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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You'll Like My Mother
›PG1972 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 93m · Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy, Richard Thomas
Francesca, a pregnant Los Angeles widow, journeys to her late husband's Minnesota hometown to finally meet his mother and family. After being met with icy acceptance from her mother-in-law, then getting stranded with her in a blizzard, Francesca begins to discover terrifying secrets about her husband's family.
Haunted
›R1995 · Mystery, Horror, Fantasy · 108m · Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews
Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. Soon after arriving Ash begins to doubt his own senses, and watching the strange behaviour of its residents does not make his task any easier. In time, he finds there's more to Edbrook than even he can debunk.
The Creeping Flesh
›PG1973 · Horror, Science Fiction · 92m · Peter Cushing, Lorna Heilbron, Christopher Lee
A Victorian scientist returns to London with his paleontological bag-of-bones discovery from Papua New Guinea. Unfortunately, when exposed to water, flesh returns to the bones, unleashing a malevolent entity on the scientist's family and friends.
The Confession
›NR2026 · Horror · 87m · Italia Ricci, Scott Mechlowicz, Zachary Golinger
A woman finds her late father’s tape confessing to murder tied to an evil force—now her son shows the same darkness, and she must fight to stop it.
Ick
›R2025 · Horror, Science Fiction · 93m · Brandon Routh, Malina Weissman, Harrison Cone
Science teacher Hank’s life changes when he reconnects with his first love and suspects that a new student may be his daughter—all while facing an alien threat in their town.
The Visit
›PG-132015 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan
A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
›PG-132019 · Horror, Mystery · 108m · Zoe Colletti, Dean Norris, Michael Garza
Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.
Hallow Road
›R2025 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 80m · Rosamund Pike, Matthew Rhys, Megan McDonnell
Two parents enter a race against time when they receive a distressing late-night phone call from their daughter after she caused a tragic car accident.
Flesh & Blood
›NR2018 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 93m · Diana Silvers, Dermot Mulroney, Tembi Locke
Kimberly, a teenager suffering from agoraphobia, has not left the house since her mother's unsolved murder. On the eve of Thanksgiving, she begins to suspect that the safe harbor of home and her doting father may be a dangerous mirage.
Cat People
›R1982 · Fantasy, Horror · 118m · Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard
After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.
Parents
›R1989 · Horror, Comedy · 82m · Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis
Michael is a young boy living in a typical 1950s suburbanite home... except for his bizarre and horrific nightmares, and continued unease around his parents. Young Michael begins to suspect his parents are cooking more than just hamburgers on the grill outside, but has trouble explaining his fears to his new-found friend Sheila, or the school's social worker.
You Are Not My Mother
›2022 · Horror · 93m · Hazel Doupe, Carolyn Bracken, Jordanne Jones
In a North Dublin housing estate, teenage Char's mother mysteriously goes missing. When she returns without explanation, Char resolves to uncover the truth behind her disappearance and shed light on her family's dark secrets.
House of the Long Shadows
›PG1983 · Horror, Comedy, Mystery · 100m · Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing
An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet that he can write a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' in 24 hours. However, upon his arrival he discovers that the apparently empty manor has several rather odd inhabitants.
Eye of the Devil
›NR1966 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 96m · Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Sharon Tate
A French nobleman deserts his wife because of an ancient family secret.
Scream, Pretty Peggy
›NR1973 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 74m · Ted Bessell, Sian Barbara Allen, Bette Davis
A sculptor hires young college girls to take care of his elderly mother and his supposedly insane sister, both of whom live in the old family mansion with him.
When Michael Calls
›1972 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 73m · Ben Gazzara, Elizabeth Ashley, Michael Douglas
A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the next in line?
Two Heads Creek
›2019 · Horror, Comedy · 86m · Jordan Waller, Kathryn Wilder, Helen Dallimore
A timid butcher and his drama queen twin sister quit the hostile confines of post-Brexit Britain and venture to Australia in search of their birth mother, but the seemingly tolerant townsfolk are hiding a dark, meaty secret.
Home Education
›2023 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 90m · Lydia Page, Julia Ormond, Rocco Fasano
A home-schooled girl begins to question her domineering mother's teachings when their beliefs face the ultimate test.
Orphan: First Kill
›R2022 · Horror, Thriller · 99m · Isabelle Fuhrman, Matthew Finlan, Julia Stiles
After escaping from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena Klammer travels to America by impersonating Esther, the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But when her mask starts to slip, she is put against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous “child” at any cost.
Cobweb
›R2023 · Horror · 88m · Lizzy Caplan, Antony Starr, Cleopatra Coleman
Eight year old Peter is plagued by a mysterious, constant tapping from inside his bedroom wall—one that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter's fear intensifies, he believes that his parents could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questions their trustworthiness.
The Bad Seed
›PG-132018 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 84m · Rob Lowe, Mckenna Grace, Sarah Dugdale
A widower suspects that his seemingly perfect adolescent daughter is a heartless killer.
Dig Two Graves
›2014 · Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy · 85m · Ted Levine, Samantha Isler, Danny Goldring
A girl's obsession with her brother's disappearance leads her on a nightmarish journey through a small town's Gothic landscape where she is faced with a deadly proposition. How far will she go to save the people she loves?
Die, Monster, Die!
›1965 · Science Fiction, Horror · 80m · Boris Karloff, Nick Adams, Suzan Farmer
A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in his greenhouse to giants. When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious power, the old man takes it upon himself to destroy the glowing object with disastrous results.
Knuckleball
›R2018 · Horror, Thriller · 89m · Munro Chambers, Michael Ironside, Kathleen Munroe
Alone, and targeted on an isolated farm, 12 year old Henry finds himself at the center of a maelstrom of terror, and a dark family legacy, when his secretive grandfather dies suddenly in the night.