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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35 titles
Don't Breathe
›R2016 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 89m · Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
I See You
›R2019 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 98m · Helen Hunt, Jon Tenney, Owen Teague
When a 12-year-old boy goes missing at a local park, a detective investigates the case to help the boy's family find answers.
You're Next
›R2013 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 94m · Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn
When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.
Sick
›R2022 · Horror, Mystery · 83m · Gideon Adlon, Bethlehem Million, Dylan Sprayberry
While quarantining at her family's lake house during the pandemic, Parker and her best friend are threatened by an unexpected visitor.
Alone in the Dark
›R1982 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau
A quartet of murderous psychopaths break out of a mental hospital during a power blackout and lay siege to their doctor's house.
The House by the Lake
›R1976 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud, Chuck Shamata
Harry is a rich dentist who often brings women up to his rural lakehouse. One weekend, he invites Diane, a former fashion model. On their way to the house, Diane runs a gang of thugs off the road. Humiliated, the thugs track down the couple for revenge.
Fear
›R1996 · Thriller, Horror · 97m · Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William L. Petersen
Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.
Malicious
›2023 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 91m · Kevin Interdonato, Nick Baillie, Melissa Anschutz
The McCabe family's weekend getaway is turned upside down when a mysterious stranger knocks on their door.
For the Sake of Vicious
›2021 · Action, Horror, Mystery · 80m · Lora Burke, Nick Smyth, Colin Paradine
An overworked nurse returns home to find a maniac hiding out with a bruised and beaten hostage. When an unexpected wave of violent intruders descend upon her home, it becomes a fight for survival.
Mother's Day
›R2010 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 112m · Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Frank Grillo
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
Fright
›PG1971 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Susan George, Honor Blackman, Ian Bannen
Young babysitter Amanda arrives at the Lloyd residence to spend the evening looking after their young son. Soon after the Lloyds leave, a series of frightening occurrences in the gloomy old house have Amanda's nerves on edge. The real terror begins, however, when the child's biological father appears after recently escaping from a nearby mental institution.
Intruders
›R2015 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 90m · Beth Riesgraf, Martin Starr, Jack Kesy
Anna suffers from agoraphobia so crippling that when a trio of criminals break into her house, she cannot bring herself to flee. But what the intruders don't realize is that agoraphobia is not her only psychosis.
Born for Hell
›1976 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 92m · Mathieu Carrière, Debra Berger, Christine Boisson
Loosely based on the notorious Richard Speck murders, this is the grim tale of a disturbed Vietnam vet returning home via Belfast, who invades a house shared by eight nurses and proceeds to terrorize and murder them.
The Watcher
›PG-132016 · Horror, Thriller · 89m · Erin Cahill, Edi Gathegi, Denise Crosby
Unaware of its terrible history, a young couple purchases their dream home. But it soon becomes clear that they may not be alone in the house... and that someone -- or something -- is determined to drive them out.
Aftermath
›2021 · Horror, Crime, Drama · 114m · Ashley Greene, Shawn Ashmore, Jason Liles
Desperate to save their marriage, a young couple takes a deal to move into their dream home, but disturbing events reveal the house's troubled history.
Hangman
›2015 · Horror, Thriller · 85m · Jeremy Sisto, Kate Ashfield, Ty Simpkins
Returning from vacation, the Miller family find their home has been broken into. After cleaning up the mess they continue with their lives, shaking off the feeling of being violated. But little do they know the nightmare has just begun.
Caught
›NR2018 · Horror, Science Fiction · 86m · Mickey Sumner, Ruben Crow, Cian Barry
While on an afternoon walk with their children, two small town reporters notice the military camped on a hilltop. Debating the possible significance of this activity, they answer their door when two unusual strangers come knocking and find themselves held hostage in their own home.
Crawlspace
›2013 · Horror, Thriller · 90m · Sterling Beaumon, Morgan Bertsch, Raleigh Holmes
The Gates family dream house turns quickly into a nightmare when their life is disturbed by the deranged previous owner who plots to retake his home and the Gates children for his own - hiding in the house attic and methodically taking out all those that stand in his way.
Curfew
›1989 · Horror, Thriller · 86m · Kyle Richards, Wendell Wellman, John Putch
Two brothers whose grisly killing spree has landed them on death row plot a daring escape, breaking free from prison with vengeance in mind, and setting targets in the form of the key witnesses against them.
Babysitter Must Die
›2021 · Horror, Comedy · 72m · Riley Scott, Scarlett Hazen, Nathan Stevens
Members of a cult invade the home of a wealthy family, but they didn't count on a resourceful babysitter who's armed with a variety of weapons.
Torment
›R2013 · Thriller, Horror · 82m · Katharine Isabelle, Robin Dunne, Peter DaCunha
Newlyweds Cory and Sarah Morgan take Cory's 7-year-old son Liam up to the country for some much needed family time. When it appears as if Liam has run away, psychological suspense becomes straight-out horror, as Sarah and Cory must now confront a sadistic cult-like family who have been hiding in the house all along and have taken Liam for themselves.
Krazy House
›2024 · Comedy, Horror · 90m · Nick Frost, Alicia Silverstone, Jan Bijvoet
When Russian workers in Bernie’s house turn out to be wanted criminals, Bernie has to man up and save his ’90s sitcom family.
Hate Crime
›2012 · Crime, Horror · 72m · Jody Barton, Nicholas Adam Clark, Greg Depetro
A Jewish family, new to the neighborhood, are recording their youngest son's birthday celebrations on video when their home is suddenly invaded by a band of meth-head Neo-Nazis.
Paradise Cove
›R2021 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 103m · Todd Grinnell, Kristin Bauer, Mena Suvari
A contractor and his wife move to Malibu to flip his mother’s beach house, but are terrorized by the deranged homeless lady living under the house.