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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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.
The Stepfather
›R1987 · Horror, Thriller · 89m · Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack
Seemingly mild-mannered Henry Morrison has just murdered his entire family. After adopting a new identity and skipping town, he begins building a new relationship with a widow and her teenage daughter. However, he soon begins struggling to hide his true identity and maintain a grip on reality.
Dark AngelSeries
›TV-142016 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 1 season · Joanne Froggatt, Mark Underwood, Alun Armstrong
The story of Victorian serial killer Mary Ann Cotton, a poisoner whose methods leave no visible scars, allowing her tally of victims to mount, unsuspected by a Victorian society unable to conceive of a woman capable of such terrible crimes. Traveling around the North East, she insinuates herself into unsuspecting families, marrying and creating new families of her own - before killing them, taking their money and moving on.
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.
Room for Rent
›2019 · Thriller, Horror · 81m · Lin Shaye, Oliver Rayon, Valeska Miller
Lonely widow Joyce rents out a room in her house and becomes dangerously obsessed with one of her guests.
Pulse
›PG-131988 · Horror, Science Fiction · 91m · Cliff DeYoung, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence
An intelligent pulse of electricity moves from house to house, terrorizing occupants through their own appliances. Having already destroyed one household in a quiet neighborhood, the pulse finds itself in the home of a boy and his divorced father.
Nightman
›2023 · Thriller, Horror · 101m · Zara Devlin, Eoin Duffy, Mark Huberman
A young pregnant woman discovers that her perfect boyfriend may be a dangerous sleepwalker when she finds out of strange disappearances and murders taking place in the region.
A Horrible Way to Die
›R2010 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Brandon Carroll, AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz
An escaped murderer is in pursuit of his ex-girlfriend, who has fled to start a new life in a small town.
Stepfather 2
›R1989 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Terry O'Quinn, Meg Foster, Caroline Williams
"Stepfather" Jerry Blake escapes an insane asylum and winds up in another town, this time impersonating a marriage counselor. With a future wife and new stepson who love him, Blake eliminates anyone who stands in his way to building the perfect family.
The Stepfather
›PG-132009 · Horror, Thriller · 101m · Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley
Michael Harding returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend, David. As the two men get to know each other, Michael becomes more and more suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand. Is he really the man of her dreams or could David be hiding a dark side?
Christina's House
›R2000 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · 90m · Brendan Fehr, Brad Rowe, Allison Lange
A teenage girl is plagued by bizarre occurrences and deaths related to her new home.
The Perfect Husband
›R2014 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 85m · Gabriella Wright, Bret Roberts, Tania Bambaci
Viola and Nicola are going through a rough time. To overcome this crisis, they decide to spend a weekend in a remote cabin belonged to Nicola's parents. Just a couple of days together to heal their wounds, , but everything will take a turn for the worst, when a sneaking suspicion become pure madness. What was supposed to be a quiet trip will suddenly slip into a deadly nightmare.
Amityville 3-D
›PG1983 · Horror · 93m · Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy
To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel.
The Girl We Let In
›NR2026 · Horror, Thriller · 131m · Veronika Babina, Olivia Mignone, Ryan Callaway
Following the adoption of their longtime babysitter, 16 year old Sophie, Hope begins to suspect her new daughter is hiding a terrible secret that will endanger her family.