Sub-genre
Splatter & Gore
🩸 Every splatter & gore title worth your dread, gathered and ranked by the Crypt Score — our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and viewer reviews.
1004 titles
The Purge: Election Year
›R2016 · Action, Horror, Thriller · 109m · Elizabeth Mitchell, Frank Grillo, Mykelti Williamson
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
Army of the Dead
›R2021 · Crime, Action, Horror · 148m · Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick
Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble: venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Hostel
›R2006 · Horror · 94m · Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
Maniac
›NR2012 · Horror, Thriller · 89m · Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, America Olivo
As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
In a Violent Nature
›NR2024 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 94m · Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Cameron Love
The enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in a remote wilderness unleashes an iconic new killer after a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower that entombed its rotting corpse.
V/H/S/94
›R2021 · Horror, Thriller · 103m · Anna Hopkins, Christian Potenza, Brian Paul
After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish police SWAT team launches a high-intensity raid on a remote warehouse, only to discover a sinister cult compound whose collection of pre-recorded material uncovers a nightmarish conspiracy.
Maniac
›NR1980 · Horror · 88m · Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.
The Dark Half
›R1993 · Mystery, Horror · 122m · Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker
Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.
Mother's Day
›R2010 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 112m · Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Frank Grillo
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
Begotten
›NR1991 · Fantasy, Horror · 72m · Brian Salzberg, Donna Dempsey, Stephen Charles Barry
Begotten is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the (re)birth of nature on a barren earth.
The Prowler
›R1981 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 89m · Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney
Thirty years after a murder on the night of Avalon Bay's graduation dance, the sleepy town's teens meet grisly ends at the hands of a prowler once thought to be a jilted soldier home from war.
Don't Kill It
›2016 · Action, Fantasy, Horror · 83m · Dolph Lundgren, James Chalke, Kristina Klebe
Demon hunter Jebediah Huntley teams up with an FBI agent to battle a supernatural force in the southern state of Mississippi.
Slaxx
›2020 · Horror, Comedy · 77m · Romane Denis, Brett Donahue, Sehar Bhojani
When a possessed pair of jeans begins to kill the staff of a trendy clothing store, it is up to Libby, an idealistic young salesclerk, to stop its bloody rampage.
V/H/S/Halloween
›R2025 · Horror, Thriller · 115m · Samantha Cochran, Natalia Montgomery Fernandez, Elena Musser
A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
›R1976 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 86m · Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells
When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again.
Glorious
›2022 · Horror, Fantasy, Comedy · 79m · Ryan Kwanten, J.K. Simmons, Sylvia Grace Crim
After a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop. He finds himself locked inside the bathroom with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent stall. Soon Wes realizes he is involved in a situation more terrible than he could imagine.
Wyrmwood: Apocalypse
›2022 · Action, Horror · 88m · Luke McKenzie, Shantae Barnes-Cowan, Bianca Bradey
In a zombie-infested Australian wasteland, soldier Rhys has dedicated his life to tracking and capturing survivors for the Surgeon General in hopes of finding a cure.
The Pit and the Pendulum
›R1991 · Horror, Romance · 97m · Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.
The Deadly Spawn
›R1983 · Horror, Science Fiction · 81m · Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom DeFranco, Richard Lee Porter
When a meteorite touches down in the New Jersey woods carrying a monstrous alien slug, it’s up to four teens to stop it before it’s terrifying brood consumes all life on Earth!
Turkey Shoot
›R1982 · Science Fiction, Action, Horror · 93m · Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig
In the near future, after an unspecified holocaust, survivors are herded into prison camps. There, they are hunted for sport by the leaders of the camp. Paul, one of the newest prisoners, is determined not to go down as quietly as the others.
Otis
›R2008 · Comedy, Horror · 100m · Bostin Christopher, Ashley Johnson, Daniel Stern
After being captured and tortured by the psychopath Otis, teen cheerleader Riley Lawson escapes and informs her parents, who quickly sidestep sluggish FBI agents and take matters into their own hands. But the Lawsons' revenge plan hits a snag when Otis's unusual brother enters the picture.
Redd Inc.
›R2012 · Thriller, Horror, Comedy · 93m · Nicholas Hope, Kelly Paterniti, Sam Reid
Six captive office workers are literally chained to their desks by a demented, escaped serial killer; former regional manager Thomas Reddmann. He assigns his 'human resources' the impossible task of proving his innocence or suffering gruesome consequences.
Grafted
›2024 · Horror · 93m · Joyena Sun, Jess Hong, Eden Hart
When an awkward but brilliant Chinese student wins a scholarship into a prestigious New Zealand University, she finds a new way of achieving the popularity she craves one bloody body at a time.
Daddy's Little Girl
›2014 · Horror, Thriller · 107m · Billi Baker, Michael Thomson, Allira Jaques
After the police find Derek’s daughter brutally murdered on the beach, he vows to make the culprit suffer for his actions, even if that person is ‘part of the family.’ With careful research into the history of torture, Derek prepares himself and his basement for a week of brutal tactics that will make his daughter’s killer feel the pain that he has inflicted upon so many others. In a time when stranger danger is ever present, a single father learns that it’s the ones you trust most who have to be watched the closest.
