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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K-12
›R2019 · Fantasy, Horror · 92m · Melanie Martinez, Elita Harkov, Megan Gage
Cry Baby, a strong and sensitive girl, is sent off to a disturbing sleepaway school that’s hidden underneath a grandiose façade. Luckily, she has a sweet and unapologetic best friend who sticks up for her when she gets bullied by the other students whose brains are under control by the Principal and his wicked staff. With the help of the magical friends they meet along the way, as well as an Angelic Spirit Guide, they are able to gain the strength they need to fight off the school’s belligerent patriarchal conditioning.
Anything for Jackson
›NR2020 · Horror · 96m · Sheila McCarthy, Julian Richings, Konstantina Mantelos
A bereaved Satanist couple kidnap a pregnant woman so they can use an ancient spellbook to put their dead grandson's spirit into her unborn child, but they end up summoning more than they bargained for.
The Legend of Hell House
›PG1973 · Horror, Mystery · 95m · Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill
A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic, and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove or disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House.
The Conspiracy
›NR2012 · Thriller, Horror · 85m · Aaron Poole, James Gilbert, Ian Anderson
A documentary about conspiracy theories takes a horrific turn after the filmmakers uncover an ancient and dangerous secret society.
It Came from Outer Space
›1953 · Science Fiction, Horror · 80m · Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake
Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
›G1968 · Horror · 92m · Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson
In the shadow of Castle Dracula, the Prince of Darkness is revived by blood trickling from the head-wound of an unconscious priest attempting exorcism. And once more fear and terror strikes Transylvania as the undead Prince of Darkness stalks the village of Keineneburg to ensnare victims and satisfy his evil thirst.
The Medusa Touch
›1978 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 109m · Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick
A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.
The Passenger
›NR2023 · Horror, Thriller · 98m · Kyle Gallner, Johnny Berchtold, Liza Weil
Randolph Bradley is perfectly content fading into the background, but when his coworker Benson snaps and goes on a violent killing spree, he’s forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past in order to find a way to survive.
Dark Night of the Scarecrow
›NR1981 · Horror, TV Movie · 97m · Charles Durning, Larry Drake, Robert F. Lyons
Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men find themselves being stalked one by one.
Long Weekend
›1979 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 95m · John Hargreaves, Briony Behets, Mike McEwen
When a suburban couple goes camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isn't in an accommodating mood.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
›1941 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 113m · Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.
The House That Dripped Blood
›PG1971 · Horror, Mystery · 102m · Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Denholm Elliott
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
Birth/Rebirth
›R2023 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 99m · Marin Ireland, Judy Reyes, A.J. Lister
A single mother and a childless morgue technician are bound together by their relationship to a little girl they have reanimated from the dead.
Cropsey
›NR2010 · Crime, Documentary, Mystery · 84m · Joshua Zeman, Barbara Brancaccio, Bill Ellis
Realizing the urban legend of their youth has actually come true, two filmmakers delve into the mystery surrounding five missing children and the real-life boogeyman linked to their disappearances.
The Ninth Configuration
›R1980 · Drama, Comedy, Horror · 118m · Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller
Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusions, allowing them free rein to express their fantasies.
The ABC MurdersSeries
›TV-142018 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 1 season · John Malkovich, Rupert Grint, Eamon Farren
1933. Hercule Poirot, older and greyer, receives letters threatening murder. The sender signs themselves only as “A.B.C.” When he takes the letters to the police looking for help, Hercule finds all his old friends have moved on. But soon there is a murder and the once-great detective must take matters into his own hands.
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
›R1981 · Thriller, Horror · 96m · Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson
Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death to anyone who comes between her and her obsession. But the investigating detective is convinced that Billy is the real killer - and determined to prove it. Madness and fanaticism work together to drag all concerned into a terrifying vortex of blood-letting that adds a nightmarish twist to the classic Oedipus story.
MECH-X4Series
›TV-Y72016 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family · 2 seasons · Nathaniel J. Potvin, Kamran Lucas, Raymond Cham Jr.
Ryan Walker mysteriously awakens MECH-X4, a giant robot built to defend Bay City against impending doom. When monsters begin to descend, Ryan recruits his two best friends and his brother to help pilot the robot that is their only hope of saving their town from mass destruction.
All My Friends Hate Me
›R2022 · Comedy, Thriller, Horror · 93m · Tom Stourton, Georgina Campbell, Charly Clive
A college reunion goes awry when Pete suspects his friends may be out to get him... As their weekend getaway grows more and more uncomfortable, should Pete be worried about his safety, or is it all in his head?
Werewolf of London
›1935 · Horror, Fantasy · 75m · Henry Hull, Warner Oland, Valerie Hobson
A strange animal attack turns a botanist into a bloodthirsty monster.
From Beyond the Grave
›PG1974 · Fantasy, Horror, Drama · 97m · Peter Cushing, David Warner, Donald Pleasence
Four customers purchase, or take, items from Temptations Limited, an antiques shop whose motto is “Offers You Cannot Resist.” A nasty fate awaits all of them; particularly those who cheat the shop's Proprietor.
Murders in the Rue Morgue
›1932 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 61m · Sidney Fox, Bela Lugosi, Leon Ames
In 19th century Paris, a maniac abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship but constantly meets failure as the abducted women die.
Little Bone Lodge
›R2023 · Horror, Crime, Thriller · 93m · Joely Richardson, Sadie Soverall, Neil Linpow
During a stormy night in the Scottish Highlands, two criminal brothers on the run seek refuge in a desolate farmhouse. But after taking the resident family captive, they find the house holds even darker secrets of its own.
Red White & Blue
›NR2010 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 102m · Amanda Fuller, Noah Taylor, Marc Senter
A woman attracts the attention of a psychotic former Army interrogator and an emotionally fragile young man caring for his ailing mother.
