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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Attack of the Crab Monsters
›1957 · Science Fiction, Horror · 63m · Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson
A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.
All the Creatures Were Stirring
›2018 · Horror · 80m · Katie Parker, Amanda Fuller, Constance Wu
When an awkward date on Christmas Eve leads a couple into a strange theater, they're treated to a bizarre and frightening collection of Christmas stories, featuring a wide ensemble of characters doing their best to avoid the horrors of the holidays. From boring office parties and last-minute shopping, to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there's plenty out there to fear this holiday season.
The Retreat
›2021 · Thriller, Horror · 82m · Tommie-Amber Pirie, Sarah Allen, Rossif Sutherland
Renee and Valerie, a couple at a cross roads in their relationship, leave the city to spend the week at a remote cabin with friends. But when they arrive, their friends are nowhere to be found. As they stumble through their relationship woes, they discover they are being hunted by a group of militant extremists who are determined to exterminate them.
Beneath the Surface
›R2022 · Fantasy, Horror, Thriller · 93m · Nicola Wright, Stephanie Lodge, Georgie Banks
A young woman survives a great white shark attack, whilst on a family boating vacation, however soon realizes the nightmare is far from over. Those around her can not be trusted, and she must face her demons, if she is to step back in the water.
Stickman
›2017 · Thriller, Horror · 90m · Hayley Law, Sara Alicia Garcia, Zoé De Grand Maison
The thing that waits under your bed, hides in the closet, stalks your dreams… is waiting for you. At least Emma Wright knew that at the age of 7 when she was wrongly accused of murdering her sister. Emma knew it was the Stickman. After years of isolation she finally has her demons under control and is released.
They Nest
›PG-132000 · Science Fiction, Horror, TV Movie · 92m · Thomas Calabro, Dean Stockwell, John Savage
After freezing up under pressure in the emergency room, Dr. Cahill decides to spend a few months unwinding on a little Maine island where he immediately gets off on the wrong foot with the locals. Meanwhile, a body has washed up on shore infested with a strange type of carnivorous cockroach. But when Dr. Cahill tries to warn the townsfolk of the danger, they are naturally skeptical. Will they realize the truth before it's too late?
Attack of the Puppet People
›NR1958 · Horror, Science Fiction · 79m · John Hoyt, John Agar, June Kenney
A deranged scientist creates a ray that can shrink people down to doll size.
The Unseen
›R1980 · Horror · 94m · Barbara Bach, Stephen Furst, Sydney Lassick
A trio of female reporters find themselves staying overnight in a house occupied by a hostile being lurking in the basement
Whisper
›R2022 · Horror, Thriller · 76m · Linda Louise Duan, Penelope Read, Arron Blake
A young Nurse is assigned to look after a patient in a remote location in the English countryside. As the night continues she finds herself terrorized by an unseen force that is connected with her patient.
Kolobos
›R1999 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Amy Weber, Donny Terranova, Nichole Pelerine
Five young individuals agree to live in an isolated lodge together and have their daily activities filmed. But soon the house is locked down and they each run into the murderous clutches of a faceless serial killer who may not be working alone.
Hide and Go Shriek
›R1988 · Horror, Thriller · 90m · George Thomas, Donna Baltron, Brittain Frye
A group of teenagers spend the night in a furniture shop for a graduation party. When one of them talks her boyfriend into a game of hide-and-seek, a psycho killer starts hunting them down one by one.
Ghostkeeper
›R1981 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Riva Spier, Murray Ord, Sheri McFadden
A group of three friends on a snowmobiling trip find themselves stranded at an abandoned lodge isolated in the mountains. They discover that an old woman resides in the hotel, along with an evil entity that she is keeping in the basement.
7 Days to Live
›2000 · Horror, Thriller · 96m · Nick Brimble, Renee Ackermann, Zdeněk Maryška
A grieving woman suffers terrifying visions of her own demise after she and her husband move into a country mansion.
