
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 Mad Hatter
›R2021 · Horror, Thriller · 90m · Nick Miller, Samuel Caleb Walker, Michael Berryman
An eccentric professor takes four of his students to the mansion of the “Mad Hatter”, an urban legend driven insane by mercury poisoning and grief. He says that there’s nothing to worry about now: the strange, shambling “caretakers” that haunt the home are merely servants that have fallen to inbreeding, and the Hatter himself has been dead for years. But as the students start disappearing one by one, those that remain start to question if the professor’s experiment is truly scientific...and if the Hatter didn’t just succumb to his madness, but decided to spread it...

Beneath Still Waters
›2005 · Horror · 92m · Michael McKell, Raquel Meroño, Charlotte Salt
Studying under a disciple of Aleister Crowley, the leader of an upper class group invokes a supernatural force that slowly devours the village of Marienbad and its inhabitants, threatening to spread beyond its geographical limits. The mayor from the town nearby commissions the building of a dam which would flood the valley and therefore submerge the village forever sealing the evil force under water after leader and his followers were incapacitated to be kept from escaping. However, fate ensured the leader's freedom as he remained in the depths when the waters covered Marienbad. Now 40 years later an array of disappearances and deaths in mysterious circumstances are threatening the town next to the reservoir that now covers Marienbad.

The Tomb
›R2009 · Horror · 89m · Wes Bentley, Kaitlin Doubleday, Sofya Skya
Successful writer and scholar Jonathan Merrick falls under the spell of the irresistible, bewitchingly beautiful Ligeia. She's fighting a fatal illness and she will stop at nothing to defeat death, her one true enemy.

West of Hell
›2018 · Horror, Western, Fantasy · 80m · Tony Todd, Michael Eklund, Lance Henriksen
A gunslinger, a vengeful ex-slave, and a runaway board a midnight train to Atlanta. They discover that the train is haunted by a sinister force, and must fight to survive the night.

The Crow: City of Angels
›R1996 · Action, Fantasy, Thriller · 84m · Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Iggy Pop
A murder victim is brought back to life by a mysterious crow. With the help of a beautiful woman, he exacts revenge on his killers – only to realize his enemy has discovered the one weakness that can destroy him forever.

The Curse of Sleeping Beauty
›2016 · Fantasy, Horror · 89m · Ethan Peck, Natalie Hall, India Eisley
Thomas Kaiser inherits an ancestral mansion that has been in his family for generations — only to learn that he has also inherited an ancient curse stemming back to the Crusades. Forced into his new role as “protector” — the guardian appointed to keep the evil demons in the house at bay — Thomas teams with an ambitious local realtor and paranormal cleric to unravel the mystery of the house, while struggling to awaken the beautiful Briar Rose, held captive in a terrifying netherworld seen previously in his dreams.

Dracula II: Ascension
›R2003 · Horror · 84m · Stephen Billington, Craig Sheffer, Jason Scott Lee
A group of medical students discover the body of the infamous count. Soon, they find themselves in the middle of a bizarre and dangerous conflict when a shadowy figure offers them $30 million for the body so that he may harvest his blood.

Sherlock Holmes
›2010 · Fantasy, Horror, Action · 89m · Ben Syder, Gareth David-Lloyd, Dominic Keating
Sherlock Holmes and Watson are on the trail of a criminal and scientific mastermind who seems to control monsters and creations which defy belief.

A Werewolf in England
›2020 · Horror, Comedy · 85m · Reece Connolly, Tim Cartwright, Natalie Martins
In Victorian-Era England, a Parish Councillor and criminal take refuge from a storm, at a remote countryside Inn. Forced to stay the night, they soon uncover a deadly pact between the strange Innkeepers and the flesh-hungry werewolves that inhabit the surrounding woodlands... now, as the werewolves close in, the guests must band together and fight tooth and nail to survive the night!

The Screaming Skull
›NR1958 · Thriller, Horror · 68m · John Hudson, Peggy Webber, Russ Conway
Newlyweds Eric and Jenni Whitlock retire to his desolate mansion, where Eric's first wife Marianne died from a mysterious freak accident. Jenni, who has a history of mental illness, begins to see strange things including a mysterious skull, which may or may not be a product of her imagination.

Dracula: The Dark Prince
›R2013 · Fantasy, Horror, Action · 100m · Luke Roberts, Kelly Wenham, Ben Robson
In his search for the Lightbringer, Dracula crosses paths with a beautiful crusader named Alina who bears a remarkable resemblance to his murdered bride. One look at her and Dracula is immediately smitten. Could Alina be the reincarnation of his long-dead love? Dracula has Alina kidnapped and brought to his castle where the Beast must now try to win his Beauty's heart.

Night of the Templar
›2012 · Horror, Mystery · 98m · David Carradine, Udo Kier, Paul Sampson
The stage is set for retribution as an eclectic group is lured to a secluded European Castle under the guise of a promised "fantasy weekend." And as they read from an obscure storybook, a nefarious tale of avarice is reenacted for their entertainment. However, they are unaware that they have been gathered for their own personal and befitting executions.

