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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96 titles
Dark Tower
›R1987 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 92m · Michael Moriarty, Jenny Agutter, Carol Lynley
An architect, a security chief, a parapsychologist and an exorcist face evil in a Barcelona skyscraper.
The Haunting
›PG-131999 · Horror, Thriller, Fantasy · 113m · Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Marrow is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.
House of Bones
›NR2010 · Horror, TV Movie · 90m · Charisma Carpenter, Corin Nemec, Marcus Lyle Brown
Psychic Heather Burton and a team of TV ghost hunters travel to investigate a haunted house surrounded by rumors of paranormal activity.
Death of a Ghost Hunter
›R2007 · Horror, Thriller · 107m · Patti Tindall, Mike Marsh, Davina Joy
Renowned "ghost hunter", Carter Simms is paid to conduct a paranormal investigation of a supposedly haunted house. Along with a cameraman, a reporter, and a spiritual advocate, she embarks on a three night journey into terror.
7 Nights Of Darkness
›R2011 · Horror · 90m · Thomas Cassell, Jennifer Mae Hoffman, Jessica A. Fleming
In 2010 six reality television show contestants spent seven nights in an abandoned and haunted asylum. The show never aired but an editor for the network was able to piece together some footage. The prize for staying all seven nights was a share of one million dollars that was to be split amongst any contestants that didn't leave. No prize money was ever awarded.
100 Ghost Street: The Return of Richard Speck
›2012 · Horror · 84m · Jackie Moore, Jennifer Robyn Jacobs, Steve Bencich
A group of paranormal investigators sojourned to the Chicago walk-up where deranged drifter Richard Speck systematically slew eight student nurses back in ’66, looking for restless spirits. Their unfortunate success gets shockingly documented in this fear-filled found-footage foray featuring a bright young cast.
The Ghosts of Borley Rectory
›R2021 · History, Horror, Drama · 80m · Toby Wynn-Davies, Reece Putinas, Louisa Warren
Harry Price investigates the ghosts of Borley Rectory during his stay there.
Apartment 143
›R2011 · Horror, Thriller · 80m · Kai Lennox, Rick Gonzalez, Fiona Glascott
A team of parapsychologists sets out to investigate a series of anomalous phenomena taking place in a newly occupied apartment. Telephone calls with no caller, mysterious shadows, extraordinary light emissions, flying objects, and exploding light bulbs are some of the events they will face while recording their every step with state-of-the-art technology. Using infrared filming, digital photography, psychophonic recordings, movement detectors, and magnetic field alteration meters, the group’s attempts to contact the “other side” will grow increasingly dangerous as they near a point of no return.
The St. Francisville Experiment
›PG-132000 · Horror, Thriller · 79m · Madison Charap, Troy Taylor, Ryan Larson
Four non-actors, with no script, lock themselves in a haunted Louisiana plantation home overnight to film what takes places. The Lalaurie plantation, site of grisly murders, comes alive before their camera lens and they experience a night more terrifying and incredible than they imagined.
Aura
›2018 · Horror · 82m · Shane Taylor, Rula Lenska, Denise Moreno
A couple discovers a Kirlian Photography apparatus in their new house. Intrigued by the concept of photographing peoples' Auras they unwittingly release an ancient evil. Only the local psychic can help and she knows far more than she reveals.
Animus
›2013 · Horror, Thriller · 83m · John Bernath, Megan Davis, Caitlin Singer
Hoping to find proof of the paranormal, five film students set out to document the legendary Copper Queen Hospital. But as the sun goes down, they experience something far worse than they ever could have imagined and they find themselves pursued by a blood thirsty maniac
Ghost Team One
›R2013 · Comedy, Horror · 107m · Fernanda Romero, Carlos Santos, J.R. Villarreal
Two roommates deathly afraid of ghosts both fall in love with a girl who believes their home is haunted.
