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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Venom
›R1981 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Klaus Kinski, Oliver Reed, Nicol Williamson
International terrorists attempt to kidnap a wealthy couple's child. Their plan comes unstuck, however, when a deadly Black Mamba, sent by mistake instead of a harmless snake, escapes and terrorizes both them and their hostages.
The Field Guide to Evil
›2019 · Horror · 117m · Marlene Hauser, Luzia Oppermann, Birgit Minichmayr
A feature-length anthology film. They are known as myths, lore, and folktales. Created to give logic to mankind’s darkest fears, these stories laid the foundation for what we now know as the horror genre.
The Dead Pit
›R1989 · Horror · 102m · Jeremy Slate, Cheryl Lawson, Stephen Gregory Foster
The arrival of an amnesiac patient in a psychiatric hospital somehow frees a mad doctor, who was shot and entombed with his fiendish experiments in an abandoned wing of the asylum 20 years before.
Ravage
›2020 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Annabelle Dexter-Jones, Robert Longstreet, Bruce Dern
When a nature photographer explains to the Police how she fought her way out of the Watchatoomy Valley, they dismiss her crazed and violent story as a meth-induced nightmare. But when they discover that she's telling the truth, it's too late.
The Haunted HathawaysSeries
›TV-G2013 · Comedy, Family · 2 seasons · Amber Frank, Curtis Harris, Benjamin Flores Jr.
When Michelle Hathaway relocates to New Orleans to open a bakery with her daughters Taylor and Frankie, they quickly learn that life in the “Big Easy” is very different. Unbeknownst to them, their new home is already occupied by a ghost family comprised of jazz musician father Ray Preston and his sons Miles and Louie. After agreeing to live under one roof, they come to care about and rely on one another while driving each other crazy – just like any normal family would. Though leery at first, the Hathaways soon discover how much fun life can be when living with ghosts.
Hall
›2022 · Horror, Thriller · 80m · Carolina Bartczak, Yumiko Shaku, Mark Gibson
When a hotel hallway is ravaged by a dreadful airborne virus, pregnant Japanese runaway wife Naomi is tragically thrust into the fight of her life. After getting infected, she is forced to crawl her way through other helpless victims to escape. In the room next door to her is Val, a mother trapped in a toxic marriage, who must also navigate her way out of the hotel corridor through the long and narrow stretch of isolated carnage, desperately looking for her young daughter Kelly. Will these two women avoid the debilitating sickness and get out alive?
Gnaw
›NR2017 · Horror · 99m · Penelope Mitchell, Kyle Gass, Chris Johnson
Jennifer Conrad is a small-town girl starting over in the big city. Fleeing an abusive relationship, all she wants is a chance to begin again. But it is hard to start over when something is eating you while you sleep . . . one painful bite at a time.
Warning Sign
›R1985 · Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller · 99m · Sam Waterston, Kathleen Quinlan, Yaphet Kotto
An accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister bacteria.
Saint Catherine
›2024 · Horror · 86m · Raymond E. Lee, Pachi Lucas, Julia Kraiselburd
An orphaned girl is rescued from a satanic ritual and taken to Saint Catherine Institute for homeless youth. There she will learn new skills while facing demons that stalk her.
Blood Car
›NR2007 · Comedy, Horror · 76m · Mike Brune, Anna Chlumsky, Katie Orr
In the near future, gas prices are at an astronomical high. One man is determined to find an alternate fuel source. That alternate fuel source turns out to be blood... HUMAN BLOOD.
Bloodthirsty
›NR2021 · Horror · 82m · Lauren Beatty, Greg Bryk, Katharine King So
When indie singer Grey struggles to write her sophomore album, she teams up with a mysterious producer at his secluded cabin. Though their bond strengthens her music, it also starts to irreparably alter Grey’s body and mind.
A Little Bit Zombie
›R2012 · Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror · 87m · Stephen McHattie, Kristopher Turner, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
Infected by a virus, a mild mannered HR manager attempts to fulfill his overwhelming desire for brains, all while trying to keep it together so as not to incur the wrath of his bridezilla-to-be.
Neverlake
›2014 · Horror, Drama, Mystery · 86m · Daisy Keeping, Joy Tanner, David Brandon
On a trip home to visit her father, Jenny is thrown into a world of mystery, horror and legend when she is called upon by 3000 year old spirits of the Neverlake to help return their lost artifacts and save the lives of missing children.