Vampire Boys
›2011 · Horror · 70m · Jason Lockhart, Christian Ferrer, Dylan Vox
Jasin and his vampire brood's time is running out. In order for them to survive, Jasin needs to find a mortal to turn into a vampire to spend eternity with. Los Angeles provides plenty of young candidates. The brood has their eyes set on Tara, a young, gorgeous blond college student. Tara is open to the idea of becoming a vampire, but someone else enters the picture to disrupt the brood's plans. Caleb, a fresh face college student new to Los Angeles, keeps dreaming of a mysterious stranger. At school, Caleb meets the stranger, Jasin, and they have an instant connection. The problem is that time is short, and Jasin needs to convince Caleb that eternity as a vampire can be a very sweet life.

Apparition
›PG-132019 · Horror · 83m · Mena Suvari, Kevin Pollak, Annalisa Cochrane
A group of millennials experimenting with a spiritually guided app successfully connect to the other-world and are ultimately guided to The Preston Castle. This ominous, historic site of murder and torture is connected to each of them in ways they’ll soon discover, thanks to the dead. The film is based on the shockingly true events of The Preston School of Industry.

History of Evil
›2023 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Jackie Cruz, Paul Wesley, Rhonda Johnson Dents
A family on the run from a corrupt state takes refuge in a safe house with an evil past — a terrifying last stop on a near-future Underground Railroad.

Addams Family Reunion
›PG1998 · Comedy, Horror, Fantasy · 86m · Daryl Hannah, Tim Curry, Nicole Fugere
The Addams Family goes on a search for their relatives. Gomez and Morticia are horrified to discover that Grandpa and Grandma Addams have a disease that is slowly turning them "normal". The only chance they have of a cure is to find a family member hoping that they know a home remedy.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
›2016 · TV Movie, Comedy, Science Fiction · 88m · Laverne Cox, Victoria Justice, Ryan McCartan
After getting a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, newly engaged couple Brad and Janet encounter the eerie mansion of the flamboyant, seductive Dr. Frank-N-Furter and a variety of eccentric characters. Through elaborate dance and rock music, the mad scientist unveils his latest creation: a perfect, muscular man.

The Remains
›2016 · Horror, Thriller · 85m · Todd Lowe, Lisa Brenner, Brooke Serene Butler
After a family moves into an old Victorian home, they discover a chest in the attic containing antiques tainted by a malevolent spirit. As the antiques slowly possess each family member, the spirit grows stronger, hellbent on kidnapping the children.

Passion Play
›R2011 · Drama, Romance, Fantasy · 94m · Megan Fox, Mickey Rourke, Bill Murray
An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.

The Last House on Cemetery Lane
›R2015 · Horror · 81m · Vivien Bridson, Lee Bane, Georgina Blackledge
Screenwriter John Davies has grown tired of living in London and moves to an old manor house in a sleepy West Wales village to get out of the rat race. At first he enjoys himself, embracing the quieter pace of life and starting a relationship with his beautiful neighbour Cassie Konrad. But strange, unexplained occurrences begin to occur in the manor house. John discovers he is surrounded by a supernatural presence and begins to research the house's past, discovering secrets more terrible than he ever imagined. It is now up to John to right the injustices of the past and finally lay to rest the spirits which haunt the Last House on Cemetery Lane.

Vlad
›R2004 · Horror, Fantasy, Thriller · 98m · Billy Zane, Francesco Quinn, Kam Heskin
Death and spiritual torment stalk three American students visiting the Carpathian mountain homeland of Vlad Tepes.

Haunting at the Rectory
›2015 · Horror · 88m · Lee Bane, Suzie Frances Garton, Tom Bonington
Based on chilling real life events, this story charts one couple's terrifying real life encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. In 1930, Reverend Lionel Foyster and his wife Marianne move into the Borley Rectory when Reverend Foyster is named rector of the parish. The couple's peaceful existence is soon shattered by a series of unexplained occurrences which quickly escalate into a heart stopping nightmare. Now Reverend Foyster and Marianne must discover the deadly secrets of the Rectory to avoid becoming another tragic footnote in the dark history of The Most Haunted House In England.

Minotaur
›R2006 · Horror, Adventure, Fantasy · 93m · Tom Hardy, Michelle Van Der Water, Tony Todd
Long ago in the Iron Age, a shadow loomed over a lonely village. For generations, the village youths are stolen from their families and delivered as sacrifice to a mythical beast - the Minotaur, that dwells beneath a great palace. Theo, haunted by the loss of his love in an earlier sacrifice is convinced that the beast isn't real and that his girl still lives as a slave within the palace.

Room 6
›2006 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Christine Taylor, Shane Brolly, Chloë Grace Moretz
A schoolteacher with a phobia of hospitals finds herself searching for her boyfriend inside one while teaming up with a man suffering the same ordeal that she's in.
