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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.

66 titles

The Birds

The Birds

NR1963 · Horror, Thriller · 119m · Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy

Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.

IMDb 7.6MC 90🍅 95%TMDB 7.57.8
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Tarantula

Tarantula

1955 · Science Fiction, Horror · 80m · John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll

A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.

IMDb 6.4🍅 93%TMDB 6.56.8
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Long Weekend

Long Weekend

1979 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 95m · John Hargreaves, Briony Behets, Mike McEwen

When a suburban couple goes camping for the weekend at a remote beach, they discover that nature isn't in an accommodating mood.

IMDb 6.5MC 61🍅 89%TMDB 6.16.6
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Piranha

Piranha

R1978 · Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy · 94m · Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

IMDb 5.9MC 71🍅 72%TMDB 6.06.1
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The Pack

The Pack

PG1977 · Horror, Adventure, Thriller · 98m · Joe Don Baker, Hope Alexander-Willis, Richard B. Shull

The residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remnants of discarded pets by visiting vacationers.

IMDb 5.9TMDB 6.86.1
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It Came from Beneath the Sea

It Came from Beneath the Sea

1955 · Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror · 79m · Kenneth Tobey, Faith Domergue, Donald Curtis

A giant octopus, whose feeding habits have been affected by radiation from H-Bomb tests, rises from the Mindanao Deep to terrorize the California Coast.

IMDb 5.9🍅 60%TMDB 5.75.9
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Kingdom of the Spiders

Kingdom of the Spiders

PG1977 · Horror, Science Fiction · 97m · William Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody Strode

Investigating the mysterious deaths of a number of farm animals, vet Rack Hansen discovers that his town lies in the path of hordes of migrating tarantulas. Before he can take action, the streets are overrun by killer spiders, trapping a small group of townsfolk in a remote hotel.

IMDb 5.7🍅 55%TMDB 5.65.7
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Gorgo

Gorgo

1961 · Science Fiction, Action, Horror · 78m · Bill Travers, William Sylvester, Vincent Winter

When an underwater volcanic eruption tears up the sea bed off the coast of Ireland, two treasure hunters make the discovery of a lifetime when they encounter a gigantic prehistoric monster that’s been unleashed from the earth’s crust. After capturing the beast, the pair transport the creature down to London where it’s given the name of “Gorgo” and put on display to an avid public. Little do they realize that Gorgo is just an infant, and that his exponentially larger mother is about to emerge from the depths to avenge the capture of her offspring.

IMDb 5.6TMDB 5.35.7
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Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D

R2010 · Comedy, Horror · 88m · Elisabeth Shue, Jerry O'Connell, Steven R. McQueen

Each year the population of sleepy Lake Victoria, Arizona explodes from 5,000 to 50,000 residents for the annual Spring Break celebration. But then, an earthquake opens an underwater chasm, releasing an enormous swarm of ancient Piranha that have been dormant for thousands of years, now with a taste for human flesh. This year, there's something more to worry about than the usual hangovers and complaints from locals, a new type of terror is about to be cut loose on Lake Victoria.

IMDb 5.5MC 53🍅 76%TMDB 5.45.6
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Attack of the Crab Monsters

Attack of the Crab Monsters

1957 · Science Fiction, Horror · 63m · Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell Johnson

A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.

IMDb 4.9🍅 71%TMDB 5.25.4
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Dead Ant

Dead Ant

NR2017 · Comedy, Horror · 87m · Tom Arnold, Rhys Coiro, Jake Busey

When the 1989 "one-hit-wonder" glam-metal band "Sonic Grave" embark on a trip to Coachella in hopes of a comeback, their peyote trip pit stop in Joshua Tree incites an "unworldly" vicious attack, and they must "rock" themselves out of harms way.

IMDb 4.9MC 48🍅 69%TMDB 5.15.4
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It Happened at Lakewood Manor

It Happened at Lakewood Manor

1977 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 95m · Robert Foxworth, Lynda Day George, Gerald Gordon

A lakeside resort comes under attack by a seemingly infinite hoard of flesh-eating ants.

