
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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Killdozer
›1974 · TV Movie, Science Fiction, Thriller · 74m · Clint Walker, Carl Betz, Neville Brand
A small construction crew on an island is terrorized when a spirit-like being takes over a large bulldozer, and goes on a killing rampage.

Left in Darkness
›NR2006 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Monica Keena, David Anders, Tim Thomerson
Celia has had a rough life, with a mother who died in childbirth and a father who disappeared. Unfortunately for Celia, death is not any easier than life. When she is drugged and raped at a frat party, Celia dies from an overdose, and must battle the terrible Soul Eaters who roam the afterlife.

The Child
›R1977 · Horror, Mystery · 82m · Laurel Barnett, Rosalie Cole, Frank Janson
In early 20th century California, a young woman takes a job as a nanny to a young girl whose mother has recently died. On her way to the rural, secluded home, she meets a neighbor who warns her of the family's reputation. She soon meets the crabby, morbid Mr. Nordon, his awkward son Len, and the aloof Rosalie; who can seemingly animate objects when she is angry.

The Haunting of Alcatraz
›2020 · Horror · 86m · Helen Crevel, Beau Fowler, Jonathan Hansler
Alcatraz. 1937. A young prison guard working the night shift experiences a string of chilling disturbances culminating in the bizarre death of an inmate at the most famous prison in the world

Removal
›R2010 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 91m · Billy Burke, Mark Kelly, Osgood Perkins
Witnessing a murder and a suicide caused Cole to have hallucinations that cost him his marriage and job. Now working as a cleaner he must clean a stately home outside of the city, owned by the sadistic Henry.

The 7th Dimension
›2010 · Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror · 95m · Kelly Adams, Jonathan Rhodes, Lucy Evans
Two young women arrive at a curious penthouse apartment, led by one's crush on her tutor. However, her love interest doesn't live alone. He's part of a trio of computer hackers about to embark on the ultimate job on the world's most mysterious mainframe. Whilst doing so, they unlock more than they bargain for with supernatural and ultimately fatal results. Can this seemingly insignificant chain of events, which have thrown this group together, be construed as fate? Can the beacon provide a signal of hope or is it a web of manipulation, paranoia and ultimately... murder?

Raised by Wolves
›2014 · Horror · 76m · Evan Crooks, Monty Geer, Leore Hayon
When a group of friends come across an abandoned house in the barren desert, what follows is a terrifying tale of evil possession causing the friends to slowly turn against each other.

Lord of Tears
›2013 · Drama, Horror · 100m · David Schofield, Alexandra Nicole Hulme, Euan Douglas
Lord of Tears tells the story of James Findlay, a school teacher plagued by recurring nightmares of a mysterious and unsettling entity. Suspecting that his visions are linked to a dark incident in his past, James returns to his childhood home, a notorious mansion in the Scottish Highlands, where he uncovers the disturbing truth behind his dreams, and must fight to survive the brutal consequences of his curiosity.

Nightmare Radio: The Night Stalker
›2023 · Horror · 78m · Paula Brasca, Agustin Olcese, Valeria San Martin
A late-night radio DJ with a program where people call to tell her real horror stories, soon will find out how far an obsessed fan is willing to go.

Brute 1976
›2024 · Horror · 105m · Adriane McLean, Sarah French, Gigi Gustin
In 1976 a group of people in the desert for a photo shoot, stumble upon an abandoned town called Savage. But they are not alone. A family of masked psychopaths have claimed Savage as their own and are hell bent on living up to its name.

Wax
›R2014 · Horror · 88m · Jimmy Shaw, Jack Taylor, Geraldine Chaplin
A young journalist has to spend a night in Barcelona's Wax Museum to investigate paranormal activities. He has no idea Dr. Knox, an insane cannibal surgeon, hides in the museum at night.

Destination Inner Space
›1966 · Thriller, Science Fiction · 83m · Scott Brady, Sheree North, Gary Merrill
A futuristic underwater sea-lab is having problems with a UFO that's parked between them and a nearby deep ocean trench. As they investigate, they attract the unwanted attention of a dangerous creature who puts the scientists and crew in danger.

One Way Trip
›2011 · Horror · 86m · Sabrina Reiter, Melanie Winiger, Herbert Leiser
Eight young people drive to the Swiss Jura region, food and tents in the trunk. It's autumn and high season for a magic mushroom that grows there - the reason for their trip. After a few problems they arrive at the desired location deep in the woods, the tents are set up, the mushrooms are collected and when it gets dark the party starts. Everything is fine until one of the youths wants to get beer and comes back with a blood-covered and smashed face. They don't know what happened but need to find help. As they discover that their car has a flat tire and their phones don't work, they seek shelter in a nearby farmhouse. But that's just where they were supposed to go. In a nerve racking countdown one after another gets killed by their dangerous haunters

Spellcaster
›1988 · Horror, Mystery · 83m · Adam Ant, Richard Blade, Gail O'Grady
A group of people are killed one by one while participating at a million dollar treasure hunt in a mysterious Italian castle.

Among the Living
›NR2022 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 85m · Dean Michael Gregory, George Newton, Melissa Worsey
Stranded in the aftermath of a deadly outbreak, a brother fights to protect his sister while he desperately searches to find refuge and avoid an infected population with a thirst for blood.

Creature from Black Lake
›PG1976 · Mystery, Horror, Drama · 95m · Jack Elam, Dub Taylor, Dennis Fimple
When the word gets out of a mysterious Bigfoot-type creature, two researchers come to a small town to study and hopefully discover the true nature of the beast. With some help from the locals, the two men to learn that the creature may be a very angry and murderous missing link.

Island of Blood
›1982 · Horror · 82m · Marie-Alise Recasner, Rick Dean, Ron Gardner
The cast and crew of a low budget movie, filming on an island, are murdered one by one in accordance with the lethal lyrics of a punk rock song.

House of Wax
›R2005 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 113m · Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, Brian Van Holt
A group of unwitting teens are stranded near a strange wax museum and soon must fight to survive and keep from becoming the next exhibit.

The Green Inferno
›R2013 · Adventure, Horror · 100m · Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy, Sky Ferreira
A group of student activists travel from New York City to the Amazon to save the rainforest. However, once they arrive in this vast green landscape, they soon discover that they are not alone… and that no good deed goes unpunished.

The Strangers: Prey at Night
›R2018 · Horror, Thriller · 86m · Bailee Madison, Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson
A family's road trip takes a dangerous turn when they arrive at a secluded mobile home park to stay with some relatives and find it mysteriously deserted. Under the cover of darkness, three masked killers pay them a visit to test the family's every limit as they struggle to survive.

Flight 7500
›PG-132014 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 79m · Leslie Bibb, Jamie Chung, Jerry Ferrara
Flight 7500 departs Los Angeles International Airport bound for Tokyo. As the overnight flight makes its way over the Pacific Ocean during its ten-hour course, the passengers encounter what appears to be a supernatural force in the cabin.

Contracted
›R2013 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Katie Stegeman
A young woman contracts what she believes to be an STD—but it ends up being a far worse disease.

The Lodgers
›R2017 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 93m · Charlotte Vega, Bill Milner, Eugene Simon
1920, rural Ireland. Anglo-Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence (The Lodgers) which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; and if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy. When troubled war veteran Sean returns to the nearby village, he is immediately drawn to the mysterious Rachel, who in turn begins to break the rules set out by The Lodgers. The consequences pull Rachel into a deadly confrontation with her brother - and with the curse that haunts them.

Hold Your Breath
›R2024 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 94m · Sarah Paulson, Amiah Miller, Annaleigh Ashford
In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region's horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.






















