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 Sixth Sense
›PG-131999 · Mystery, Thriller, Drama · 107m · Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
Paranormal WitnessSeries
›TV-142011 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Documentary · 5 seasons · Kelaiah Guiel
A tense, filmic and high-octane drama-documentary series that brings to life the stories of people who have lived through paranormal experiences that defy explanation. Using a mixture of intimate first-hand testimony and grittily realistic drama, the audience is transported into a world turned upside down by extraordinary and terrifying events.
Take Shelter
›R2011 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 120m · Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.
Masters of HorrorSeries
›TV-MA2005 · Drama, Mystery, Crime · 2 seasons
An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.
The Cat and the Canary
›1927 · Comedy, Horror, Mystery · 87m · Laura La Plante, Creighton Hale, Forrest Stanley
Relatives gather at a haunted mansion for a will reading where the sole heir is threatened by a clause that could disinherit her if she goes mad, all while a homicidal maniac escapes nearby.
Ghost Adventures
›2007 · Documentary, Horror · 87m · Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, Aaron Goodwin
In 2007, The Sci-Fi Channel premiered "Ghost Adventures," a raw documentary in which 3 men go to Virginia City, NV and Goldfield, NV on a ghost hunting expedition. Virginia City is rife with macabre lore and reputed to be one of the most haunted cities in America. Ghost Adventures has won a Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary that was given by the New York International Film & Video Festival.
The 4400Series
›TV-142004 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 4 seasons · Jacqueline McKenzie, Joel Gretsch, Patrick John Flueger
4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically, some of them seem to have deeper alterations ranging from superhuman strength to an unexplained healing touch. A government agency is formed to track the 4400 people after one of them commits a murder.
MonstersSeries
›TV-141988 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy · 3 seasons
Monsters is a syndicated horror anthology series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 1990s. Similarly to Tales from the Darkside, Monsters shared the same producer, and in some ways succeeded the show. It differed in some respects nonetheless. While Tales sometimes dabbled in stories of science fiction and fantasy, this series was more strictly horror. As the name implies, each episode features a different monster, from the animatronic puppet of a fictional children's television program to mutated, weapon-wielding lab rats.
FearSeries
›2000 · Drama, Reality · 2 seasons
Fear is an American paranormal reality television series that originally aired from 2000 to 2002 on MTV. The program follows a group of five or more contestants being left at an allegedly haunted location and led them on a series of dares over two nights to explore and confirm whether or not the place is haunted. The show was created by Martin Kunert and Eric Manes. The pilot episode was Co-Executive Produced and directed by George Verschoor. The series aired the first two episodes in a pilot run, which received outstanding reviews and a full season was ordered. After eight more episodes, another season was ordered. The second season ended after 6 episodes aired. The series was not cancelled due to a lack of interest, but due to the high cost of producing each episode. A DVD, MTV's Inside Fear, was released on November 6, 2001. Fear was named #6 on Entertainment Weekly's "15 Taboo-Breaking TV Moments." The show brought several innovations to the reality show genre, including having contestants film their own experience as no video crew followed them into the 'haunted' locations, use of night vision cameras, and use of body mounted cameras to have contestants film their own close-ups.
CreepshowSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 4 seasons
A young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.
The Nightmare RoomSeries
›TV-Y72001 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Kids · 1 season · James Avery
The Nightmare Room is an American children's anthology horror series that aired on Kids' WB. The series was based on the short-lived book series The Nightmare Room children's books created by Goosebumps author, R.L. Stine. The Nightmare Room originally aired from August 31, 2001, to March 16, 2002, in the United States. It was rated TV-Y7 for fantasy violence and scenes deemed too scary or disturbing for younger viewers in the United States. Reruns of the series started airing on Chiller on January 7, 2013.
Hidden
›R2015 · Thriller, Horror · 83m · Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, Emily Alyn Lind
A family takes refuge in a fallout shelter to avoid a dangerous outbreak.
Shock DocsSeries
›2020 · Documentary, Mystery, Reality · 4 seasons
A documentary series that takes a fresh look at true and terrifying tales of paranormal encounters.
Shadows and Fog
›PG-131991 · Comedy, Mystery, Crime · 85m · Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
The Bat
›1926 · Comedy, Mystery, Thriller · 86m · George Beranger, Charles Herzinger, Emily Fitzroy
A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
›PG-132019 · Horror, Mystery · 108m · Zoe Colletti, Dean Norris, Michael Garza
Mill Valley, Pennsylvania, Halloween night, 1968. After playing a joke on a school bully, Stella and her friends decide to sneak into a supposedly haunted house that once belonged to the powerful Bellows family, unleashing dark forces that they will be unable to control.
Before I Wake
›PG-132016 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror · 97m · Kate Bosworth, Jacob Tremblay, Thomas Jane
An orphaned child's dreams—and nightmares—manifest physically as he sleeps.
Come True
›2020 · Science Fiction, Horror · 105m · Julia Sarah Stone, Landon Liboiron, Carlee Ryski
Looking for an escape from her recurring nightmares, 18-year-old Sarah submits to a university sleep study, but soon realizes she's become the conduit to a frightening new discovery.
undertone
›R2026 · Horror, Mystery · 94m · Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Keana Bastidas
The host of a popular paranormal podcast becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.
The Twilight ZoneSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama · 2 seasons · Jordan Peele
Tales of science fiction, fantasy and the occult, exploring humanity's hopes, despairs, prides and prejudices in metaphoric ways. Next stop ahead The Twilight Zone.
The Strangers
›R2008 · Horror · 86m · Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, Gemma Ward
After a 4 a.m. knock at the door and haunting voices, Kristen McKay and James Hoyt’s remote getaway becomes a psychological night of terror as three masked strangers invade. Now they must go far beyond what they thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.
The Nightmare
›2015 · Horror, Documentary · 90m · Forrest Borie, Korinne Wilson, Andrew Schwarz
Eight people experience sleep paralysis, a condition which leaves them unable to move, speak or react.
Campfire Tales
›R1997 · Horror · 88m · James Marsden, Jay R. Ferguson, Christine Taylor
Anthology of famous, scary urban legends done with a modern twist.
Out of Darkness
›R2024 · Adventure, Horror, Thriller · 87m · Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young, Chuku Modu
In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical, being is hunting them down, the clan are forced to confront a danger they never envisaged.