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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690 titles
Vicious
›R2025 · Horror, Thriller · 98m · Dakota Fanning, Kathryn Hunter, Mary McCormack
When Polly receives a mysterious box, it comes with one rule: place inside something she needs, something she hates, and something she loves. If she doesn’t obey, it will consume everything—and everyone—she’s ever known.
Revenge of the Creature
›1955 · Horror, Science Fiction · 82m · John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield
In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.
Big Legend
›NR2018 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 89m · Kevin Makely, Todd A. Robinson, Summer Spiro
An ex-soldier ventures into the Pacific Northwest to uncover the truth behind his fiance's disappearance.
Ice Cream Man
›R1995 · Comedy, Horror · 84m · Clint Howard, Justin Isfeld, Anndi McAfee
Young Gregory Tudor sees his local ice cream man murdered and later grows up to inherit his business, opting to inject gruesome ingredients—including human body parts—into his frozen confections. When one of the neighborhood boys goes missing, the local kids suspect Gregory and band together to get to the bottom of things.
The Marsh
›R2006 · Horror, Mystery · 92m · Gabrielle Anwar, Louis Ferreira, Forest Whitaker
Writer Claire Holloway is troubled by nightmares of Rose Marsh Farm. She decides to vacation at the farm which unbeknown to her is haunted by the ghost of a little girl and a teenage boy. Claire enlists the help of Geoffry Hunt to help uncover a decade old tragedy.
Scorned
›R2013 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 86m · AnnaLynne McCord, Viva Bianca, Billy Zane
Sadie and Kevin have decided to spend a romantic weekend together at his lake house. But when an unexpected- and unfortunate- text from her best friend Jennifer to Kevin reveals a lurid love affair between the two, Sadie spirals into a hunger for revenge.
Anarchy Parlor
›2016 · Horror · 98m · Robert LaSardo, Jordan James Smith, Sara Fabel
Six young college hopefuls vacationing and partying in Lithuania get more than they bargained for when they unwittingly get caught up in a maniacal tattoo artist's fiendish side business.
Storm Cell
›PG-132008 · Action, Horror, Thriller · 92m · Mimi Rogers, Robert Moloney, Andrew Airlie
A brother and sister are torn apart when their parents die tragically in a tornado. While he moves to Seattle to be away from the memory, she devotes her life to studying storms and weather patterns. When she discovers the threat of a powerful series of tornadoes are heading for Seattle, she must convince her brother and the entire city that she is not crazy; and they are in grave danger
Office Killer
›R1997 · Horror, Thriller, Comedy · 82m · Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn
When Dorine Douglas' job as proofreader for Constant Consumer magazine is turned into an at-home position during a downsizing, she doesn't know how to cope. But after accidentally killing one of her co-workers, she discovers that murder can quench the loneliness of her home life, as a macabre office place forms in her basement, populated by dead co-workers.
Headspace
›R2005 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 89m · Olivia Hussey, William Atherton, Sean Young
25-year-old Alex Borden's chance encounter with a mysterious stranger has found his intellect rapidly expanding, but as the power of his mind grows so too does the mystery of a brutal series of murders. Now, as the killer seems to set his sights on Alex, the frightened genius must use his newfound brain power to put an end to the mayhem once and for all.
The Triangle
›PG2001 · Thriller, TV Movie, Horror · 92m · Luke Perry, Olivia D'Abo, Polly Shannon
This made-for-TV movie follows a group of friends as they try to find a boat lost for 50 years in the Bermuda Triangle.
The House Where Evil Dwells
›R1982 · Horror · 88m · Edward Albert, Susan George, Doug McClure
At the prompting of his diplomat friend, Alex, writer Ted Fletcher takes his wife, Laura, and daughter, Amy, on an extended working holiday. Alex finds a house for them in Kyoto, Japan, and the Fletchers move in, laughing off rumors that the place is haunted. But the ghost of 19th-century samurai Shigero turns out to be very real, and is intent on making the family re-enact an ancient murder-suicide.
Demon House
›R2019 · Horror, Documentary, Thriller · 95m · Zak Bagans, Billy Tolley, Jay Wasley
Mass hysteria breaks-out over an alleged demonic possession in an Indiana home. Zak Bagans then buys the house, sight unseen, over the phone. He and his crew soon become the next victims of the most documented case of demonic possession in US history.
