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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45 titles
Wire in the BloodSeries
›TV-MA2002 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 6 seasons · Robson Green, Mark Letheren, Mark Penfold
Clinical psychologist Dr Tony Hill's uncanny ability to see into the minds of murderers means he finds it difficult to distance himself from disturbing cases.
Black BirdSeries
›TV-MA2022 · Drama, Crime · 1 season · Taron Egerton, Paul Walter Hauser, Sepideh Moafi
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
The BridgeSeries
›TV-MA2013 · Drama, Crime · 2 seasons · Diane Kruger, Demián Bichir, Annabeth Gish
A murdered body on a bridge between El Paso and Juarez bring together El Paso detective Sonya Cross and Chihuahua State Police detective Marco Ruiz.
ManhuntSeries
›TV-PG2019 · Drama, Crime · 2 seasons · Martin Clunes, Claudie Blakley, Sule Rimi
The true story of London Metropolitan police detective Colin Sutton's manhunt for serial criminals.
MessiahSeries
›2001 · Mystery, Drama, Crime · 5 seasons · Marc Warren, Marsha Thomason, Daniel Ryan
Crime drama series following the investigations of DCI Red Metcalfe.
Jack the RipperSeries
›NR1988 · Drama, Mystery, Crime · 1 season · Michael Caine, Jane Seymour, Lewis Collins
Jack the Ripper is a 1988 two-part television film/miniseries portraying a fictionalized account of the hunt for Jack the Ripper, the unidentified serial killer responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888. The series coincided with the 100th anniversary of the murders.
In Plain SightSeries
›2016 · Crime, Drama · 1 season · Martin Compston, Douglas Henshall, Joanne Thompson
Based on the true story of Lanarkshire detective William Muncie’s quest to bring to justice notorious Scottish killer Peter Manuel.
CrossSeries
›TV-MA2024 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 3 seasons · Aldis Hodge, Isaiah Mustafa, Juanita Jennings
Alex Cross is a brilliant but flawed homicide detective and full of contradictions. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point of obsession when he hunts killers. He is desperate for love, but his wife’s murder has left him too damaged to receive it.
To Catch a Killer
›1992 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · Brian Dennehy, Michael Riley, Margot Kidder
"To Catch a Killer" tells the true gruesome story of John Wayne Gacy - a good friend and helpful neighbour, a great child entertainer, a respectful businessman, and a violent serial killer who raped and murdered over 30 young boys.
The Deliberate Stranger
›NR1986 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · 185m · Mark Harmon, Frederic Forrest, George Grizzard
Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the cooperation of a number of police forces to work efficiently on this case. Soon, but not soon enough, the police eliminate endless possibilities and close in on him. Bundy is tried in the media and his good-boy attitude brings him sympathy but also the hatred of many.
Catching KillersSeries
›TV-MA2021 · Documentary, Crime · 3 seasons
The investigators behind infamous serial killer cases reveal the harrowing, chilling details of their extraordinary efforts in this true crime series.
Those Who KillSeries
›2014 · Action & Adventure, Crime · 1 season · Chloë Sevigny, James D'Arcy
Follows Catherine Jensen, a recently promoted homicide detective who enlists the help of Thomas Schaeffer, a forensic psychologist, to track down serial killers and relentlessly seeks the truth behind the disappearance of her brother.
Catch Me a KillerSeries
›TV-MA2024 · Crime, Drama · 1 season · Charlotte Hope, Steven John Ward, Lemogang Tsipa
Follow South Africa’s first forensic and investigative psychologist, Micki Pistorius (played by Charlotte Hope), as she studies the minds of South Africa's serial killers. Catch Me A Killer is an adaptation of Micki's autobiography that details her work as the first female criminal profiler in the country, which is brought to life as the events are depicted in the series.
Five DaughtersSeries
›2010 · Drama · 1 season · Juliet Aubrey, Ian Hart, Sarah Lancashire
The stories of five young women who were tragically murdered in Ipswich in 2006.
MediumSeries
›TV-142005 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 7 seasons · Patricia Arquette, Jake Weber, Miguel Sandoval
Allison Dubois works in the District Attorney’s office using her natural intuition about people and her ability to communicate with the dead to help to solve crimes. Her dreams often give her clues to the whereabouts of missing people.
The Capture of the Green River KillerSeries
›2008 · Drama · 1 season · Tom Cavanagh, Currie Graham, Amy Davidson
Detective David Reichert begins a relentless search for a serial killer in Washington state.
The ListenerSeries
›TV-142009 · Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama · 5 seasons · Craig Olejnik, Ennis Esmer, Lauren Lee Smith
Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit of a loner. Until now, Toby has kept his ability hidden, exploring its possibilities only with his long time mentor and confidante Dr. Ray Mercer.
People Magazine Investigates: Surviving a Serial KillerSeries
›TV-142024 · Crime, Documentary · 2 seasons · Wendy Naugle
There are precious few individuals who have managed to survive their encounters with serial killers. Anchored by People Magazine's in-depth reporting, these survivors share their terrifying and intensely emotional experiences with unimaginable evil.
After the NightSeries
›2020 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Dianne, Geoff, Hugh
The horrifying true story of Eric Edgar Cooke, one of Australia’s most notorious and deadliest serial killers.
A Haunting in Venice
›PG-132023 · Mystery, Thriller, Crime · 104m · Kenneth Branagh, Kyle Allen, Camille Cottin
Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam TapesSeries
›TV-MA2025 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · David Berkowitz, Jack Jones, Mary Murphy
Mixing present-day interviews with previously unheard recordings, this true-crime series examines serial killer David Berkowitz's mark on 1970s New York.
Follow Me Quietly
›NR1949 · Crime, Mystery, Thriller · 60m · William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey
When it rains in the city, a serial killer known as "The Judge" looks for his next strangling victim. For months, the madman has been stalking at night, leaving behind clues, but police efforts have been fruitless. Constructing a life-size dummy of the murderer, police Lt. Harry Grant is growing obsessed with capturing him, and always following Grant is the relentless reporter Ann Gorman looking to break the story, but the hunt continues.
Fall RiverSeries
›TV-MA2021 · Documentary · 1 season · Murray Farnell
In 1979, three young women were killed in a streak of brutal murders in Fall River, MA, allegedly by a satanic cult practicing human sacrifice. Twenty years later, new evidence has surfaced and shed light on murders that were thought to have been solved.
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.
