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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Psycho
›R1960 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 109m · Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
American Psycho
›R2000 · Thriller, Drama, Crime · 102m · Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Dead Ringers
›R1988 · Thriller, Horror · 115m · Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske
Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.
Possession
›R1981 · Horror · 124m · Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, Margit Carstensen
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
Sisters
›R1973 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 93m · Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt, Charles Durning
Inquisitive journalist Grace Collier is horrified when she witnesses her neighbor, fashion model Danielle Breton, violently murder a man. Panicking, she calls the police. But when the detective arrives at the scene and finds nothing amiss, Grace is forced to take matters into her own hands. Her first move is to recruit private investigator Joseph Larch, who helps her to uncover a secret about Danielle's past that has them both seeing double.
Blade
›R1998 · Horror, Action · 121m · Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson
The Daywalker known as "Blade" - a half-vampire, half-mortal man - becomes the protector of humanity against an underground army of vampires.
Twins of Evil
›R1971 · Horror · 87m · Peter Cushing, Dennis Price, Madeleine Collinson
While dabbling in Satanism, Count Karstein resurrects Mircalla Karnstein who initiates him into vampirism. As a rash of deaths afflicts the village, Gustav the head of Puritan group leads his men to seek out and destroy the pestilence. One of his twin nieces has become inflicted with the witchcraft but Gustav's zeal and venom has trapped the innocent Maria, threatening her with a tortuous execution, whilst Frieda remains free to continue her orgy of evil.
Time After TimeSeries
›TV-142017 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 1 season · Freddie Stroma, Joshua Bowman, Genesis Rodriguez
A young H.G. Wells time travels to modern day New York City in pursuit of the charismatic—yet secretly psychopathic—Dr. John Stevenson, better known as "Jack the Ripper," following the doctor's brazen escape from the Victorian London authorities.
Before I Hang
›NR1940 · Crime, Horror, Science Fiction · 62m · Boris Karloff, Evelyn Keyes, Bruce Bennett
Dr. John Garth conducting an innovative medical experiment aimed at prolonging life and combating aging. The experiment takes an unexpected turn, placing the doctor in a confrontation with the ethics of his work and the consequences of his research.
Jack's Back
›1988 · Horror, Thriller, Mystery · 97m · James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie
A young doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed. However, when the doctor himself is murdered, his identical twin brother claims to have seen visions of the true killer.
Psycho Beach Party
›NR2000 · Comedy, Horror · 97m · Lauren Ambrose, Thomas Gibson, Nicholas Brendon
Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.
The Last Horror Movie
›R2004 · Horror, Thriller · 76m · Kevin Howarth, Mark Stevenson, Antonia Beamish
A serial killer uses a horror video rental to lure his next victim. What begins as a teen slasher transforms into a disturbing journey through the mind of Max Parry, a mild mannered wedding photographer with a taste for human flesh.
The Broken
›R2008 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 93m · Lena Headey, Ulrich Thomsen, Melvil Poupaud
The life of a successful radiologist spirals out of control when she sees the spitting image of herself driving down a London street. While attempting to uncover who the imposter could be, she stumbles into a terrifying mystery that her family and closest friends are somehow involved in, leaving her with no one to trust.
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt
›2004 · Action, Horror · 90m · Julian Sands, Elsa Pataky, John Sharian
A terror is stalking the land: people are disappearing daily, their bodies appearing covered in savage gashes coupled with precise surgical cuts. The legend of the 'Werewolf of Allariz' spreads across the land like wildfire. When Barbara (Elsa Pataky) falls in love with travelling vendor Manuel Romasanta, she is at first besotted with him - but soon begins to be suspicious of him. What has happened to her sister, who - after being escorted by Romasanta to the city - seems to have disappeared forever.
Disconnected
›1984 · Horror · 82m · Frances Sherman, Mark Walker, Carl Koch
Lovely young Alicia starts receiving bizarre and disturbing phone calls after breaking up with her boyfriend Mike who she suspects is cheating on her with her twin sister Barbara Ann. Alicia meets and befriends amiable, but awkward film nerd Franklin, who alas turns out to be a total psycho with a penchant for carving up nubile ladies. But is Franklin the nutter responsible for those distressing phone calls?
Look Away
›R2018 · Horror, Thriller, Fantasy · 103m · India Eisley, Jason Isaacs, Mira Sorvino
A timid and socially alienated 17-year-old high school student's life is turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.
CLONED: The Recreator Chronicles
›NR2012 · Horror · 91m · Stella Maeve, J. Mallory McCree, John de Lancie
When a group of teenagers stumble upon a secret lab, they become part of a deadly experiment - The Recreator - evil human clones. Craig, Tracy and Derek come face to face with exact copies of themselves that have only one purpose; to find and kill their originals. With time running out it's up to the original group to destroy the lab and save themselves before they are replaced. Gregory Orr's exciting thriller brings science fiction to life with a sexy edge.
June
›2015 · Science Fiction, Horror · 84m · Casper Van Dien, Victoria Pratt, Addy Miller
June is different from all other nine-year old girls. She is an orphan hiding a secret. Bad things happen when she gets upset, supernatural things. June has been in many foster homes usually leaving them destroyed. But this time it will be different. June has a new foster home and she really likes her new parents. She will have to face the force within her to protect her new parents and to save herself.
Psycho
›R1998 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 104m · Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore
A young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.
Doppelganger
›R1993 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 104m · Drew Barrymore, George Newbern, Dennis Christopher
After being implicated in a murder, a young woman flees New York City and moves to Los Angeles, where she rents a room from a writer. They begin an affair, but it seems she's been followed by a homicidal duplicate of herself.
Sisters
›2006 · Mystery, Thriller, Horror · 92m · Chloë Sevigny, Stephen Rea, Lou Doillon
A reporter witnesses a brutal murder and becomes entangled in a mystery involving a pair of twins.
The AcolyteSeries
›TV-142024 · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure · 1 season · Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae
A hundred years before the rise of the Empire, the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic have prospered for centuries without war. During this time, an investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past.
The Attic
›R2006 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Elisabeth Moss, Tom Malloy, John Savage
Emma has a strong aversion towards her family’s new house, especially the attic. After moving in, she becomes miserable and reclusive. The rest of her family also seems unhappy and unsettled. The situation escalates one day when Emma is in the attic alone. All of a sudden someone who looks exactly like Emma attacks her viciously.
