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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17 titles
Mother of Flies
›2025 · Horror · 92m · Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, John Adams
When a young woman faces a deadly diagnosis, she seeks dark magic from a witch in the woods... but every cure has costs.
Men
›R2022 · Horror, Thriller, Fantasy · 100m · Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear, Paapa Essiedu
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.
Without Name
›2017 · Horror, Mystery, Drama · 93m · Alan McKenna, Niamh Algar, James Browne
A land surveyor working in an unnamed woodland area is disturbed and beguiled by a strange silhouette that moves amongst the trees.
Cuckoo
›R2024 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 103m · Hunter Schafer, Jan Bluthardt, Marton Csokas
After reluctantly moving to the German Alps with her father and his new family, Gretchen discovers that their new town hides sinister secrets, as she's plagued by strange noises and frightening visions of a woman pursuing her.
The Woods
›R2006 · Mystery, Horror, Thriller · 91m · Agnes Bruckner, Emma Campbell, Bruce Campbell
In 1965 New England, a troubled girl encounters mysterious happenings in the woods surrounding an isolated girls school that she was sent to by her estranged parents.
Lovely, Dark, and Deep
›2023 · Horror · 87m · Georgina Campbell, Nick Blood, Wai Ching Ho
Lennon, a new back-country ranger, travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy that has haunted her since she was a child.
In the Earth
›R2021 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 107m · Joel Fry, Ellora Torchia, Hayley Squires
As a deadly virus ravages the world, Dr. Martin Lowery embarks on a mission to reach test site ATU327A, a research hub deep in the Arboreal Forest. The arduous journey, guided by park scout Alma, is set back by a nighttime attack that leaves the two bruised and shoeless. When they run into Zach, a man living off the grid, they gratefully accept his help. Zach’s intentions aren’t exactly what they seem, however, and a path out of the forest and into safety quickly fades as the line between myth and science blurs.
Dark Nature
›2023 · Horror · 85m · Hannah Emily Anderson, Madison Walsh, Roseanne Supernault
While recovering from an abusive relationship, Joy joins her friend's therapy group on an isolated mountainous retreat. Led by a doctor with experimental methods, the group is soon forced to confront a monstrous entity.
Island Zero
›NR2018 · Horror · 100m · Laila Robins, Teri Reeves, Matthew Wilkas
A fishing community on a remote Maine island finds itself suddenly cut off from the rest of the world after the ferry stops coming. When people start to vanish, the terrified survivors realize that someone - or something - is hunting them.
The Guardian
›R1990 · Drama, Fantasy, Horror · 92m · Jenny Seagrove, Dwier Brown, Carey Lowell
Phil and Kate select the winsome young Camilla as a live-in nanny for their newborn child, but the seemingly lovely Camilla is not what she appears to be...
Dawn of the Beast
›2021 · Horror, Mystery · 83m · Adrian Burke, Ariella Mastroianni, Anna Shields
Aiming to find the Bigfoot, a group of graduate students venture deep into an area of the Northeastern wilderness known for its strange creature sightings. Soon, they learn that there is a much more sinister evil lurking in the woods, the Wendigo, and once the spirit knows you’re there, they will come for you. Who will survive in a battle between the two most notorious monsters of the forest?
Silent Retreat
›2013 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 85m · Chelsea Jenish, Sofia Banzhaf, Robert Nolan
Janey arrives at a silent retreat in the middle of the woods for rehabilitation, only to discover that the men who run it aren't afraid to show her what lurks beyond the trees.
Redwood
›2017 · Horror · 80m · Nicholas Brendon, Mike Beckingham, Muzz Khan
A couple hiking out in the woods, disturb a nest of vampires.
Uninhabited
›2010 · Thriller, Horror · 93m · Geraldine Hakewill, Bob Baines, Tasia Zalar
Harry and Beth wanted a different kind of holiday so they chartered a boat to drop them off on a remote coral island on the Great Barrier Reef. The island was idyllic, surrounded by a wide reef, covered in palms and full of birds and other wildlife. It was small and totally deserted or so they thought. But when things go missing from their camp site and they discover someone else's footprints in the sand this quickly becomes disturbing as they realize the island has a ghost! Inspired by actual events.
Beyond the Woods
›2018 · Horror · 84m · Ross Mac Mahon, John Ryan Howard, Irene Kelleher
A gathering of friends is thrown into chaos by the opening of a mysterious fiery sinkhole near their secluded holiday home.
Breakdown Lane
›NR2017 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 76m · Whitney Moore, William 'Bill' Connor, Owen Conway
When Kirby Lane's SUV breaks down in the middle of the desert, she must overcome the dehydration, coyotes, and lurking undead to find her way home.
The Dendrill
›2026 · Horror, Mystery · 92m · Sean Irvine, Monika Schneider, Morgan I.P. Fics
While preparing their childhood home for sale, Mark reunites with his estranged stepbrother, Francis, who insists the forest never forgot them.