
Cinema of the Damned
A directory of horror — thousands of films and series, each scored by the Crypt Score, our audience-first blend of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and the reviews of this coven. Hunt by sub-genre, decade, or dread.
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Deadly Games
›R1982 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 95m · Jo Ann Harris, Sam Groom, Steve Railsback
A masked maniac with a penchant for a monster-themed board game is playing his own twisted game with the women of a small American town. Each time the dice are rolled, another victim meets a grisly end. Returning home to mourn the death of her murdered sister, Keegan befriends local cop Roger and reclusive cinema projectionist Billy — but soon finds herself in the killer's sights.

The House of Usher
›R2007 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 80m · Austin Nichols, Izabella Miko, Beth Grant
Three years after her lover, Rick Usher, and her best friend, Maddy Usher, had suddenly disappeared from her life without explanation, Jill Masters receives a phone call with news of Maddy's death. Her last wish was for Jill to attend her funeral. Conflicted, Jill returns to the house of Usher, a remote New England enclave. Her love affair with Rick is rekindled as she learns he suffers from the same malady that robbed his twin sister, Maddy, of her sharp mind before taking her life. His affliction is manifested in a rare nerve condition, which renders him hyper-sensitive. Under the watchful eye of the caretaker, Nurse Thatcher, Jill appears to be haunted by the ghost of Maddy, and the secret of the house of Usher is exposed.

The Reckoning
›2021 · Horror, Drama · 111m · Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Steven Waddington
In the aftermath of the Great Plague and amidst the subsequent witch-hunts against women, a young widow grapples with the tragic death of her husband in a society completely consumed by fear and death. Because she rejects the advances of her landlord, she is falsely accused of being a witch and thrown in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. She must endure physical persecution at the hands of England’s most ruthless witch-hunter and face her own inner demons as the devil himself starts to work his way into her mind.

The Tortured
›R2010 · Horror, Thriller · 78m · Erika Christensen, Jesse Metcalfe, Bill Moseley
An upper-middle-class couple's life is destroyed when their only child is kidnapped and killed. Obsessed with revenge, the couple seizes an opportunity to kidnap the killer.

The Haunting of Helena
›NR2013 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Harriet MacMasters-Green, Sabrina Jolie Perez, Jarreth J. Merz
After a divorce, Sophia moves to the south of Italy with her daughter, Helena. Their new home, an apartment within an austere building of the fascist age, is a chance for them to start a new life. But inside an old storage room hides a mysterious closet and a buried secret. After the loss of Helena’s first baby tooth, a chilling obsession begins and an apparition haunts her sleep...

The Final Wish
›R2019 · Horror · 95m · Lin Shaye, Michael Welch, Melissa Bolona
Following the passing of his father, Aaron Hammond returns to his hometown to help his devastated mother and to confront his past demons. Sifting through his father’s belongings, Aaron comes upon a mysterious item that is far more than it seems.

Cellar Door
›R2024 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Jordana Brewster, Scott Speedman, Laurence Fishburne
Looking for a fresh start after a miscarriage, a couple find themselves being gifted the house of their dreams with one caveat - they can never open the cellar door. Whether they can live without knowing triggers shocking consequences.

Girl at the Window
›R2022 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Radha Mitchell, Ella Newton, Vince Colosimo
A troubled teenage girl who’s struggling to cope with the accidental death of her father suspects that the mysterious killer stalking her hometown is not only her neighbour but her mother’s new romantic interest.

Djinn
›2013 · Horror · 85m · Khalid Laith, Aiysha Hart, Razane Jammal
Desperate to put the traumatic loss of their infant child behind them, newlywed couple Khalid and Salama return to their home in the United Arab Emirates. Unknown to the couple, their new luxury apartment block, Al Hamra, was built on the site of an old abandoned fishing village of the same name. Legend has it the village was abandoned after malevolent beings haunted its inhabitants. Unsettled by her new surroundings and the eerie hallways of Al Hamra, Khalid worries his wife is failing to battle her personal demons – but could it be something far more sinister?

Grave Halloween
›R2013 · TV Movie, Horror, Science Fiction · 89m · Cassi Thomson, Graham Wardle, Kaitlyn Leeb
After inadvertently unleashing an ancient curse, a documentary crew of American exchange students is haunted by angry spirits in Japan's infamous Suicide Forest.

