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 Secret of Skinwalker RanchSeries
›TV-PG2020 · Reality, Documentary · 7 seasons · Travis Taylor, Brandon Fugal, Bryant “Dragon” Arnold
There is a ranch in northern Utah. It is considered the epicenter of the strangest, and most disturbing occurrences on Earth: For two decades, the federal government investigated the property. Their findings have never been made public. Now a new team of independent scientists and researchers are taking over. They are uncovering evidence that the countless stories, of unidentified aerial phenomena, Bizarre energies, and portals that lead to other dimensions Might actually be true. They will stop at nothing to reveal The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch.
Far North
›R2008 · Drama, Thriller, Romance · 89m · Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Krusiec, Sean Bean
In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.
Midnight Son
›2011 · Drama, Horror · 89m · Zak Kilberg, Maya Parish, Jo D. Jonz
MIDNIGHT SON is the story of Jacob, a young man confined to a life of isolation, due to a rare skin disorder that prevents him from being exposed to sunlight. His world opens up when he meets Mary, a local bartender, and falls in love. Tragically, Jacob’s actions become increasingly bizarre as he struggles to cope with the effects of his worsening condition. Forced by the disease to drink human blood for sustenance, he must control his increasingly violent tendencies as local law enforcement narrow their focus on him as a suspect in a series of grisly murders.
Hungry
›2026 · Thriller, Horror · 93m · Madison Davenport, Tracey Bonner, Joaquim de Almeida
A group of holidaymakers must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo on the loose after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
Gator Lake
›2024 · Horror, Comedy, Adventure · 87m · Derek Russo, Jeff Benninghofen, Michael Houston King
In 2003, Lake Jesup became the stage for a real-life horror story, as a monstrous alligator escaped from captivity and began a reign of terror. As the body count rose, a desperate hunt ensued to stop the creature.
The Mad Magician
›1954 · Thriller, Crime, Mystery · 72m · Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor
Don Gallico is an inventor of stage magic effects who aspires to become a star in his own right. Just before his first performance his act is shut down by capricious manager Ross Ormond who wants Gallico's brilliant buzz saw effect for the act of The Great Rinaldi, an established star. With this defeat, and the humiliation of having already lost his wife Claire to Ormond, Gallico decides it is time to take matters into his own hands.
Compulsion
›2024 · Thriller, Horror · 101m · Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Charlotte Kirk, Zach McGowan
Two women—Diana, a flamboyant and ruthless thief, and Evie, a seemingly innocent young woman with a troubled past—become embroiled in a series of horrific murders on the island of Malta.
EastwickSeries
›2009 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 1 season · Rebecca Romijn, Lindsay Price, Jaime Ray Newman
Three very different women find themselves drawn together by a mysterious man who unleashes unique powers in each of them, and this small New England town will never be the same.
Murders in the Zoo
›1933 · Crime, Horror · 62m · Charles Ruggles, Lionel Atwill, Gail Patrick
Dr. Gorman is a millionaire adventurer, traveling the world in search of dangerous game. His bored, beautiful, much younger wife entertains herself in the arms of other men. In turn, Gorman uses his animals to kill these men. When a New York City zoo suggests a fundraising gala, Gorman sees a prime opportunity to dispatch the dashing Roger and anyone else who might cross him.
Black Rainbow
›R1989 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 103m · Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards, Tom Hulce
Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performances. Trouble begins when she gives a message to Mary Kuron from her husband, Tom. But Tom isn't dead... yet. And Martha not only knows he will die, she also knows who killed him. And the murderer knows she knows...
The Private Eyes
›PG1980 · Comedy, Mystery, Horror · 91m · Don Knotts, Tim Conway, Trisha Noble
The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned to knock off the staff one by one, causing Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart to investigate the wacky house and its inhabitants.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
›PG-131983 · Horror, Crime, Mystery · 100m · Ian Richardson, Donald Churchill, Denholm Elliott
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Wicked CitySeries
›TV-142015 · Drama, Crime · 1 season · Erika Christensen, Ed Westwick, Taissa Farmiga
Detectives Jack and Paco investigate a murder spree on the rock ’n’ roll, cocaine-infused revelry of the Sunset Strip.
Scared Stiff
›NR1953 · Music, Comedy, Horror · 108m · Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Lizabeth Scott
A nightclub singer and his partner escape mobsters by fleeing to Cuba with a beautiful heiress, who has inherited a haunted castle on an isolated island. The trio hunt for a hidden treasure and encounter a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious killer...
Spider
›2022 · Horror · 93m · Novi Brown, Kali Roses, Jason Krotky
Desperate to win a man's affections, Roshanda James uses murder and witchcraft to make herself appear as a beautiful seductress. No man can resist the Black Widow Spider.
12 Deadly DaysSeries
›2016 · Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 1 season · Anna Akana, Jon Fletcher, J. Claude Deering
In the cursed town of Saturn, CA, during the 12 days leading up to Christmas, watch these interconnected tales showing the town's residents dealing will all kinds of evil.
Don't Go to Sleep
›NR1982 · Horror, TV Movie · 93m · Dennis Weaver, Valerie Harper, Robin Ignico
One year after a young girl dies in a car accident, her sister begins seeing visions of her, while the family home is plagued by strange happenings.
Saccharine
›R2026 · Horror · 113m · Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald, Madeleine Madden
After succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving the eating of human ashes, lovelorn medical student Hana finds herself haunted by the ghost of the person she's eating.
Return of Punch and Judy
›2023 · Horror · 89m · Chris Cordell, Samantha Cull, Ben J. Williams
Val, plagued with memories of the past, becomes convinced that a demon entity has possessed her puppets "Punch and Judy." She becomes sick, and her family thinks that she is close to death and losing her mind. Celebrating Val's birthday, the family begins to disappear, and those that remain have horrifying experiences with the puppets- and they soon learn the true story of Punch and Judy.
Follow Me Quietly
›NR1949 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 60m · William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey
When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.
The Plastic Men
›2026 · War, Drama, Horror · William Fichtner, James Preston, Aaron Dalla Villa
Vietnam veteran Jonathan Teller suffers from guilt and paranoid delusions. He decides to take his own life, but as he struggles to come to terms with his choice and reality, a chance encounter changes everything.
The Red Book Ritual: Gates of Hell
›2025 · Horror · Mario González Martí, Lizzie Gómez, Matias Miranda
Robbie embarks on a dangerous quest to contact his deceased girlfriend through a ritual that summons the dead. He heads to an abandoned house with a group of young people to perform the "Red Book Ritual." But during the summoning, supernatural forces awaken. Now they must face ancient horrors to survive.
Untitled Home Invasion Romance
›R2026 · Comedy, Action, Thriller · 85m · Jason Biggs, Meaghan Rath, Anna Konkle
As a last-ditch attempt to save his failing marriage, an actor stages a home invasion during a romantic getaway weekend.
Director's Cut
›NR2016 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 93m · Missi Pyle, Penn Jillette, Harry Hamlin
Herbert Blount is a crowdfunding contributor for the new Adam Rifkin feature KNOCKED OFF. Unhappy with the film, he steals the footage and kidnaps actress Missi Pyle to star in his own "director's cut!"
