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 Zodiac
›R2005 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 92m · Justin Chambers, Robin Tunney, Rory Culkin
An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. Based on a true story.
The Monkey's Paw
›NR2013 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · C.J. Thomason, Stephen Lang, Michelle Pierce
After Jake Tilton is given a mystical "monkey's paw" talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, he finds his world turned upside down after his first two wishes result in his malevolent coworker, Tony Cobb, being resurrected from the dead. When Cobb pressures Jake into using the final wish to reunite Cobb with his son, his intimidation quickly escalates into relentless murder - forcing Jake to outwit his psychotic friend and save his remaining loved ones.
The Scary of Sixty-First
›NR2021 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 81m · Betsey Brown, Madeline Quinn, Dasha Nekrasova
Two roommates’ lives are upended after finding out that their new Manhattan apartment harbors a dark secret.
The Tripper
›R2006 · Horror, Comedy · 93m · David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Richmond Arquette
A Ronald Reagan-obsessed serial killer targets a bunch of hippies who are heading to a weekend-long concert.
Cassadaga
›R2011 · Horror, Thriller · 108m · Kelen Coleman, Kevin Alejandro, Louise Fletcher
A deaf girl attempts to contact her sister during a séance, only to connect with the ghost of a murdered woman.
My Boyfriend's Back
›PG-131993 · Comedy, Romance, Horror · 85m · Andrew Lowery, Traci Lind, Danny Zorn
Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, as Johnny tries to stop an armed robbery and save Missy from danger, he's killed, but resurrected as a zombie not long after. Now, with the help of his mentor, self-proclaimed Zombie Expert Maggie, Johnny must control his flesh-eating urges while trying to win the heart of Missy.
Never Cry Werewolf
›PG-132008 · Horror · 87m · Nina Dobrev, Kevin Sorbo, Peter Stebbings
Loren doesn't like her new neighbor, Jared, or his vicious dog. Along with her friend Steven, Loren spies on Jared and begins to suspect he's a werewolf, responsible for a rash of disappearances. But Jared is watching her just as closely because Loren reminds him of his dead wife. As a full-moon night nears, Loren enlists the help of TV star Redd Tucker, who knows how to hunt -- and who believes her werewolf theory.
Killer Workout
›R1987 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Marcia Karr, David James Campbell, Fritz Matthews
Two years ago, a young woman named Valerie was burned after entering a tanning salon. Now, Rhonda runs a local gym where all of a sudden, people are being murdered.
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
›R2003 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 88m · Lisa Brenner, Steven Brand, Kate Burton
Set at the turn of the century, this is the tale of Ellen Rimbauer who just received this mysterious mansion as a wedding gift from her new husband...
He Knows You're Alone
›R1980 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Don Scardino, Caitlin O'Heaney, Elizabeth Kemp
A reluctant bride-to-be is stalked by a serial killer who only kills brides and the people around them. While her friends get whacked one by one, a hard-boiled renegade cop whose bride had been killed years before tries to hunt the killer down before it is too late.
Astral
›NR2018 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 83m · Frank Dillane, Catherine Steadman, Trevor White
A detached university student faces the consequences of astral projection when he uses it to reconnect with his dead mother.
The Wizard of Gore
›R2007 · Mystery, Horror · 94m · Kip Pardue, Bijou Phillips, Crispin Glover
In the darkly phantasmagorical world of the carnival magician and sideshow hypnotist, the gruesome "illusions" of Montag the Magnificent are unique in that they seem to become retroactive reality long after the the tricks are done. Is it coincidence, or circumstantial evidence of the world's most diabolically ingenious murders? When an underground journalist begins to investigate the strange deaths, the truth proves to be far more bizarre and disturbing than anything he or his readers might have imagined.
Return to Cabin by the Lake
›2001 · Mystery, Horror, Thriller · 89m · Judd Nelson, Brian Krause, Dahlia Salem
Murderous screenwriter Stanley Caldwell, who incidentally is thought to be dead, returns to the scenes of his crimes.
