Sub-genre
Gothic
🏰 Every gothic title worth your dread, gathered and ranked by the Crypt Score — our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and viewer reviews.
981 titles
The Maze
›1953 · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · 80m · Richard Carlson, Veronica Hurst, Katherine Emery
A Scotsman abruptly breaks off his engagement to pretty Kitty and moves to his uncle's castle in the Scottish highlands. Kitty and her aunt follow Gerald a few weeks later, and discover he has suddenly aged. Some mysterious things happen in a maze made from the hedges adjoining the castle.
The Mask
›1961 · Horror, Thriller · 83m · Paul Stevens, Claudette Nevins, Anne Collings
A young archaeologist believes he is cursed by a mask that causes him to have weird nightmares and possibly to murder. Before committing suicide, he mails the mask to his psychiatrist, Dr. Barnes, who is soon plunged into the nightmare world of the mask.
The Comeback
›1978 · Horror, Mystery · 100m · Jack Jones, Pamela Stephenson, David Doyle
A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. His ex-wife is brutally murdered, and the killer may be stalking him next.
Dark Places
›PG1973 · Horror · 91m · Christopher Lee, Joan Collins, Herbert Lom
The heir of a mysterious estate must unveil its secrets and discover its treasures before a scheming doctor and his seductive sister can steal what is rightfully his.
J.D.'s Revenge
›R1976 · Horror, Thriller, Action · 95m · Glynn Turman, Louis Gossett Jr., Joan Pringle
After notorious New Orleans gangster J.D. Walker is murdered in the 1940s, his spirit remains restless for three decades, until a hypnotist's supernatural nightclub act allows him to take over the body of a mild-mannered law student and seek revenge on those who had him killed.
Whirlpool
›1970 · Drama, Mystery, Horror · 87m · Karl Lanchbury, Vivien Neves, Pia Andersson
Tulia, a young model, is invited to a photographer's country home for what purports to be a quiet weekend retreat - but soon appears to be anything but.
The House in Nightmare Park
›PG1973 · Comedy, Horror · 92m · Frankie Howerd, Ray Milland, Hugh Burden
Comedy legend Frankie Howerd stars as the victim of sinister shenanigans in this hilarious spoof of British horror films of the early ‘70s. Starring Hugh Burden and Oscar winner Ray Milland, and written by Terry Nation. Foster Twelvetrees, a struggling tragedian who scrapes a living by giving hammy performances from the classics, can hardly believe his luck when he’s invited to give a dramatic reading at the country home of a well-off family. Joy soon turns to outraged horror when he discovers dead bodies, foul intentions, lots of snakes and a madwoman in the attic. Can he uncover the hidden family secret before he comes to a sticky end..?
Satan's Triangle
›1975 · TV Movie, Mystery, Horror · 74m · Kim Novak, Doug McClure, Alejandro Rey
The female survivor of a shipwreck and two Coast Guard helicopter pilots sent to rescue her find themselves trapped in a mysterious part of the ocean known as Satan's Triangle.
Theatre of Death
›1967 · Mystery, Horror, Thriller · 91m · Christopher Lee, Julian Glover, Lelia Goldoni
The Theatre of Death in Paris specialises in horror presentations. A police surgeon finds himself becoming involved in the place through his attraction to one of the performers. When bloodless bodies start showing up all over town he realises there could be links with the theatre.
Immaculate
›R2024 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 89m · Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco
An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
The Raven
›R2012 · Crime, Thriller, Mystery · 111m · John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve
A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
Mr. Harrigan's Phone
›PG-132022 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 105m · Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.
Cold Skin
›2017 · Horror, Fantasy, Drama · 106m · David Oakes, Ray Stevenson, Aura Garrido
A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.
Needful Things
›R1993 · Drama, Horror · 121m · Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.
Lisa Frankenstein
›PG-132024 · Horror, Comedy, Romance · 102m · Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano
In 1989, a misunderstood teenager has a high school crush — who just happens to be a handsome corpse! After a set of playfully horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a murderous journey to find love, happiness…and a few missing body parts along the way.
Lord of Illusions
›R1995 · Horror, Fantasy, Drama · 109m · Scott Bakula, Kevin J. O'Connor, Famke Janssen
During a routine case in L.A., NY private investigator Harry D'Amour stumbles over members of a fanatic cult who are preparing for the resurrection of their leader Nix, a powerful magician who was killed 13 years earlier.
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning
›R2004 · Horror, Drama, Western · 95m · Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Nathaniel Arcand
Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. But when one of the girls is bitten, they have no one to turn to but themselves.
The Sentinel
›R1977 · Horror, Mystery, Fantasy · 92m · Cristina Raines, Chris Sarandon, Martin Balsam
As a young girl, Alison Parker attempted suicide after being traumatized by her father's sexual exploits. Now an elite fashion model, she moves to a Brooklyn Heights apartment building where she encounters a number of bizarre, eccentric tenants and attempts to uncover the building's sinister secret.
Dementia 13
›NR1963 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 75m · William Campbell, Luana Anders, Bart Patton
A scheming widow hatches a bold plan to acquire her late husband's inheritance, unaware that she is being targeted by an ax murderer who lurks in the family's estate.
The Golem
›R2018 · Horror, Drama · 95m · Hani Furstenberg, Ishai Golan, Lenny Ravich
A re-imagining of the old mystical folklore that follows a woman and a tight-knit Jewish community that is besieged by foreign invaders. She conjures a dangerous creature to protect them but it may be more evil than she ever imagined.
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
›PG2007 · Horror, TV Movie, Fantasy · 87m · Emily Osment, Brittany Curran, Alex Winzenread
Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking for new tricks, she finds a little book called "The Evil Thing"
The Pit and the Pendulum
›R1991 · Horror, Romance · 97m · Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.
The Resurrected
›1991 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 105m · John Terry, Jane Sibbett, Chris Sarandon
Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.
Starve Acre
›NR2024 · Horror, Drama, Fantasy · 98m · Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark, Arthur Shaw
When their son starts acting strangely, a couple unwittingly allow dark and sinister forces into their home, awakening a long-dormant ancient evil rooted deep in the countryside.
