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 Black Room
›NR1935 · Horror, Crime · 70m · Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen
In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The older grows to be a selfish, slovenly man, who inherits the castle at his father's death and becomes ruler over the formerly happy villagers. He enjoys his power until he learns his younger brother is returning from abroad and, afraid of the prophecy, he determines to murder his sibling, hide his body in the "black room" - an old torture chamber sealed away behind the fireplace - and then impersonate him, right down to his withered arm. In this way he hopes to not only avoid the prophecy, but also escape consequences of his other criminal deeds and obtain marriage to a local girl of the nobility...
Descendent
›2025 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 93m · Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger, Susan Wilder
After a traumatic brain injury triggers terrifying visions of extraterrestrials and a newfound talent for drawing, a father-to-be begins to question his reality and becomes obsessed with the need to protect his family from an unseen threat.
The Flesh and the Fiends
›NR1960 · Horror · 94m · Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence, George Rose
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
›1969 · Crime, Drama, Horror · 101m · Geraldine Page, Ruth Gordon, Rosemary Forsyth
An aging widow hides a deadly secret which she will do anything to keep buried.
Doc of the Dead
›2014 · Documentary, Horror · 81m · Alex Cox, Simon Pegg, Bruce Campbell
The definitive zombie culture documentary, brought to the screen by the makers of THE PEOPLE vs. GEORGE LUCAS.
The Secret of Crickley HallSeries
›2012 · Drama · 1 season · Suranne Jones, Maisie Williams, Tom Ellis
A year after the disappearance of their son, Gabe and Eve Caleigh and their two daughters attempt to start anew, they head to Crickley Hall - a seemingly perfect countryside house. But when cellar doors start to open on their own, phantom children's cries are heard through the night and a frenzied cane-wielding specter rears its head - the Caleigh's realize the house comes with a lot more than they bargained for. Just as they're ready to move out, Eve Caleigh hears Cam's cries and all bets are off.
Tower of London
›1939 · Drama, History, Horror · 92m · Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Barbara O'Neil
In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, eliminates those ahead of him in succession to the throne, then occupied by his brother King Edward IV of England. As each murder is accomplished he takes particular delight in removing small figurines, each resembling one of the successors, from a throne-room dollhouse, until he alone remains. After the death of Edward he becomes Richard III, King of England, and need only defeat the exiled Henry Tudor to retain power.
The Man They Could Not Hang
›NR1939 · Science Fiction, Horror, Crime · 64m · Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox
Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.
The Surrender
›2025 · Drama, Horror · 95m · Kate Burton, Colby Minifie, Neil Sandilands
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.
Deep WaterSeries
›2016 · Crime, Drama · 1 season · Noah Taylor, Yael Stone, William McInnes
Detectives Tori Lustigman and Nick Manning are assigned a brutal murder case in Bondi, where they begin to uncover mounting evidence to suggest the killing is connected to a spate of unexplained deaths, "suicides" and disappearances of gay men throughout the 80s and 90s. Haunted by the disappearance of her teenage brother, Tori's fascination with the case soon turns to fixation. When more ritualistic murders occur with the same bizarre signature, Tori and Nick will need to put their relationships, their careers and their lives on the line to finally reveal the truth.
FallenSeries
›2007 · Drama, Action & Adventure · 1 season · Paul Wesley, Rick Worthy, Hal Ozsan
The phenomenal journey of Aaron Corbett, an 18-year-old Nephilim (half-angel/half human), as he struggles to come to terms with his role as The Redeemer and is drawn into a world where angels walk among us.
The Creep TapesSeries
›TV-MA2024 · Mystery, Drama · 3 seasons · Mark Duplass
A secluded serial killer lures videographers into his world with the promise of a paid job documenting his life. Unfortunately, as the tape rolls, the killer's questionable intentions surface with his increasingly odd behavior and the victims will learn they may have made a deadly mistake.
Sleep Has Her House
›NR2017 · Mystery, Horror · 90m
The shadows of screams climb beyond the hills. It has happened before. But this will be the last time. The last few sense it, withdrawing deep into the forest. They cry out into the black, as the shadows pass away, into the ground.
Dead StillSeries
›TV-142020 · Mystery, Comedy, Crime · 1 season · Michael Smiley, Rhys Dunlop, Eileen O'Higgins
Memorial photographer Brock Blennerhasset makes a living out of photographing the dead in Victorian Ireland. When a series of murders threatens to sully Blennerhasset's reputation, a tenacious detective drags him into an investigation of Dublin's criminal underbelly.
TricksterSeries
›TV-PG2020 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 1 season · Joel Oulette, Nathan Alexis, Crystle Lightning
An Indigenous teen struggles to support his dysfunctional family as myth, magic, and monsters slowly infiltrate his life.
Poltergeist: The LegacySeries
›TV-141996 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 4 seasons · Derek de Lint, Martin Cummins, Helen Shaver
The adventures of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers.
Murder, He Says
›1945 · Comedy, Mystery, Crime · 91m · Fred MacMurray, Helen Walker, Marjorie Main
Pete Marshall is sent as a replacement to the mountain district town of Plainville when a public opinion surveyor who went there goes missing. Visiting the hillbilly family of Mamie Fleagle, Pete begins to suspect that she and her two sons have murdered the surveyor. Pete also believes that Mamie is slowly poisoning wealthy Grandma Fleagle, who has put a vital clue to her fortune in a nonsensical embroidered sampler.
Clearcut
›R1991 · Thriller, Horror, Western · 98m · Ron Lea, Graham Greene, Michael Hogan
A white lawyer finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry Indigenous activist who insists on kidnapping the head of a logging company to teach him the price of his destruction.
I Start Counting
›1970 · Thriller, Drama · 105m · Jenny Agutter, Bryan Marshall, Clare Sutcliffe
An English schoolgirl suspects the foster brother she worships is a serial killer.
The Ghost BustersSeries
›1975 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Family, Comedy · 1 season · Larry Storch, Forrest Tucker, Linda Gary
The Ghost Busters was a live-action children's television series that ran in 1975, about a team of bumbling detectives who would investigate ghostly occurrences. Only 15 episodes were created. This series reunited Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch in roles similar to their characters in F Troop. Tucker played Jake Kong, and Storch played zoot suit-wearing Eddie Spencer. The third member of the trio was Tracy the Gorilla, played by actor Bob Burns. The series was unrelated to the 1984 film Ghostbusters.
LightfieldsSeries
›2013 · Drama · 1 season · Karla Crome, Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Hazeldine
The story follows three families that each lived in Lightfields farmhouse at different time periods (1944, 1975 and 2012) but who are linked by a spine-chilling presence: the ghost of a teenage girl who died in mysterious and tragic circumstances.
The Agatha Christie HourSeries
›1982 · Action & Adventure, Mystery, Crime · 1 season
This ten episode program was based on ten short stories written by Agatha Christie but with wide-ranging themes. Some were romances, some had supernatural themes and a couple were adventures. The common link was that all came from the talented pen of Agatha Christie, all were entertaining and each drama was carefully crafted and well cast with many of Britain's best known actors of the time represented.
The Nightmare RoomSeries
›TV-Y72001 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Kids · 1 season · James Avery
The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived book series The Nightmare Room children's books created by Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine. The Nightmare Room originally aired from August 31, 2001, to March 16, 2002, in the United States. It was rated TV-Y7 for fantasy violence and scenes deemed too scary or disturbing for younger viewers in the United States. Reruns of the series started airing on Chiller on January 7, 2013.
A Kind of SparkSeries
›2023 · Action & Adventure, Drama, Family · 2 seasons · Lola Blue, Georgia de Gidlow, Cait Hamilton
When she discovers a centuries-old mystery within her town, autistic teen Addie finds her voice and lets her light shine as she stands up for those who were persecuted for being different like her.