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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14 titles
Island of Lost Souls
›NR1932 · Science Fiction, Horror · 71m · Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
10 Cloverfield Lane
›PG-132016 · Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama · 104m · John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr.
After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable.
Chained
›R2012 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 94m · Vincent D'Onofrio, Eamon Farren, Evan Bird
A serial killer kidnaps a young boy after murdering his mother, then raises him to be his accomplice. After years in captivity, the boy must choose between escaping or following in his captor's bloody footprints.
Demon Seed
›R1977 · Horror, Science Fiction · 94m · Julie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit Graham
A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.
Sun Choke
›2015 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · 89m · Sarah Hagan, Barbara Crampton, Sara Malakul Lane
Janie’s just trying to get well. As she recovers from a violent psychotic break, she’s subjected each day to a bizarre holistic health and wellness regimen designed, and enforced, by her lifelong nanny and caretaker. But when she develops an obsession with a stranger, Janie's buried demons begin to surface.
Beyond the Black Rainbow
›R2010 · Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery · 110m · Michael J Rogers, Eva Bourne, Scott Hylands
In 1983, a young mute woman with psychic abilities is held captive within the Arboria Institute, a secluded futuristic facility overseen by a sinister doctor with an unraveling mind and a growing obsession with her.
Victim
›2010 · Horror · 74m · Stephen Weigand, Bob Bancroft, Brendan Kelly
After being mysteriously kidnapped by a Doctor and his violent henchman, a young man is held captive in the converted cellar of an old mansion. For reasons unknown, he's forced to endure heinous physical and psychological torture, but slowly realizes the worst is yet to come when the Doctor's brutal plan for him is finally revealed….
Tau
›R2018 · Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror · 97m · Maika Monroe, Ed Skrein, Gary Oldman
Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.
The Dare
›R2019 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 97m · Bart Edwards, Richard Brake, Richard Short
A rare family night for Jay takes a brutal twist when he awakens in a basement with three other prisoners. As their vengeful captor runs riot, Jay engages in a twisted battle to solve the puzzle to his past and save his family's future.
The New Mutants
›PG-132020 · Science Fiction, Horror · 94m · Blu Hunt, Charlie Heaton, Maisie Williams
Five young mutants, just discovering their abilities while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.
Revenge of the Creature
›1955 · Horror, Science Fiction · 82m · John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield
In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.
Vile
›R2011 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Eric Jay Beck, April Matson, Akeem Smith
A group of people awaken to find themselves prisoners in a mysterious house with no means of escape. They are each outfitted with electronic devices attached to the base of their skulls. The chemicals that the brain produces when in pain are collected by the devices, and when it collects a predetermined amount, the doors will be opened. In order to escape, they must hurt themselves and each other.
DarkGame
›2024 · Horror, Thriller · 101m · Ed Westwick, Andrew P. Stephen, Natalya Tsvetkova
A determined detective is in a race against time to stop a twisted game show on the dark web, where captives are forced to compete for their lives.
Prisoners of the Ghostland
›NR2021 · Action, Fantasy, Thriller · 103m · Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes
In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor, whose adopted granddaughter Bernice has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman—and his own path to redemption.
