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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Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
›2007 · Horror, Science Fiction · 94m · Kim Poirier, Corey Sevier, Tobin Bell
Sam, a college student in a small Northwestern town, reluctantly joins his roommates in a contest to see who can hook up with the most gorgeous co-eds by the end of the semester. But when men slowly start disappearing around town, he and his friends learn that when it comes to beautiful women, it's what's inside that really matters.
He Knows You're Alone
›R1980 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Don Scardino, Caitlin O'Heaney, Elizabeth Kemp
A reluctant bride-to-be is stalked by a serial killer who only kills brides and the people around them. While her friends get whacked one by one, a hard-boiled renegade cop whose bride had been killed years before tries to hunt the killer down before it is too late.
Bloody New Year
›R1987 · Horror · 94m · Suzy Aitchison, Nikki Brooks, Colin Heywood
A group of friends take refuge in an island hotel decorated for New Year's. The problem is, it's early summer, and soon enough, even the walls themselves are striking out against them.
Astral
›NR2018 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 83m · Frank Dillane, Catherine Steadman, Trevor White
A detached university student faces the consequences of astral projection when he uses it to reconnect with his dead mother.
Berkshire County
›2014 · Horror, Thriller · 83m · Alysa King, Madison Ferguson, Samora Smallwood
Kylie Winters, a bullied and self-loathing teen, reluctantly agrees to babysit at an isolated country mansion on Halloween night. When a small boy in a pig mask appears at the door trick-or-treating, Kylie's night transforms into a horrifying and violent cat-and-mouse game. She must go beyond what she ever thought possible if she and the children are to survive the night.
Flight 666
›2018 · Horror, Action · 89m · Renée Willett, Jannica Olin, Joseph Michael Harris
Passengers and crew on a flight are attacked by unseen forces that threaten all aboard.
Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
›NR2010 · Horror, War · 83m · Levi Fiehler, Jenna Gallaher, Taylor M. Graham
Following the murder of Andre Toulon by Nazi assassins during the height of World War II, a young Danny Coogan finds his crate of mysterious puppets, and discovers their plan to attack a secret American manufacturing plant.
It Came from the Desert
›2018 · Horror, Action, Comedy · 90m · Mark Arnold, Harry Lister Smith, Vanessa Grasse
New Mexico, present day. Brian and Lukas are off to the desert to join a kegger party and to celebrate Lukas’ victory in a motocross competition. His winning prize includes meeting The Deathinator, the biggest action star in the world. The party gets started under the hot desert sun, but Brian isn’t in the mood, so he wanders off and is soon joined by his friend, Lukas. They discover something strange in the desert which leads them into a secret military laboratory, where they discover the disturbing truth of what the government has been doing. Secret experiments on ants and spiders using DNA found in a meteorite which fell to Earth in 1951 has given birth to mutated giant ants which have overrun the facility. Now, it's up to Brian and Lukas to save the world from a giant ant invasion!
Not of This Earth
›R1988 · Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction · 81m · Traci Lords, Arthur Roberts, Lenny Juliano
An alien arrives on Earth looking to take human blood in an attempt to preserve his dying planet.
Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?
›2016 · Thriller, TV Movie, Horror · 86m · Emily Meade, James Franco, Leila George
Theater major Leah brings her new love home to meet her mom, Julie, who is surprised when Pearl comes to the door. Julie tries to embrace the idea of Leah’s new love interest, but she can’t shake the feeling that something is very wrong. Julie’s suspicions lead to a startling discovery about Pearl that puts Leah in serious danger. Will Julie be able to save her daughter from an eternity of heartache before it’s too late?
Don't Open Till Christmas
›R1984 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 87m · Edmund Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne
It's just days before Christmas in London, but not everyone is full of good cheer - as a maniac with a pathological hatred of Santa Claus stalks the streets, butchering any man that’s unlucky enough to be wandering around dressed as Old Saint Nick.
