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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Imago Mortis
›R2009 · Horror · 96m · Alberto Amarilla, Oona Chaplin, Geraldine Chaplin
They say that in 1600s, long before the invention of photography, a scientist named Fumagalli, was obsessed with the idea of reproducing images. He discovered that by killing a victim and removing his eyeballs it was possible to reproduce on paper the last image imprinted on the person's retina. He named such tecnique "Thanatography". Today, the same kind of gruesome ritual and abominable crimes r
The Initiation of Sarah
›2006 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 96m · Mika Boorem, Summer Glau, JoAnna Garcia Swisher
A sorority girl unwittingly becomes the focus of a battle between good and evil.
Whispers in the Dark
›R1992 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 103m · Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan, Anthony LaPaglia
Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while finding that some of the sexual exploits her patients relate are weighing on her. Turning to a married friend from her research days for guidance, she finds his help increasingly important when a female patient is murdered and it turns out that her new boyfriend was also seeing the dead woman.
Evil Nanny
›2016 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 90m · Lindsay Elston, Monique Parent, Nicole Sterling
A couple hires a live-in nanny to watch the offspring while they work. At first, everything goes perfectly, but when an unsafe incident means the parents no longer want the nanny around, they find out this nanny is savvy at not being evicted from her live-in situation. So savvy, in fact, that she can make these parents' lives a true nightmare.
Silent Madness
›R1984 · Horror · 93m · Viveca Lindfors, Belinda Montgomery, Solly Marx
A psychiatrist poses as an ex-sorority sister to stop a slasher freed by a computer error.
SuperstitionSeries
›TV-142017 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama · 1 season · Brad James, Morgana Van Peebles
The Mosley family keeps the secrets and dark history of a town located on the outskirts of New Orleans that is also a landing patch for the world's darkest manifestations of fear, guided into the world by a mysterious malefactor named The Dredge.
Wishcraft
›R2002 · Horror · 102m · Michael Weston, Alexandra Holden, Austin Pendleton
Brett is a high-school outcast who doesn't run with the in crowd, unlike Samantha, the cheerleader he has a desperate crush on. Then one day, he gets a parcel in the mail -- a totem with the power to grant his deepest, darkest desires. Brett wishes for Samantha to love him, and she does, although after a while her affection starts leaning toward obsession. Then murders start occurring in the school, which Brett gradually starts to connect to the totem.
Grave of the Vampire
›PG1972 · Horror · 91m · William Smith, Michael Pataki, Lyn Peters
Vampire Caleb Croft has awakened from his unholy slumber -- with an insatiable lust for blood and the pleasures of the flesh.
The Zero Boys
›1986 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 89m · Daniel Hirsch, Kelli Maroney, Nicole Rio
A group of friends travel to a wilderness area to play a survival game. Soon they unexpectedly find themselves in a real-life survival situation.
The Willies
›PG-131990 · Horror, Comedy · 92m · Sean Astin, Jason Horst, Joshua John Miller
Two brothers camping with their cousin try to frighten each other by telling stories. They start with urban legends, but then there are two main narrations: one involves strange happenings at an elementary school; the other, a teenage boy with a peculiar interest.
The House on Pine Street
›2015 · Drama, Horror · 111m · Emily Goss, Taylor Bottles, Cathy Barnett
A psychological horror about a young woman coping with an unwanted pregnancy after moving into a seemingly haunted house.
Moon of the Wolf
›NR1972 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 75m · David Janssen, Barbara Rush, Bradford Dillman
After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.
Undead or Alive: A Zombedy
›R2007 · Horror, Western, Comedy · 91m · Chris Kattan, James Denton, Navi Rawat
Elmer Winslow is a soldier on the run from the Union Army, and Luke Budd is a cowboy with a broken heart. When the two misfits rob the corrupt sheriff of an old west town, they have no idea that a plague of zombies is sweeping the country, or that Geronimo's sexy niece may be their only hope of survival.