Hunting Grounds
›2015 · Horror · 91m · Miles Joris-Peyrafitte, Jason Vail, David Saucedo
After losing their home following a devastating tragedy, a father and son are forced to move to an old family cabin. Neither reacts well to being thrown into this new world. The son's attempts to relate to his father are complicated when two old friends arrive for a weekend of hunting. This trip into the forest will unearth not only buried feelings of guilt and betrayal, but also a tribe of Sasquatch that are determined to protect their land.

The Grudge 2
›PG-132006 · Horror, Thriller · 102m · Amber Tamblyn, Edison Chen, Takako Fuji
A young woman encounters a malevolent supernatural force while searching for her missing sister in Tokyo, a mean high school prank goes horribly wrong, and strange things begin happening in a Chicago apartment building.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2
›PG-132025 · Horror, Thriller · 104m · Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail
One year since the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, the stories about what transpired there have been twisted into a campy local legend, inspiring the town's first ever Fazfest. With the truth kept from her, Abby sneaks out to reconnect with Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, and Foxy, setting into motion a terrifying series of events that will reveal dark secrets about the real origin of Freddy's, and unleash a decades-hidden horror.

Here After
›PG-132024 · Horror, Thriller · 89m · Connie Britton, Giovanni Cirfiera, Tommaso Basili
When her teen daughter displays increasingly disturbing behavior after a near death experience, a mother becomes convinced the girl brought something evil back from the other side.

Barricade
›PG-132012 · Horror · 82m · Eric McCormack, Jody Thompson, Conner Dwelly
A father's quiet retreat to the woods with his two children turns into a fight for survival.

The Music Box
›2018 · Thriller · 83m · Rachel Daigh, Antonio Lujak, Antonella Salvucci
When six-year-old Sophie is tragically orphaned guardianship is assigned to her estranged aunt Annabelle. The two move into a large, eerie, Victorian house where Sophie unearths a locked wooden box with a strange symbol drawn on it. Desperate to connect with her niece Annabelle pries the lock open revealing a beautiful music box. Each time the music box is wound and replayed it's surprisingly chilling melody plays slightly longer, captivating Sophie even more. When the music box begins affecting Sophie's behavior and health Annabelle seeks the aid of a child psychologist and clairvoyant who soon discover the music box is possessed by an evil spirit who seeks to haunt Sophie and destroy Annabelle. As the haunting intensifies time begins to run out and Annabelle finds herself racing against the music box's melody to defeat the spirit before the last note plays.

The Parish
›NR2021 · Horror, Thriller · 81m · Sanae Loutsis, Bill Oberst Jr., Angela DiMarco
Strange events plague a recently widowed woman and her young daughter when they move to a small town.

The Dead Outside
›2008 · Horror, Thriller · 86m · Sandra Louise Douglas, Alton Milne, Sharon Osdin
A neurological pandemic has consumed the population. Drug-resistance has mutated the virus into a ravaging psychological plague, rendering the 'the dying' desperate, paranoid and violent

The Exorcist: Believer
›R2023 · Horror · 111m · Leslie Odom Jr., Lidya Jewett, Olivia O'Neill
Since his wife's death, Victor has raised his daughter Angela alone. After she and her friend return from a three-day disappearance with missing memories, they begin displaying frightening behavior reminiscent of the MacNeil possession fifty years prior.

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
›PG-132014 · Thriller, Horror, Drama · 98m · Phoebe Fox, Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine
40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the house's darkest inhabitant.

Pet Sematary II
›R1992 · Horror · 100m · Edward Furlong, Anthony Edwards, Clancy Brown
The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.

The Moth Diaries
›R2011 · Horror, Mystery · 82m · Sarah Bolger, Lily Cole, Sarah Gadon
Rebecca is a young girl who, haunted by her father’s suicide, enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. Before long, her friendship with the popular Lucy is shattered by the arrival of a dark and mysterious new student named Ernessa, whom Rebecca suspects may be responsible for the rising body count at the school.

Trauma
›2004 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · 94m · Colin Firth, Mena Suvari, Naomie Harris
Awaking from a coma to discover his wife has been killed in a car accident, Ben's world may as well have come to an end. A few weeks later, Ben's out of hospital and, attempting to start a new life, he moves home and is befriended by a beautiful young neighbour Charlotte. His life may be turning around but all is not what it seems and, haunted by visions of his dead wife, Ben starts to lose his grip on reality.

Innocence
›2013 · Thriller, Mystery, Adventure · 96m · Sophie Lane Curtis, Kelly Reilly, Graham Phillips
After losing her mother in a tragic accident, Beckett Warner realizes that her troubles may be far worse—her school is run by a coven of beautiful women who perpetuate their youth by drinking the blood of virgins.






















