
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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Lust for a Vampire
›R1971 · Horror · 91m · Barbara Jefford, Ralph Bates, Suzanna Leigh
In 1830, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla - or as she was in 1710, Carmilla. The nearby Finishing School offers rich pickings not only in in the blood of nubile young ladies but also with the headmaster who is desperate to become Mircalla's disciple, and the equally besotted and even more foolish author Richard Lestrange.

Devil in the Flesh
›R1998 · Horror, Thriller · 99m · Rose McGowan, Alex McArthur, Phil Morris
When her mother is killed in a mysterious house fire, rebellious teen Debbie Strand is sent to live with her grandmother, where she becomes even more unhinged. She develops an intense crush on her hunky creative writing teacher, Peter Rinaldi, but her numerous attempts at seduction end in failure. Soon Peter's friends start turning up dead, and he fears that his fiancée, Marilyn, may be Debbie's next victim.

Eat
›2014 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 92m · Meggie Maddock, Ali Francis, Jeremy Make
Novella McClure is like most struggling actresses in Los Angeles: she's in her early 30s, her fake name sounded cooler ten years ago, and she hasn't landed a role in three years. To top it all off, she's developed a disturbing habit of eating her own flesh. Novella desperately tries to hide her strange condition from her motherly landlord, Eesha, and somewhat psychopathic best friend, Candice, but her body and mind continue to deteriorate in the depressing world of failed auditions and sketchy night clubs. Can a romantic relationship with her psychiatrist prevent her from self destruction? Or will her fatal habit continue to eat away at her?

The Sonata
›2018 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 88m · Freya Tingley, Simon Abkarian, James Faulkner
After a gifted musician inherits a mansion after her long lost father dies under mysterious circumstances, she discovers his last musical masterpiece riddled with cryptic symbols that unravels an evil secret, triggering dark forces that reach beyond her imagination.

Schizoid
›R1980 · Horror, Mystery · 89m · Klaus Kinski, Donna Wilkes, Marianna Hill
When Dr. Pieter Fales' patients start receiving ominous letters and getting murdered by an unknown black-clad assailant, he and his daughter both come under suspicion.

Invisible Ghost
›NR1941 · Horror, Crime, Thriller · 64m · Bela Lugosi, Polly Ann Young, John McGuire
The town's leading citizen becomes a homicidal maniac after his wife deserts him.

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.

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.

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.

Disconnected
›1984 · Horror · 82m · Frances Sherman, Mark Walker, Carl Koch
Lovely young Alicia starts receiving bizarre and disturbing phone calls after breaking up with her boyfriend Mike who she suspects is cheating on her with her twin sister Barbara Ann. Alicia meets and befriends amiable, but awkward film nerd Franklin, who alas turns out to be a total psycho with a penchant for carving up nubile ladies. But is Franklin the nutter responsible for those distressing phone calls?

The Paperboy
›1994 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Alexandra Paul, Marc Marut, Brigid Tierney
A homicidal twelve-year-old paperboy becomes obsessed with a woman and her daughter next-door, and he'll do anything to make his fantasy of the "perfect family" come alive.

Lady Beware
›R1987 · Romance, Thriller, Horror · 112m · Diane Lane, Michael Woods, Cotter Smith
A department store window dresser starts being stalked by a married man who’s obsessed with her.

Possessed by the Night
›R1994 · Thriller, Horror · 84m · Shannon Tweed, Ted Prior, Sandahl Bergman
A horror writer buys an odd looking mutant embryo creature, pickled in a jar, from a shop in Chinatown, hoping it will be a creative inspiration for his work. Instead, the odd mutation provokes a rage of violence and lust to envelop the suburban villa where the writer lives with his wife and sexy secretary.

RWD
›2015 · Science Fiction, Horror · 80m · Adam Hartley, Matt Stuertz
Two men went searching for ghosts, but they found themselves instead...

Tusk
›R2014 · Comedy, Horror · 102m · Michael Parks, Justin Long, Genesis Rodriguez
When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.

Subservience
›R2024 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 105m · Megan Fox, Michele Morrone, Madeline Zima
With his wife out sick, a struggling father brings home a lifelike AI, only to have his self-aware new help want everything her new family has to offer... Like the affection of her owner and she'll kill to get it.

The Postcard Killings
›NC-172020 · Drama, Thriller · 101m · Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Famke Janssen, Cush Jumbo
After suffering a personal tragedy, and desperate for justice, Jacob Kanon, a veteran New York City police detective, embarks on the search for a twisted killer who is leaving a bloody trail of elaborate murders across Europe.

Suspect Zero
›R2004 · Crime, Thriller · 99m · Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss
A killer is on the loose, and an FBI agent sifts through clues and learns that the bloodthirsty felon's victims of choice are other serial killers.

Phoenix Forgotten
›PG-132017 · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · 87m · Florence Hartigan, Luke Spencer Roberts, Chelsea Lopez
Twenty years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition.

Highwaymen
›R2004 · Action, Thriller, Crime · 80m · Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, Frankie Faison
James Cray watched as his wife was killed by Fargo, a hit-and-run serial murderer. After severely injuring Fargo and going to prison for several years, James is now determined to avenge his wife's death. He drives across the country looking for Fargo's 1972 Cadillac Eldorado, which the now-disabled killer has turned into a rolling death trap. James' search is helped by a state traffic officer and a singer with her own agenda.

In Their Skin
›NR2012 · Horror, Thriller · 96m · Selma Blair, Joshua Close, James D'Arcy
A couple and their young son retreat to their woodland vacation home, only to face sinister neighbors who intend to kill them and steal their identities.

Like.Share.Follow.
›NR2017 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Keiynan Lonsdale, Ema Horvath, Nate Hartley
Garrett is a rising YouTube star. Shell is a deeply emotional fan. When they begin a romantic relationship, he's forced to question whether opening your life to strangers online is an invitation to community and rescue... or to stalking, obsession and madness.

The Phantom of the Opera
›R1989 · Horror, Romance · 93m · Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White
An aspiring opera singer finds herself transported back to Victorian-era London -- and into the arms of a reclusive, disfigured maestro determined to make her a star.

Random Acts of Violence
›NR2019 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 80m · Jesse Williams, Jordana Brewster, Julia Knope
A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events.






















