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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Night of Dark Shadows
›PG1971 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 95m · David Selby, Kate Jackson, Grayson Hall
Recently married, Quentin and Tracy Collins have just moved into Collinwood, a New England estate that has long been in the Collins family and which Quentin has just inherited. They soon find themselves plagued by spirits of past residents.
The Fan
›R1981 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 95m · Lauren Bacall, James Garner, Maureen Stapleton
A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly violent ways.
Heart of Midnight
›R1988 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 93m · Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brenda Vaccaro, Jack Hallett
A young woman who is getting back on her feet after a mental breakdown, Carol Rivers discovers that her late uncle has left her a rundown nightclub. Carol decides to renovate the venue, but, in the process, uncovers dark secrets about the club and her dead relative. After a series of disturbing events, Carol becomes increasingly unstable, but she finds some measure of comfort in Sharpe, an enigmatic older detective.
Bitter Feast
›2010 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 95m · Mario Batali, Joshua Leonard, Megan Hilty
A celebrity chef exacts revenge on a food blogger who torpedoes his career.
The Alphabet Murders
›NR1965 · Comedy, Crime, Mystery · 90m · Tony Randall, Anita Ekberg, Robert Morley
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
Criminally Insane
›R1975 · Horror, Comedy · 62m · Priscilla Alden, Michael Flood, Jane Lambert
An obese woman recently released from an insane asylum kills anyone who attempts to get her to stop eating.
Illicit Desires
›NC-172018 · Thriller, Horror · 81m · August Ames, Valerie Baber, Kira Noir
Peeks behind the curtain into the world of an adult toy manufacturer. And what a world it is! Greed and betrayal run wild in the corporate world of sensual oddities as a new, young, office intern sets her sights on moving right to the top. What she's willing to do to get where she wants to be will absolutely kill you. It also helps if you're a psychopathic murderess.
The Manster
›1959 · Horror, Science Fiction · 73m · Peter Dyneley, Jane Hylton, Tetsu Nakamura
An American journalist stationed in Japan is given a mysterious injection by a mad scientist, turning him into a murderous, two-headed monster.
Chasing Ghosts
›2005 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 119m · Michael Madsen, Corey Large, Shannyn Sossamon
A serial killer targeting the city's mobsters taunts police with clues and photos left behind at the crime scenes. A veteran cop takes on a rookie partner hoping to crack one last case before retiring. As the web of deception and lies unravels, the truth slowly begins to reveal itself.
Clinger
›2015 · Comedy, Horror · 81m · Vincent Martella, June Laporte, Julia Aks
When her possessive high school boyfriend dies in a gruesome accident, Fern Petersen's life is thrown into turmoil. Things go from bad to worse when he returns as a love-sick ghost to kill her so they can be together for eternity.
Bone Daddy
›1998 · Thriller, Crime, Horror · 90m · Rutger Hauer, Barbara Williams, R.H. Thomson
Doctor Palmer, a former pathologist, wrote a fictional book based on his real cases. In the book, the madman gets caught, but in reality he is still uncaught. After the book is released, Palmer's editor is kidnapped. Palmer soon is sent a present containing a page of his book, and a bone from his editor. Together with the police, Palmer tries to find his editor, who might still be alive. In addition, his own son becomes one of the main suspects. Written by Julian Reischl
Beast of Blood
›PG1970 · Adventure, Horror · 92m · John Ashley, Celeste Yarnall, Eddie Garcia
A mad scientist creates a monster, but after its head is cut off, he keeps it alive in a serum he has invented.
Hands of a Stranger
›NR1962 · Horror, Thriller · 85m · Paul Lukather, Joan Harvey, James Noah
A concert pianist loses his hands in a car crash, but a surgeon gives him new ones. The experimental medical procedure goes awry when the new hands drive the pianist mad.
Night Hunter
›R2019 · Drama, Thriller · 95m · Henry Cavill, Ben Kingsley, Alexandra Daddario
A Minnesota police officer crosses paths with a committed and tireless vigilante as he follows the trail of a ruthless predator responsible for several abductions and murders.
Striking Distance
›R1993 · Crime, Action, Mystery · 102m · Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina
Coming from a police family, Tom Hardy ends up fighting his uncle after the murder of his father. Tom believes the killer is another cop, and goes on the record with his allegations. Demoted to water-way duty Tom, along with new partner Jo Christman, navigate the three rivers looking for clues and discovering bodies. This time the victims are women Tom knows, he must find the killer to prove his innocence.
In the Earth
›R2021 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 107m · Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires
As a deadly virus ravages the world, Dr. Martin Lowery embarks on a mission to reach test site ATU327A, a research hub deep in the Arboreal Forest. The arduous journey, guided by park scout Alma, is set back by a nighttime attack that leaves the two bruised and shoeless. When they run into Zach, a man living off the grid, they gratefully accept his help. Zach’s intentions aren’t exactly what they seem, however, and a path out of the forest and into safety quickly fades as the line between myth and science blurs.
Mary Reilly
›R1996 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 108m · Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole
A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.
Knight Moves
›R1992 · Mystery, Thriller · 116m · Christopher Lambert, Diane Lane, Tom Skerritt
A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect. After he gets a call from the killer urging him to try and figure out the game, he cooperates with police and a psychologist to try and catch the killer, but doubts linger about the grandmaster's innocence as the string of grisly murders continues.
Opus
›R2025 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 104m · Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis
A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared thirty years ago. Surrounded by the star's cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan.
Beyond the Gates
›NR2016 · Adventure, Horror · 84m · Graham Skipper, Chase Williamson, Barbara Crampton
Two estranged brothers reunite at their missing father's video store to liquidate the property and sell off his assets. As they dig through the store, they find a VCR board game titled 'Beyond the Gates' that holds a connection to their father's disappearance and deadly consequences for anyone who plays it.
Tell-Tale
›2009 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 92m · Josh Lucas, Lena Headey, Brian Cox
A man's recently transplanted heart leads him on a frantic search to find the donor's killer before a similar fate befalls him.
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.
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.