
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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Redd Inc.
›R2012 · Thriller, Horror, Comedy · 93m · Nicholas Hope, Kelly Paterniti, Sam Reid
Six captive office workers are literally chained to their desks by a demented, escaped serial killer; former regional manager Thomas Reddmann. He assigns his 'human resources' the impossible task of proving his innocence or suffering gruesome consequences.

Locked
›R2025 · Horror, Thriller · 95m · Bill Skarsgård, Anthony Hopkins, Ashley Cartwright
When Eddie breaks into a luxury SUV, he steps into a deadly trap set by William, a self-proclaimed vigilante delivering his own brand of twisted justice. With no means of escape, Eddie must fight to survive in a ride where escape is an illusion, survival is a nightmare, and justice shifts into high gear.

Shut In
›R2022 · Thriller, Horror · 90m · Rainey Qualley, Vincent Gallo, Jake Horowitz
A young single mother is held captive along with her two children by a violent ex and must plot their escape before it’s too late.

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.

Mansion of the Doomed
›R1976 · Horror · 86m · Richard Basehart, Gloria Grahame, Lance Henriksen
An insane surgeon finds himself up to his armpits in eyeballs after guilt prompts him to begin removing the eyes of abducted people in hopes of performing transplants on his daughter who lost her own in a car-accident he caused.

Pet
›R2016 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Dominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo, Jennette McCurdy
A man bumps into an old crush and becomes obsessed. After several failed attempts at winning her over, he kidnaps her and holds her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works.

Altered
›R2006 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 88m · Adam Kaufman, Brad William Henke, Misty Rosas
Fifteen years ago, five men were abducted by aliens. Only four returned. Now, these same four men have managed to capture one of the creatures who killed their friend and ruined their lives.

Shuttle
›R2008 · Thriller, Crime, Mystery · 107m · Peyton List, Cameron Goodman, Tony Curran
When two friends return from a girls weekend vacation in Mexico, they find themselves stranded at the airport. Trying to get home safely, they board an airport shuttle for the short trip. But once their feet cross the threshold of the shuttle, a night that had started like any other turns terrifying, and the ride home becomes a descent into darkness.

Alive
›2018 · Horror, Thriller · 91m · Thomas Cocquerel, Camille Stopps, Angus Macfadyen
A severely injured man and woman awake in an abandoned sanitarium only to discover that a sadistic caretaker holds the keys to their freedom and the horrific answers as to their true identity.

The Heretics
›2017 · Horror, Fantasy · 87m · Nina Kiri, Ry Barrett, Jorja Cadence
A young girl is abducted by a man, who claims that a cult is hunting her. His goal is to protect her until sunrise but while restrained, the young girl falls deathly ill. While her friends and family search for her, the source of her illness becomes more and more apparent. She’s not sick…she’s changing.

Hippopotamus
›2018 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 77m · Ingvild Deila, Stuart Mortimer, Tom Lincoln
Ruby wakes from a bad dream to find herself in a real life nightmare. She's trapped in a basement, her legs are broken and she can't remember who she is or how she got there. Her kidnapper, Tom, tells her she will remain captive until she falls in love with him. Ruby is focused on trying to escape until Tom starts helping her to remember her past and she begins to question everything.

The Nude Vampire
›1970 · Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · Caroline Cartier, Olivier Rollin, Maurice Lemaître
A young man falls in love with a beautiful woman being chased by sinister masked figures at night. He tries to track her down, and learns she's being held captive by his father and colleagues who believe she's a vampire.

Antebellum
›R2020 · Horror · 106m · Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone
Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.

The Seasoning House
›2012 · Horror · 89m · Rosie Day, Sean Pertwee, Kevin Howarth
The Seasoning House - where young girls are prostituted to the military. An orphaned deaf mute is enslaved to care for them. She moves between the walls and crawlspaces, planning her escape. Planning her ingenious and brutal revenge.

Bad Channels
›1992 · Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror · 88m · Robert Factor, Martha Quinn, Aaron Lustig
An alien determined to capture human females takes over a radio station to do it.

The Insatiable
›PG-132006 · Comedy, Horror, Romance · 103m · Sean Patrick Flanery, Michael Biehn, Charlotte Ayanna
A drab, run-of-the-mill guy witnesses a vampiress devour a bum and becomes so infatuated with her, he tracks her down and traps her in a basement so she can't kill again.

3 from Hell
›R2019 · Horror, Thriller, Action · 115m · Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, Richard Brake
After barely surviving a furious shootout with the police, Baby Firefly, Otis Driftwood and Captain Spaulding are behind bars. But pure evil cannot be contained. Teaming up with Otis’ half-brother Winslow, the demented Firefly clan escape to unleash a whole new wave of murder, madness and mayhem.

Spell
›R2020 · Thriller, Horror, Fantasy · 91m · Omari Hardwick, Loretta Devine, John Beasley
A father survives a plane crash in rural Appalachia, but becomes suspicious of the elderly couple who take him in to nurse him back to health with the ancient remedies.

VANish
›R2015 · Crime, Thriller, Action · 79m · Maiara Walsh, Tony Todd, Danny Trejo
Three thugs kidnap Emma, the daughter of a drug kingpin, and have no idea that murderous blood that runs through her veins. As time passes, the unlucky threesome finds themselves in danger from the police, gangsters and their captive.

The Abandon
›R2024 · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller · 97m · Jonathan Rosenthal, Tamara Perry, Regis Terencio
Injured U.S. soldier Miles Willis awakens to discover he is trapped in a mysterious cube armed only with his combat gear. As Miles begins to question his sanity, he finds a lifeline – a voice on the other end of his satellite phone who claims to be a prisoner in a similar space. As the walls close in, these two strangers must put their heads together if they are to outwit their captors and unlock this deadly puzzle.

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.

Hunger
›R2009 · Horror · 101m · Lori Heuring, Linden Ashby, Joe Egender
Five strangers face the unthinkable when they wake up and find themselves trapped. With no idea how they got there they frantically try to figure out how to escape. The disoriented group quickly realise the truth about their situation when they discover another room containing enough water to survive for 30 days… and a razor sharp surgical knife. The intention becomes quite clear. Whoever put them in this place wants to see just how long it will take before the hunger makes them commit unspeakable acts and cross a very deadly line.

Held
›R2020 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 94m · Jill Awbrey, Bart Johnson, Travis Cluff
A couple's ailing marriage is put to the test when they are held hostage in an isolated vacation rental by an unseen Voice that commands their every move and threatens harm if they don’t obey.

Matriarch
›R2018 · Thriller, Horror · 91m · Charlie Blackwood, Julie Hannan, Scott Vickers
A pregnant woman and her husband are taken in by a farmer and his wife after crashing their car in the Scottish countryside. Once inside, they realize their hosts’ daughter is a missing child from the news years earlier. Things take a sinister twist when the farmer and his wife inform the couple they intend to keep their baby once born.






