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
›NR2015 · Drama, Horror, Romance · 123m · Stephen Tyrone Williams, Zaraah Abrahams, Rami Malek
Dr. Hess Green becomes cursed by a mysterious ancient African artifact and is overwhelmed with a newfound thirst for blood. Soon after his transformation he enters into a dangerous romance with Ganja Hightower that questions the very nature of love, addiction, sex, and status.
The Reeds
›R2010 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 90m · Karl Ashman, Geoff Bell, Anna Brewster
A weekend boating party turns into a nightmare for a group of young Londoners when they stumble upon a terrifying secret hidden in the reeds.
Dawn of the Beast
›2021 · Horror, Mystery · 83m · Adrian Burke, Ariella Mastroianni, Anna Shields
Aiming to find the Bigfoot, a group of graduate students venture deep into an area of the Northeastern wilderness known for its strange creature sightings. Soon, they learn that there is a much more sinister evil lurking in the woods, the Wendigo, and once the spirit knows you’re there, they will come for you. Who will survive in a battle between the two most notorious monsters of the forest?
Repentance
›R2014 · Horror, Thriller · 90m · Forest Whitaker, Anthony Mackie, Sanaa Lathan
An earnest life-coach/author, Thomas Carter, is mysteriously abducted by a deranged client, Angel Sanchez, who delves into Thomas' teachings and uses his spiritual messages of Karma - action and reaction (Vipaka), against him to terrorize him and his family for their past sins.
The Man in My Basement
›R2025 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 115m · Corey Hawkins, Willem Dafoe, Anna Diop
Down on his luck, Charles Blakey agrees to rent his basement to a mysterious stranger, unaware he may be letting in a force much darker than he imagined.
To All a Goodnight
›R1980 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 87m · Jennifer Runyon, Forrest Swanson, Linda Gentile
A group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume.
The Wizard of Gore
›R2007 · Mystery, Horror · 94m · Kip Pardue, Bijou Phillips, Crispin Glover
In the darkly phantasmagorical world of the carnival magician and sideshow hypnotist, the gruesome "illusions" of Montag the Magnificent are unique in that they seem to become retroactive reality long after the the tricks are done. Is it coincidence, or circumstantial evidence of the world's most diabolically ingenious murders? When an underground journalist begins to investigate the strange deaths, the truth proves to be far more bizarre and disturbing than anything he or his readers might have imagined.
The Unholy
›R1988 · Horror · 102m · Ben Cross, Ned Beatty, William Russ
A priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning.
Kingdom Come
›2014 · Horror, Mystery · 99m · Ry Barrett, Camille Hollett-French, Jason Martorino
A group of strangers wake up in an abandoned hospital to find themselves stalked by a supernatural force with sinister intentions.
Needle
›R2010 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 90m · Travis Fimmel, Ben Mendelsohn, Murray Bartlett
College student Ben inherits a curious old mechanical box that churns out voodoo dolls. When a shadowy figure starts using the box to murder Ben's friends, he must find the killer.
Bunnyman Vengeance
›2017 · Horror · 108m · Olivia Stiefel, Debby Gerber, Toby Marks
The man known as Bunnyman returns home to find his family running a haunted house attraction. The family welcomes him home, but soon realizes you cannot domesticate a wild animal. Death and mayhem ensue as the family turn on one another to fulfill their bloodlust.
Ripper: Letter from Hell
›2001 · Horror · 114m · A.J. Cook, Bruce Payne, Ryan Northcott
A massacre survivor studies serial killers under a famous expert, but her classmates soon start dying at the hands of a Jack the Ripper copycat.
Dead Season
›NR2012 · Horror, Action · 88m · Scott Peat, Marissa Merrill, James C. Burns
It has been over one year since the start of the outbreak. Our society has collapsed and the world has descended into chaos. Elvis and Tweeter are two of the last people left alive, and band together to flee the United States for a remote island somewhere in the Caribbean. On the island, they find a new community struggling to hold out against an army of corpses. They can join this band of survivors-- but only if they can do what must be done for the good of the group.