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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166 titles
Women
›2021 · Thriller · 90m · Anna Marie Dobbins, Anna Maiche, Adam Dorsey
A small town detective while investigating the disappearance of a local woman comes across an unassuming Sociology professor who is hiding a secret life.
Dr. Giggles
›R1992 · Horror, Comedy · 95m · Larry Drake, Holly Marie Combs, Cliff DeYoung
In 1957, Evan Rendell flees after his father is lynched for killing multiple patients in his effort to find a replacement heart for his ailing wife. After 35 years, Evan escapes from a mental institution and returns to town for revenge, killing off residents one by one. When Jennifer and her friends break into the Rendell house out of morbid curiosity, Evan notices Jennifer has a heart condition similar to his mother and decides to make her his final victim.
Shallow Ground
›R2005 · Horror · 97m · Timothy V. Murphy, Lindsey Stoddart, Rocky Marquette
A naked teenage boy covered in blood appears at a remote sheriff's station one year after the brutal unsolved murder of a local girl. Now Sheriff Jack Shepherd, guilt ridden over the girl's murder, must confront his own demons as he desperately searches for the boy's true identity and possible victims. Little does Jack realize that he has started down a path that will bring him face to face with an unthinkable horror. Before sunrise the living will pay for the pain the dead have suffered.
A Haunting at Silver Falls
›NR2013 · Horror, Thriller · 96m · Steve Bacic, Tara Westwood, Tadhg Kelly
A small town is haunted by the twin daughters of a wrongfully convicted man. Young Jordan is sent down the path to who the real killer is only to find the killer is very close to her.
Cthulhu
›R2008 · Horror, Thriller · 100m · Jason Cottle, Casey Curran, Cara Buono
A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reacquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance.
Death Screams
›1982 · Horror · 88m · Susan Kiger, Martin Tucker, William T. Hicks
Late one night, a young couple are brutally murdered at a make-out spot by an unseen assailant, their bodies tossed into the nearby river. As the lifeless lovers drift slowly downstream, the residents of the town excitedly prepare themselves for their annual carnival, unaware that a machete-wielding maniac with a twisted grudge is lurking in their midst. When a group of teen revellers plan a late-night after party down in the local cemetery, they unwittingly set the stage for a bloodbath.
Hallowed Ground
›NR2007 · Horror · 83m · Jaimie Alexander, Brian McNamara, Ethan Phillips
After she becomes stranded in a small town, a young woman discovers her arrival there was foretold a century earlier by the town's founding preacher and that she is an integral part of his impending - and terrifying - rebirth.
Slice
›R2018 · Comedy, Horror · 82m · Chance the Rapper, Zazie Beetz, Katherine Cunningham
In a spooky small town, when a slew of pizza delivery boys are slain on the job, two daring survivors set out to catch the culprits behind the cryptic crime spree.
Deep in the Darkness
›NR2014 · Horror, Thriller · 100m · Dean Stockwell, Sean Patrick Thomas, Dina Cataldi
Dr. Michael Cayle thought leaving the chaotic lifestyle of New York City behind for the quiet, small town of Ashborough would bring his family closer together. Soon after arriving, however, he discovers the town's deepest secret: a terrifying and controlling race of creatures that live amongst the darkness in the woods behind his home.
Seedpeople
›R1992 · Horror, Science Fiction · 87m · Sam Hennings, Andrea Roth, Dane Witherspoon
The citizens of Comet Valley are being taken over by seeds from an alien plant that has taken root there. A sheriff investigates the strange goings-on.
The Day the World Ended
›2001 · Horror, Science Fiction · 91m · Nastassja Kinski, Bobby Edner, Randy Quaid
A school psychologist investigates the death of a student's mother and finds the boy believes he is the son of an alien being.
The Hatching
›2014 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 90m · Andrew-Lee Potts, Thomas Turgoose, Laura Aikman
On the death of his father, Tim Webber returns to his childhood village in Somerset to find something sinister is disturbing the idyllic peace of the villagers.
Deadly Games
›R1982 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 95m · Jo Ann Harris, Sam Groom, Steve Railsback
A masked maniac with a penchant for a monster-themed board game is playing his own twisted game with the women of a small American town. Each time the dice are rolled, another victim meets a grisly end. Returning home to mourn the death of her murdered sister, Keegan befriends local cop Roger and reclusive cinema projectionist Billy — but soon finds herself in the killer's sights.
Lesbian Vampire Killers
›R2009 · Horror, Comedy · 86m · James Corden, Mathew Horne, MyAnna Buring
With their women having been enslaved by a pack of lesbian vampires, the remaining menfolk of a rural town send two hapless young lads out onto the moors as a sacrifice.
Homecoming
›R2009 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 88m · Mischa Barton, Jessica Stroup, Matt Long
A jilted ex-girlfriend plots revenge after her former beau comes back to their hometown with a new lover.
Killer Movie
›2008 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 91m · Paul Wesley, Kaley Cuoco, Gloria Votsis
A reality TV director copes with a spoiled celebutante and a show gone haywire when a masked killer starts bumping off the crew in this slasher-movie satire.
The Hunting
›2022 · Horror · 91m · Angela Cole, Heidi Azaro, Alan Tuskes
When a mysterious animal attack leaves a mutilated body in the forest, a conservative small town detective must enlist the help of an eager wildlife specialist to uncover the dark and disturbing truth that threatens the town.
Blood Hook
›R1987 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 92m · Mark Jacobs, Lisa Jane Todd, Patrick Danz
During a local fishing contest, people are being mysteriously dragged into the lake and killed by a giant fish hook. After a sufficient number of deaths, the killer is finally revealed.
On Halloween
›2020 · Horror, Thriller · 92m · Giselle van der Wiel, Telen Rodwell, Aaron J. March
A journalist goes in search of the truth after a series of brutal deaths and disappearances lead back to an urban legend about a serial killing clown that has stalked the woods of Century Park for over a hundred years.
The Being
›R1983 · Horror, Science Fiction · 81m · Martin Landau, Marianne Gordon, Bill Osco
Toxic waste dumping in a small Idaho town turns a young boy into horrible mutant monster. The town's police chief and a government scientist team up to stop the monster, which is quickly killing off the town's citizenry.
Barracuda
›PG1978 · Horror, Thriller · 98m · Wayne Crawford, Jason Evers, Roberta Leighton
Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.
Munger Road
›PG-132011 · Thriller, Horror · 85m · Randall Batinkoff, Trevor Morgan, Brooke Peoples
On the eve of the annual Scarecrow Festival, two St. Charles police officers search for a return killer the same night four teenagers go missing on Munger Road
Halloweed
›2016 · Horror, Comedy · 101m · Simon Rex, Shannon Brown, Jim O'Heir
A comedic blend of murder, mystery and marijuana. Trying to escape the infamy of a serial killer father, Trent Modine and his goof-ball stepbrother Joey, both seeking a new start, find refuge in the small town of Mooseheart.
Bloody Homecoming
›NR2013 · Horror · 82m · Jim Tavaré, Rae Latt, Lexi Giovagnoli
Three years after a tragic accident leaves a student dead at the annual Homecoming dance, a group of senior friends anxious about the return of Homecoming Night to their sleepy Southern town find themselves visited by a deadly presence from their past in the dark and desolate halls of their very own high school.