Shadow Puppets
›PG-132007 · Horror · 103m · James Marsters, Tony Todd, Jolene Blalock
Director Michael Winnick's chilling tale stars James Marsters as Jack, one of eight captives who awaken in an abandoned asylum not knowing who they are or why they are together. They discover that they've been used in an experiment to erase disturbing memories, but instead, a murderous creature has been unleashed. Reaching out from the shadows, the monster hunts the eight strangers as they race to escape the asylum.
The Mummy Resurrection
›2023 · Horror, Fantasy · 88m · Carl Wharton, Chris Bell, Marcus Langford
When an infamous "cursed" Egyptian sarcophagus falls into the hands of unscrupulous huckster Everett Randolph, he becomes obsessed with resurrecting the mummified princess held within it.
The Invisible Man's Revenge
›1944 · Horror, Science Fiction · 78m · Jon Hall, Evelyn Ankers, Alan Curtis
A fugitive, dangerous madman reaches an English village where he confronts his former partner who left him for dead in the jungle after their discovery of a diamond mine. When the former partner also claims to have since lost the mine and all its wealth, which he took all for himself, and though the partner is still living in a state of luxury , the madman takes up an offer from a crazed scientist to make him invisible, something the scientist has already done with experimental animals, so that he can take revenge.
Head of the Family
›R1996 · Comedy, Horror · 82m · Blake Adams, Jacqueline Lovell, Alexandra Quinn
In the midst of a torrid affair, Lance discovers that Nob Hollow's weirdest residents, the Stackpoole family, have been doing hideous human experiments in the bowels of their basement.
The Park
›R2023 · Action, Drama, Horror · 80m · Chloe Guidry, Nhedrick Jabier, Carmina Garay
A dystopian coming-of-age movie focused on three kids who find themselves in an abandoned amusement park, aiming to unite whoever remains. With dangers lurking around every corner, they will do whatever it takes to survive their hellish Neverland.
Spoonful of Sugar
›NR2022 · Horror · 94m · Morgan Saylor, Kat Foster, Myko Olivier
Millicent, working on her thesis about children with severe allergies, is hired to babysit little Johnny, a sickly, mute child who suffers from every allergy under the sun. As she discovers Johnny’s dark family secrets, things begin to become unhinged.
South of HellSeries
›TV-142015 · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 1 season · Mena Suvari, Zachary Booth, Lamman Rucker
A supernatural thriller set in South Carolina, South Of Hell focuses on Maria Abascal (Suvari), a stunning demon-hunter-for-hire whose power stems from within. Like those she hunts, Maria is divided within herself, struggling with her own demon, Abigail, who resides inside of her, feeding on the evil Maria exorcises from others. Maria and Abigail share a soul and a destiny, but as Maria desperately tries to overtake Abigail, she will discover how far Abigail will go to remain a part of her.
Bad Channels
›1992 · Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror · 88m · Robert Factor, Martha Quinn, Aaron Lustig
An alien determined to capture human females takes over a radio station to do it.
Mohawk
›2018 · Action, Thriller · 92m · Kaniehtiio Horn, Ezra Buzzington, Eamon Farren
A young Mohawk woman and her two lovers battle a squad of American soldiers hell-bent on revenge.
Fear of the Dark
›PG-132003 · Horror · 86m · Kevin Zegers, Jesse James, Rachel Skarsten
Twelve year old Ryan Billings has been diagnosed with an acute fear of the dark. He spends each night lying awake in torment, waiting and watching as the evil in the darkness grows stronger, feeding off his fear. His older brother Dale, suspects that there is nothing wrong with Ryan and that this is just a ploy for more attention. Regardless, he promises to watch over his little brother as their parents head off to a party for the night. Outside a storm rages and when the power goes out, darkness envelops the house. Ryan knows that tonight the evil has finally come to claim him. Dale desperately tries everything to try and calm him down, until the horrors in the dark make him realize Ryan had good reason to be so afraid!
Raven's Hollow
›2022 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 98m · Melanie Zanetti, William Moseley, Kate Dickie
West Point cadet Edgar Allan Poe and four other cadets on a training exercise in upstate New York are drawn by a gruesome discovery into a forgotten community where they find a township guarding a frightening secret.
