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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The Damned Thing
›2006 · Horror, TV Movie, Drama · 57m · Sean Patrick Flanery, Marisa Coughlan, Brendan Fletcher
Sheriff Reddle thinks there's a connection between a mysterious, invisible force that made his father kill his mother back in 1981. He sets out to uncover and stop the so-called "dammed thing" before it decimates the whole town by forcing the residents to kill each other and then finally... themselves.
The Last Boy on Earth
›2024 · Science Fiction, Horror, Adventure · 97m · Camilo Levigne, Hugo Quiril, Raymond E. Lee
In a distant future, a mysterious boy becomes the central figure in the search for a new hope. Who is this kid? Why is everyone looking for it? Sometimes it is better not to know certain answers…
Embryo
›PG1976 · Horror, Science Fiction · 104m · Rock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane Ladd
A scientist doing experiments on a human fetus discovers a method to accelerate the fetus into a mature adult in just a few days.
The Watcher in the Woods
›2017 · Horror, TV Movie · 87m · Anjelica Huston, Nicholas Galitzine, Dixie Egerickx
Mrs. Aylwood is a distraught mother since her daughter, Karen, vanished in the English countryside over 20 years ago. When the Carstairs family move into the Aylwood manor for the summer, strange occurrences begin to unnerve the family and Jan begins to suspect that they are linked to Karen's disappearance. As Jan unravels the dark past hidden by the townspeople, she delves further into the mystery and deeper into danger, but now it might be too late to escape the Watcher in the Woods.
Killer Weekend
›2018 · Comedy, Horror · 85m · Mark Heap, Sean Verey, Danny Kirrane
When a hopeless stag party goes on a mock zombie survival weekend, an unfortunate turn of events leaves them fighting for their lives.
Observance
›PG-132016 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 90m · Brendan Cowell, John Jarratt, Louisa Mignone
In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has birthed a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him.
Daddy's Girl
›2018 · Horror, Crime, Thriller · 80m · Costas Mandylor, Jemma Dallender, Britt McKillip
A young woman held captive by her stepfather becomes the focus of a female vigilante.
Fire City: End of Days
›2015 · Thriller, Horror, Fantasy · 101m · Danielle Chuchran, Mary-Margaret Humes, Tobias Jelinek
In a decaying world where demons secretly thrive on human misery, a fragile peace is shattered when their vital life source vanishes, driving the species toward extinction. The disillusioned demon Vine finds himself the unwilling pivot in an apocalyptic clash, forced to decide between the survival of his kin and the life of an innocent girl. As the battle for Earth ignites, his choice will either preserve the shadows or burn both worlds to the ground.
Horror High
›PG1973 · Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · Pat Cardi, Austin Stoker, Rosie Holotik
A nerdy high school super whiz experiments with a chemical which will transform his guinea pig "Mr. Mumps" from a gentle pet into a ravenous monster. In a fit of rage against his tormentors at the high school, Vernon Potts goes on a killing spree, eliminating all of those who ever picked on him - the Gym Coach, the School Jock, The Creepy Janitor & his hated teacher, Ms. Grindstaff.
Gammera the Invincible
›1966 · Horror, Science Fiction, Action · 86m · Albert Dekker, Brian Donlevy, Diane Findlay
An atomic explosion awakens Gammera, a giant fire breathing turtle monster from his millions of years of hibernation.
Cursed Friends
›PG-132022 · Comedy, Horror · 87m · Jessica Lowe, Harvey Guillén, Nicole Byer
Four friends wake on Halloween and realize the predict-your-future game they played in 2002 is coming true in disturbing ways. They must band together to help each other escape the wild fates that have turned their lives upside down.
The Painted
›2024 · Horror, Thriller · 85m · Aleksa Palladino, Sean Bridgers, Jadon Cal
When Evelyn Elster inherits her estranged cousin's fortune she thinks her family has finally gotten the break they've needed. Little do they know they've not only inherited her cousin's riches, but also a family curse, and must do whatever they can to avoid becoming its latest victims.
