
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 January Man
›R1989 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 97m · Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A web that includes Frank's wife, bribery, and corruption all are in the background as Nick tries to uncover the secret of where the killer will strike next, and finally must lay a trap without the police.

The Lodger
›R2009 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 95m · Alfred Molina, Hope Davis, Shane West
Follows a seasoned detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood's Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderer's grisly methods are identical to that of London's infamous 19th century psychopath Jack the Ripper – a relentless serial killer who was never caught by police. To make matters worse, the detective soon notices the parallels between the crimes committed by the West Hollywood stalker and those of a serial murderer incarcerated years ago. Could the wrong man be behind bars?

The Theatre Bizarre
›R2011 · Horror · 114m · Udo Kier, Virginia Newcomb, Amanda Marquardt
Down a seedy city street in her neighborhood, young Enola Penny is obsessed with what appears to be a long abandoned theatre. One night, she sees that the front door is slightly ajar and impulsively decides to sneak inside. But there in the dark, decrepit auditorium, a show unlike any other unfolds before her eyes. Its host is an eerie human puppet named Peg Poett who will introduce Penny to six tales of the bizarre: A couple traveling in a remote part of the French Pyrenees cross paths with a lustful witch; A paranoid lover faces the wrath of a partner who has been pushed to her limit; The Freudian dreams of an unfaithful husband blur the lines between fantasy and reality; The horrors of the real world are interpreted through the mind of a child; A woman addicted to other people's memories gets her fix through the vitreous fluid of her victims' eyeballs; And a perverse obsession with sweets turns sour for a couple in too deep.

The Scientist
›NR2020 · Horror, Drama · 94m · Robb Hudspeth, Kristin Keith, Addison McGarry
An unconventional scientist, struggling to care for his terminally-ill wife, embarks on a journey to develop a cure for her. However, his methods of treatment and tampering with human DNA, could lead to the extinction of humanity.

Deep Dark
›2015 · Horror · 79m · Sean McGrath, Denise Poirier, Anne Sorce
Hermann considers suicide until he finds a strange talking hole in the wall that has the power to fulfill his wildest dreams, or become his worst nightmare.

Shell
›R2025 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 102m · Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, Kaia Gerber
Desperate to reclaim her career, once-beloved actress Samantha Lake is drawn into the glamorous world of wellness mogul Zoe Shannon - only to uncover a monstrous truth beneath its flawless surface.

Messages Deleted
›2010 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 92m · Matthew Lillard, Deborah Kara Unger, Gina Holden
A quivering voice begs to screenwriter, Joel Brandt, to pick up the phone on a message from his answering machine. Thinking it a prank, Joel deletes the message. The caller is found dead. Another caller leaves Joel a message; there is another murder...then another...then another. The killer has Joel's attention, and Joel has the attention of the police. Now the prime suspect in a series of murders, Joel discovers this psychotic killer has targeted him for a reason found within his body of work. Will Joel be able to re-write his ending, or be forced to pay the ultimate price?

The Hearse
›PG1980 · Horror, Mystery, Drama · 99m · Trish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David Gautreaux
A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.

388 Arletta Avenue
›2011 · Thriller, Horror · 87m · Nick Stahl, Mia Kirshner, Devon Sawa
A young couple find themselves in an unnerving situation with a mysterious stalker.

Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer
›2010 · Crime, Horror, Mystery · 87m · Tiffany Shepis, Danielle Harris, Brian Krause
A small independent news crew investigates a series of unexplained disappearances in a small Midwestern county. They find themselves interviewing a man who possesses an all too intimate knowledge of the details of "The County Line Cannibal" - Cyrus.

Boom!
›PG1968 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 113m · Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Noël Coward
Secluding herself in an island mansion in the Mediterranean with her servants and nurses, the wealthy Flora "Sissy" Goforth prepares for her impending death -- and she isn't the only one who's waiting. Known for his attraction to the dying rich, poet Chris Flanders ingratiates himself with the wilting Sissy. Although her friend explains Flanders' "Angel of Death" nature to her, Sissy embraces the vulture-like Flanders.

Sound of Violence
›2021 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 94m · Jasmin Savoy Brown, Lili Simmons, James Jagger
As a child, the brutal murder of her family made Alexis regain her hearing along with synesthetic abilities. Now as an adult, she finds solace in the sounds of bodily harm. But when she’s told she might lose her hearing again, she escalates her gruesome sound experiments in a quest to compose her masterpiece.

Private Number
›R2015 · Mystery, Horror, Thriller · 95m · Hal Ozsan, Nicholle Tom, Tom Sizemore
A series of cryptic phone messages and visions haunt a writer while he struggles to finish a novel. As they increase in intensity, he loses his grip on reality, eventually obsessing over an old mystery that will lead to horrific revelations about both him and his loyal wife.

Rocktober Blood
›1984 · Horror, Music · 88m · Tray Loren, Donna Scoggins, Cana Cockrell
A crazed rock singer returns from the dead to murder members of his former band.

Ghost Son
›R2007 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 97m · Laura Harring, John Hannah, Pete Postlethwaite
A widowed newlywed stays on her deceased husband's South African farm, then bears a child who seems to be possessed by the dead man.

Lady Psycho Killer
›2015 · Horror, Drama, Comedy · 82m · Kate Daly, Dennis Andres, Josh Dolphin
A doe-eyed knife-wielding killer is on the loose in a small town slicing and dicing men of questionable intent left and right. As her brutality leaves a town littered with corpses, her unquenchable blood-lust is lost on her young lover who is willing to pursue her regardless of the obvious warning signs of psychosis. Will he meet his end at the end of her blade? She decides who lives or dies!

Burying the Ex
›R2014 · Comedy, Horror · 89m · Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene, Alexandra Daddario
Before horror enthusiast Max can break things off with his girlfriend Evelyn she dies in a bus accident. In time, Max meets another woman only to have Evelyn resurface as a zombie ready to resume their relationship.

Mercy Black
›PG-132019 · Horror, Mystery · 87m · Daniella Pineda, Austin Amelio, Elle LaMont
A woman is sent to a mental institution after stabbing her classmate in an attempt to conjure an evil spirit called, Mercy Black. Fifteen years later she's released, and must save her nephew, who has become obsessed with the phenomenon.

In Dreams
›R1999 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 100m · Annette Bening, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea
A suburban housewife learns that she has psychic connections to a serial killer, and can predict this person's motives through her dreams.

The Terror
›1963 · Horror, Mystery · 79m · Boris Karloff, Jack Nicholson, Sandra Knight
Lt. Andre Duvalier awakens on a beach to the sight of a strange woman who leads him to the gothic, towering castle that serves as home to an eerie baron.

Stage Fright
›R2014 · Horror · 89m · Allie MacDonald, Meat Loaf, Douglas Smith
A high-end musical theater camp is terrorized by a bloodthirsty killer who hates musical theater.

The Dunwich Horror
›R1970 · Horror · 88m · Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley
Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previous night. He is turned away by Wilbur, the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys' darkest secret — as well as a great evil.

Visiting Hours
›R1982 · Horror, Thriller · 105m · Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl
A deranged, misogynistic killer assaults a journalist. When he discovers that she survived the attack, he follows her to the hospital to finish her off.

Room 203
›NR2022 · Horror · 104m · Francesca Xuereb, Viktoria Vinyarska, Scott Gremillion
Two female roommates were tormented by the vengeful spirits dwelling in their gothic-style, rented apartment, which contains an ornate centerpiece.






















