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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WreckSeries
›TV-MA2022 · Comedy, Mystery · 2 seasons · Oscar Kennedy, Thaddea Graham, Alice Nokes
Aboard the mega cruise ship Sacramentum, 20-year-old new recruit, Jamie, infiltrates the 3000-strong crew in a desperate race to find his missing sister. She was working aboard the same vessel on a previous tour and vanished mid-charter.
You'll Like My Mother
›PG1972 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 93m · Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy, Richard Thomas
Francesca, a pregnant Los Angeles widow, journeys to her late husband's Minnesota hometown to finally meet his mother and family. After being met with icy acceptance from her mother-in-law, then getting stranded with her in a blizzard, Francesca begins to discover terrifying secrets about her husband's family.
Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam TapesSeries
›TV-MA2025 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · David Berkowitz, Jack Jones, Mary Murphy
Mixing present-day interviews with previously unheard recordings, this true-crime series examines serial killer David Berkowitz's mark on 1970s New York.
The Atlanta Child MurdersSeries
›1985 · Drama · 1 season · Jason Robards, James Earl Jones, Rip Torn
The Atlanta Child Murders is a TV miniseries that aired on February 10 and 12, 1985 on CBS. Inspired by true events, the miniseries examines the so-called "Atlanta child murders" of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the SaviorSeries
›2024 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Ian Kincaid, Jack Truitt, Chaz Riddle
Explore the life and crimes of Hadden Clark, a lesser-known serial killer. Dive into the inner workings of the volatile and dysfunctional Clark family, Hadden's path of depravity, and the shocking confessions he made to his cellmate that sent investigators on a search to solve the cold cases allegedly linked to him.
The Black Dagger BrotherhoodSeries
›TV-MA2025 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 2 seasons · Robert Maaser, Olivia Grace Applegate, Michael Roark
A brotherhood of vampire warriors protects their race from demonic lessers. United by tragedy, the few remaining fighters confront the lessers, striving to restore the vampire realm.
The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial KillerSeries
›2025 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Jeff Jellison
Hamilton County coroner Jeff Jellison launches a new investigation into Herb Baumeister decades after thousands of bones were found in the woods behind Fox Hollow Farms, Baumeister's stately home. Using new DNA technology, Jellison and his team work to identify the human remains, bringing long-deferred closure to victims' families and unearthing unsettling questions about potential accomplices, missing evidence, and a key witness whose story keeps changing.
Jack the Ripper: The Definitive StorySeries
›2011 · Documentary, Drama · 1 season · Paul Begg, Dianne Learmouth, Caroline Waite
Two-part docudrama recreating the famous investigation using reenactments and state-of-the-art CGI.
Project: S.E.R.A.Series
›2013 · Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 1 season · Julia Voth, Derek Theler, Victor Webster
Follows Gillian Eames and Lieutenant Riggins as they race against the clock to stop the black market sale of a highly volatile biological agent that was originally designed by the military to expedite the recovery of soldiers wounded on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dark PassagesSeries
›2021 · Documentary, Mystery, Crime · 1 season · William Klapperbein, William Conrad, Darrin Drugan
Delve deep with this series that explores everything from supernatural creatures and unsolved crimes to horrific conspiracies that both baffle and fascinate. This investigative series explores the lesser-known, often terrifying stories you've never heard.
Shock DocsSeries
›2020 · Documentary, Mystery, Reality · 4 seasons
A documentary series that takes a fresh look at true and terrifying tales of paranormal encounters.
The Hillside StranglerSeries
›2021 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Anthony Meoli, Bob Grogan, Jane King
A serial killer stalks Los Angeles in the 1970s, leaving bodies on display throughout the Hollywood Hillside. After a man named Kenneth Bianchi is arrested in 1979 on the suspicion of a double homicide in Bellingham, Washington, it doesn’t take long for Los Angeles investigators to connect the dots back to the serial killer they dubbed “The Hillside Strangler.” But there’s a catch — through a series of explosive recorded interviews with various psychologists and psychiatrists, Bianchi claims that the perpetrator is NOT him; it’s actually his multiple personality, ‘Steve‘ — and that’s not all he has to say on the matter.
RiverdaleSeries
›TV-142017 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 7 seasons · KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
Bird Box
›R2018 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 124m · Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich
Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.
The Book of Eli
›R2010 · Action, Thriller, Science Fiction · 118m · Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Underworld
›R2003 · Fantasy, Action, Thriller · 122m · Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen
Vampires and werewolves have waged a nocturnal war against each other for centuries. But all bets are off when a female vampire warrior named Selene, who's famous for her strength and werewolf-hunting prowess, becomes smitten with a peace-loving male werewolf, Michael, who wants to end the war.
Annabelle: Creation
›R2017 · Horror · 110m · Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Eliana Bateman, Lulu Wilson
Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the doll maker's possessed creation—Annabelle.
Paranormal Activity
›R2007 · Horror, Mystery · 86m · Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs
After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic but is certainly the most active in the middle of the night.
Blade II
›R2002 · Fantasy, Horror, Action · 117m · Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
Hannibal
›R2001 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 131m · Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman
After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media.
In the Heart of the Sea
›PG-132015 · Thriller, Drama, Adventure · 122m · Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship Essex is assaulted by something no one could believe—a whale of mammoth size and will, and an almost human sense of vengeance.
A Quiet Place: Day One
›PG-132024 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 100m · Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff
As New York City is invaded by alien creatures who hunt by sound, a woman named Sam fights to survive with her cat.
Scream VI
›R2023 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 123m · Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.
The House That Jack Built
›R2018 · Drama, Horror, Crime · 152m · Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz, Uma Thurman
Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.
