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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314 titles
House
›R1985 · Comedy, Horror, Fantasy · 92m · William Katt, George Wendt, Richard Moll
A divorced horror novelist coming to terms with the disappearance of his young son inherits an old mansion home to malevolent supernatural residents.
Cuckoo
›R2024 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 103m · Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas
After reluctantly moving to the German Alps with her father and his new family, Gretchen discovers that their new town hides sinister secrets, as she's plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her.
We Bury the Dead
›R2026 · Horror, Thriller · 95m · Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith
After a catastrophic military disaster reanimates the dead, Ava searches for her missing husband amidst an increasingly hostile world.
Wake Wood
›R2011 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 90m · Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Timothy Spall
The parents of a girl who was killed by a savage dog are granted the opportunity to spend three days with their deceased daughter.
Glorious
›2022 · Horror, Fantasy, Comedy · 79m · Ryan Kwanten, J.K. Simmons, Sylvia Grace Crim
After a breakup, Wes ends up at a remote rest stop. He finds himself locked inside the bathroom with a mysterious figure speaking from an adjacent stall. Soon Wes realizes he is involved in a situation more terrible than he could imagine.
Daddy's Head
›2024 · Horror · 92m · Julia Brown, Nathaniel Martello-White, Charles Aitken
A boy and his stepmother fear for their safety after an eerie creature resembling the boy's recently deceased father visits them.
Starve Acre
›NR2024 · Horror, Drama, Fantasy · 98m · Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark, Arthur Shaw
When their son starts acting strangely, a couple unwittingly allow dark and sinister forces into their home, awakening a long-dormant ancient evil rooted deep in the countryside.
Daddy's Little Girl
›2014 · Horror, Thriller · 107m · Billi Baker, Michael Thomson, Allira Jaques
After the police find Derek’s daughter brutally murdered on the beach, he vows to make the culprit suffer for his actions, even if that person is ‘part of the family.’ With careful research into the history of torture, Derek prepares himself and his basement for a week of brutal tactics that will make his daughter’s killer feel the pain that he has inflicted upon so many others. In a time when stranger danger is ever present, a single father learns that it’s the ones you trust most who have to be watched the closest.
Slapface
›NR2022 · Horror, Thriller · 86m · August Maturo, Mike Manning, Libe Barer
A boy deals with the loss of his mother by creating a relationship with a dangerous monster.
Ed and His Dead Mother
›PG-131993 · Comedy, Horror · 93m · Steve Buscemi, Ned Beatty, John Glover
A mourning son makes a deal to reanimate his one year dead mother, however things turn into an unexpected direction.
Curse of Chucky
›R2013 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Fiona Dourif, Brad Dourif, Danielle Bisutti
After her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to the mounting bloodshed and chaos.
Return of the Living Dead III
›R1993 · Horror, Romance · 97m · Melinda Clarke, J. Trevor Edmond, Kent McCord
Having recently witnessed the horrific results of a top secret project to bring the dead back to life, a distraught teenager performs the operation on his girlfriend after she's killed in a motorcycle accident.
The Believers
›R1987 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 114m · Martin Sheen, Helen Shaver, Harley Cross
Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths.
Audrey Rose
›PG1977 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 113m · Marsha Mason, Anthony Hopkins, John Beck
A man is convinced that 11-year old girl, Ivy, is the reincarnation of his own daughter Audrey Rose, who died in a fiery car accident, along with his wife, two minutes before Ivy was born.
Proxy
›NR2014 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 122m · Alexia Rasmussen, Kristina Klebe, Alexa Havins
While walking home from her latest OB appointment, a very pregnant Esther Woodhouse is brutally attacked and disfigured by a hooded assailant. This horrible event seems to be a blessing in disguise when Esther finds consolation in a support group. Her life of sadness and solitude is opened up to friendship, understanding, and even acceptance. However, friendship and understanding can be very dangerous things when accepted by the wrong people.
They Come Knocking
›NR2019 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 85m · Clayne Crawford, Josephine Langford, Robyn Lively
After losing his wife to cancer, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip where he finds his family in the crosshairs of terrifying supernatural entities.
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
›2023 · Horror · 92m · Laya DeLeon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad L. Coleman
Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life.
Trilogy of Terror II
›R1996 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 90m · Lysette Anthony, Geraint Wyn Davies, Matt Clark
Three tales of terror: in "The Graveyard Rats" lovers murder the woman's older husband and encounter horror when they attempt to rob his grave; "Bobby" is the story of a woman who summons her son back from the dead; and in "He Who Kills" an African doll goes on a murderous rampage.
The Secret of Sinchanee
›2021 · Horror · 115m · Steven Grayhm, Tamara Austin, Laila Lockhart Kraner
An industrial tow truck driver suffering from insomnia returns to his childhood home after the untimely death of his father, to discover that a paranormal presence has been living in the house and haunting the sacred land it was built on.
Pet Sematary
›R2019 · Horror · 101m · Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow
Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, move from Boston to Ludlow, in rural Maine, with their two young children. Hidden in the woods near the new family home, Ellie, their eldest daughter, discovers a mysterious cemetery where the pets of community members are buried.
The Pact
›R2012 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 89m · Caity Lotz, Casper Van Dien, Agnes Bruckner
After their mother passes away, sisters Nicole and Annie reluctantly return to their childhood home to pay their last respects. While staying overnight in the house, the sisters sense a mysterious presence in their midst: noises startling them in the night, objects moving about, a fallen picture of an unknown woman posed next to their mother. Annie begins experiencing a series of intense and disturbing dreams - visions that lead her to uncover something terrible about her mother's past that is finally revealing itself.
The Night Listener
›R2006 · Crime, Horror, Mystery · 91m · Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a young boy—via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
Here Alone
›2016 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 97m · Lucy Walters, Gina Piersanti, Adam David Thompson
A woman struggles to survive on her own in the wake of a mysterious epidemic, which has decimated society and forced her deep into the unforgiving wild.
Starfish
›2019 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 100m · Virginia Gardner, Christina Masterson, Eric Beecroft
Humanity is about to come to an end due to a mysterious signal; trapped at the home of a dead friend, Aubrey tries to turn things around after finding a mysterious cassette tape.
