
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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Crescendo
›PG1970 · Horror, Thriller · 96m · Stefanie Powers, James Olson, Joss Ackland
An innocent project transforms into a perilous nightmare when researcher Susan Roberts arrives in France in search of information on a deceased composer.

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
›R1988 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Robert Englund, Rodney Eastman, Danny Hassel
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.

Pet
›R2016 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Dominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo, Jennette McCurdy
A man bumps into an old crush and becomes obsessed. After several failed attempts at winning her over, he kidnaps her and holds her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works.

Psycho III
›R1986 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 93m · Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey
When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy.

The Other Lamb
›2020 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 97m · Raffey Cassidy, Michiel Huisman, Denise Gough
For her entire life, the cult she was born into has been all that teenage Selah has known. Along with a band of similarly cloistered young women she lives seemingly unstuck in time, cut off from modern society in a remote forest commune presided over by a man called Shepherd, a controlling, messiah-like figure with a frightening dark side. But when her insular world is rocked by a series of nightmarish visions and disturbing revelations, Selah begins to question everything about her existence—including her allegiance to the increasingly dangerous Shepherd.

Alive
›2018 · Horror, Thriller · 91m · Thomas Cocquerel, Camille Stopps, Angus Macfadyen
A severely injured man and woman awake in an abandoned sanitarium only to discover that a sadistic caretaker holds the keys to their freedom and the horrific answers as to their true identity.

Seven in Heaven
›PG-132018 · Horror · 94m · Travis Tope, Haley Ramm, Jacinda Barrett
Teenagers Jude and June spend seven minutes in a locked closet and emerge in a hostile and dangerous alternate world.

Lucky
›2020 · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery · 83m · Brea Grant, Leith M. Burke, Dhruv Uday Singh
May, a self help author with all the answers, suddenly finds herself stalked by a masked man who mysteriously reappears every night. Even when she kills him. May struggles to get help from the people around her as she fights to stay alive. Is this paranoia, or is she doomed to accept her new reality?

Scanner Cop
›R1994 · Science Fiction, Horror, Action · 94m · Daniel Quinn, Darlanne Fluegel, Richard Grove
Rookie cop Sam Staziak has a unique gift: he is a Scanner, which gives him the power to read the thoughts of others, and also to inflict great bodily harm. When a mad scientist begins using mind control to murder police officers, Sam realizes that only he and his unique gift can put an end to the mayhem.

Estranged
›2015 · Horror, Thriller · 92m · James Cosmo, Amy Manson, Nora-Jane Noone
Due to a near-fatal accident that has left her incapacitated and depleted of her long-term memory, a temporarily wheelchair-bound woman returns home after being abroad for six years accompanied by her bohemian boyfriend, the apparent cause of the accident. Unable to remember her family or her own childhood, she sets out, with the help of her boyfriend, to find the reason for her leaving all those years ago and quickly discovers her relatives may not be as loving as she’d thought

The Terminal Man
›PG1974 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 107m · George Segal, Joan Hackett, Richard Dysart
As the result of a head injury, brilliant computer scientist Harry Benson begins to experience violent seizures. In an attempt to control the seizures, Benson undergoes a new surgical procedure in which a microcomputer is inserted into his brain. The procedure is not entirely successful.

Full Eclipse
›1993 · Horror, Action, TV Movie · 97m · Mario Van Peebles, Patsy Kensit, Bruce Payne
The LA police department have a special team of officers with a talent for reducing big-time crime. The team leader has an excellent track record for crime reduction in other big cities, but his methods are unconventional, and so is he - he's a werewolf.

The Alphabet Murders
›NR1965 · Comedy, Crime, Mystery · 90m · Tony Randall, Anita Ekberg, Robert Morley
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.

Mister Frost
›1990 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 104m · Jeff Goldblum, Alan Bates, Kathy Baker
Frost is arrested and committed for murder after he is apprehended burying his victims in the garden. However, even while under psychiatric care and tight hospital security, it becomes obvious that Mr. Frost is not all he seems to be.

My House
›2023 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 89m · Francis Magee, Mirren Mack, Aki Omoshaybi
Carla lives life locked inside her house with her kind but tyrannical father. When their isolation is interrupted by a mysterious stranger, Carla questions the reasons for her family's withdrawal from the outside world and discovers dark secrets that redefine their existence.

I've Been Waiting for You
›PG-131998 · Thriller, Horror, TV Movie · 90m · Sarah Chalke, Soleil Moon Frye, Ben Foster
When a New England high schooler is mysteriously murdered, the town blames Sarah, the new girl who recently moved into a purportedly haunted house and who they believe to be the reincarnation of a witch who was burned at the stake 300 years ago.

Chasing Ghosts
›2005 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 119m · Michael Madsen, Corey Large, Shannyn Sossamon
A serial killer targeting the city's mobsters taunts police with clues and photos left behind at the crime scenes. A veteran cop takes on a rookie partner hoping to crack one last case before retiring. As the web of deception and lies unravels, the truth slowly begins to reveal itself.

Lost Things
›R2004 · Thriller, Horror · 83m · Leon Ford, Charlie Garber, Lenka Kripac
Four teenagers; Gary (Leon Ford), Brad (Chalie Garber), Emily (Lenka Kripac) and Tracey (Alex Vaughan) travel to a desert paradisiacal beach and spend the weekend together. When they arrive, they meet the older Zippo (Steve Le Marquand), and experience a sense of Déjà vu with weird events, feeling that they had previously been in that place. That Saturday, they start to realize that they are actually trapped in a nightmare.

Hypochondriac
›NR2022 · Horror, Drama · 96m · Zach Villa, Devon Graye, Madeline Zima
A young potter’s life devolves into chaos as he loses function of his body while being haunted by the physical manifestation of his childhood trauma.

Antebellum
›R2020 · Horror · 106m · Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone
Successful author Veronica finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late.

Mary Reilly
›R1996 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 108m · Julia Roberts, John Malkovich, George Cole
A housemaid falls in love with Dr. Jekyll and his darkly mysterious counterpart, Mr. Hyde.

The Deaths of Ian Stone
›R2008 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Mike Vogel, Michael Dixon, Christina Cole
Deaths tells the story of an all-American guy who is murdered each day by horrifying pursuers, only to wake up in slightly different lives to experience the terror of being murdered again.

South of HellSeries
›TV-142015 · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 1 season · Mena Suvari, Zachary Booth, Lamman Rucker
A supernatural thriller set in South Carolina, South Of Hell focuses on Maria Abascal (Suvari), a stunning demon-hunter-for-hire whose power stems from within. Like those she hunts, Maria is divided within herself, struggling with her own demon, Abigail, who resides inside of her, feeding on the evil Maria exorcises from others. Maria and Abigail share a soul and a destiny, but as Maria desperately tries to overtake Abigail, she will discover how far Abigail will go to remain a part of her.

Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula
›2000 · TV Movie, Horror · 92m · Rudolf Martin, Jane March, Christopher Brand
Meet the man behind the legend in this true story of Vlad the Impaler, whose vicious and cruel reputation as a bloodthirsty warlord became the basis for the myth of Dracula.






