Brain Dead
›NR2007 · Horror · 95m · Joshua Benton, Sarah Grant Brendecke, Michelle Tomlinson
A sleepy fishing port town is consumed with terror when a small crater crash-lands nearby and releases a slimy parasitic agent that transforms the residents into brain-eating zombies. Cornered in an abandoned fishing lodge, six strangers are forced to band together to stave off the blood-sucking monsters clawing the walls outside.
Killjoy 3
›2010 · Horror · 77m · Trent Haaga, Victoria De Mare, Al Burke
The demon clown Killjoy is resurrected once again, but this time he is not given the name of his victim and is trapped in his realm. Using a magic mirror he lures four unsuspecting college students into his realm where he can have his macabre fun! A mysterious man returns and we finally discover who Killjoy's true target is!
Hellhole
›R1985 · Horror, Action, Drama · 96m · Ray Sharkey, Judy Landers, Mary Woronov
An unlucky woman’s mother is murdered by a scarf-wielding killer named Silk, leaving the woman injured, traumatised and suffering from amnesia. She’s committed to a mental institution, where Silk follows her, looking for the papers he was trying to get from her mother. And Silk’s only the beginning of her problems, since the asylum is run by a mad doctor, performing experiments in chemical lobotomies!
The Runestone
›R1991 · Horror, Adventure · 105m · Peter Riegert, Joan Severance, William Hickey
A New York detective takes the case of a bulletproof monster sprung to life from Viking legend.
The Severed Arm
›R1973 · Horror · 91m · Deborah Walley, David G. Cannon, Paul Carr
Trapped in a cave, five men cut the arm off of another companion in order to ward off starvation. After they are saved, their victim seeks revenge on them one by one.
Kindred
›NR2020 · Drama, Mystery, Horror · 101m · Tamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden, Edward Holcroft
When her boyfriend Ben suddenly dies in an accident, mother-to-be Charlotte collapses upon receiving the news. She wakes up in Ben’s family home, a crumbling old manor house in the middle of nowhere with Ben’s overbearing mother and his controlling stepbrother who are determined to care for her. Grief-stricken and increasingly haunted by visions possibly brought on by the pregnancy, Charlotte begins to doubt the family's intentions and her suspicions grow that they may be trying to control her and her unborn baby.
Sphinx
›PG1981 · Adventure, Mystery, Thriller · 118m · Lesley-Anne Down, Frank Langella, Maurice Ronet
Egyptologist Erica Baron finds more than she bargained for during her long-planned trip to The Land of the Pharoahs - murder, theft, betrayal, love, and a mummy's curse!
Cameron's Closet
›R1988 · Horror · 87m · Cotter Smith, Mel Harris, Scott Curtis
A father who experiments with his son's psychokinetic powers is unaware that these experiments have released a demon from hell which lives in his son's closet, preparing to take over the young boy's soul.
Scared Stiff
›R1987 · Horror · 83m · Andrew Stevens, Mary Page Keller, David Ramsey
Kate's a single mom rock star recovering from a nervous breakdown; David is her psychiatrist turned lover. After David buys an old Charleston mansion and Kate and her son move in with him, strange events occur including the discoveries of a secret hidden attic and the diary of the murderous slave trader who owned the home. Kate hears a piano playing by itself and sees the ghost of the slave trader who once lived there. Their relationship is strained by the bizarre events as Kate's sanity is again questioned as she insists what she's seen is real...but is it?
Windows
›R1980 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 96m · Talia Shire, Elizabeth Ashley, Joe Cortese
Emily Hollander becomes the subject of a lesbian obsession at the hands of Andrea Glassen, her next-door neighbour.
Devils of Darkness
›NR1965 · Horror · 88m · William Sylvester, Hubert Noël, Carole Gray
A secret vampire cult, which has its headquarters beneath the town cemetery, searches for victims for its human sacrifice rituals.
Dream Cruise
›2007 · Horror, TV Movie · 87m · Daniel Gillies, Ryo Ishibashi, Yoshino Kimura
Absolutely terrified of the sea, an American lawyer reluctantly goes on an ocean cruise to be near the wife of a client, with no idea of the grim situation that awaits them all.