
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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True DetectiveSeries
›TV-MA2014 · Drama, Mystery · 4 seasons · Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.

HannibalSeries
›TV-MA2013 · Drama, Crime · 3 seasons · Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Dancy, Laurence Fishburne
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
›NR1931 · Horror, Science Fiction, Drama · 96m · Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

Interview with the VampireSeries
›TV-MA2022 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 2 seasons · Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Assad Zaman
A century-old vampire from New Orleans reunites with an ailing journalist to recount his life of bloodlust and his tumultuous relationship with the rakish Frenchman who turned him.

The Picture of Dorian Gray
›NR1945 · Drama, Horror, Fantasy · 111m · Hurd Hatfield, George Sanders, Donna Reed
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

Masters of HorrorSeries
›TV-MA2005 · Drama, Mystery, Crime · 2 seasons
An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.

The Body Snatcher
›NR1945 · Horror, Thriller · 78m · Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Henry Daniell
Edinburgh, 1831. Among those who undertake the illegal trade of grave robbery is Gray, ostensibly a cab driver. Formerly a medical student convicted of grave robbery, Gray holds a grudge against Dr. MacFarlane who had escaped detection and punishment.

Dead Ringer
›1964 · Crime, Drama, Horror · 116m · Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford
The working class twin sister of a callous wealthy woman impulsively murders her out of revenge and assumes the identity of the dead woman. But impersonating her dead twin is more complicated and risky than she anticipated.

Phantom of the Paradise
›PG1974 · Comedy, Horror, Music · 92m · William Finley, Paul Williams, Jessica Harper
Singer-songwriter Winslow Leach seeks revenge on the nefarious music producer Swan, who steals both Winslow's music and his favorite singer for the grand opening of Swan's new rock palace, the Paradise.

Frailty
›R2002 · Drama, Thriller, Crime · 100m · Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to kill people who were in fact "demons."

The PassageSeries
›TV-142019 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama · 1 season · Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Saniyya Sidney, Caroline Chikezie
A post-apocalyptic story about a botched U.S. government experiment that turns a group of death row inmates into highly infectious vampires, and an orphan girl who might be the only person able to stop the ensuing crisis.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
›NR1920 · Horror, Science Fiction, Drama · 79m · John Barrymore, Brandon Hurst, Martha Mansfield
A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.

The Killing of a Sacred Deer
›R2017 · Drama, Thriller, Mystery · 121m · Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Barry Keoghan
Dr. Steven Murphy is a renowned cardiovascular surgeon who presides over a spotless household with his wife and two children. Lurking at the margins of his idyllic suburban existence is Martin, a fatherless teen who insinuates himself into the doctor's life in gradually unsettling ways.

Nightmare Alley
›R2021 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 151m · Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

The King Tide
›2024 · Mystery, Fantasy, Thriller · 103m · Frances Fisher, Clayne Crawford, Lara Jean Chorostecki
After the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war, torn over the belief that the child is the next saviour.

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
›PG-131969 · Horror, Science Fiction · 101m · Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, Freddie Jones
Blackmailing a young couple to assist with his horrific experiments the Baron, desperate for vital medical data, abducts a man from an insane asylum. On route the abductee dies and the Baron and his assistant transplant his brain into a corpse. The creature is tormented by a trapped soul in an alien shell and, after a visit to his wife who violently rejects his monstrous form, the creature wreaks his revenge on the perpetrator of his misery: Baron Frankenstein.

The Sorcerers
›1967 · Horror · 86m · Boris Karloff, Catherine Lacey, Elizabeth Ercy
An aging hypnotist creates a device that allows the user to control the mind of another person, but his wife abuses its power by manipulating a younger man to commit evil acts.

The Flesh and the Fiends
›NR1960 · Horror · 94m · Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence, George Rose
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...

The Man They Could Not Hang
›NR1939 · Science Fiction, Horror, Crime · 64m · Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox
Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.

The Night of the Generals
›NR1967 · Thriller, Mystery, War · 148m · Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.

Ravenous
›R1999 · Adventure, Western, Horror · 101m · Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, David Arquette
After arriving at his new, remote Army outpost, Capt. John Boyd and his regiment aid a wounded frontiersman who recounts a horrifying tale of a wagon train murdered by its supposed guide – a vicious U.S. Army colonel gone rogue. Fearing the worst, the regiment heads out into the wilderness to verify the gruesome claims.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
›1941 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 113m · Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
›1960 · Horror, Science Fiction · 88m · Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee
After a series of scientific experiments directed towards freeing the inner man and controlling human personalities, the kindly, generous Dr Henry Jekyll succeeds in freeing his own alter ego, Edward Hyde, a sadistic, evil creature whose pleasure is murder.

1922
›2017 · Horror, Crime, Drama · 102m · Thomas Jane, Molly Parker, Dylan Schmid
A simple yet proud rancher conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to participate.





















