
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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Blitz
›R2011 · Crime, Action, Thriller · 97m · Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.

Anon
›R2018 · Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery · 100m · Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Feore
Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles onto a young woman who appears to have subverted the system and disappeared. She has no identity, no history and no record. Sal realizes it may not be the end of crime but the beginning. Known only as 'The Girl', Sal must find her before he becomes the next victim.

Grave Encounters
›2011 · Thriller, Horror · 93m · Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir
A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital. They search for evidence of paranormal activity as they shoot what ends up becoming their final episode.

Immaculate
›R2024 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 89m · Sydney Sweeney, Álvaro Morte, Simona Tabasco
An American nun embarks on a new journey when she joins a remote convent in the Italian countryside. However, her warm welcome quickly turns into a living nightmare when she discovers her new home harbours a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.

The Uninvited
›PG-132009 · Horror · 87m · Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn
Anna returns home after spending time in a psychiatric facility following her mother's tragic death and discovers that her mother's former nurse, Rachel, has moved into their house and become engaged to her father. Soon after she learns this shocking news, Anna is visited by her mother's ghost, who warns her that Rachel has evil intentions.

The Raven
›R2012 · Crime, Thriller, Mystery · 111m · John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve
A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.

Quarantine
›R2008 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 89m · Dania Ramirez, Jennifer Carpenter, Jay Hernandez
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.

Antlers
›R2021 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 99m · Keri Russell, Jesse Plemons, Jeremy T. Thomas
A small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, discover a young student is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening consequences.

Open Water
›R2004 · Horror, Thriller · 80m · Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein
Two divers are left out at sea without a boat. There’s nothing but water for miles, unless they look at what’s underneath them...

The Last Exorcism
›PG-132010 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 87m · Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr
After years of performing “exorcisms” and taking believers’ money, Reverend Marcus travels to rural Louisiana with a film crew so he can dispel what he believes is the myth of demonic possession. The dynamic reverend is certain that this will be another routine “exorcism” on a disturbed religious fanatic but instead comes upon the blood-soaked farm of the Sweetzer family and a true evil he would have never thought imaginable.

The Boogeyman
›PG-132023 · Horror · 99m · Sophie Thatcher, Vivien Lyra Blair, Chris Messina
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find themselves plagued by a sadistic presence in their house and struggle to get their grieving father to pay attention before it’s too late.

Maniac
›NR2012 · Horror, Thriller · 89m · Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, America Olivo
As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.

The Rental
›R2020 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.

Mr. Harrigan's Phone
›PG-132022 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 105m · Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste
Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.

The Bay
›R2012 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 85m · Kristen Connolly, Will Rogers, Michael Beasley
Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak. Told from the perspective of those who were there and saw what happened, The Bay unfolds over 24 hours through people's iPhones, Androids, 911 calls, webcams, and whatever else could be used to document the nightmare in Claridge. What follows is a nerve-shredding tale of a small town plunged into absolute terror.

Black Sheep
›R2006 · Horror, Comedy · 86m · Nathan Meister, Peter Feeney, Danielle Mason
After a childhood prank by his brother Angus causes Henry to develop a phobia of sheep, he must step up to the onslaught of a genetically-mutated man-eating flock with the help of his friend and a young environmentalist.

Firestarter
›R1984 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 114m · David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Freddie Jones
Charlene "Charlie" McGee has the amazing ability to start fires with just a glance. Can her psychic power and the love of her father save her from the threatening government agency which wants to destroy her?

The Hole in the Ground
›R2019 · Horror · 90m · Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, James Cosmo
Trying to escape her broken past, Sarah O’Neill is building a new life on the fringes of a backwood rural town with her young son Chris. A terrifying encounter with a mysterious neighbour shatters her fragile security, throwing Sarah into a spiralling nightmare of paranoia and mistrust, as she tries to uncover if the disturbing changes in her little boy are connected to an ominous sinkhole buried deep in the forest that borders their home.

Cold Skin
›2017 · Horror, Fantasy, Drama · 106m · David Oakes, Ray Stevenson, Aura Garrido
A young man who arrives at a remote island finds himself trapped in a battle for his life.

We Have a Ghost
›PG-132023 · Horror, Comedy · 127m · David Harbour, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Anthony Mackie
After Kevin finds a ghost named Ernest haunting his new home, he becomes an overnight social media sensation. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of the latter's past, they become targets of the CIA.

The Hallow
›NR2015 · Horror, Fantasy · 97m · Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novaković, Michael McElhatton
Deep within the darkness of secluded forest land in rural Ireland dwells an ancient evil. Feared by the nearby superstitious villagers as cursed creatures who prey upon the lost, their secrets have been kept from civilization and remain on their hallowed ground. But when a conservationist from London moves in with his wife and infant child in order to survey the land for future construction, his actions unwittingly disturb the horde of demonic forces. Alone in a remote wilderness, he must now ensure his family's survival from their relentless attacks.

Honeymoon
›R2014 · Horror, Science Fiction · 88m · Rose Leslie, Harry Treadaway, Ben Huber
On her honeymoon, a young bride sleepwalks into the woods surrounding a secluded cabin. When she returns, she looks the same—but something about her is terrifyingly different.

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.

Needful Things
›R1993 · Drama, Horror · 121m · Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia
A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.






















