Sub-genre
Psychological
🧠 Every psychological title worth your dread, gathered and ranked by the Crypt Score — our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and viewer reviews.
3196 titles
The Curse of the Cat People
›1944 · Fantasy, Drama, Horror · 70m · Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph
Amy, the young, friendless daughter of Oliver and Alice Reed, befriends her father's late first wife and an aging, reclusive actress.
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into DarknessSeries
›TV-MA2021 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Maury Terry, Paul Giamatti, David Berkowitz
The Son of Sam case grew into a lifelong obsession for journalist Maury Terry, who became convinced that the murders were linked to a Satanic cult.
The Leopard Man
›NR1943 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 66m · Dennis O'Keefe, Margo, Jean Brooks
When a leopard escapes during a publicity stunt, it triggers a series of murders.
The Enfield HauntingSeries
›2015 · Drama, Mystery · 1 season · Timothy Spall, Matthew Macfadyen, Juliet Stevenson
A three part dramatization of the terrifying and bizarre real events that took place at an ordinary house in Enfield during the autumn of 1977. Adapted from Guy Lyon Playfair's book This House is Haunted.
The King Tide
›2024 · Mystery, Fantasy, Thriller · 103m · Frances Fisher, Clayne Crawford, Lara Jean Chorostecki
After the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war, torn over the belief that the child is the next saviour.
Night of the Eagle
›NR1962 · Horror · 90m · Peter Wyngarde, Janet Blair, Margaret Johnston
A woman who may be a witch defends her husband from forces attempting to harm him.
The Spider Woman
›NR1943 · Mystery, Crime, Thriller · 63m · Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Gale Sondergaard
Sherlock Holmes investigates a series of so-called "pajama suicides". He knows the female villain behind them is as cunning as Moriarty and as venomous as a spider.
The Cat and the Canary
›1939 · Comedy, Horror, Mystery · 73m · Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, John Beal
Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.
Hysteria!Series
›TV-MA2024 · Drama, Mystery · 1 season · Julie Bowen, Anna Camp, Emjay Anthony
When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the "Satanic Panic" of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town's sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported "supernatural activity" triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.
Rillington PlaceSeries
›2016 · Crime, Drama · 1 season · Tim Roth, Samantha Morton, Nico Mirallegro
A three-part drama about serial killer John Christie and the murders at 10 Rillington Place in the 1940s and early 1950s.
The Face Behind the Mask
›NR1941 · Crime, Drama, Horror · 69m · Peter Lorre, Evelyn Keyes, Don Beddoe
A kindly, enthusiastic, newly-arrived American immigrant from Hungary is forced to turn to a life of crime after his face is badly disfigured in a hotel fire.
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial KillerSeries
›TV-MA2025 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Jaclyn Gallucci
This tense true-crime series examines the hunt for the Long Island serial killer through the perspective of his victims, their loved ones and the police.
Those Who KillSeries
›2014 · Action & Adventure, Crime · 1 season · Chloë Sevigny, James D'Arcy
Follows Catherine Jensen, a recently promoted homicide detective who enlists the help of Thomas Schaeffer, a forensic psychologist, to track down serial killers and relentlessly seeks the truth behind the disappearance of her brother.
Intensity
›1997 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 186m · John C. McGinley, Molly Parker, Blu Mankuma
Chyna Shepherd is a twenty-six-year-old psychology student who survived an extremely troubled past. While visiting Laura Templeton's house, a farm in the Napa Valley. A serial killer named Edgler Foreman Vess breaks into the house, killing Laura and her parents. Chyna survives, but she learns of Vess's captive: a girl, just as innocent as Chyna, trapped in Vess's home far from the Napa Valley.
Family
›2006 · Horror, TV Movie · 58m · George Wendt, Matt Keeslar, Meredith Monroe
Harold is a seemingly peaceful neighbor in a quiet mid-western neighborhood, but underneath, he's a murderous psychopath who sets his eyes on a couple that have moved in across the street.
Above SuspicionSeries
›2009 · Mystery, Crime, Drama · 4 seasons · Kelly Reilly, Ciarán Hinds, Shaun Dingwall
Above Suspicion is a British crime drama programme starring Kelly Reilly as Anna Travis, a rookie detective determined to prove herself in the male-dominated police department by solving a trail of gruesome murders left by an unknown serial killer. Each series is based on a novel by Lynda La Plante: Above Suspicion (2009), The Red Dahlia (2010), Deadly Intent (2011), and Silent Scream (2012).
Durham CountySeries
›TV-MA2007 · Drama · 3 seasons · Hugh Dillon, Louis Ferreira, Helene Joy
Detective Mike Sweeney has just moved with his wife and daughters from Toronto to his hometown of Durham County after the death of his partner. Hoping to escape the violent world of big city police work, Mike falls into a suburban world besieged by crime, abuse and murder.
Catch Me a KillerSeries
›TV-MA2024 · Crime, Drama · 1 season · Charlotte Hope, Steven John Ward, Lemogang Tsipa
Follow South Africa’s first forensic and investigative psychologist, Micki Pistorius (played by Charlotte Hope), as she studies the minds of South Africa's serial killers. Catch Me A Killer is an adaptation of Micki's autobiography that details her work as the first female criminal profiler in the country, which is brought to life as the events are depicted in the series.
Five DaughtersSeries
›2010 · Drama · 1 season · Juliet Aubrey, Ian Hart, Sarah Lancashire
The stories of five young women who were tragically murdered in Ipswich in 2006.
StrangeSeries
›2003 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 1 season · Richard Coyle, Ian Richardson, Samantha Womack
The world of John Strange is no ordinary place - full of malevolent demons that must be stopped from wreaking havoc upon the Earth. In his quest he is joined by nurse Jude Atkins, computer whiz Toby and Kevin, a man who can pick up on strange vibes. But the mysterious Canon Black remains a thorn in John's side, fervent in his efforts to prove the non-existence of anything remotely demonic or paranormal...
Cube
›R1998 · Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery · 90m · Nicole De Boer, Nicky Guadagni, Maurice Dean Wint
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.
1408
›PG-132007 · Horror, Mystery · 104m · John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
›R2016 · Horror, Mystery · 86m · Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox, Ophelia Lovibond
Father and son coroners receive a mysterious unidentified corpse with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to examine the "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets.
The Devil All the Time
›R2020 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 138m · Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Bill Skarsgård
In Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family.