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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The Man They Could Not Hang
›NR1939 · Science Fiction, Horror, Crime · 64m · Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox
Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.
Clearcut
›R1991 · Thriller, Horror, Western · 98m · Ron Lea, Graham Greene, Michael Hogan
A white lawyer finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry Indigenous activist who insists on kidnapping the head of a logging company to teach him the price of his destruction.
The OrderSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 2 seasons · Jake Manley, Sarah Grey
Out to avenge his mother's death, a college student pledges a secret order and lands in a war between werewolves and practitioners of dark magic.
The Raven
›1935 · Horror, Crime · 61m · Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lester Matthews
A brilliant but deranged neurosurgeon becomes obsessively fixated on a judge's daughter. With the help of an escaped criminal whose face he has surgically deformed, the mad man lures her, her father, and her fiancé to his isolated, castle-like home.
Lake Michigan Monster
›2018 · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror · 78m · Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, Beulah Peters, Erick West
An eccentric sea captain assembles a motley ship crew in a revenge mission to slay the sea monster lurking in Lake Michigan that killed his father.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
›G1968 · Horror · 92m · Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson
In the shadow of Castle Dracula, the Prince of Darkness is revived by blood trickling from the head-wound of an unconscious priest attempting exorcism. And once more fear and terror strikes Transylvania as the undead Prince of Darkness stalks the village of Keineneburg to ensnare victims and satisfy his evil thirst.
Red White & Blue
›NR2010 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 102m · Amanda Fuller, Noah Taylor, Marc Senter
A woman attracts the attention of a psychotic former Army interrogator and an emotionally fragile young man caring for his ailing mother.
Vampire Circus
›PG1972 · Horror · 87m · Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Anthony Higgins
After a spate of murders, the villagers of Schtettel kill the depraved perpetrator, Count Mitterhouse. Fifteen years later the Circus of Nights appeared in the plague-ridden village and its performers include Mitterhouse's mistress, children and cousins. They have come to Schtettel to fulfil the Count's last words, an evil, vicious curse of death and destruction on those who participated in his impaling. The children of Schtettel become the targets for a brutal and devastating revenge as the Vampire Circus rehearses for its most deadly performance.
Dude Bro Party Massacre III
›2015 · Horror, Comedy · 101m · Alec Owen, Patton Oswalt, Paul Prado
In the wake of two back-to-back mass murders on Chico's frat row, loner Brent Chirino must infiltrate the ranks of a popular fraternity to investigate his twin brother's murder at the hands of the serial killer known as "Motherface."
The Return of the Vampire
›1943 · Horror · 69m · Bela Lugosi, Nina Foch, Roland Varno
In 1918, an English family is terrorized by a vampire, until they learn how to deal with it. They think their troubles are over, but German bombs in WWII free the monster. He reclaims the soul of his wolfman ex-servant, and assuming the identity of a scientist who has just escaped from a concentration camp, he starts out on a plan to get revenge upon the family.
The Vampire Lovers
›R1970 · Horror · 91m · Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing, George Cole
In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves and drives a stake through their diabolical hearts. One grave he cannot locate is that of the legendary beautiful Mircalla Karnstein. Years of peace follow that grisly night until Mircalla reappears to avenge her family's decimation and satisfy her desire for blood.
Frankenstein Created Woman
›1967 · Horror, Science Fiction · 92m · Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters
A deformed tormented girl drowns herself after her lover is framed for murder and guillotined. Baron Frankenstein, experimenting with the transfer of souls, places the boy's soul into her body, bringing Christina back to life. Driven by revenge, she carries out a violent retribution on those responsible for both deaths.
Some Guy Who Kills People
›R2011 · Horror, Thriller, Comedy · 97m · Kevin Corrigan, Barry Bostwick, Karen Black
A former mental patient's repressed anger reaches the boiling point, leading him to embark on a mission of revenge against the thugs who once subjected him to severe physical and mental trauma.
Deadbeat at Dawn
›NR1988 · Action, Crime, Drama · 81m · Jim Van Bebber, Megan Murphy, Marc Pitman
Goose leaves the gang life behind after pleas from his girlfriend. But it isn't long before he's pulled back into the world of violence.
The Invisible Ray
›1936 · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller · 79m · Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Frank Lawton
Dr. Janos Rukh discovers a certain type of radium that has almost magical healing properties. But the element has a dangerous side, too, and it has already started affecting Rukh. Consumed by paranoia, he begins to suspect that his wife is having an affair. Wild for revenge, Rukh hatches a deadly plot...using his own poisoned body as a weapon to kill.
The Craft
›R1996 · Horror, Drama, Fantasy · 101m · Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Thanksgiving
›R2023 · Horror, Mystery · 106m · Patrick Dempsey, Nell Verlaque, Addison Rae
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the holiday. Picking off residents one by one, what begins as random revenge killings are soon revealed to be part of a larger, sinister holiday plan.
Basket Case
›R1982 · Horror, Comedy · 91m · Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith, Beverly Bonner
A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.
Buried Alive
›R1990 · Thriller, Crime, Horror · 94m · Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton
A married woman and her lover plot to kill her husband to make off with the insurance money. However, their attempt to murder him using poisonous fish toxins backfires in surprising ways.
Sissy
›NR2022 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 102m · Aisha Dee, Emily De Margheriti, Hannah Barlow
Cecilia is a successful social media influencer living the dream, until she runs into her ex-childhood best friend and is invited away on her bachelorette weekend. Suddenly, Sissy finds herself stuck in a remote cabin with her school bully... and a taste for revenge.
The Phantom of the Opera
›1962 · Horror · 84m · Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, Edward de Souza
A London opera house is haunted by tragic events on its opening night, but when its star is kidnapped, a producer tracks down the Phantom who is intent on seeking his revenge.
Massacre at Central High
›R1976 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Derrel Maury, Andrew Stevens, Robert Carradine
Maimed by bullies at a California high school, a new student engineers acts of revenge.
The Shadow of the Cat
›1961 · Horror, Thriller · 79m · André Morell, Barbara Shelley, William Lucas
Tabitha, once the placid, gentle and devoted pet, adopts all the characteristics of a ferocious, wild animal following the murder of her mistress. The three guilty people are all trapped by the cat's power and each will come to untimely deaths of horrific proportions without anyone being able to solve the mystery that surrounds their brutal death.
The Perfection
›2018 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 90m · Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven Weber
When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte seeks out Elizabeth, the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.