
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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Apprentice to Murder
›PG-131988 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 97m · Donald Sutherland, Chad Lowe, Mia Sara
Pennsylvania, 1928. Billy Kelly, a sixteen-year old boy, meets a mysterious traveler claiming he's the messenger of God. Falling under under the spell of this "doctor" Reese, he will soon discover Reese has murderous plans for his future. Based on a true story.

Make-Out with Violence
›2008 · Comedy, Fantasy, Horror · 105m · Eric Lehning, Cody De Vos, Leah High
A genre-bending tale of a boy trying to fulfill his unrequited love for a girl who has risen from the dead. It tells the story of twin brothers Patrick and Carol Darling, newly graduated from high school and struggling to come to terms with the mysterious disappearance of their friend, the bright and beautiful Wendy Hearst. When a drive through the countryside surrounding their suburban community leads to the discovery of Wendy's mysteriously animated corpse, the boys secretly transport the un-dead Wendy to an empty house in hopes of somehow bringing her back to life. As the sweltering summer pushes on, they must maintain the appearance of normalcy for their friends and family as they search for ways to revive the Wendy they once knew, or, failing that, to satisfy their own quests for love amongst the living and the dead.

My Best Friend's Exorcism
›R2022 · Horror, Comedy · 96m · Elsie Fisher, Amiah Miller, Rachel Ogechi Kanu
The year is 1988. Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. After an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act…different, which leads Abby to suspect her best friend may be possessed by a demon. With help from some unlikely allies, Abby embarks on a quest to save Gretchen. But is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?

John and the Hole
›NR2021 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 103m · Charlie Shotwell, Taissa Farmiga, Jennifer Ehle
While exploring the neighboring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker — a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into the bunker, where he holds them captive. As they anxiously wait for John to free them from the hole, the boy returns home, where he can finally do what he wants.

Every Witch WaySeries
›TV-G2014 · Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 4 seasons · Paola Andino, Nick Merico, Paris Smith
The series follows 14-year-old Emma Alonso, as she moves to Miami and her life turns upside-down. Not only does she discover that she is a witch, she also has a crush on the boy next door, Daniel. But Daniel’s ex-girlfriend Maddie, who is an 'evil witch' and leader of the school clique the 'Panthers', is still willing to fight for the boy she loves.

Kids vs. Aliens
›NR2023 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 75m · Phoebe Rex, Dominic Mariche, Calem MacDonald
All Gary wants is to make awesome home movies with his best buds. All his older sister Samantha wants is to hang with the cool kids. When their parents head out of town one Halloween weekend, an all-time rager of a teen house party turns to terror when aliens attack, forcing the siblings to band together to survive the night.

Book of Monsters
›NR2019 · Comedy, Horror, Action · 84m · Lyndsey Craine, Michaela Longden, Lizzie Stanton
Sophie's 18th birthday becomes a bloodbath when monsters descend upon her house, devouring the guests and killing anyone who tries to leave. To survive the night, Sophie must face her destiny: monsters are real and she's the only one who can stop them.

The Barn
›NR2016 · Horror · 88m · Mitchell Musolino, Will Stout, Lexi Dripps
It's Halloween 1989, best friends Sam and Josh are trying to enjoy what's left of their final Devil's Night before graduating high school. But trouble arises when the two pals and a group of friends take a detour on their way to a rock concert, finding an old abandoned barn and awakening the evil inside. Now it's up to Sam and Josh to find a way to protect their friends and defeat the creatures that lurk within "The Barn".

April Apocalypse
›NR2013 · Romance, Comedy, Horror · 84m · Reece Thompson, Rebekah Brandes, Brent Tarnol
Artie is pure bred trailer trash. He has zero ambition, is everyone's favorite punching back at school and bears the burden of his virginity in silence. And then April moves out of the state. She's his best friend and support since kindergarten and the love of his life. Three years later Artie finally has the courage to take to the road and go see April to tell her how he feels about her. One car-crash later Artie wakes up in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. But this time he's not going to hide. Artie's love for April doesn't give him wings, but does give him the courage to hack, slash, punch and kick himself a part towards the girl he loves. Time is of the essence, because that bite on his hand will make the difference between a French kiss and a bite out of April's brains.

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.

