
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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Urban Explorer
›2011 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Nathalie Kelley, Klaus Stiglmeier, Nick Eversman
Anxious to explore the mysterious hidden world under metropolitan Berlin, an international group of four urban explorers hires a local guide, Kris, who leads them into the maze of escape tunnels and subterranean fortifications under the city. When their guide has a bad fall, two of the girls in the group frantically set off to seek help while Denis, the young American, stays behind. Armin, a former East German border guard suddenly appears from nowhere. Out of sheer desperation, Denis allows Armin to lead them and their unconscious guide to safety and it is at this moment that Denis realizes he has just made the biggest mistake of his life!

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.

Devil in the Flesh
›R1998 · Horror, Thriller · 99m · Rose McGowan, Alex McArthur, Phil Morris
When her mother is killed in a mysterious house fire, rebellious teen Debbie Strand is sent to live with her grandmother, where she becomes even more unhinged. She develops an intense crush on her hunky creative writing teacher, Peter Rinaldi, but her numerous attempts at seduction end in failure. Soon Peter's friends start turning up dead, and he fears that his fiancée, Marilyn, may be Debbie's next victim.

Schizoid
›R1980 · Horror, Mystery · 89m · Klaus Kinski, Donna Wilkes, Marianna Hill
When Dr. Pieter Fales' patients start receiving ominous letters and getting murdered by an unknown black-clad assailant, he and his daughter both come under suspicion.

Whispers in the Dark
›R1992 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 103m · Annabella Sciorra, Jamey Sheridan, Anthony LaPaglia
Psychiatrist Ann Hecker is ending one relationship and possibly starting an important new one, while finding that some of the sexual exploits her patients relate are weighing on her. Turning to a married friend from her research days for guidance, she finds his help increasingly important when a female patient is murdered and it turns out that her new boyfriend was also seeing the dead woman.

The Vampire Next Door
›2024 · Horror · 111m · Alex Matthews, Jessica Ferguson, Bella Chadwick
When twenty-year-old Cameron discovers he has a female vampire living next door, she enlists him to help her avenge the murder of a former lover. Cameron reluctantly agrees and goes along on the adventure, until he finds out the shocking truth.

Urban Legend
›R1998 · Horror, Mystery · 100m · Alicia Witt, Jared Leto, Rebecca Gayheart
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to various urban legends.

House of 9
›R2005 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 86m · Kelly Brook, Dennis Hopper, Hippolyte Girardot
Nine strangers wake up in a house with no recollection how they got there and no way out. The voice on the PA introduces them to a grisly game they must play. The prize is $5 million and their life.

Held
›R2020 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 94m · Jill Awbrey, Bart Johnson, Travis Cluff
A couple's ailing marriage is put to the test when they are held hostage in an isolated vacation rental by an unseen Voice that commands their every move and threatens harm if they don’t obey.

Grandmother's House
›1988 · Horror, Thriller · 90m · Eric Foster, Kim Valentine, Len Lesser
Recently orphaned teenagers David and Lynn are sent to California to live with their grandparents who they discover are harboring a terrifying secret.

Terminal Invasion
›R2002 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 90m · Bruce Campbell, Chase Masterson, Jason Jones
Aliens in human disguise commandeer a rural airport during a snowstorm. To survive, the people trapped inside must determine which of their own is not of this Earth.

Killer Kate!
›2018 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 80m · Alexandra Feld, Danielle Burgess, Amaris Davidson
Kate attends her estranged sister's bachelorette party at the request of their dying father. The weekend, held at a remote cabin booked on a home sharing app, turns into a savage life-or-death struggle that pits family against family, and past against present.

Summer Camp
›2016 · Horror · 81m · Maiara Walsh, Diego Boneta, Jocelin Donahue
A group of people have just signed up to be camp Councillors at a foreign country. They expect the camp to be the place for a memorable summer. Instead, something strange is going on and some of the campers begin to act strange. Things go terribly wrong real fast as a terrible game of tag has the campers running for their lives or going after the campers.

