert Lom
A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.
The Ghost of Frankenstein
›1942 · Horror, Science Fiction · 68m · Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
›PG1972 · Comedy, Horror · 89m · Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp
The eminent Dr. Phibes awakens from a decade of suspended animation and heads to Egypt with the corpse of his dead wife, which he intends to resurrect by murdering people in strange and heinous ways.
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
›R1973 · Adventure, Horror · 91m · Horst Janson, John Cater, Caroline Munro
When several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, Dr. Marcus suspects vampirism. He enlists the help of the Vampire Hunter. Mysterious and powerful, Kronos has dedicated his life to destroying the evil pestilence. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampire's strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme dangers attached to confronting the potent forces of darkness.
The Reptile
›1966 · Horror · 90m · Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett
Harry and Valerie Spalding arrive in the remote Cornish village to an unwelcoming and suspicious population. Harry's brother dies suddenly, bitten by a lethal reptilian bite. They befriend a young woman Anna whose tyrannical father controls her life and, as they discover that others in the village have suffered a similar fate, their investigations lead to Anna. What they uncover is a victim of the most terrifying legacy... a destiny of mutilation and murder.
Dracula
›1974 · Drama, Horror, TV Movie · 98m · Jack Palance, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport
Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
›1959 · Horror, Science Fiction · 83m · Anton Diffring, Hazel Court, Christopher Lee
Dr. Bonner plans to live forever through periodic gland transplants from younger, healthier human victims. Bonner looks about 40; he's really 104 years old. But people are starting to get suspicious, and he may not make 200.
Mr. Sardonicus
›NR1961 · Horror, Mystery · 90m · Ronald Lewis, Audrey Dalton, Guy Rolfe
In 1880, Sir Robert Cargrave, a London physician known for his experimental work in paralysis treatment, is summoned to Gorslava by the mysterious Baron Sardonicus—who is now married to Cargrave's former wife, Maude—to treat his disfigurement. When Cargrave arrives, he finds the masked baron is a cruel sadist who has threatened to harm Maude if he is not successfully cured.