
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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Sinners
›R2025 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 138m · Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

What We Do in the Shadows
›R2014 · Comedy, Horror · 86m · Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Jonny Brugh
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.

Evil Dead II
›R1987 · Horror, Comedy, Fantasy · 84m · Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks
Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.

His Dark MaterialsSeries
›TV-142019 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure · 3 seasons · Dafne Keen, Amir Wilson, Ruth Wilson
Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As she learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.

The Wicker Man
›R1973 · Horror · 93m · Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.

Midnight MassSeries
›TV-MA2021 · Mystery, Drama · 1 season · Hamish Linklater, Zach Gilford, Kate Siegel
The arrival of a charismatic young priest brings glorious miracles, ominous mysteries and renewed religious fervor to a dying town desperate to believe.

EvilSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 4 seasons · Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi
Skeptical forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard joins priest-in-training David Acosta and technology expert Ben Shakir as they investigate supposed miracles, demonic possessions, and other extraordinary occurrences to assess for a scientific explanation or if something truly supernatural is at work.

YellowjacketsSeries
›TV-MA2021 · Drama, Mystery · 4 seasons · Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Sophie Nélisse
This equal parts survival epic, psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama tells the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later.

The AlienistSeries
›TV-MA2018 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · 2 seasons · Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who LiveSeries
›TV-MA2024 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 1 season · Andrew Lincoln, Danai Gurira, Pollyanna McIntosh
Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead... And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they've ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive – or will they find that they, too, are the Walking Dead?

TorchwoodSeries
›TV-MA2006 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama · 4 seasons · John Barrowman, Eve Myles, Alexa Havins
The exploits of a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial.

Santa Sangre
›NC-171989 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 122m · Axel Jodorowsky, Blanca Guerra, Guy Stockwell
A former circus artist escapes from a mental hospital to rejoin his armless, cult leader mother, and is forced to enact brutal murders in her name.

Prodigal SonSeries
›TV-142019 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 2 seasons · Tom Payne, Michael Sheen, Bellamy Young
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.

The Phantom of the Opera
›NR1925 · Horror · 107m · Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Mary Philbin
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.

Mr. MercedesSeries
›TV-MA2017 · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 3 seasons · Brendan Gleeson, Jharrel Jerome, Holland Taylor
A demented serial killer taunts a retired police detective with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he can strike again.

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy TapesSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Ted Bundy, Stephen Michaud, Hugh Aynesworth
A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by Ted Bundy, including present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings from death row.

School SpiritsSeries
›TV-MA2023 · Mystery, Drama · 4 seasons · Peyton List, Milo Manheim, Kristian Ventura
Maddie, a teen stuck in the afterlife investigating her own mysterious disappearance, goes on a crime-solving journey as she adjusts to high school purgatory, but the closer she gets to discovering the truth, the more secrets and lies she uncovers.

The Twilight ZoneSeries
›TV-141985 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery · 3 seasons · Robin Ward
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.

ReaperSeries
›TV-142007 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy · 2 seasons · Bret Harrison, Tyler Labine, Rick Gonzalez
21 year-old slacker Sam Oliver learns that his parents sold his soul to the devil before he was born, and now Sam has to repay the debt by becoming the Devil's bounty hunter, retrieving souls that have somehow escaped from Hell.

Ghostwatch
›1992 · Horror, Mystery, TV Movie · 91m · Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Craig Charles
For Halloween 1992, the BBC decides to broadcast an investigation into the supernatural, hosted by TV chat-show legend Michael Parkinson. Parky (assisted by Mike Smith, Sarah Greene & Craig Charles) and a camera crew attempt to discover the truth behind the most haunted house in Britain. This ground-breaking live television experiment does not go as planned, however.

CardinalSeries
›TV-MA2017 · Crime, Drama · 4 seasons · Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse
Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right.

A HauntingSeries
›TV-PG2005 · Documentary, Mystery, Drama · 12 seasons · Anthony D. Call
These are the true stories of the innocent and the unimaginable. Based on true events, A Haunting dramatises some of the scariest stories, revealing a world in which tragedy, suicide and murder have left psychic impressions so powerful that innocent people become forced to deal with them decades later. Through mesmerizing first-person accounts, the mystery and origin of each haunting is powerfully revealed and leaves a lingering sense that life—and death—are much stronger then anyone could have possibly imagined.

A Touch of ClothSeries
›TV-142012 · Comedy, Crime · 3 seasons · John Hannah, Suranne Jones, Julian Rhind-Tutt
Hannah plays DI Jack Cloth, who is called in to investigate an apparent series of serial killings alongside his new partner, DC Anne Oldman, described as a "plucky, no-nonsense sidekick". Playing with the cliches and conventions of British police dramas, subplots include Cloth dealing with visions of his dead wife and the bisexual DC Oldman coming to grips with her feelings for both her female fiancee and Cloth.

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
›2019 · Documentary, Horror · 83m · Meosha Bean, Ashlee Blackwell, William Crain
Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, this is the untold history of black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre.





















