
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 Quiet Place
›PG-132018 · Horror, Drama, Science Fiction · 91m · Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
›R2019 · Comedy, Drama, Thriller · 162m · Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

His Dark MaterialsSeries
›TV-142019 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure · 3 seasons · Dafne Keen, Amir Wilson, Ruth Wilson
Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As she learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.

The Wicker Man
›R1973 · Horror · 93m · Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

EvilSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 4 seasons · Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi
Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.

YellowjacketsSeries
›TV-MA2021 · Drama, Mystery · 4 seasons · Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Sophie Nélisse
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.

The AlienistSeries
›TV-MA2018 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · 2 seasons · Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveSeries
›TV-MA2024 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 1 season · Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Pollyanna McIntosh
Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead... And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they've ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive – or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?

Santa Sangre
›NC-171989 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 122m · Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell
A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

Prodigal SonSeries
›TV-142019 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 2 seasons · Tom Payne, Michael Sheen, Bellamy Young
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.

The Phantom of the Opera
›NR1925 · Horror · 107m · Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Mary Philbin
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.

Mr. MercedesSeries
›TV-MA2017 · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 3 seasons · Brendan Gleeson, Jharrel Jerome, Holland Taylor
A demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again.

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy TapesSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Ted Bundy, Stephen Michaud, Hugh Aynesworth
A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by Ted Bundy, including present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings from death row.

School SpiritsSeries
›TV-MA2023 · Mystery, Drama · 4 seasons · Peyton List, Milo Manheim, Kristian Ventura
Maddie, a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance, goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school purgatory, but the closer she gets to discovering the truth, the more secrets and lies she uncovers.

The Twilight ZoneSeries
›TV-141985 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery · 3 seasons · Robin Ward
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.

Ghostwatch
›1992 · Horror, Mystery, TV Movie · 91m · Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Craig Charles
For Halloween 1992, the BBC decides to broadcast an investigation into the supernatural, hosted by TV chat-show legend Michael Parkinson. Parky (assisted by Mike Smith, Sarah Greene & Craig Charles) and a camera crew attempt to discover the truth behind the most haunted house in Britain. This ground-breaking live television experiment does not go as planned, however.

CardinalSeries
›TV-MA2017 · Crime, Drama · 4 seasons · Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse
Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right.

A Touch of ClothSeries
›TV-142012 · Comedy, Crime · 3 seasons · John Hannah, Suranne Jones, Julian Rhind-Tutt
Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British police dramas, subplots include Cloth dealing with visions of his dead wife and the bisexual DC Oldman coming to grips with her feelings for both her female fiancee and Cloth.

28 Days Later
›R2002 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 113m · Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

The Others
›PG-132001 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 101m · Nicole Kidman, Alakina Mann, James Bentley
Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.

A Nightmare on Elm Street
›R1984 · Horror · 91m · Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund
Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

The Lighthouse
›R2019 · Drama, Fantasy, Thriller · 109m · Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Valeriia Karaman
Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

The Crow
›R1994 · Fantasy, Action, Thriller · 102m · Brandon Lee, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven, watched over by a hypnotic crow, returns from the grave to exact revenge.

Carrie
›R1976 · Horror, Thriller · 98m · Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
