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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9 titles
The Most Dangerous Game
›1932 · Thriller, Adventure, Horror · 63m · Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks
When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.
The Body Snatcher
›NR1945 · Horror, Thriller · 78m · Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell
Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.
The Black Room
›NR1935 · Horror, Crime · 70m · Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen
In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The older grows to be a selfish, slovenly man, who inherits the castle at his father's death and becomes ruler over the formerly happy villagers. He enjoys his power until he learns his younger brother is returning from abroad and, afraid of the prophecy, he determines to murder his sibling, hide his body in the "black room" - an old torture chamber sealed away behind the fireplace - and then impersonate him, right down to his withered arm. In this way he hopes to not only avoid the prophecy, but also escape consequences of his other criminal deeds and obtain marriage to a local girl of the nobility...
Dracula
›R1979 · Romance, Drama, Fantasy · 109m · Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence
In 1913, charming, seductive and sinister Count Dracula travels to England seeking an immortal bride.
Flesh for Frankenstein
›NC-171973 · Horror · 95m · Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Monique van Vooren
Within the decadent walls of the Frankenstein mansion, the Baron and his depraved assistant Otto have discovered the means of creating new life. As the Baron's laboratory begins to fill up with stitched body parts, the Baroness dallies with the randy new manservant and soon the decadent, permissive household is consumed by an outrageous, bizarre and hilarious combination of death and dismemberment.
The Invisible Woman
›1940 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 72m · Virginia Bruce, John Barrymore, John Howard
Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invisibility to exact revenge on her ex-boss.
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.
Attack of the Adult Babies
›2017 · Horror, Comedy · 84m · Andrew Dunn, Kate Coogan, Sally Dexter
A group of high-powered, middle-aged white men go to this place to take refuge from the stresses of their daily lives and spend time relaxing and regressing as “adult babies.” It’s set in a beautiful, secret location but this is not their only function. As adult babies, they are there to refuel the world’s economy by sinister and unusual means.
The Invitation
›PG-132022 · Horror, Thriller · 105m · Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Sean Pertwee
After the death of her mother, Evie is approached by an unknown cousin who invites her to a lavish wedding in the English countryside. Soon, she realizes a gothic conspiracy is afoot and must fight for survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her family’s history.
