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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The Deadly Spawn
›R1983 · Horror, Science Fiction · 81m · Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom DeFranco, Richard Lee Porter
When a meteorite touches down in the New Jersey woods carrying a monstrous alien slug, it’s up to four teens to stop it before it’s terrifying brood consumes all life on Earth!
Fear City
›R1984 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · 95m · Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia
Strippers in Manhattan are being stalked and murdered by a psycho. A hard-nosed police detective and a conflicted ex-boxer-turned-private-eye, hired by the strip club owners, set out to find him before he strikes again.
Turkey Shoot
›R1982 · Science Fiction, Action, Horror · 93m · Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig
In the near future, after an unspecified holocaust, survivors are herded into prison camps. There, they are hunted for sport by the leaders of the camp. Paul, one of the newest prisoners, is determined not to go down as quietly as the others.
Baby Blues
›R2008 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 85m · Colleen Porch, Aiden Kersh, Ridge Canipe
On a secluded family farm, a mother suffers a psychotic break due to postpartum depression, forcing the eldest son to protect his sibling from the mother they have always known and loved.
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.
Halloween Party
›2020 · Horror · 93m · Amy Groening, T. Thomason, Marietta Laan
A college student unwittingly releases terrifying entities from her school's past via a Halloween-themed computer meme.
Lullaby
›NR2022 · Horror · 86m · Oona Chaplin, Ramón Rodríguez, Liane Balaban
A new mother discovers a lullaby in an ancient book and soon regards the song as a blessing. But her world transforms into a nightmare when the lullaby brings forth the ancient demon Lilith.
Room for Rent
›2019 · Thriller, Horror · 81m · Lin Shaye, Oliver Rayon, Valeska Miller
Lonely widow Joyce rents out a room in her house and becomes dangerously obsessed with one of her guests.
Otis
›R2008 · Comedy, Horror · 100m · Bostin Christopher, Ashley Johnson, Daniel Stern
After being captured and tortured by the psychopath Otis, teen cheerleader Riley Lawson escapes and informs her parents, who quickly sidestep sluggish FBI agents and take matters into their own hands. But the Lawsons' revenge plan hits a snag when Otis's unusual brother enters the picture.
Fade to Black
›R1980 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 102m · Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford
A lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.
Redd Inc.
›R2012 · Thriller, Horror, Comedy · 93m · Nicholas Hope, Kelly Paterniti, Sam Reid
Six captive office workers are literally chained to their desks by a demented, escaped serial killer; former regional manager Thomas Reddmann. He assigns his 'human resources' the impossible task of proving his innocence or suffering gruesome consequences.
The Bunker
›2001 · Horror, Mystery, Drama · 95m · Jason Flemyng, Andrew Tiernan, Christopher Fairbank
In 1944, in the Belgian - German border, seven German soldiers survive an American attack in the front and lock themselves in a bunker to protect the position. Under siege by the enemy and with little ammunition, they decide to explore underground tunnels to seek supplies and find an escape route. While in the tunnel, weird things happen with the group.
Spellbinder
›R1988 · Horror, Drama, Romance · 99m · Tim Daly, Kelly Preston, Rick Rossovich
After leaving work one night, Los Angeles attorney Jeff Mills and his colleague rescue a young, beautiful woman from an abusive boyfriend. Jeff soon becomes romantically involved with her and embroiled in the web of intrigue that follows her, despite a string of ominous happenstances and repeated warnings from his secretary.
The Nightcomers
›1972 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 96m · Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird
Prequel to the Henry James classic "Turn of the Screw" about the events leading up to the deaths of Peter Quint and Ms. Jessel, and the slow corruption of the children in their care.
Grafted
›2024 · Horror · 93m · Joyena Sun, Jess Hong, Eden Hart
When an awkward but brilliant Chinese student wins a scholarship into a prestigious New Zealand University, she finds a new way of achieving the popularity she craves one bloody body at a time.
The Vampire Bat
›NR1933 · Horror, Thriller · 64m · Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Melvyn Douglas
A German village is stricken by a series of murders that appear to be the work of vampires.
Uncanny Annie
›NR2019 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 80m · Adelaide Kane, Georgie Flores, Paige McGhee
On Halloween night a group of college students get trapped in a mysterious board game that brings their darkest secrets and fears to life, where they must play to escape…and win to survive.
The Return of Dracula
›NR1958 · Horror · 77m · Francis Lederer, Norma Eberhardt, Ray Stricklyn
After a vampire leaves his native Balkans, he murders a Czech artist, assumes his identity, and moves in with the dead man's American cousins.
Fright
›PG1971 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Susan George, Honor Blackman, Ian Bannen
Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.
Cheat
›2023 · Thriller, Horror · 85m · Corin Clay, Mick Thyer, April Clark
On the surface it's believed to be another urban legend - a supernatural being from the afterlife is violently killing anyone who cheats on their significant other in the small college town of Silvercreek, Pennsylvania. But the town's unusually high suicide rate is finally convincing both locals and college students that everything is not as it seems. When Maeve - a female college student - sleeps with Charlie, the married man of the host family she is staying with, both sense the deadly curse is closing in on them. Unable to get anyone to believe them, Maeve and Charlie seek out a local history student to help find answers and figure out a way to defend themselves. It all comes undone, however, as several people are horrifically killed by the savage being - one-by-one at a rapid pace. Eventually, Maeve, Charlie and the few survivors band together in an attempt to defeat the monster once and for all.
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.
Faceless
›1988 · Horror · 98m · Helmut Berger, Brigitte Lahaie, Telly Savalas
A detective investigating a missing model in Paris uncovers a plastic surgeon’s horrifying secret.
The Ghoul
›NR1933 · Horror, Mystery · 77m · Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger
British Egyptologist Professor Morlant seeks immortality through a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death, Morlant returns to Earth to seek vengeance upon those who removed the jewel from his grave.