The House on Pine Street
›2015 · Drama, Horror · 111m · Emily Goss, Taylor Bottles, Cathy Barnett
A psychological horror about a young woman coping with an unwanted pregnancy after moving into a seemingly haunted house.
Cries in the Night
›R1980 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Kay Hawtrey, Lesleh Donaldson, Barry Morse
A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open, however, guests begin disappearing or turning up dead.
The Abandon
›R2024 · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller · 97m · Jonathan Rosenthal, Tamara Perry, Regis Terencio
Injured U.S. soldier Miles Willis awakens to discover he is trapped in a mysterious cube armed only with his combat gear. As Miles begins to question his sanity, he finds a lifeline – a voice on the other end of his satellite phone who claims to be a prisoner in a similar space. As the walls close in, these two strangers must put their heads together if they are to outwit their captors and unlock this deadly puzzle.
Observance
›PG-132016 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 90m · Brendan Cowell, John Jarratt, Louisa Mignone
In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has birthed a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him.
Brain Dead
›NR2007 · Horror · 95m · Joshua Benton, Sarah Grant Brendecke, Michelle Tomlinson
A sleepy fishing port town is consumed with terror when a small crater crash-lands nearby and releases a slimy parasitic agent that transforms the residents into brain-eating zombies. Cornered in an abandoned fishing lodge, six strangers are forced to band together to stave off the blood-sucking monsters clawing the walls outside.
Kindred
›NR2020 · Drama, Mystery, Horror · 101m · Tamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden, Edward Holcroft
When her boyfriend Ben suddenly dies in an accident, mother-to-be Charlotte collapses upon receiving the news. She wakes up in Ben’s family home, a crumbling old manor house in the middle of nowhere with Ben’s overbearing mother and his controlling stepbrother who are determined to care for her. Grief-stricken and increasingly haunted by visions possibly brought on by the pregnancy, Charlotte begins to doubt the family's intentions and her suspicions grow that they may be trying to control her and her unborn baby.
Scared Stiff
›R1987 · Horror · 83m · Andrew Stevens, Mary Page Keller, David Ramsey
Kate's a single mom rock star recovering from a nervous breakdown; David is her psychiatrist turned lover. After David buys an old Charleston mansion and Kate and her son move in with him, strange events occur including the discoveries of a secret hidden attic and the diary of the murderous slave trader who owned the home. Kate hears a piano playing by itself and sees the ghost of the slave trader who once lived there. Their relationship is strained by the bizarre events as Kate's sanity is again questioned as she insists what she's seen is real...but is it?
Windows
›R1980 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 96m · Talia Shire, Elizabeth Ashley, Joe Cortese
Emily Hollander becomes the subject of a lesbian obsession at the hands of Andrea Glassen, her next-door neighbour.
Dream Cruise
›2007 · Horror, TV Movie · 87m · Daniel Gillies, Ryo Ishibashi, Yoshino Kimura
Absolutely terrified of the sea, an American lawyer reluctantly goes on an ocean cruise to be near the wife of a client, with no idea of the grim situation that awaits them all.
Rest in Pieces
›1987 · Horror · 90m · Scott Thompson Baker, Lorin Jean Vail, Dorothy Malone
A newlywed couple move into the mansion of the bride's recently dead aunt. Soon strange things begin to happen when the various tenants and servants of the mansion don't want to leave and the bride and groom are in a deadly predicament.
The Wind
›1986 · Horror, Thriller · 92m · Meg Foster, Wings Hauser, David McCallum
Mystery writer Sian Anderson leaves her boyfriend John for three weeks of intense writing in the isolated Greek town of Monemvassia. Upon her arrival in the ancient, deserted, walled-in fortress, she is met by Elias Appleby, the round eccentric landlord who guides her through mysterious underground passageways to the house where she will work. He warns her to stay inside at night because of the killer winds that arrive after dark.