7 Days to Live
›2000 · Horror, Thriller · 96m · Nick Brimble, Renee Ackermann, Zdeněk Maryška
A grieving woman suffers terrifying visions of her own demise after she and her husband move into a country mansion.
Caught
›NR2018 · Horror, Science Fiction · 86m · Mickey Sumner, Ruben Crow, Cian Barry
While on an afternoon walk with their children, two small town reporters notice the military camped on a hilltop. Debating the possible significance of this activity, they answer their door when two unusual strangers come knocking and find themselves held hostage in their own home.
Dead Air
›R2009 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 90m · Bill Moseley, Patricia Tallman, Navid Negahban
Logan Burnhardt is the ego-king of the airwaves, but his unflappable persona is put to the test when a terrorist bio-attack unleashes a plague of flesh-ripping maniacs on Los Angeles.
Cries in the Night
›R1980 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Kay Hawtrey, Lesleh Donaldson, Barry Morse
A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open, however, guests begin disappearing or turning up dead.
The Abandon
›R2024 · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller · 97m · Jonathan Rosenthal, Tamara Perry, Regis Terencio
Injured U.S. soldier Miles Willis awakens to discover he is trapped in a mysterious cube armed only with his combat gear. As Miles begins to question his sanity, he finds a lifeline – a voice on the other end of his satellite phone who claims to be a prisoner in a similar space. As the walls close in, these two strangers must put their heads together if they are to outwit their captors and unlock this deadly puzzle.
I Survived a Zombie Holocaust
›2014 · Comedy, Horror · 104m · Harley Neville, Jocelyn Christian, Ben Baker
From the land of early Peter Jackson comes another Braindead movie in bad taste. It’s the third day of shooting the low budget horror ‘Tonight They Come’ on location in the wilds of New Zealand. Director SMP is already beside himself having to work with a self-obsessed leading man and a bimbo actress when into his line of fire comes a new runner, wannabe screenwriter Wesley Pennington. Clearly an accident-prone nerd, Wesley nevertheless tries his best to fit in with the crazed cast and demented crew while falling head over heels for Susan, the set caterer. But something nasty has entered the local water supply and suddenly the zombie extras start acting like genuine members of the living dead, gore stunts looks even more authentic and actual severed limbs fly. Reel life turns real as Wesley attempts to save the day while ensuring his latest script will get made.
Invitation to Hell
›NR1984 · Horror, TV Movie · 100m · Robert Urich, Joanna Cassidy, Susan Lucci
Family man Matt Winslow accepts a new job in Silicon Valley and quickly finds that his associates are obsessed with a mysterious local country club whose manager, Jessica Jones, holds sway over the community.
The Vampire Next Door
›2024 · Horror · 111m · Alex Matthews, Jessica Ferguson, Bella Chadwick
When twenty-year-old Cameron discovers he has a female vampire living next door, she enlists him to help her avenge the murder of a former lover. Cameron reluctantly agrees and goes along on the adventure, until he finds out the shocking truth.
Believers
›R2007 · Horror, Thriller · 95m · Johnny Messner, Jon Huertas, Kyle Adahl
Two paramedics responding to an emergency call find themselves kidnapped by a religious sect whose great obsession is to stop the end of the world by committing suicide and killing people.
Bloodwork
›R2012 · Horror, Thriller · 100m · Travis Van Winkle, Tricia Helfer, John Bregar
A couple of college students decide to sign up for pharmaceutical testing of a new allergy drug to make some extra cash for their spring break trip. They quickly discover their two week stay will not be as easy as they first believed and fight to save themselves from the grips of the facility.
The Vindicator
›R1986 · Action, Horror, Science Fiction · 93m · David McIlwraith, Teri Austin, Richard Cox
An employee of a secret company operation becomes the victim of the company's special weapons project. He is transformed into a robotic killing machine that, because of his programming must destroy anything that comes near him.