The Levenger Tapes
›2013 · Thriller, Horror · 92m · Johanna Braddy, Lili Mirojnick, Morgan Krantz
Detectives in a remote town pore through every frame of a troubling tape to find the whereabouts of three missing college students. The chilling footage becomes more and more disturbing when the students come upon the bloody dress of an 8-year-old girl in the secluded wilderness and take it upon themselves to find her. Linking the case of the missing girl and the missing students together, the detectives race to piece enough information together to find them alive.
Spasms
›R1983 · Horror, Science Fiction · 90m · Peter Fonda, Oliver Reed, Kerrie Keane
A gigantic serpent is captured on a remote island and shipped to an American college for experimentation.
Mercy
›R2000 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · 117m · Ellen Barkin, Wendy Crewson, Peta Wilson
Detective Catherine Palmer is on the trail of an elusive serial killer. During her investigation she meets Vickie Kittrie, who belongs to an exclusive club of women who engage in secret sessions of bondage and S&M. Matters become even more complicated when Palmer finds herself attracted to Kittrie, leading to a brief lesbian encounter. Palmer soon learns that each victim belonged to this club of prominent, sexually experimental women. In order to catch the killer, Catherine must trust Vickie to guide her through the dangerous and illicit underground.
Vampira
›PG1974 · Comedy, Horror · 88m · David Niven, Teresa Graves, Peter Bayliss
In order to revive his long hibernating bride, Vampira, Count Dracula takes blood samples from several beautiful models, but during the transfusion, Vampira's race turns from white to black.
The Man in the Shadows
›NR2017 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 88m · Sarah Jurgens, Alison Louder, Rebecca Amzallag
A newlywed photographer is stalked by a dark man in a brimmed hat who followers her from her nightmares. Sanity slipping, she meets a mysterious man claiming to know the shocking secrets of the Hat Man.
Teacher's Pet
›R2000 · Horror, Thriller · 92m · Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Jsu Garcia, Katherine Kendall
Psychopath Debbie Strand escapes from a mental institution for the criminally insane and takes the identity of a co-ed she meets and sets herself up on a college campus where she once again begins killing students who get in the way of her obsession with her former high school teacher Sam Deckner now teaching at the college.
Living Death
›NR2006 · Thriller, Horror, Drama · 85m · Greg Bryk, Kristy Swanson, Joshua Peace
Torture is the ultimate seduction when Victor, a powerful and dangerous millionaire, discovers that his beautiful wife Elizabeth (Kristy Swanson) is having a steamy affair with his best friend. And when the lovers' risky plan to get rid of him backfires, Victor's relentless anger and terrifying rage sends him over the edge on a shockingly sadistic quest for total revenge.
Fear Chamber
›1968 · Horror · 88m · Boris Karloff, Julissa, Carlos East
The frightening Boris Karloff 60s thriller with Karloff as a demented doctor using torture for scientific experiments.
Dracula's Widow
›R1988 · Horror, Thriller · 86m · Sylvia Kristel, Josef Sommer, Lenny Von Dohlen
Dracula's wife, Vanessa, comes back to life and attacks Raymond who has a waxworks museum, where he displays notorious monsters and murderers.
Ratter
›NR2015 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 80m · Ashley Benson, Matt McGorry, Rebecca Naomi Jones
Emma is a young and beautiful graduate student just starting a new life in New York City. Like most people her age, she is always connected - her phone and laptop are constant companions, documenting her most intimate moments. What she doesn't realize is that she's sharing her life with an uninvited and dangerous guest. A hacker is following Emma’s every move. When the voyeuristic thrill of watching her digitally isn't enough, the situation escalates to a dangerous and terrifying level.
Jade
›R1995 · Mystery, Thriller · 95m · David Caruso, Linda Fiorentino, Chazz Palminteri
When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man's death leads to an intriguing investigation steeped in sex, corruption and crime. District Attorney David Corelli gets assigned to the case and discovers that a key suspect is his ex-lover Katrina Gavin, a beautiful psychologist who has settled down with his old friend and peer. As Corelli gets deeper into the case, he uncovers dark secrets with far-reaching implications.