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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Fright Night
›R1985 · Comedy, Horror · 107m · Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
Watcher
›R2022 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 96m · Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, Burn Gorman
As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia — a young actress who just moved to town with her husband — notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street.
The Entity
›R1982 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 125m · Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa
A single mom is raped by an invisible force. Her psychiatrist believes the experience stems from childhood trauma, while she knows something supernatural is at play.
The Manor
›NR2021 · Horror, Mystery · 81m · Barbara Hershey, Nicholas Alexander, Bruce Davison
After suffering a stroke, Judith moves into a historic nursing home, where she begins to suspect something supernatural is preying on the residents. With no one willing to believe her, Judith must either escape the confines of the manor, or fall victim to the evil that dwells within it.
Night Visitor
›1989 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Derek Rydall, Allen Garfield, Kathleen Bailey
A teenager insists he saw a satanist kill the call girl next door, and tries to prove it.
Neon Maniacs
›R1986 · Horror · 91m · Clyde Hayes, Leilani Sarelle, Donna Locke
A group of teenagers in San Francisco discover a nest of homicidal monsters living in a tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, but when they try to tell authorities, no one believes them.
The Messengers
›PG-132007 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 90m · Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller
When the Solomons trade in the craziness of big-city life for the quiet of a North Dakota farm, little do they expect the nightmare that follows. Soon after arriving, teenage Jess and her younger brother see terrifying apparitions and endure attacks from a supernatural source. Jess must warn her disbelieving family before it is too late to save them.
The Nanny
›2018 · Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror · 80m · Jaime Murray, Nicholas Brendon, Schuyler Fisk
Young Noa and Michael are put in the care of their new nanny, Leonor, who Noa suspects is a malicious supernatural being. Dismissed by those around her, Noa works to uncover Leonor's true identity, but soon finds herself with far more than she bargained for.
Nightmare Man
›R2006 · Comedy, Horror, Thriller · 89m · Tiffany Shepis, Blythe Metz, Luciano Szafir
Ellen receives an exotic mask by mistake and begins to have waking nightmares and hallucinations. Her husband and doctors believe she is a paranoid schizophrenic and take her to a psychiatric ward. On the way to the hospital the car breaks down, her husband rushes off to get gas, and the Nightmare Man appears. Ellen escapes and stumbles upon a country house where two young couples are spending the weekend. They do not know if the killer is real or just a figment of Ellen's tortured mind nor if the killer is outside or already inside the house.
Absence
›NR2013 · Horror, Thriller · 81m · Lee Burns, Michael Angelo Covino, Eric Matheny
Doctors are baffled when an expectant mother wakes to find her nearly-to-term pregnancy apparently disappear overnight. Police investigate the situation as a missing child, and only her husband and brother trust her version of events.
