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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51 titles
The Haunting of Morella
›1990 · Horror, Thriller, Romance · 82m · David McCallum, Nicole Eggert, Christopher Halsted
An executed witch inhabits her teenaged daughter's body to continue in the pursuit of bloodshed.
Can't Take It Back
›NR2017 · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller · 88m · Ana Coto, Ivanna Sakhno, Logan Paul
Following a group of students who leaves hateful comments on the page of a fellow pupil who recently committed suicide.
Witchouse
›R1999 · Horror · 72m · Ariauna Albright, Matt Raftery, Monica Serene Garnich
On Mayday 1998 in the town of Dunwich, Massachusetts, Elizabeth gathers together a group of specially selected friends for a rather odd party. It turns out that she is the descendent of a malevolent witch named Lilith who was burned at the stake precisely three hundred years ago. Now Elizabeth hopes to resurrect her dreadful ancestor and has a specific (and murderous) need for the guests she has chosen
Deadtime Stories 2
›R2011 · Horror · 77m · Nick Mancuso, Amy Marsalis, Jeff Monahan
An anthology of three horror stories presented by George A. Romero. In "Gorge" hikers are trapped in a cave-in must make a gruesome choice. In "On Sabbath Hill," a woman is driven to suicide but remains to torment her lover. In "Dust," a security guard is driven to murderous measures to use a strange dust that cures his wife's cancer.
Necromentia
›NR2009 · Horror · 85m · Layton Matthews, Chad Grimes, Santiago Craig
A off-world look at the superstitious repercussions of tattooing an Ouija Board on your body. Hagen, who has a dead wife believes that he can revive her from the dead. Travis, a man who lost his brother and wants to join him in the after life. Morbius, a bartender who is betrayed by those he loves comes back from the dead to take revenge.
The Hollow
›R2004 · Horror, TV Movie · 83m · Kevin Zegers, Nick Carter, Kaley Cuoco
The presence of Ichabod Crane's descendant in Sleepy Hollow conjures the Headless Horseman to return and resume his spooky slaughtering.
Beyond Evil
›R1980 · Horror · 94m · John Saxon, Lynda Day George, Michael Dante
Middle-aged newlyweds Larry & Barbara spend their honeymoon at a palatial Filipino mansion, unaware that it is inhabited by the vengeful spirit of a notorious voodoo witch queen who was murdered a century ago. The woman's evil spirit promptly begins precipitating a variety of violent deaths in accordance with a diabolical ritual intended to bring her back to life -a process which is ultimately consummated by taking possession of Barbara's body.
Doll Graveyard
›2005 · Horror · 71m · Jared Kusnitz, Gabrielle Lynn, Kristyn Green
It's 1905 when 12 year old Sophia plays all by herself in her big, creepy house with only four handmade dolls as friends. When her abusive father has finally had enough, he forces her to bury them in the backyard. But, after she "slips" and breaks her neck, dad buries her right along with the dolls. 100 years later, the Fillbrook family moves into the very same house.
Ghost Storm
›PG-132012 · Action, Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · Crystal Allen, Carlos Bernard, Steve Bacic
An action packed chase led by Hal and Ashley to save the people on this small island from a strange electrical storm which is led by angry souls from a mass suicide looking for revenge.
Headless Horseman
›R2007 · Horror · 87m · Billy Aaron Brown, Rebecca Mozo, Richard Moll
Seven college kids take a shortcut on their way to a party and unfortunately end up in Wormwood – a "lost" town in the middle of nowhere. They find something strange and sinister happening there – bones and weird decorations line Main Street. The cause: local Wormwood legend says on All Hallows Eve one hundred years ago, a crazed man tortured the youngsters in town and then cut off their heads. In retaliation, the townspeople killed him by cutting off his head. Seeking revenge every seven years, he returns and takes seven heads from children in the town. Now the seven visitors find themselves hunted one by one as the Headless Horseman claims his due.
The Tomb
›1986 · Fantasy, Horror · 84m · Cameron Mitchell, John Carradine, Sybil Danning
An Egyptian princess rises from the dead and goes to California for the amulets she needs.
