
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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Peeping Tom
›NR1960 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 101m · Karlheinz Böhm, Moira Shearer, Anna Massey
Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.

The Nanny
›1965 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 91m · Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett
Nanny, a London family's live-in maid, brings morbid 10-year-old Joey back from the psychiatric ward he's been in for two years, since the death of his younger sister. Joey refuses to eat any food Nanny's prepared or take a bath with her in the room. He also demands to sleep in a room with a lock. Joey's parents -- workaholic Bill and neurotic Virgie -- are sure Joey is disturbed, but he may have good reason to be terrified of Nanny.

Frailty
›R2002 · Drama, Thriller, Crime · 100m · Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to kill people who were in fact "demons."

Backrooms
›R2026 · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · 111m · Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

Channel ZeroSeries
›TV-142016 · Drama · 4 seasons · Brandon Scott, Maria Sten, Steven Robertson
A horror anthology series inspired by “Creepypasta” online tales.

ItSeries
›TV-141990 · Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 1 season · Tim Curry, Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher
In 1960, seven outcast kids known as "The Losers' Club" fight against an ancient shape-shifting alien who poses as a child-killing clown, while also dealing with bullies and abusive parents. Thirty years later, they reunite to stop the creature once and for all when it returns to their hometown.

The Endless
›NR2017 · Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller · 112m · Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Callie Hernandez
Two brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs may be more sane than they once thought.

The Secret of Crickley HallSeries
›2012 · Drama · 1 season · Suranne Jones, Maisie Williams, Tom Ellis
A year after the disappearance of their son, Gabe and Eve Caleigh and their two daughters attempt to start anew, they head to Crickley Hall - a seemingly perfect countryside house. But when cellar doors start to open on their own, phantom children's cries are heard through the night and a frenzied cane-wielding specter rears its head - the Caleigh's realize the house comes with a lot more than they bargained for. Just as they're ready to move out, Eve Caleigh hears Cam's cries and all bets are off.

May
›R2003 · Drama, Horror, Comedy · 93m · Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris
A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.

Alice, Sweet Alice
›R1976 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 108m · Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard
Alice is a withdrawn 12-year-old who lives with her mother and her younger sister, Karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving Alice out of the spotlight. When Karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions start to turn toward Alice. But could a 12-year-old girl really be capable of such savagery?

Don't Go to Sleep
›NR1982 · Horror, TV Movie · 93m · Dennis Weaver, Valerie Harper, Robin Ignico
One year after a young girl dies in a car accident, her sister begins seeing visions of her, while the family home is plagued by strange happenings.

Jeffrey Dahmer: Killer CannibalSeries
›2019 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season
Jeffrey Dahmer's childhood, combative parents, obsession with dead animals, strange behavior in high school, and first sexual yearnings collide and turn a once-happy boy into a cannibalistic serial killer.

It Chapter Two
›R2019 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 169m · Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Hader
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.

Sleepaway Camp
›R1983 · Horror · 85m · Mike Kellin, Katherine Kamhi, Paul DeAngelo
Years after a terrible boating accident, Angela is sent to Camp Arawak where a series of bizarre and violent "accidents" begin to claim the lives of various campers.

Silent Night, Deadly Night
›NR2025 · Horror, Thriller · 96m · Rohan Campbell, Ruby Modine, Mark Acheson
After witnessing his parents' brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness.

Mama
›PG-132013 · Horror · 100m · Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier
Guillermo del Toro presents Mama, a supernatural thriller that tells the haunting tale of two little girls who disappeared into the woods the day that their parents were killed. When they are rescued years later and begin a new life, they find that someone or something still wants to come tuck them in at night.

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.

It Feeds
›NR2025 · Horror · 102m · Ashley Greene, Ellie O'Brien, Shawn Ashmore
A clairvoyant therapist confronts her own personal demons while trying to save a young girl who believes a malevolent entity is feeding on her.

The Witch Who Came from the Sea
›R1976 · Drama, Horror · 88m · Millie Perkins, Lonny Chapman, Vanessa Brown
Anger stemming from being abused as a child drives an alcoholic's daughter to kill as an adult.

Possum
›2018 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 85m · Sean Harris, Alun Armstrong, Andy Blithe
A disgraced children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life.

BeforeSeries
›TV-MA2024 · Drama, Mystery · 1 season · Billy Crystal, Judith Light, Rosie Perez
After tragically losing his wife, child psychiatrist Dr. Eli Adler encounters a troubled young boy who seems to have a haunting connection to Eli's past.

Raising Cain
›R1992 · Horror, Thriller · 92m · John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer
Child psychologist Carter Nix is a loving and caring family man, but under this appearance lies a dark and troubled past. Grappling with the consequences of this past on his own psyche and the influence of his returning father and violent brother Cain, Carter becomes involved in a series of murders and kidnappings. Meanwhile, his wife Jenny rekindles an old love affair, placing herself in the crosshairs of her increasingly unstable husband.

Maniac
›NR1980 · Horror · 88m · Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.

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.






















