Cinema of the Damned
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11 titles
Mosquito
›R1994 · Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction · 92m · Gunnar Hansen, Ron Asheton, Steve Dixon
An alien starship crashes in a swamp in a U.S. National Park. Some mosquitos begin to feed from the alien's corpses, causing them to grow to the size of a vulture. These mutant insects became very agressive, killing every human being they find. Will the few survivors fight successfully against this nightmare...?
Bug
›PG1975 · Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery · 99m · Bradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Richard Gilliland
An earthquake releases a strain of mutant cockroaches with the ability to start fires, which proceed to cause destructive chaos in a small town. The studies carried out by scientist James Parmiter, however, reveal an intent with much more far-reaching consequences.
Strange Nature
›2018 · Horror, Fantasy, Mystery · 100m · Tiffany Shepis, Stephen Tobolowsky, Lisa Sheridan
The first film to expose unsolved wildlife deformity outbreaks and where they may lead. Based on a true unsolved ecological mystery, thousands of hideously deformed frogs have turned up in the waters of Minnesota. As seen through the eyes of a one hit wonder single mother and her 11 year old son, a small town struggles with the unknown when the deadly mutations move beyond the ponds.
Big Freaking Rat
›2020 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 85m · Caroline Abbott, Nino Aldi, Boyce LeGrande
Ranger Brody, with the help of his nephew and niece, is preparing to open the brand-new campground for the season. Everything is in order and the camp seems peaceful until a giant rat, mutated from multiple dumping of toxic wastes, begins killing the campers and rangers.
Bottom Feeder
›PG-132007 · Science Fiction, Horror · 86m · Tom Sizemore, Wendy Anderson, Richard Fitzpatrick
A group of utility workers are trapped in a series of tunnels which, unfortunately, contain a scientist mutated by his own creation. The creature feeds instantly on a rat, becoming what it has eaten.
Plague Town
›NR2009 · Horror, Thriller · 85m · Josslyn DeCrosta, Erica Rhodes, David Lombard
An American family visiting their Irish roots accidentally stumbles on a horde of bloodthirsty mutant children.
Harbinger Down
›2015 · Horror, Science Fiction · 82m · Lance Henriksen, Matt Winston, Camille Balsamo
A group of grad students have booked passage on the fishing trawler Harbinger to study the effects of global warming on a pod of Orcas in the Bering Sea. When the ship's crew dredges up a recently thawed piece of old Soviet space wreckage, things get downright deadly. It seems that the Russians experimented with tardigrades, tiny resilient animals able to withstand the extremes of space radiation. The creatures survived, but not without mutation. Now the crew is exposed to aggressively mutating organisms. And after being locked in ice for 3 decades, the creatures aren't about to give up the warmth of human companionship.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
›PG1978 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 87m · David Miller, George Wilson, Sharon Taylor
After a wave of reports of mysterious attacks involving people and pets being eaten by the traditionally docile fruit, a special government task force is set up to investigate the violent fruit and put a stop to their murderous spree.
Toxic Shark
›2017 · Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy · 88m · Kabby Borders, Christina Masterson, Michelle Cortés
A tropical singles retreat takes a terrifying turn when guests realize a poisonous shark is infesting the surrounding water. Not only will it rip apart its victims, but it also uses projectile acid to hunt - in and out of the water.
Popeye the Slayer Man
›2025 · Horror · 88m · Sean Michael Conway, Elena Juliano, Jason Robert Stephens
A curious group of friends sneak into an abandoned spinach canning factory to film a documentary on the legend of the "Sailor Man," who is said to haunt the factory and local docks.
Planet of the Sharks
›2016 · Action, Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · Brandon Auret, Stephanie Beran, Lindsay Sullivan
In the near future, glacial melting has covered 98% of earth's landmass. Sharks have flourished and now dominate the planet, operating as one massive school led by a mutated alpha shark.
