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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17 titles
Jaws
›PG1975 · Horror, Thriller, Adventure · 124m · Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.
HavenSeries
›TV-142010 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery · 5 seasons · Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour
FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.
Village of the Damned
›NR1960 · Horror, Science Fiction · 77m · George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens
In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.
Invaders from Mars
›1953 · Science Fiction, Horror · 78m · Jimmy Hunt, Arthur Franz, Helena Carter
A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.
The BoroughsSeries
›TV-MA2026 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery · 1 season · Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard, Denis O'Hare
In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a crew of unlikely heroes must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don't have: time.
Slash/Back
›2022 · Science Fiction, Action, Thriller · 87m · Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Vincent-Wolfe, Nalajoss Ellsworth
In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.
Don't Say Its Name
›R2021 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Julian Black Antelope, Samuel Marty, Sera-Lys McArthur
After environmental activist Kharis Redwater is called back to the living world by her mother Mary Lynn after a questionable “accident” that cost Kharis her life, an ancient spirit is reborn outside of a small northern town out of revenge for the loss of her daughter’s life. Kharis returns as a Wheetago, a ferocious creature that only gets hungrier the more it eats. Can an ex-military Park Ranger, Stacy Cole, and Police Officer, Betty Stonechild, call back their traditional teachings to stop Kharis before she continues to feed on all who get in her way?
Silver Bullet
›R1985 · Horror · 95m · Gary Busey, Everett McGill, Tovah Feldshuh
The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…
Monster Summer
›PG-132024 · Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery · 98m · Mel Gibson, Mason Thames, Julian Lerner
When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.
Dark Was the Night
›2014 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Kevin Durand, Lukas Haas, Bianca Kajlich
An evil is unleashed in a small town when a logging company sets up shop in the neighboring woods. Isolated and threatened, a mysterious force hidden within the trees outside the small town of Maiden Woods, strikes fear in the townspeople as Sheriff Paul Shields attempts to overcome the demons of his past while protecting those that he loves.
It Happened at Lakewood Manor
›1977 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 95m · Robert Foxworth, Lynda Day George, Gerald Gordon
A lakeside resort comes under attack by a seemingly infinite hoard of flesh-eating ants.
John Carpenter's Suburban ScreamsSeries
›TV-MA2023 · Mystery · 1 season
John Carpenter unearths the evil that lurks in the suburbs, showcasing true stories of real-life slashers, psychos, hauntings and possessions.
The Hatching
›2014 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 90m · Andrew-Lee Potts, Thomas Turgoose, Laura Aikman
On the death of his father, Tim Webber returns to his childhood village in Somerset to find something sinister is disturbing the idyllic peace of the villagers.
Eye of the Beast
›NR2007 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 90m · James Van Der Beek, Alexandra Castillo, Arne MacPherson
This menacing monster yarn stars James Van Der Beek as government scientist Dan Leland, who's sent to investigate reported sightings of a giant squidlike beast that's put the entire population of a fishing village on edge. Though Leland starts his journey confident that this sea creature with an insatiable appetite is the stuff of old legends, a string of horrific occurrences soon begins to change his mind.
Vampire Bats
›NR2005 · Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie · 90m · Lucy Lawless, Timothy Bottoms, Brett Butler
A biology professor discovers a deadly species of vampire bats are responsible for a series of bizarre murders and now she must find a way to stop them before they are completely out of control.
Spawn of the Slithis
›PG1978 · Horror, Science Fiction · 86m · Alan Blanchard, Judy Motulsky, J.C. Claire
A nuclear leak creates a mutant Slithis sea monster, which terrorizes the variety of pets, winos, and hippies who hang around Venice, California.
Shark Season
›2020 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 87m · Michael Madsen, Paige McGarvin, Juliana Destefano
Dozens of great white sharks attack the sleepy coastal town of Goldcoast, CA, resulting in several deaths and forcing the town council to bring in a group of marine biologists and shark hunters to solve the problem. But when one shark in particular refuses to go down without a fight, it will take all of the biologists’ and hunters’ knowhow to defeat the creature for good.