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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93 titles
Misery
›R1990 · Drama, Thriller · 107m · Kathy Bates, James Caan, Richard Farnsworth
After an accident, acclaimed novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by a nurse who claims to be his biggest fan. Her obsession takes a dark turn when she holds him captive in her remote Colorado home and forces him to write back to life the popular literary character he killed off.
The Phantom of the Opera
›NR1925 · Horror · 107m · Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Mary Philbin
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Brawl in Cell Block 99
›NR2017 · Action, Crime, Thriller · 132m · Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson
After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.
The Black Cat
›1934 · Horror, Thriller · 65m · Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, David Manners
After a road accident in Hungary, the American honeymooners Joan and Peter and the enigmatic Dr. Werdegast find refuge in the house of the famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig, who shares a dark past with the doctor.
The Loved Ones
›R2010 · Horror · 84m · Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton
When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.
Dead Mail
›2024 · Crime, Thriller, Music · 102m · Sterling Macer Jr., John Fleck, Tomas Boykin
An ominous help note finds its way to a 1980s post office, connecting a dead letter investigator to a kidnapped keyboard technician.
Hounds of Love
›2016 · Crime, Drama, Horror · 108m · Ashleigh Cummings, Emma Booth, Stephen Curry
When Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple, she soon observes the dynamic between her captors and quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.
Dangerous Animals
›R2025 · Horror, Thriller · 98m · Hassie Harrison, Jai Courtney, Josh Heuston
A savvy and free-spirited surfer is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer. Held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.
The People Under the Stairs
›R1991 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 103m · Brandon Quintin Adams, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.
Berlin Syndrome
›R2017 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 116m · Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt, Matthias Habich
A passionate holiday romance leads to an obsessive relationship when an Australian photojournalist wakes one morning in an abandoned Berlin apartment and is unable to leave.
Villains
›R2019 · Comedy, Horror, Thriller · 89m · Bill Skarsgård, Maika Monroe, Kyra Sedgwick
When their car breaks down, a couple on the run headed southbound for a fresh start in the Sunshine State break into a nearby house looking for a new set of wheels. What they find instead is a dark secret, and a sweet-as-pie pair of homeowners who will do anything to keep it from getting out.
Captive
›2020 · Thriller, Horror · 89m · William Kircher, Tori Kostic, Jolene Andersen
A teenage runaway who’s trapped by a delusional man, pretends to be his daughter in order to escape.
Cat People
›R1982 · Fantasy, Horror · 118m · Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard
After years of separation, Irena Gallier and her minister brother, Paul, reunite in New Orleans. When zoologists capture a wild panther, Irena is drawn to the cat – and zoo curator Oliver to her. Soon, Paul will have to reveal the family secret: that when sexually aroused, they revert into predatory jungle cats.
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.
The Woman
›R2011 · Drama, Horror · 102m · Pollyanna McIntosh, Sean Bridgers, Angela Bettis
A lawyer puts his family in jeopardy when he captures the last member of a violent clan and tries to forcibly tame her.
Nightbooks
›NR2021 · Fantasy, Horror, Family · 101m · Winslow Fegley, Lidya Jewett, Krysten Ritter
Alex, a boy obsessed with scary stories, is trapped by a witch in her modern, magical New York City apartment. His original hair-raising tales are the only thing keeping him safe as he desperately tries to find a way out of this twisted place.
Caveat
›NR2021 · Horror, Mystery · 88m · Jonathan French, Leila Sykes, Ben Caplan
A lone drifter suffering from partial memory loss accepts a job to look after a psychologically troubled woman in an abandoned house on an isolated island.
The Dark Hours
›R2005 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 80m · Kate Greenhouse, Aidan Devine, Gordon Currie
Dr. Samantha Goodman is a beautiful, young psychiatrist. Burnt out, she drives to the family’s winter cottage to spend time with her husband and sister. A relaxing weekend is jarringly interrupted when a terrifying and unexpected guest arrives. What follows is an extraordinary night of terror and evil mind games where escape is not an option.
Fanatic
›1965 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 97m · Tallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers, Peter Vaughan
A young woman is terrorized by her former fiance's demented mother who blames her for her son's death. Also known as Die! Die! My Darling!
Abducted: The Mary Stauffer Story
›2019 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 87m · Alyson Hannigan, Daphne Hoskins, Howie Lai
High school teacher Mary Stauffer and her eight-year old daughter, Beth are held captive for 53 days by an obsessed former student. Based on a true story.
Kill
›2011 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 90m · Ry Barrett, Jennifer de Lucia, Pete Soltesz
Six strangers awake to find themselves the new tenants of a mysterious old house. Terrorized by insane Tiki-men in masks and taunted by their deranged captors,it soon becomes clear that only one singular action will save them: Kill.
King Kong
›PG1976 · Adventure, Fantasy, Horror · 134m · Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin
An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
The Neighbor
›NR2016 · Crime, Horror, Mystery · 87m · Josh Stewart, Bill Engvall, Luke Edwards
In the town of Cutter, most people keep to themselves. But when John comes home to find his girlfriend missing, he sneaks into his neighbor's house, finding his girlfriend and several other kidnapped people tied up in the basement. When the neighbor come home, John is forced to get out of the house alive and lead the group to safety.
The Cabinet of Caligari
›NR1962 · Horror, Thriller · 106m · Glynis Johns, Dan O'Herlihy, Richard Davalos
A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.