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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17 titles
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.
The Ninth Configuration
›R1980 · Drama, Comedy, Horror · 118m · Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller
Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusions, allowing them free rein to express their fantasies.
The Call
›R2013 · Crime, Thriller · 96m · Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut
Jordan Turner is an experienced 911 operator but when she makes an error in judgment and a call ends badly, Jordan is rattled and unsure if she can continue. But when teenager Casey Welson is abducted in the back of a man's car and calls 911, Jordan is the one called upon to use all of her experience, insights and quick thinking to help Casey escape, and not just to save her, but to make sure the man is brought to justice.
Flatliners
›R1990 · Drama, Science Fiction, Horror · 115m · Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon
Five medical students experiment with "near death" experiences, until the dark consequences of past tragedies begin to jeopardize their lives.
Luther: The Fallen Sun
›R2023 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 129m · Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis
A gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary.
Devil
›PG-132010 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 80m · Chris Messina, Bojana Novaković, Jenny O'Hara
A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.
Fragile
›2005 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 101m · Calista Flockhart, Richard Roxburgh, Elena Anaya
Haunted by memories of a patient's death, a nurse takes a job at an antiquated hospital for children. Soon she learns that the kids fear a ghost that prowls the floors and will not allow anyone to leave. Amy tries to protect them and convince the other staffers of the evil that lurks there.
The Monster
›R2016 · Horror, Drama · 91m · Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, Aaron Douglas
Stranded on a desolate road at night, a troubled mother and her daughter are stalked by a terrifying woodland creature while confronting the trauma of their fractured relationship.
Mirrors
›R2008 · Horror, Mystery · 111m · Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Amy Smart
An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
The Echo
›2008 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 96m · Jesse Bradford, Amelia Warner, Carlos Leon
An ex-prisoner moves to an old apartment, where one gets to see in the middle of a domestic problem between a police officer, his wife and his daughter. When he tries to intervene, he will be caught in a mysterious curse.
The Exorcism of God
›R2022 · Horror, Crime, Drama · 98m · Will Beinbrink, María Gabriela de Faría, Irán Castillo
An American priest working in Mexico is considered a saint by many local parishioners. However, due to a botched exorcism, he carries a secret that’s eating him alive until he gets an opportunity to face his demon one final time.
Mandrake
›NR2022 · Horror · 85m · Deirdre Mullins, Derbhle Crotty, Paul Kennedy
A probation officer, Cathy Madden, is tasked with rehabilitating a notorious killer named 'Bloody' Mary Laidlaw back into society following a two-decade sentence.
The Messenger
›2015 · Mystery, Drama, Horror · 95m · Robert Sheehan, Lily Cole, Joely Richardson
The Messenger is the story of Jack’s last melt down: a story of frustration and guilt, love and betrayal, family and blame. Unwillingly becoming embroiled in the unfinished business of Mark, a journalist brutally murdered in the local park and his television presenter wife, Sarah, to whom he’s desperate to say one last goodbye, Jack finds himself getting closer to Sarah, obsessed with passing on Mark’s message. Discovering hidden secrets and lies finally pushes the fragile Jack over the edge but there is hope when his estranged sister, Emma, gets in touch. Jack starts to remember the past they shared together and as the memories come flooding back, he confronts the truth about the death of his father.
Don't Knock Twice
›R2017 · Horror · 93m · Katee Sackhoff, Lucy Boynton, Javier Botet
A mother desperate to reconnect with her troubled daughter becomes embroiled in the urban legend of a demonic witch.
Saint Sinner
›2002 · Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction · 90m · Greg Serano, Gina Ravera, Mary Mara
In 1815 a monk, Tomas Alcala, unwittingly unleashes two female succubi, Munkar and Nakir, upon an unsuspecting 21st century. He is chosen by God to travel through the centuries and stop the demons' rampage.
The Ascent
›R2019 · Horror, Action, Science Fiction · 103m · Shayne Ward, Bentley Kalu, Samantha Schnitzler
Special ops squad "Hell's Bastards" are sent to infiltrate a civil war to retrieve intel. The unit soon find themselves trapped on a never-ending stairwell forced to climb or die. To survive, they must revisit their past sins if they ever want to get off.
Voodoo Possession
›2014 · Mystery, Horror, Drama · 94m · Danny Trejo, Marie-Françoise Theodore, Ryan Caltagirone
Imagine an insatiable demon that feeds on blood, thrives on pain, and reaches from beyond the grave to torment the living...and the dead. For believers and skeptics alike, there is nothing in this world or the next to rival the relentless evil of a Voodoo Possession. Burdened since childhood with a gnawing sense of guilt, cynical Aiden Chase journeys to a Haitian insane asylum in search of his missing brother. Upon arriving, he discovers all the inmates and the hospital administrator (Danny Trejo, Machete) are seemingly possessed by a bloodthirsty voodoo spirit. Now, Aiden must abandon reality and descend into a terrifying spirit world to try to rescue his brother - or they will both be damned for eternity.