The Ape Man
›NR1943 · Horror, Science Fiction, Crime · 64m · Bela Lugosi, Louise Currie, Wallace Ford
A scientist is turned into an ape man.
The Ape
›NR1940 · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · 62m · Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon, Gene O'Donnell
Dr. Bernard Adrian is a kindly scientist who seeks to cure a young woman's polio. He needs human spinal fluid to complete the formula for his experimental serum. Meanwhile, a vicious circus ape has broken out of its cage, and is terrorizing the townspeople. Can there be a connection?
Blood Dolls
›R1999 · Comedy, Horror · 84m · Kristopher Logan, Debra Mayer, William Paul Burns
Virgil, an eccentric freak billionaire, spends his days being a "biological inventor." The "blood dolls," his newest creation, aid him in getting revenge on those who betrayed him.
Exploited
›NR2022 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 82m · Jordan Ver Hoeve, Andrew Matthew Welch, Makenzie Vega
A college freshman becomes obsessed with the previous owner of his school issued laptop, a webcam model whose last session may have ended in murder.
The Hillside Strangler
›R2004 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 97m · Allison Lange, Nicholas Turturro, C. Thomas Howell
Kenneth Bianchi is a security guard whose attempts to become a police officer are repeatedly thwarted. He moves to California to live with his cousin Angelo and dates a string of women, becoming increasingly preoccupied with sex. Eventually the cousins decide to start an escort agency. After violently killing a prostitute they thought had betrayed them, Kenneth and Angelo begin committing a series of crimes that become a media sensation.
An American Ghost Story
›2012 · Horror · 95m · Stephen Twardokus, Liesel Kopp, Jon Gale
When Paul, an unemployed writer, decides to rent and live in a house that's rumored to be haunted, he puts his life and his relationships in grave danger as he obsessively attempts to get the story that will finally make his career.
They Remain
›2018 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 102m · William Jackson Harper, Rebecca Henderson, Malcolm Mills
Two scientists investigate the root of environmental changes and strange animal behavior at a remote site where a cult committed atrocities. The isolated location, the unraveling of their relationship, and the biome itself begin to lead them down a path of doom where primeval forces threaten to consume them. An adaptation of Laird Barron's short story "–30–".
Lucky Bastard
›NC-172014 · Crime, Drama, Horror · 94m · Betsy Rue, Don McManus, Chris Wylde
Lucky Bastard is a "found footage" thriller about a porn website run by Mike (Don McManus) that invites fans to have sex with porn stars. Jay Paulson plays Dave, an eager young fan given a chance to have sex with the fabulous Ashley Saint (Betsy Rue). But everyone gets more than they bargained for in the seemingly mild-mannered Dave... with gruesome results. The film is captured by the "Lucky Bastard" porn cameras for a fresh take on the "found footage" genre
Eternal
›R2004 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 107m · Conrad Pla, Caroline Néron, Victoria Sanchez
Detective Raymond Pope is a detective of questionable morals, searching for his missing wife. His investigation leads him to the wealthy estate of the enigmatic Elizabeth Kane and her young maid Irina. Under Elizabeth's fascinating looks and aristocratic manners hides a terrifying secret,shared by her companion Irina. As Detective Pope finds himself perversely drawn to the powerful Elizabeth, bodies begin to surface, his inquiries only deepening the mystery surrounding Elizabeth's past. Pope's obsession grows so intense that he completely fails to anticipate Elizabeth's reaction to his intrusion into her dark world, a fatal mistake that might cost him his life and the lives of those close to him.
The Brute Man
›1946 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 58m · Rondo Hatton, Tom Neal, Jan Wiley
A facially disfigured and mentally unhinged man wreaks his revenge on those he blames for his condition.
Wake Up
›2019 · Horror, Thriller · 78m · Kelly Frances Fischer, Scott Broughton, Traci L. Newman
When a psychiatric doctor researches a young girls' diary to find out why she murdered her entire family, he begins to fall into the same state of insomnia and confusion that led her to lose her mind.