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.
3197 titles
Nightbreed
›R1990 · Horror, Fantasy · 121m · Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
The Crazies
›R1973 · Science Fiction, Horror, Action · 103m · Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones
The military attempts to contain a manmade virus causing death and permanent insanity in those infected, as it overtakes a small Pennsylvania town.
Absentia
›R2011 · Horror, Mystery · 91m · Katie Parker, Courtney Bell, Morgan Peter Brown
Tricia's husband has been missing for seven years. Her younger sister Callie comes to live with her as the pressure mounts to finally declare him 'dead in absentia'. Tricia is reluctant, always holding out hope, but Callie is practical and wants her to move on. As Tricia sifts through the wreckage and tries to move on with her life, Callie finds herself drawn to an ominous tunnel near the house.
Dolls
›R1987 · Fantasy, Horror · 77m · Ian Patrick Williams, Carolyn Purdy-Gordon, Carrie Lorraine
A precocious girl, her nasty parents, two punk-rock losers and a weak-kneed salesman inadvertently become the guests of two ghoulish senior citizens in their dark, haunted mansion.
Monkey Shines
›R1988 · Horror, Science Fiction, Drama · 113m · Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil
A quadriplegic man is given a trained monkey help him with every day activities, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master and those who get too close to him.
Tragedy Girls
›R2017 · Horror, Comedy · 98m · Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Jack Quaid
McKayla and Sadie, two death-obsessed teenage girls, use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small Midwestern town into a frenzy and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.
Come True
›2020 · Science Fiction, Horror · 105m · Julia Sarah Stone, Landon Liboiron, Carlee Ryski
Looking for an escape from her recurring nightmares, 18-year-old Sarah submits to a university sleep study, but soon realizes she's become the conduit to a frightening new discovery.
undertone
›R2026 · Horror, Mystery · 94m · Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Keana Bastidas
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
When a Stranger Calls
›R1979 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst
A student babysitter has her evening disturbed when the phone rings. So begins a series of increasingly terrifying and threatening calls that lead to a shocking revelation.
Burnt Offerings
›PG1976 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 116m · Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
Demon Seed
›R1977 · Horror, Science Fiction · 94m · Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit Graham
A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.
Resurrection
›R2022 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 104m · Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman
A woman's carefully constructed life is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past returns, forcing her to confront the monster she's evaded for two decades.
It Feeds
›NR2025 · Horror · 102m · Ashley Greene, Ellie O'Brien, Shawn Ashmore
A clairvoyant therapist confronts her own personal demons while trying to save a young girl who believes a malevolent entity is feeding on her.
The Harvest
›NR2015 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 104m · Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon, Natasha Calis
After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick, bed-ridden boy next door, despite his mother’s strong objections. Her persistence leads to a friendship, but during secret visits, she uncovers dark secrets in the boy's home.
You'll Never Find Me
›R2024 · Horror, Thriller · 100m · Brendan Rock, Jordan Cowan, Elena Carapetis
Patrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated caravan park. After a violent thunderstorm erupts, a mysterious young woman appears at his door, seeking shelter from the weather. The longer the night wears on and the more the young woman discovers about Patrick, the more difficult she finds it to leave. Soon she begins to question Patrick’s intentions, while Patrick begins to question his own grip on reality...
Let's Scare Jessica to Death
›PG1971 · Horror, Mystery, Drama · 89m · Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor
Newly released from a mental ward, Jessica hopes to return to life the way it was before her nervous breakdown. But when Jessica moves to a country house with her husband and a close friend, she finds a mysterious girl living in there. Jessica's terror and paranoia resurface as evil forces surround her.
Parents
›R1989 · Horror, Comedy · 82m · Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis
Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents. Young Michael begins to suspect his parents are cooking more than just hamburgers on the grill outside, but has trouble explaining his fears to his new-found friend Sheila, or the school's social worker.
The Countess
›2009 · Drama, History, Thriller · 100m · Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt
Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
The Rule of Jenny Pen
›R2025 · Horror, Thriller · 104m · John Lithgow, Geoffrey Rush, Nathaniel Lees
Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.
Die Alone
›2024 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 91m · Carrie-Anne Moss, Douglas Smith, Frank Grillo
Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Mae, a hardened and eccentric survivor. Together, Ethan and Mae face threats both human and otherwise before a fateful encounter with Kai unravels a secret that lies just beyond Ethan's fractured memory.
Hellbender
›NR2021 · Horror · 83m · Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, Lulu Adams
A teen and her mother live simply in a home in the woods, spending their time making rock music. A chance encounter with a fellow teen causes her to uncover a connection between her family and witchcraft, which causes a rift with her mother.
Mum & Dad
›NR2008 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Perry Benson, Dido Miles, Olga Fedori
Mum and Dad, and their 'adopted' children, Birdie & Elbie, work at the airport. The family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady stream of transient workers who populate the airport's soulless hub. When Lena, a young Polish office cleaner, is befriended by Birdie, she gets drawn into a nightmarish world of torture, murder and perversity.
You Are Not My Mother
›2022 · Horror · 93m · Hazel Doupe, Carolyn Bracken, Jordanne Jones
In a North Dublin housing estate, teenage Char's mother mysteriously goes missing. When she returns without explanation, Char resolves to uncover the truth behind her disappearance and shed light on her family's dark secrets.
Something in the Dirt
›R2022 · Comedy, Horror, Mystery · 115m · Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Sarah Adina Smith
When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their LA apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives.