
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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Things Will Be Different
›2024 · Horror, Science Fiction · 102m · Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Chloe Skoczen
In order to escape the police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a metaphysical farmhouse that hides them away in a different time. There they reckon with a mysterious force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking points.

Earwig
›2022 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror · 114m · Paul Hilton, Romane Hemelaers, Romola Garai
Somewhere in Europe, mid-20th century. Albert is employed to look after Mia, a girl with teeth of ice. Mia never leaves their apartment, where the shutters are always closed. The telephone rings regularly and the Master enquires after Mia's wellbeing. Until the day Albert is instructed that he must prepare the child to leave.

Farm House
›2008 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 92m · Jamie Anne Allman, William Lee Scott, Steven Weber
Stranded in the remote countryside after wrecking their car, a couple seeking to start over discovers that there's no escape from the sins of their past.

Lovely, Dark, and Deep
›2023 · Horror · 87m · Georgina Campbell, Nick Blood, Wai Ching Ho
Lennon, a new back-country ranger, travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy that has haunted her since she was a child.

The Evil
›R1978 · Thriller, Horror · 89m · Richard Crenna, Joanna Pettet, Andrew Prine
Shortly after moving into a dark, brooding mansion, a psychologist and his co-workers are terrorized by a horrible evil being.

The Alligator People
›NR1959 · Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery · 74m · Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney Jr.
Under therapeutic hypnosis, a seemingly well-adjusted young woman tells a fantastic story, verified by lie detector, of her forgotten marriage to a man who disappeared on the day of their honeymoon, and of her search for him which takes her to a lonely mansion in a remote section of swampland tenanted by snakes, alligators, a drunken one-armed lout, a mysterious doctor, and a cold-hearted elderly woman who lives alone in a brooding manse.

Night of the Big Heat
›1967 · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller · 94m · Christopher Lee, Patrick Allen, Peter Cushing
While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties, and the boys at the Met station have no more idea what is going on than the regulars at the Swan. Only a stand-offish visting scientist realizes space aliens are to blame.

Death Valley
›R1982 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 87m · Paul Le Mat, Catherine Hicks, Stephen McHattie
A divorced mother, her young son and her new boyfriend set out on a road trip through Death Valley and run afoul of a local serial killer.

We Still Say Grace
›2020 · Thriller, Horror · 94m · Holly Taylor, Bruce Davison, Rita Volk
The teenage daughter of a religious fanatic attempts to escape her twisted family life when three strangers break down near their remote farmhouse and interrupt her father's delusional family suicide pact.

Exposé
›1976 · Thriller, Horror · 84m · Udo Kier, Linda Hayden, Fiona Richmond
A paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary and then his troubles really begin.

The Fear Footage 3AM
›NR2021 · Horror · 70m · Ricky Umberger, Dennis Frazier, Alex Ahmer
Dennis Rosen disappeared on September 19th, 2020, while filming an episode for his urban exploration channel ‘Dennis the Explorer.’ He was exploring Darkbluff, Maryland — a town that authorities discovered abandoned during their search for Dennis. They also discovered a camera. This footage was on that camera.

Sequence Break
›NR2017 · Horror, Romance, Science Fiction · 80m · Chase Williamson, Fabianne Therese, Audrey Wasilewski
A reclusive video arcade technician experiences bizarre biomechanical mutations and hallucinations when a mysterious new arcade machine appears in his shop.

The Flesh and Blood Show
›R1972 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Jenny Hanley, Ray Brooks, Luan Peters
Actors rehearsing a show at a mysterious seaside theater are being killed off by an unknown maniac.

A Breed Apart
›R2025 · Horror, Mystery, Action · 100m · Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Riele Downs
When Violet accepts an invitation to a private island with some of the world's most famous social influencers, she expects a weekend of unrivaled viral opportunity. She soon becomes part of her own horrific reality show when the guests are pitted against each other to capture the island's legendary man-eating dogs before they become victims of the monstrous canines.

Sorry, Charlie
›2023 · Horror, Thriller · 75m · Colton Tran, Kathleen Kenny, Marisa Brown
A remote helpline volunteer is targeted by "The Gentleman," a stranger who lures women from their homes with a recording of a crying baby.

The Harbinger
›2023 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 87m · Gabby Beans, Emily Davis, Stephanie Roth Haberle
Monique leaves her family quarantine to help a friend who’s suffering from terrible nightmares - but she learns too late that the bad dreams are contagious, along with the demon behind them.

Target Earth
›1954 · Science Fiction, Horror · 75m · Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley, Richard Reeves
Giant robots from Venus invade Chicago. Stranded in the deserted city are Frank and Nora (who has recently attempted suicide). They meet a celebrating couple at a café, Vicki Harris and Jim Wilson. The quartet escape the robot patrol and take refuge in a large hotel. There, they encounter a new danger in Davis, a psychopathic killer.

Cruel Summer
›2016 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 78m · Richard Pawulski, Danny Miller, Reece Douglas
Young Autism sufferer Danny enjoys the serenity and solitude of camping. That's all about to change when enraged teens Nicholas, Calvin and Julia find him, each with their own agenda for wanting to see Danny suffer.

Blood and Lace
›1971 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 87m · Gloria Grahame, Melody Patterson, Milton Selzer
After her prostitute mother and her john are beaten to death while they are asleep in bed, teen-aged Ellie Masters is sent to an isolated orphanage run by a mysterious woman and her handyman, both whom she comes to suspect are hiding dark secrets.

Terror Is a Man
›NR1959 · Horror · 90m · Francis Lederer, Greta Thyssen, Richard Derr
A mad scientist transforms a panther into a man-like creature that escapes and goes on a murderous rampage.

Crescendo
›PG1970 · Horror, Thriller · 96m · Stefanie Powers, James Olson, Joss Ackland
An innocent project transforms into a perilous nightmare when researcher Susan Roberts arrives in France in search of information on a deceased composer.

Beaten to Death
›NR2023 · Horror · 92m · Thomas Roach, David Tracy, Nicole Tudor
A desperate choice leads Jack down a path that leaves him beaten and bruised as he struggles against man, nature and his own insanity. Stranded in the middle of nowhere after barely surviving a horrific assault, Jack encounters one local after another and quickly learns that a sick game of cat and mouse is about to begin. Battling the deranged country psychos and the harsh landscape, Jack must go to extreme lengths to survive.

The Crescent
›2017 · Mystery, Horror · 99m · Britt Loder, Andrew Gillis, Amy Trefry
After an unexpected death in the family, a mother and son struggle to find spiritual healing at a beachfront summer home.

All Eyes
›2022 · Thriller, Horror · 87m · Jasper Hammer, Ben Hall, Danielle Evon Ploeger
A disgraced podcast host interviews an eccentric farmer who claims to have a monster living in the woods near his house.






















