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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33 titles
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.
The Haunting of Hill HouseSeries
›TV-MA2018 · Mystery, Drama · 1 season · Michiel Huisman, Elizabeth Reaser, Kate Siegel
Flashing between past and present, a fractured family confronts haunting memories of their old home and the terrifying events that drove them from it.
Pearl
›R2022 · Horror, Drama, Thriller · 102m · Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright
Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions collide.
The Swerve
›2018 · Thriller, Drama, Horror · 96m · Azura Skye, Bryce Pinkham, Ashley Bell
The dark secrets of Holly's seemingly perfect life are exposed when an unwanted intruder spins her life out of control forever.
Swallow
›R2020 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 95m · Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel
Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new obsession.
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
›R1981 · Thriller, Horror · 96m · Jimmy McNichol, Susan Tyrrell, Bo Svenson
Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death to anyone who comes between her and her obsession. But the investigating detective is convinced that Billy is the real killer - and determined to prove it. Madness and fanaticism work together to drag all concerned into a terrifying vortex of blood-letting that adds a nightmarish twist to the classic Oedipus story.
The Living and the Dead
›2006 · Drama, Horror · 83m · Leo Bill, Roger Lloyd Pack, Kate Fahy
Lord Donald and Lady Nancy reside in the magnificent but run-down Longleigh House with James, their mentally disabled adult son. Nancy has fallen seriously ill and Donald is preparing to sell the house to raise enough money to pay for an operation. He arranges for the family nurse, Mary, to take care of Nancy while he leaves to tend to the sale. However, James wants to prove to his father that he can look after his mother on his own and decides to lock Mary out of the house. It isn't long before James starts mixing his mother's pills and forgetting to take his own medication, and as the stress of looking after his mother increases, so too does the severity of his own condition.
Lights Out
›PG-132016 · Horror · 81m · Teresa Palmer, Maria Bello, Gabriel Bateman
Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
The Voices
›R2014 · Comedy, Crime, Horror · 104m · Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick
A mentally unhinged factory worker must decide whether to listen to his talking cat and become a killer, or follow his dog's advice to keep striving for normalcy.
They Look Like People
›2016 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 80m · MacLeod Andrews, Evan Dumouchel, Margaret Ying Drake
Suspecting that people are transforming into malevolent shape-shifters, Wyatt flees to New York City to seek out his estranged childhood friend Christian.
Daniel Isn't Real
›NR2019 · Horror, Mystery · 101m · Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sasha Lane
A troubled college freshman resurrects his imaginary friend to help him cope with a violent trauma.
You Are Not My Mother
›2022 · Horror · 93m · Hazel Doupe, Carolyn Bracken, Jordanne Jones
In a North Dublin housing estate, teenage Char's mother mysteriously goes missing. When she returns without explanation, Char resolves to uncover the truth behind her disappearance and shed light on her family's dark secrets.
The Dead Center
›2019 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 93m · Shane Carruth, Poorna Jagannathan, Jeremy Childs
When a mysterious "John Doe" wakes up in a morgue and wanders into a psychiatric ward, a devoted doctor and curious medical examiner must slowly uncover dark and sinister secrets about the man that reveal a more horrifying truth than they could have ever imagined.
Leaving D.C.
›2013 · Mystery, Drama, Horror · 77m · Karin Crighton, Josh Criss, Jeff Manney
After 20 years of living in Washington, D.C., Mark Klein seeks much-needed solace by moving to the remote wilds of West Virginia. To ease his loneliness, he sends regular video updates to members of his OCD-support group back in the city. But Mark gradually realizes that despite his new, isolated setting, he may not be alone. From the endless woods surrounding his home, something else is watching.
Dorothy Mills
›R2008 · Drama, Thriller, Mystery · 102m · Carice van Houten, Jenn Murray, David Wilmot
When a gloomy, God-fearing island community is rocked by the assault of an infant, a psychiatrist is called in to examine Dorothy Mills, the teenager accused of the crime. Despite the villagers' hostility to her inquiry, she soon comes to suspect that Dorothy suffers from multiple personality disorder...
Sun Choke
›2015 · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · 89m · Sarah Hagan, Barbara Crampton, Sara Malakul Lane
Janie’s just trying to get well. As she recovers from a violent psychotic break, she’s subjected each day to a bizarre holistic health and wellness regimen designed, and enforced, by her lifelong nanny and caretaker. But when she develops an obsession with a stranger, Janie's buried demons begin to surface.
Dead Dicks
›2019 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 83m · Jillian Harris, Heston Horwin, Matt Keyes
After Becca receives a distressing call from her suicidal brother Richie, she rushes over to his apartment and finds him alive and well - surrounded by copies of his own dead body.
Who's Watching Oliver
›R2018 · Horror, TV Movie · 87m · Russell Geoffrey Banks, Sara Malakul Lane, Margaret Roche
The story of a mentally unstable loner lost in a life forced upon him. By night Oliver aimlessly wanders the streets and bars on what can only be described as a truly shocking and humiliating killing spree. His only savior and possible way out of a life he is desperate to escape comes in the form of the beautiful Sophia with her sweet eccentricity and naivety to the danger she has put herself in.
Fear of Rain
›PG-132021 · Thriller, Horror, Drama · 109m · Madison Iseman, Israel Broussard, Eugenie Bondurant
A teenage girl living with schizophrenia begins to suspect her neighbor has kidnapped a child. Her parents try desperately to help her live a normal life, without exposing their own tragic secrets, and the only person who believes her is Caleb – a boy she isn’t even sure exists.
Psycho III
›R1986 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 93m · Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey
When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy.
The Butterfly Room
›NR2012 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Barbara Steele, Heather Langenkamp, Ray Wise
A reclusive and butterfly-obsessed elderly lady suffering from bipolar disorder develops a disturbing relationship with a mysterious but seemingly innocent youngster.
Criminally Insane
›R1975 · Horror, Comedy · 62m · Priscilla Alden, Michael Flood, Jane Lambert
An obese woman recently released from an insane asylum kills anyone who attempts to get her to stop eating.
Borderline
›R2025 · Comedy, Horror, Thriller · 95m · Samara Weaving, Ray Nicholson, Jimmie Fails
After escaping from a mental hospital, a violent sociopath named Paul begins a dangerous rampage targeting Sofia, a world-famous pop star. Obsessed with her, he takes Sofia hostage in her own home, acting under the delusional belief that they are getting married. Paul is desperate to prove his devotion, leading to a tense and unpredictable situation.
Nightmare
›R1981 · Horror · 99m · Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C.J. Cooke
A drug-treated schizophrenic plagued by horrible nightmares is released from the hospital and goes on a killing spree.
