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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98 titles
The Den
›R2013 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 77m · Melanie Papalia, Matt Riedy, David Schlachtenhaufen
A young woman studying the habits of webcam chat users from the apparent safety of her apartment witnesses a brutal murder online and is quickly immersed in a nightmare in which she and her loved ones are targeted for the same grisly fate as the first victim.
The Neighbor
›NR2016 · Crime, Horror, Mystery · 87m · Josh Stewart, Bill Engvall, Luke Edwards
In the town of Cutter, most people keep to themselves. But when John comes home to find his girlfriend missing, he sneaks into his neighbor's house, finding his girlfriend and several other kidnapped people tied up in the basement. When the neighbor come home, John is forced to get out of the house alive and lead the group to safety.
The Cabinet of Caligari
›NR1962 · Horror, Thriller · 106m · Glynis Johns, Dan O'Herlihy, Richard Davalos
A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.
The Rental
›R2020 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.
Scare Campaign
›2016 · Horror · 76m · Meegan Warner, Ian Meadows, Olivia DeJonge
A popular prank TV show, Scare Campaign, has been entertaining audiences for the last 5 years with its mix of old school scares and hidden camera fun. But as we enter a new age of online TV, the producers find themselves up against a new hard edged web series that makes their show look decidedly quaint. It's time to up the ante, but will the team go too far this time, and are they about to prank the wrong guy?
V/H/S
›R2012 · Thriller, Horror · 116m · Calvin Lee Reeder, Lane Hughes, Kentucker Audley
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.
GirlHouse
›NR2014 · Horror, Thriller · 100m · Ali Cobrin, Erin Agostino, James Thomas
In an attempt to make some extra cash while away at College, Kylie moves into a house that streams content to an X-rated website. After a deranged fan hacks in to determine the house's location, she finds herself in a terrifying fight for her life.
Nightmare Cinema
›R2018 · Horror · 119m · Mickey Rourke, Sarah Elizabeth Withers, Elizabeth Reaser
A series of down-on-their-luck individuals enter the decrepit and spine-chilling Rialto theater, only to have their deepest and darkest fears brought to life on the silver screen by The Projectionist – a mysterious, ghostly figure who holds the nightmarish futures of all who attend his screenings.
Patrick
›PG1978 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 112m · Robert Thompson, Susan Penhaligon, María Mercedes
A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.
15 Cameras
›NR2023 · Horror, Thriller · 89m · Will Madden, Angela Wong Carbone, James Babson
A couple buys a house from The Slumlord Tapes, infamous for hidden cameras and a psycho landlord. It's not as safe as they tell themselves.
My Little Eye
›R2002 · Horror · 95m · Sean Cw Johnson, Kris Lemche, Stephen O'Reilly
Five young people apply to live in an isolated house together for six months whilst their every move is filmed by numerous cameras.
Eyes of a Stranger
›R1981 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Lauren Tewes, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John DiSanti
A TV newswoman catches a pervert watching her sister who cannot see, hear or speak.
The Last Horror Film
›R1982 · Horror, Comedy · 87m · Caroline Munro, Joe Spinell, Judd Hamilton
A New York taxi driver stalks a beautiful actress attending the Cannes Film Festival, which coincides with a series of violent killings of the lady's friends.
Effects
›R1979 · Thriller, Horror · 84m · Joseph Pilato, Susan Chapek, John Harrison
Some crew members of a company shooting a horror film begin to suspect that the "killings" in the movie are real, and that they are actually making a "snuff" film.
Cabin by the Lake
›2000 · Horror, TV Movie · 91m · Judd Nelson, Hedy Burress, Susan Gibney
A screenwriter does research for his new script by actually kidnapping and drowning young girls. He then places them in his "garden" of other dead girls coming back daily to check on them. One girl narrowly escapes and the other bodies are found leading to an ingenious plot to try and capture the killer.
Follow Her
›NR2022 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 95m · Dani Barker, Luke Cook, Eliana Jones
An aspiring actress responds to a mysterious classified ad and finds herself trapped in her new boss's twisted revenge fantasy.
The Ungodly
›R2007 · Horror, Thriller · 100m · Wes Bentley, Beth Grant, Joanne Baron
When struggling filmmaker inadvertently records a notorious serial killer in the middle of a murderous act, he decides to use the footage to blackmail the madman into being the subject of a disturbing new documentary.
Diary of the Dead
›R2007 · Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction · 96m · Michelle Morgan, Joshua Close, Shawn Roberts
A group of young filmmakers encounter real zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.
Dread
›R2009 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 108m · Jackson Rathbone, Shaun Evans, Hanne Steen
Three college students set out to document what other people dread the most. However, one of the three turns out to secretly be a sadistic psychopath who uses this knowledge to gruesomely torture the subjects.
Followed
›R2020 · Horror, Mystery · 96m · Matthew Solomon, Tim Drier, Kelsey Griswold
Social media influencer, 'DropTheMike', seeks thrills and stardom in the most horrific places. When he’s offered the possibility of a lucrative sponsorship, he takes his online channel to one of the most haunted hotels in America. What begins as a fun challenge accompanied by friends descends into a personal hell, begging the timely question: how far would you go to pursue internet fame?
V/H/S/99
›NR2022 · Horror, Thriller · 109m · Jackson Kelly, Jesse LaTourette, Keanush Tafreshi
A thirsty teenager's home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations, harkening back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium.
Ghost Game
›2024 · Horror, Thriller · 86m · Kia Dorsey, Zaen Haidar, Sam Lukowski
As part of an internet challenge to live undetected in a stranger’s home, a daring couple target an infamous haunted house and endure a series of chilling incidents as they witness a family descending into madness.
The Triangle
›2016 · Mystery, Horror · 94m · Andrew Rizzo, Lee Rizzo, Brick Patrick
Three filmmakers receive an unsettling postcard from an estranged friend living in a secluded commune. The filmmakers take their cameras into the wilderness of Montana to document the mysterious inner workings of the group. On their disconcerting road to self-sufficiency, witnessing something more shocking than they ever imagined.
The Houses October Built
›2014 · Horror, Thriller · 91m · Brandy Schaefer, Zack Andrews, Bobby Roe
Beneath the fake blood and cheap masks of countless haunted house attractions across the country, there are whispers of truly terrifying alternatives. Looking to find an authentic, blood-curdling good fright for Halloween, five friends set off on a road trip in an RV to track down these underground Haunts. Just when their search seems to reach a dead end, strange and disturbing things start happening and it becomes clear that the Haunt has come to them…