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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11 titles
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
›PG1971 · Horror, Comedy · 95m · Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten, Hugh Griffith
After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.
Frankenhooker
›R1990 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · James Lorinz, Patty Mullen, Joseph Gonzalez
A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident and decides to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and lures prostitutes into a hotel room so he can collect body parts to reassemble her.
The Devil Commands
›NR1941 · Horror, Science Fiction · 65m · Boris Karloff, Richard Fiske, Amanda Duff
A story about a scientist who is obsessed with communicating with the dead.
The Shrouds
›R2025 · Science Fiction, Mystery, Horror · 120m · Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce
Inconsolable since the death of his wife, prominent businessman Karsh Relikh invents a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds. One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated, and he sets out to track down the perpetrators.
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
›PG1972 · Horror, Thriller · 91m · Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Chloe Franks
A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.
The Deep Web: Murdershow
›2024 · Horror, Thriller · 84m · Aiden Howard, Kimi Alexander, Brendan Fletcher
A podcaster’s investigation of his sister’s death leads him to a grisly website, where the highest bidder decides how a chosen victim will be killed.
Please Don't Feed the Children
›2025 · Horror, Thriller · 94m · Michelle Dockery, Zoe Colletti, Andrew Liner
After a viral outbreak ravaged the country’s adult population, a group of orphans heads south in search of a new life, only to find themselves at the mercy of a deranged woman harboring a dangerous secret.
Snuff-Movie
›R2005 · Horror, Thriller · 92m · Jeroen Krabbé, Lisa Enos, Teri Harrison
Boris Arkadin is a horror film maker. His pregnant wife was brutally murdered by a Manson-like gang of hippy psychopaths during the 1960s. He becomes a virtual recluse - until years later he directs his own snuff inspired movies. He invites actors to take part in an audition at his country manor house - blurring the lines of what is real and what is fiction.
Hellgate
›R1989 · Comedy, Horror · 91m · Ron Palillo, Abigail Wolcott, Carel Trichardt
A motorcycle gang kidnaps a young woman, Josie, from a diner and brutally kills her. Many years later, the girl's father finds a magic crystal that can bring the life back to dead objects. He uses it to re-animate his daughter. He lets her seduce any young man that comes to visit the small town and then kills them. Four young students, two boys and two girls spend a vacation near the town, Hellgate. They hear about the story and get involved.
The Ritual Killer
›NR2023 · Mystery, Thriller, Action · 92m · Morgan Freeman, Cole Hauser, Vernon Davis
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an anthropologist who hides an unspeakable secret. The line between sanity and madness thins as Boyd goes deeper into the killer’s world.
The Killing Tree
›2022 · Horror, Comedy · 73m · Sarah Alexandra Marks, Marcus Massey, Judy Tcherniak
On Christmas Eve, a scorned widow casts an ancient spell to resurrect her executed husband. However, when the spell goes wrong, the husband is brought back as an Evil Christmas Tree. Hell-bent on getting revenge on the one who caused his execution, the body count keeps rising as the Tree hunts her down.
