
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

The Djinn
›R2021 · Horror, Thriller · 82m · Ezra Dewey, Rob Brownstein, Tevy Poe
A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart’s greatest desire.

Home Invasion
›PG-132016 · Thriller, Crime, Horror · 88m · Natasha Henstridge, Jason Patric, Liam Dickinson
Terror arrives at the one place we all feel safest... When a wealthy woman, Chloe, and her stepson, Jacob, are targeted by a trio of expert thieves in their remote mansion, her only form of help comes from a call with Mike, a security systems specialist. But as the intruders become increasingly hostile and the connection wavers, will she trust him to be her eyes and navigate her to safety?

The Hollow Child
›NR2018 · Horror · 92m · Jess McLeod, Hannah Cheramy, John Emmet Tracy
Samantha has lived her whole life in different foster homes. Now living in a small town, she never feels like she quite fits in, even with her own current foster family who might adopt her, or the boy who follows her around doing her classwork. So, it’s perhaps natural that she doesn’t know what to do with a curious tagalong little sister named Olivia. One day, Sam callously ditches Olivia, who wanders off into the woods on her own and disappears.

Amulet
›R2020 · Horror · 99m · Carla Juri, Alec Secăreanu, Imelda Staunton
Tomaz, an ex-soldier now homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house, inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for Magda, Tomaz cannot ignore his suspicion that something insidious might also be living alongside them.

In Their Skin
›NR2012 · Horror, Thriller · 96m · Selma Blair, Joshua Close, James D'Arcy
A couple and their young son retreat to their woodland vacation home, only to face sinister neighbors who intend to kill them and steal their identities.

Darlin'
›R2019 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 101m · Lauryn Canny, Bryan Batt, Nora-Jane Noone
Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns, where she’s to be rehabilitated into a "good girl" as an example of the miraculous work of the church. But Darlin’ holds a secret darker than the "sins" she is threatened with, and she is not traveling alone. The Woman who raised her, equally fierce and feral, is ever present in the shadows of Darlin’s psyche and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to get in her way.

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›NR2017 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Keiynan Lonsdale, Ema Horvath, Nate Hartley
Garrett is a rising YouTube star. Shell is a deeply emotional fan. When they begin a romantic relationship, he's forced to question whether opening your life to strangers online is an invitation to community and rescue... or to stalking, obsession and madness.

Brain Dead
›R1990 · Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, Bud Cort
In a battle of man versus machine, Martin, a top neurosurgeon who's studying brain malfunctions that cause mental illness, delves deep into his own mind to save himself from a megalomaniacal corporation.

Frank and Penelope
›R2022 · Thriller, Horror, Crime · 112m · Billy Budinich, Caylee Cowan, Johnathon Schaech
A tale of love and violence when a man on his emotional last legs finds a savior seductively dancing in a run-down strip club. And a life most certainly headed off a cliff suddenly becomes redirected - as everything is now worth dying for.

Don't Go in the House
›R1979 · Horror · 82m · Dan Grimaldi, Robert Carnegie, Ruth Dardick
As a child, Donald was tormented by his mother who used fire as a punishment. Now a deranged adult, Donald stalks women at clubs, then takes them home where he kills them with a flamethrower.

The Phantom of the Opera
›R1989 · Horror, Romance · 93m · Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White
An aspiring opera singer finds herself transported back to Victorian-era London -- and into the arms of a reclusive, disfigured maestro determined to make her a star.

The Beast Within
›R1982 · Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction · 98m · Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens
A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals.

Offseason
›2022 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 83m · Jocelin Donahue, Joe Swanberg, Richard Brake
Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother's grave has been vandalized, Marie travels to the desolate island town where she's buried. Just as she arrives, the island closes for the season, leaving Marie trapped in a nightmare.

Nightmare
›R1981 · Horror · 99m · Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C.J. Cooke
A drug-treated schizophrenic plagued by horrible nightmares is released from the hospital and goes on a killing spree.

Antibirth
›2016 · Horror · 94m · Natasha Lyonne, Chloë Sevigny, Meg Tilly
In a desolate community full of drug-addled Marines and rumors of kidnapping, a wild-eyed stoner named Lou wakes up after a crazy night of partying with symptoms of a strange illness and recurring visions. As she struggles to get a grip on reality, the stories of conspiracy spread.

Come Back to Me
›R2014 · Horror · 90m · Matt Passmore, Katie Walder, Nathan Keyes
Sarah and Josh are married suburbanites. After a car accident, Sarah suffers blackouts and ends up pregnant though Josh is sterile. As her life spirals she hides a camera in her home and unlocks a horrific secret with far-reaching consequences.

The Wizard of Gore
›R1970 · Horror · 95m · Ray Sager, Judy Cler, Wayne Ratay
A talk show hostess and her boyfriend investigate a shady magician who has the ability to hypnotize and control people's thoughts in order to stage gory onstage illusions using his powers of mindbending.

Random Acts of Violence
›NR2019 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 80m · Jesse Williams, Jordana Brewster, Julia Knope
A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.

Oracle
›2023 · Horror · 85m · Ryan Destiny, Heather Graham, Ariel Martin
A young woman accepts a job on a property with a traumatic history. Upon her arrival, she soon realizes that the nightmares of her childhood are connected to the evil in the house.

Night of the Dark Full Moon
›R1972 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 85m · Patrick O'Neal, James Patterson, Mary Woronov
A man investigates the grisly crimes that occurred in a former insane asylum, unsettling the locals who all seem to have something to hide.

Game of Death
›NR2017 · Thriller, Horror · 73m · Sam Earle, Victoria Diamond, Emelia Hellman
Kill or be killed is the golden rule of the Game of Death. Sucks for seven millennials who ignored that rule. Now each one's head will explode unless they kill someone. Will they turn on each other to survive, or will this sunny day be the last for the innocent people of their middle-of-nowhere town?

Madres
›NR2021 · Horror, Mystery · 83m · Ariana Guerra, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Elpidia Carrillo
A Mexican-American couple expecting their first child relocate to a migrant farming community in 1970's California. When the wife begins to experience strange symptoms and terrifying visions, she tries to determine if it's related to a legendary curse or something more nefarious.

The First Power
›R1990 · Crime, Thriller, Horror · 98m · Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober
A dedicated L.A. police detective and a female psychic must stop a demonic serial killer who was given the powers of resurrection, teleportation and possession.

Deliver Us
›NR2023 · Horror · 102m · Lee Roy Kunz, Maria Vera Ratti, Alexander Siddig
When a nun in a remote convent claims immaculate conception, the Vatican sends a team of priests to investigate, concerned about an ancient prophecy that a woman will give birth to twin boys: one the Messiah, the other the Antichrist.