Haunting of Winchester House
›2009 · Horror, Thriller · 86m · Lira Kellerman, Michael Holmes, Tomas Boykin
A family moves in to look after the Winchester mansion for a few months, and soon find themselves terrorized by vengeful spirits. With the help of a paranormal investigator they'll unravel the mystery of the house.
The Bell Witch Haunting
›2013 · Horror · 91m · Marissa Lynne Johnson, Laura Alexandra Ramos, Cat Alter
The Robertson County Sheriff's Department has released footage found on the bodies of the Sawyer family's cell phones and video cameras. What was first thought to be a murder-suicide is now believed to be the return of a centuries-old demon responsible for America's most famous paranormal event.
Supernatural Activity
›2012 · Comedy, Horror · 90m · Andrew Pozza, Liddy Bisanz, Donny Boaz
The world's most beloved illusionist, armed with his team of oxymoron’s, embark on the freakiest, most adventurous paranormal investigation of all time. Terrorized at every turn by an unexplainable irregular patterns of mysterious paradox’s, this witch-hunting, ghost busting, creature questing supernatural spooftacular is the funniest footage ever found!
8213: Gacy House
›2010 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 85m · Rachel Riley, James Arthur Lewis, Matthew Temple
A group of paranormal investigators enter the abandoned home of paedophile and serial killer John Gacy, hoping to find evidence of paranormal activity. Upon entering the house they set-up cameras throughout the abandoned house while going room to room with hand-held cameras, performing séance's and asking for John Gacy to come forward. As the evening progresses it seems the investigators are not prepared for the horror still within the house.
Conjuring: The Beyond
›2022 · Horror · 91m · Victoria Grace Borrello, Steve Larkin, Jon Meggison
A sleep study goes awry when participants start to go missing.
Poltergeist Activity
›2015 · Horror · 83m · Lee Bane, Natalie Martins, Jared Morgan
A father and daughter encounter unexplainable occurrences and frightening visions in their new home.
Greystone Park
›R2012 · Horror, Thriller · 82m · Oliver Stone, Alexander Wraith, Pete Antico
In October 2009, the filmmakers went into an abandoned psychiatric hospital to explore the 'haunted' institution, famous for its radical treatment of patients with mental illness. Electroshock, insulin therapy, and lobotomies were commonplace. Once inside, the filmmakers quickly discovered that they were not alone.
The Candy Witch
›2020 · Horror · 94m · Abi Casson Thompson, Jon Callaway, Kate Lush
Two ghost hunters are called upon a distressed family who claim they are being tormented by an evil spirit known in their local town as The Candy Witch. But as the mystery of her curse is uncovered, surprising and sinister turns are discovered around The Candy Witch's identity. Their hardest case yet, can they solve this evil curse before more people are killed by the demonic spirit?
The Haunting of Margam Castle
›2020 · Horror · 81m · Caroline Munro, Jane Merrow, Derren Nesbitt
A team of American parapsychologists travel to Wales to conduct a study of Margam Castle, one of the UK's most haunted buildings.
The Sound
›2017 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 92m · Rose McGowan, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Eklund
A writer who studies the paranormal believes that low frequency tactile sound is the cause for reported ghost sightings in an abandoned subway station. In an attempt to debunk the sightings, she breaks into the station to record evidence.
Asylum of Fear
›2018 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 79m · Maurice Demus, Callie Stephens, Michael Medford
A team of paranormal investigators go on one last job to a haunted mental institution where children have reportedly gone missing. While searching for evidence of what is haunting the abandoned building, they stumble upon clues that reveal what made the former head doctor snap and go on a killing spree through the halls decades earlier. Unfortunately, the more they uncover, the more they struggle to make it out of the asylum alive because something inside wants that mystery to stay dead and buried.
Alone in the Dark
›R2005 · Action, Fantasy, Horror · 98m · Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff
Edward Carnby is a private investigator specializing in unexplainable supernatural phenomena. His cases delve into the dark corners of the world, searching for truth in the occult remnants of ancient civilizations. Now, the greatest mystery of his past is about to become the most dangerous case he has ever faced.