IMDb 5.0TMDB 4.65.3
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Island Claws

Island Claws

PG1980 · Horror, Science Fiction · 90m · Robert Lansing, Steve Hanks, Nita Talbot

A biological experiment in Florida goes awry. The result: 8-foot long land crabs which roar loudly and kill everything in sight.

IMDb 4.3TMDB 4.75.3
Orca

Orca

PG1977 · Horror, Thriller · 92m · Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson

After witnessing the killing of his mate and offspring at the hands of a reckless Irish captain, a vengeful killer whale rampages through the fisherman's Newfoundland harbor. Under pressure from the villagers, the captain, a female marine biologist, and an Indigenous tribalist venture after the great beast, who will meet them on its own turf.

IMDb 5.8MC 27🍅 10%TMDB 6.25.2
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Stung

Stung

2015 · Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction · 87m · Matt O'Leary, Jessica Cook, Lance Henriksen

A fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators.

IMDb 5.1MC 46🍅 60%TMDB 5.35.2
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Bug

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.

IMDb 5.2MC 42🍅 43%TMDB 5.35.2
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Killer Crocodile 2

Killer Crocodile 2

1990 · Horror · 87m · Richard Anthony Crenna, Debra Karr, Ennio Girolami

The Caribbean swamps which is to be made into a holiday resort is terrorized again by a second monstrous crocodile which is killing off anyone unfortunate to be on the water.

IMDb 4.4TMDB 5.75.1
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Silent Predators

Silent Predators

1999 · Horror, Thriller, TV Movie · 91m · Harry Hamlin, Shannon Sturges, David Spielberg

In 1979, a delivery truck makes its way up a lonely southern California highway in a storm, bound for the San Diego Zoo with a deadly tropical rattlesnake as cargo. When the truck suffers a blowout, the driver loses control and hits a tree, shattering the snake's aquarium in the back and the window separating the snake from the driver. The snake slithers into the front of the truck, kills the driver with its bite and then moves off into the forest. Flash forward to 1999. The small southern California town of San Vicente has grown from 6,000 to 30,000, and the rattler, which escaped nearby years ago, has bred. There are now 25,000 of these hybrid rattlesnakes, and they are slowly making their way downhill into the town, attracted by the movement of the blasting as the town paves its way toward progress. Progress, in this case, brings terror, in this tale originally penned by John Carpenter.

IMDb 4.3TMDB 5.35.0
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Rattlers

Rattlers

PG1976 · Horror · 82m · Sam Chew Jr., Elisabeth Chauvet, Dan Priest

A herpetologist investigating a series of fatal rattlesnake attacks discovers that the creatures have been infected by a mysterious nerve gas disposed of in the desert by the military.

IMDb 4.1TMDB 4.24.9
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The Hatching

The Hatching

2014 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 90m · Andrew-Lee Potts, Thomas Turgoose, Laura Aikman

On the death of his father, Tim Webber returns to his childhood village in Somerset to find something sinister is disturbing the idyllic peace of the villagers.

IMDb 4.0TMDB 4.64.9
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Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare

1995 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 85m · Robert Hays, Nancy Stafford, Ryan Phillippe

When bees attack an isolated country house, a family must stick together to survive.

IMDb 4.0TMDB 5.14.8
Barracuda

Barracuda

PG1978 · Horror, Thriller · 98m · Wayne Crawford, Jason Evers, Roberta Leighton

Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.

IMDb 4.1TMDB 4.24.8
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Vampire Bats

Vampire Bats

NR2005 · Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie · 90m · Lucy Lawless, Timothy Bottoms, Brett Butler

A biology professor discovers a deadly species of vampire bats are responsible for a series of bizarre murders and now she must find a way to stop them before they are completely out of control.

IMDb 4.2TMDB 4.54.8
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Razortooth

Razortooth

2007 · Horror, Science Fiction · 92m · Kathleen LaGue, Doug Swander, Matt Holly

When four college students trek to the Everglades to conduct extra-credit research for their biology professor, they become prey to a huge man-eating eel with nasty incisors that’s been terrorizing a nearby Florida community, based on a true story concerning an exotic species of eels that are released in the southeast from Asia. They breathe air and can survive on land.

IMDb 3.8TMDB 4.14.8
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