Bones
›R2001 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 97m · Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Bianca Lawson
Over 20 years after his death, local legend and benefactor Jimmy Bones returns as a ghost to get revenge on those who killed him and restore his neighborhood.
Scalps
›R1983 · Horror · 84m · Richard Hench, Roger Maycock, Frank McDonald
A silly group of college science students go an dig around in an indian burial ground for artifacts. Unfortunately, one of them becomes possessed by the evil spirit of Black Claw so he must therefore slaughter all of his friends.
Scarecrow
›2002 · Horror, Comedy · 86m · Todd Rex, Tim Young, Tiffany Shepis
A high school outcast who lives in a trailer with his mother finally meets a friend. He wants to ask her if they can go the next step, but then sees her kissing another boy at a party. He runs home only to find his mother having sex with a drunk. He starts yelling, but is countered by the drunk when he suffocates him and makes him look like he hung himself. The scarecrow comes in when the boy's soul is pushed into it. He goes out for revenge.
The Horror Show
›R1989 · Horror, Thriller, Fantasy · 95m · Lance Henriksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart
Vowing revenge on the detective who apprehended him, serial killer "Meat Cleaver" Max Jenke returns from beyond the grave to launch a whole new reign of terror.
Curse of the Witching Tree
›NR2015 · Horror · 90m · Lucy Clarvis, Sarah Rose Denton, Jon Campling
An innocent woman, accused of murdering her son and hanged as a witch, curses a tree and the children who play around it. The effects of this act of revenge echo through the years .....
The Haunting of the Tower of London
›2022 · Horror, History · 89m · Natalie Martins, Derek Nelson, James Swanton
The Two Princes, imprisoned and allegedly murdered in the Bloody Tower within the Tower Of London by Richard III. The story tells how they allegedly came back to haunt the Tower and with guards and inmates starting to die in horrible circumstances, it becomes clear the Two Princes are out for revenge. A chilling ghost story based on the famous mystery.
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
›R2005 · Horror, Mystery · 93m · Kate Mara, Robert Vito, Tina Lifford
On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.
From Hell It Came
›1957 · Horror · 73m · Tod Andrews, Tina Carver, Linda Watkins
A wrongfully accused South Seas prince is executed and returns as a walking tree stump.
Ghost in the Graveyard
›2019 · Horror, Drama · 92m · Kelli Berglund, Jake Busey, Olivia Larsen
A small town comes under the thumb of Martha, a ghost who returns to haunt the children who witnessed her death during a "game" of Ghost in the Graveyard as young children.
Jack-O
›1995 · Horror · 88m · Linnea Quigley, Maddisen K. Krown, Gary Doles
A long long time ago a wizard was put to death, but he swore vengeance on the townsfolk that did him in, particularly Arthur Kelly's family. Arthur had done the final graces on him when he came back to life as Mr. Jack the Pumpkin Man. The Kellys proliferated through the years, and when some devil-may-care teens accidentally unleash Jack-O, young Sean Kelly must stop him somehow as his suburban world is accosted and the attrition rate climbs
Paranormal Asylum: The Revenge of Typhoid Mary
›NR2013 · Horror · 88m · Paul Bright, Laura Gilreath, Aaron Mathias
Filmmaker friends Mark and Andy investigate the legend of Typhoid Mary, a girl who was locked up in an insane asylum that was believed to be haunted. But bad things start to happen after Andy's fiancée conducts a séance to summon Mary's spirit.
Titanic 666
›2022 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 91m · Keesha Sharp, Jamie Bamber, Lydia Hearst
After a mammoth cruise ship sails over the site of the Titanic’s disaster, dark and deadly events start to occur on board. As the ship’s captain investigates the tragic occurrences, it becomes clear that the passengers and crew from the original Titanic have returned.
Ghost Shark
›2013 · Horror, Science Fiction · 84m · Mackenzie Rosman, Shawn C. Phillips, Richard Moll
A coastal town is plagued by a supernatural man-eating shark. A ghost hunter joins forces with a sea captain to uncover the secrets of the area's dark past and find a way to exorcise the spectral predator.