Beneath
›NR2013 · Horror · 89m · Brent Briscoe, Kurt Caceres, Eric Etebari
A crew of coal miners becomes trapped 600 feet below ground after a disastrous collapse. As the air grows more toxic and time runs out, they slowly descend into madness and begin to turn on one another. Inspired by true events.

The Dorm That Dripped Blood
›R1982 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 88m · Laurie Lapinski, Stephen Sachs, David Snow
A crazed killer stalks college students who gave up their vacation to clean a deserted dormitory.

Midnight Kiss
›NR2019 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 89m · Augustus Prew, Ayden Mayeri, Scott Evans
A group of gay friends head to Palm Springs to ring in the New Year. Things take a terrifying turn as the friends all search for someone to kiss at midnight, and invite a killer into their midst.

Dead Body
›2017 · Horror, Mystery · 85m · Cooper Hopkins, Leah Pfenning, Rachel Brun
Nine high school kids celebrate graduation at a secluded home in the wilderness. They fight, philander, and feel nostalgic as they embark on a life away from home, in college. Once the party dies down they play a game: Dead Body. But when one party-goer takes the game too far, actually murdering the other guests one by one, it's up to the group to set aside their tensions, and ferret out the murderer before it's too late.

Autopsy
›R2008 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Robert Patrick, Jessica Lowndes, Jenette Goldstein
Emily Johnson, her boyfriend Bobby and their friends Clare and Jude are recent college grads driving cross-country, taking a last vacation together before they face the "real" world. An accident leaves them hurt and stranded on a lonely Louisiana road. When the ambulance arrives, it whisks them to Mercy Hospital.

Truth or Dare
›R2017 · Horror, Fantasy, Mystery · 90m · Heather Langenkamp, Alexxis Lemire, Cassie Scerbo
Eight college friends head to a "Haunted Rental" in a remote town for Halloween weekend. There, they play the game rumored to have caused the deaths of seven teenagers decades earlier, Truth or Dare. What starts out as vodka induced fun, quickly turns serious when the dares become sickeningly dangerous and the truths threaten to tear the group apart. When players attempt to refuse the increasingly challenging tasks, they're met with deadly consequences, quickly discovering: you must do the dare, or the dare does you. As the death toll mounts, the remaining players must race against the clock to outrun, outsmart and outlast the simple game of Truth or Dare.

Trespassers
›2019 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 88m · Angela Trimbur, Janel Parrish, Jonathan Howard
Two dysfunctional couples rent a modern luxury desert home for the weekend hoping to sort out their messed-up lives. Just as they are about to settle in for a fun night, a neighbor turns up at their front door saying she has car trouble. But soon they discover the person they let into their home may have nefarious intents.

The Temp
›R1993 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · 97m · Timothy Hutton, Lara Flynn Boyle, Dwight Schultz
Peter Derns, an executive at Mrs. Appleby's Cooke Company, fears his future prospects are crumbling fast, until the arrival of Kris Bolin, a gorgeous, cooly efficient temp - and sultry temptress - who helps him develop a marketing campaign that slays the competition. But after two executives mysteriously die, Peter discovers his job security may vanish due to the one person he needs to trust: his temp.

30 Miles from Nowhere
›2018 · Horror, Comedy · 83m · Carrie Preston, Seana Kofoed, Rob Benedict
When five college pals return to rural Wisconsin for their estranged friend's funeral, what begins as an uneasy reunion becomes a terrifying fight for survival.

The Body Tree
›2017 · Thriller, Horror · 95m · Erica Dasher, Emma Dumont, Kyle Jones
A group of Americans travel to Siberia where a friend died stabbed. Soon, they will discover their hosts are involved in the occult.

Turistas
›R2006 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Josh Duhamel, Melissa George, Olivia Wilde
A group of young backpackers' vacation turns sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian rural area that holds an ominous secret.






















