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
A Study in Terror
›NR1965 · Crime, Drama, Horror · 95m · John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser
When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediately stimulated to start its merciless method of elimination after observation of every apparently meaningless detail. He guesses right the victims must be street whores, and doesn't need long to work his way trough a pawn shop, an aristocratic family's stately home, a hospital and of course the potential suspects and (even unknowing) witnesses who are the cast of the gradually unraveled story of the murderer and his motive.
The Sender
›R1982 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 91m · Kathryn Harrold, Željko Ivanek, Shirley Knight
A disturbed telepathic man is able to transmit his dreams and visions into the minds of the people around him.
Play Dead
›2025 · Horror · 72m · Paula Brasca, Damián Del Castillo, Marta Quarleri
A woman wakes up injured in a basement surrounded by corpses. To survive, she pretends to be dead while a grotesque ritual unfolds in the house above.
The Invisible Ray
›1936 · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller · 79m · Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Frank Lawton
Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.
Symptoms
›1974 · Horror · 91m · Angela Pleasence, Peter Vaughan, Lorna Heilbron
A young woman is invited by her girlfriend, who lives in an English country mansion, to stay there with her. The estate, however, isn't quite what it seems--and neither is the friend who issued the invitation.
Far North
›R2008 · Drama, Thriller, Romance · 89m · Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Krusiec, Sean Bean
In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.
Midnight Son
›2011 · Drama, Horror · 89m · Zak Kilberg, Maya Parish, Jo D. Jonz
MIDNIGHT SON is the story of Jacob, a young man confined to a life of isolation, due to a rare skin disorder that prevents him from being exposed to sunlight. His world opens up when he meets Mary, a local bartender, and falls in love. Tragically, Jacob’s actions become increasingly bizarre as he struggles to cope with the effects of his worsening condition. Forced by the disease to drink human blood for sustenance, he must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders.
Compulsion
›2024 · Thriller, Horror · 101m · Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Charlotte Kirk, Zach McGowan
Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of Malta.
The Mad Magician
›1954 · Thriller, Crime, Mystery · 72m · Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor
Don Gallico is an inventor of stage magic effects who aspires to become a star in his own right. Just before his first performance his act is shut down by capricious manager Ross Ormond who wants Gallico's brilliant buzz saw effect for the act of The Great Rinaldi, an established star. With this defeat, and the humiliation of having already lost his wife Claire to Ormond, Gallico decides it is time to take matters into his own hands.
Murders in the Zoo
›1933 · Crime, Horror · 62m · Charles Ruggles, Lionel Atwill, Gail Patrick
Dr. Gorman is a millionaire adventurer, traveling the world in search of dangerous game. His bored, beautiful, much younger wife entertains herself in the arms of other men. In turn, Gorman uses his animals to kill these men. When a New York City zoo suggests a fundraising gala, Gorman sees a prime opportunity to dispatch the dashing Roger and anyone else who might cross him.
Black Rainbow
›R1989 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 103m · Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards, Tom Hulce
Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performances. Trouble begins when she gives a message to Mary Kuron from her husband, Tom. But Tom isn't dead... yet. And Martha not only knows he will die, she also knows who killed him. And the murderer knows she knows...
The Private Eyes
›PG1980 · Comedy, Mystery, Horror · 91m · Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Trisha Noble
The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart to investigate the wacky house and its inhabitants.
Wicked CitySeries
›TV-142015 · Drama, Crime · 1 season · Erika Christensen, Ed Westwick, Taissa Farmiga
Detectives Jack and Paco investigate a murder spree on the rock ’n’ roll, cocaine-infused revelry of the Sunset Strip.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
›PG-131983 · Horror, Crime, Mystery · 100m · Ian Richardson, Donald Churchill, Denholm Elliott
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Don't Go to Sleep
›NR1982 · Horror, TV Movie · 93m · Dennis Weaver, Valerie Harper, Robin Ignico
One year after a young girl dies in a car accident, her sister begins seeing visions of her, while the family home is plagued by strange happenings.
Saccharine
›R2026 · Horror · 113m · Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald, Madeleine Madden
After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.
Return of Punch and Judy
›2023 · Horror · 89m · Chris Cordell, Samantha Cull, Ben J. Williams
Val, plagued with memories of the past, becomes convinced that a demon entity has possessed her puppets "Punch and Judy." She becomes sick, and her family thinks that she is close to death and losing her mind. Celebrating Val's birthday, the family begins to disappear, and those that remain have horrifying experiences with the puppets- and they soon learn the true story of Punch and Judy.
Untitled Home Invasion Romance
›R2026 · Comedy, Action, Thriller · 85m · Jason Biggs, Meaghan Rath, Anna Konkle
As a last-ditch attempt to save his failing marriage, an actor stages a home invasion during a romantic getaway weekend.
The Plastic Men
›2026 · War, Drama, Horror · William Fichtner, James Preston, Aaron Dalla Villa
Vietnam veteran Jonathan Teller suffers from guilt and paranoid delusions. He decides to take his own life, but as he struggles to come to terms with his choice and reality, a chance encounter changes everything.
Follow Me Quietly
›NR1949 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 60m · William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey
When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.
Director's Cut
›NR2016 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 93m · Missi Pyle, Penn Jillette, Harry Hamlin
Herbert Blount is a crowdfunding contributor for the new Adam Rifkin feature KNOCKED OFF. Unhappy with the film, he steals the footage and kidnaps actress Missi Pyle to star in his own "director's cut!"
Moon Garden
›NR2023 · Fantasy, Horror, Drama · 96m · Augie Duke, Brionne Davis, Haven Lee Harris
A comatose five-year-old girl journeys through a dark industrial dreamscape, following her mother's voice on a transistor radio to find her way back to consciousness.
Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters
›2001 · Documentary, Thriller, Crime · 60m · Richard Morgan, Phil Morrison, Robert K. Ressler
This documentary examines a selection of real life serial killers and compares them to the fictional Hannibal Lecter.
The Confession
›NR2026 · Horror · 87m · Italia Ricci, Scott Mechlowicz, Zachary Golinger
A woman finds her late father’s tape confessing to murder tied to an evil force—now her son shows the same darkness, and she must fight to stop it.