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 BoysSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure · 5 seasons · Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr
A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
›R2011 · Thriller, Crime, Mystery · 158m · Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer
Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.
Witchfinder General
›NR1968 · Drama, History, Horror · 87m · Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Robert Russell
England, 1645. The cruel civil war between Royalists and Parliamentarians that is ravaging the country causes an era of chaos and legal arbitrariness that allows unscrupulous men to profit by exploiting the absurd superstitions of the peasants; like Matthew Hopkins, a monster disguised as a man who wanders from town to town offering his services as a witch hunter.
An American Crime
›R2007 · Crime, Drama, Horror · 97m · Elliot Page, Catherine Keener, Hayley McFarland
The true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
House of Mortal Sin
›R1976 · Horror · 104m · Anthony Sharp, Susan Penhaligon, Stephanie Beacham
A troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.
The Perfection
›2018 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 90m · Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven Weber
When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte seeks out Elizabeth, the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.
The Girl Next Door
›R2007 · Thriller, Crime, Drama · 91m · Blythe Auffarth, Daniel Manche, Michael Zegen
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth. But Ruth's depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life will be changed forever.
The Harvest
›NR2015 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 104m · Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon, Natasha Calis
After becoming orphaned, a lonely girl moves in with her grandparents and tries to befriend a sick, bed-ridden boy next door, despite his mother’s strong objections. Her persistence leads to a friendship, but during secret visits, she uncovers dark secrets in the boy's home.
Mum & Dad
›NR2008 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Perry Benson, Dido Miles, Olga Fedori
Mum and Dad, and their 'adopted' children, Birdie & Elbie, work at the airport. The family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds, offices and hotels - including a steady stream of transient workers who populate the airport's soulless hub. When Lena, a young Polish office cleaner, is befriended by Birdie, she gets drawn into a nightmarish world of torture, murder and perversity.
Fear
›R1990 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 95m · Ally Sheedy, Lauren Hutton, Michael O'Keefe
A psychic helps police solve murders by mentally linking with the murderer. Then she discovers a murderer with the same talent, who wants to share the fear of his victims with her!
Dismissed
›2017 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Dylan Sprouse, Kent Osborne, Rae Gray
A straight-edged teacher finds trouble when an honors student is willing to do anything to get an A.
Artik
›2019 · Horror, Thriller · 76m · Chase Williamson, Jerry G. Angelo, Lauren Ashley Carter
In rural farm country, a comic book obsessed serial killer clashes with a straight edge purist over a young boy's fate.
Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism
›2023 · Horror · 92m · Georgia Eyers, Dan Ewing, Tim Pocock
Lara is a woman tormented, torn between science and faith. Pushed by her husband to seek treatment from a congregation of zealots, a ruthless exorcist will try to save her soul by putting an innocent woman through hell.
Stalked by My Doctor
›PG-132015 · Thriller, TV Movie, Horror · 90m · Eric Roberts, Brianna Joy Chomer, Deborah Zoe
When a teenage girl is miraculously saved by a heart surgeon, the doctor begins to flirt with her. Her father doesn’t believe her and unbeknownst to all, the doctor is obsessed with the girl.
Cry of the Banshee
›R1970 · Horror · 91m · Vincent Price, Essy Persson, Hilary Dwyer
In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.
Scanners II: The New Order
›R1991 · Horror, Science Fiction, Action · 104m · David Hewlett, Deborah Raffin, Yvan Ponton
A breed of humans with dangerously powerful telepathic abilities -- the scanners -- are being recruited by a corrupt police commander, John Forrester, in his crusade to take over the city.
Daddy's Girl
›2018 · Horror, Crime, Thriller · 80m · Costas Mandylor, Jemma Dallender, Britt McKillip
A young woman held captive by her stepfather becomes the focus of a female vigilante.
The First Purge
›R2018 · Action, Horror, Thriller · 97m · Y'lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Amityville II: The Possession
›R1982 · Horror · 104m · James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda
Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of paranormal experiences. When the abusive Anthony wrongly places the blame on the children, Dolores recruits a local Catholic priest to exorcise the house.
The Shed
›NR2019 · Horror, Thriller · 98m · Jay Jay Warren, Cody Kostro, Sofia Happonen
The story of Stan, an orphaned teenager stuck living with his abusive grandfather and tasked with routinely protecting his best friend from high school bullies. When Stan discovers a murderous creature has taken refuge inside the tool shed in his backyard, he tries to secretly battle the demon alone until his bullied friend discovers the creature and has a far more sinister plan in mind.
Sick Girl
›2007 · Thriller, Horror, Crime · 83m · Leslie Andrews, Charlie Trepany, John McGarr
Izzy is raising her younger brother, Kevin, by herself. Their parents are deceased and her older brother, Rusty, is away in the Marines. When Izzy learns that her little brother is being bullied at school, she does what any unstable, psychopathic, homicidal sister would do.
Scanners III: The Takeover
›R1992 · Horror, Science Fiction, Action · 95m · Steve Parrish, Liliana Komorowska, Valérie Valois
A young scanner with extraordinary telepathic powers transforms into a lethal killing machine after taking one of her father's experimental drugs.
Cinderella's Curse
›2024 · Horror, Fantasy · 82m · Kelly Rian Sanson, Chrissie Wunna, Natasha Tosini
Desperate Cinderella summons her fairy godmother from an ancient flesh-bound book, seeking revenge on her evil stepmother and stepsisters who abuse and torment her daily.
