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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MINDHUNTERSeries
›TV-MA2017 · Drama, Crime · 2 seasons · Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
Wire in the BloodSeries
›TV-MA2002 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 6 seasons · Robson Green, Mark Letheren, Mark Penfold
Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill's uncanny ability to see into the minds of murderers means he finds it difficult to distance himself from disturbing cases.
The FallSeries
›TV-MA2013 · Drama, Crime · 3 seasons · Gillian Anderson, Jamie Dornan, Niamh McGrady
When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.
The AlienistSeries
›TV-MA2018 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · 2 seasons · Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans, Dakota Fanning
New York, 1896. Police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt brings together criminal psychologist Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, newspaper illustrator John Moore and secretary Sara Howard to investigate several murders of male prostitutes.
Prodigal SonSeries
›TV-142019 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 2 seasons · Tom Payne, Michael Sheen, Bellamy Young
The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
The Iceman Tapes: Conversations with a Killer
›1992 · Documentary, Crime, Thriller · 47m · Richard Kuklinski, Michael Baden, Robert J. Carroll
Richard Kuklinski was a devoted husband, loving father--and ruthless killer of over 100 people. You'll meet him in this powerful documentary that features one of the most vivid and disturbing interviews ever recorded--taped behind the walls of the prison where Kuklinski is serving two consecutive life sentences for multiple homicide.
ProfilerSeries
›TV-141996 · Crime, Drama · 4 seasons · Jamie Luner, Robert Davi, Julian McMahon
Rachel Burke is a criminal profiler, one of the best, actually. She, along with a sophisticated team of specialists on the FBI's Violent Crimes Task Force in Atlanta, investigates crimes throughout the country. Together, they solve the toughest of cases while trying to live their lives as best they can.
People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial KillerSeries
›TV-142024 · Crime, Documentary · 2 seasons · Wendy Naugle
There are precious few individuals who have managed to survive their encounters with serial killers. Anchored by People Magazine's in-depth reporting, these survivors share their terrifying and intensely emotional experiences with unimaginable evil.
Invisible Monsters: Serial Killers in AmericaSeries
›2021 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Mark E. Safarik, Mary Ellen O'Toole, Pamela Bass
Examine the intersecting paths of five of America’s most notorious killers–Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, The Green River Killer and BTK–who all operated during the same period, across two decades.
After the NightSeries
›2020 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Dianne, Geoff, Hugh
The horrifying true story of Eric Edgar Cooke, one of Australia’s most notorious and deadliest serial killers.
Copycat
›R1995 · Thriller, Crime, Mystery · 124m · Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney
An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.
No Man of God
›NR2021 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 100m · Elijah Wood, Luke Kirby, Aleksa Palladino
The complicated relationship that formed between the FBI analyst Bill Hagmaier and serial killer Ted Bundy during Bundy's final years on death row.
Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the SaviorSeries
›2024 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Ian Kincaid, Jack Truitt, Chaz Riddle
Explore the life and crimes of Hadden Clark, a lesser-known serial killer. Dive into the inner workings of the volatile and dysfunctional Clark family, Hadden's path of depravity, and the shocking confessions he made to his cellmate that sent investigators on a search to solve the cold cases allegedly linked to him.
The Hillside StranglerSeries
›2021 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Anthony Meoli, Bob Grogan, Jane King
A serial killer stalks Los Angeles in the 1970s, leaving bodies on display throughout the Hollywood Hillside. After a man named Kenneth Bianchi is arrested in 1979 on the suspicion of a double homicide in Bellingham, Washington, it doesn’t take long for Los Angeles investigators to connect the dots back to the serial killer they dubbed “The Hillside Strangler.” But there’s a catch — through a series of explosive recorded interviews with various psychologists and psychiatrists, Bianchi claims that the perpetrator is NOT him; it’s actually his multiple personality, ‘Steve‘ — and that’s not all he has to say on the matter.
Serial Killers: The Real Life Hannibal Lecters
›2001 · Documentary, Thriller, Crime · 60m · Richard Morgan, Phil Morrison, Robert K. Ressler
This documentary examines a selection of real life serial killers and compares them to the fictional Hannibal Lecter.
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.
Inside The Mind of a Serial KillerSeries
›2015 · Documentary, Crime · 2 seasons
What are the tell-tale signs of a serial killer in the making? Inside The Mind of a Serial Killer reveals what makes them tick and uncovers the trademark signs for spotting murderers in the making.
Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed GeinSeries
›TV-MA2023 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Deanna Mae Lloyd, Ed Gein, Henry Zebrowski
Follows the horrifying grave robber and serial killer Ed Gein, whose crimes inspired such iconic films as "Psycho", "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and "The Silence of the Lambs".
Slaughter of the Innocents
›1993 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 103m · Scott Glenn, Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus, Sheila Tousey
A seasoned FBI Agent's child-genius son assists him on catching a child-killer, a schizophrenic mohab nut who believes he's been chosen by god to be a new Noah.
Mindcage
›R2022 · Mystery, Thriller, Crime · 97m · Martin Lawrence, Melissa Roxburgh, John Malkovich
Detectives Jake Doyle and Mary Kelly seek the help of an incarcerated serial killer named The Artist when a copycat killer strikes. While Mary searches for clues in The Artist's brilliant but twisted psyche, she and Jake are lured into a diabolical game of cat and mouse, racing against time to stay one step ahead of The Artist and his copycat.
Bundy and the Green River Killer
›2019 · Crime, Thriller, Drama · 85m · Jared Nelson, Richard Mark, Lux Kapsaski
A police detective consults with incarcerated serial killer Ted Bundy to help him catch The Green River Killer. Based on terrifying true life elements which inspired Silence of the Lambs. In 1984, police in Washington State are investigating a spate of serial murders committed by a mysterious man known as The Green River Killer. With no leads to go on, the detective in charge of the case consults with psychologists in an attempt to get inside the mind of the killer. But when that doesn't produce a positive result and the killings continue, the detective realizes that the only way to understand what makes a serial killer tick is to meet one. So he visits the imprisoned Ted Bundy, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history.