The Watcher in the Woods
›2017 · Horror, TV Movie · 87m · Anjelica Huston, Nicholas Galitzine, Dixie Egerickx
Mrs. Aylwood is a distraught mother since her daughter, Karen, vanished in the English countryside over 20 years ago. When the Carstairs family move into the Aylwood manor for the summer, strange occurrences begin to unnerve the family and Jan begins to suspect that they are linked to Karen's disappearance. As Jan unravels the dark past hidden by the townspeople, she delves further into the mystery and deeper into danger, but now it might be too late to escape the Watcher in the Woods.

Sweet Sixteen
›1983 · Crime, Horror, Mystery · 90m · Bo Hopkins, Susan Strasberg, Patrick Macnee
A beautiful lonely girl named Melissa tries to make new friends from a town she's currently living in. The only problem is, each of the boys that she spends time with end up brutally murdered. Her sixteenth birthday is on the way, but Melissa turns out to be a suspect when it seems she's the last person who has seen her boyfriends alive.

Perpetrator
›2023 · Horror · 101m · Kiah McKirnan, Alicia Silverstone, Chris Lowell
Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen sent to live with her estranged Aunt Hildie. On the event of her eighteenth birthday, she experiences a radical metamorphosis: a family spell that redefines her called Forevering. When several teen girls go missing at her new school, a mythically feral Jonny goes after the Perpetrator.

Home
›PG-132016 · Horror, Drama, Family · 87m · Heather Langenkamp, Samantha Mumba, Kerry Knuppe
Carrie is a religious fundamentalist. But her mother decided to come-out-of-the-closet and marry another woman, which they have a daughter together with. Now, she is forced to move into a new house with people she cannot accept. The story takes place over the first two days at the strange house, as Carrie's new parents leave for a business trip and she must now take care of her step sister. As creepy occurrences lead to full blown terror, Carrie must learn to overcome her own fears and believes to save her little sister.

Prom Night
›R1980 · Horror, Mystery · 93m · Leslie Nielsen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Casey Stevens
At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years prior.

The Devil's Hand
›PG-132014 · Horror, Thriller · 86m · Rufus Sewell, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Adelaide Kane
Five young Amish girls accused of being Satan's children must fight for their lives when their devout community elders insist they be "cleansed" before turning 18.

The Loneliest Boy in the World
›R2022 · Comedy, Horror · 90m · Max Harwood, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Susan Wokoma
After losing his mother, a lonely boy decides to (literally) dig up some new friends, but when they mysteriously come back to life, he’s launched into a series of misadventures as he tries to keep their secret safe from neighbors, classmates and social workers alike.

Full Moon High
›PG1981 · Horror, Comedy, Fantasy · 95m · Adam Arkin, Ed McMahon, Joanne Nail
After a trip to Romania, popular high school quarterback Tony Walker becomes a werewolf, and struggles to come to terms with his hirsute situation.

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.

The New Mutants
›PG-132020 · Science Fiction, Horror · 94m · Blu Hunt, Charlie Heaton, Maisie Williams
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.

Slaughterhouse Rulez
›R2018 · Comedy, Horror, Action · 104m · Finn Cole, Asa Butterfield, Hermione Corfield
An illustrious British boarding school becomes a bloody battleground when a mysterious sinkhole appears at a nearby fracking site unleashing unspeakable horror.

The New Daughter
›PG-132009 · Horror, Thriller · 108m · Kevin Costner, Ivana Baquero, Gattlin Griffith
John James is a writer; his wife has left him. He moves with his two middle-school children to an isolated house off a dirt road in South Carolina. The property has an Indian burial mound, which fascinates his daughter, Louisa, who's entering puberty.

Stage Fright
›R2014 · Horror · 89m · Allie MacDonald, Meat Loaf, Douglas Smith
A high-end musical theater camp is terrorized by a bloodthirsty killer who hates musical theater.

Dance of the Dead
›2005 · Horror, TV Movie, Science Fiction · 59m · Jonathan Tucker, Jessica Lowndes, Ryan McDonald
In a post-apocalyptic society, seventeen-year-old Peggy lives with her over-protective mother and works in the family restaurant. When punks enter the restaurant, and one takes an interest in her, Peggy makes a decision that will change her life forever.






















