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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23 titles
Obsession
›R2026 · Horror, Thriller · 109m · Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson
After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
The Phantom of the Opera
›NR1925 · Horror · 107m · Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Mary Philbin
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Bram Stoker's Dracula
›R1992 · Romance, Horror · 128m · Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins
Count Dracula, a 15th-century prince, is condemned to live off the blood of the living for eternity. Young lawyer Jonathan Harker is sent to Dracula's castle to finalise a land deal, but when the Count sees a photo of Harker's fiancée, Mina, the spitting image of his dead wife, he imprisons him and sets off for London to track her down.
I Start Counting
›1970 · Thriller, Drama · 105m · Jenny Agutter, Bryan Marshall, Clare Sutcliffe
An English schoolgirl suspects the foster brother she worships is a serial killer.
Night Tide
›NR1961 · Thriller, Mystery, Romance · 84m · Dennis Hopper, Linda Lawson, Gavin Muir
A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.
The Love Witch
›NR2016 · Horror, Comedy, Romance · 121m · Samantha Robinson, Gian Keys, Laura Waddell
A modern-day witch uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her, with deadly consequences.
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
›PG1972 · Comedy, Horror · 89m · Vincent Price, Robert Quarry, Valli Kemp
The eminent Dr. Phibes awakens from a decade of suspended animation and heads to Egypt with the corpse of his dead wife, which he intends to resurrect by murdering people in strange and heinous ways.
Dracula
›1974 · Drama, Horror, TV Movie · 98m · Jack Palance, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport
Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.
Lifechanger
›2018 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 84m · Lora Burke, Jack Foley, Elitsa Bako
A murderous shapeshifter sets out on a blood-soaked mission to make things right with the woman he loves.
Corruption
›R1968 · Horror · 91m · Peter Cushing, Sue Lloyd, Noel Trevarthen
A surgeon discovers that he can restore the beauty to his girlfriend's scarred face by murdering other women and extracting fluids from their pituitary gland. However, the effects only last for a short time, so he has to kill more and more women. It is ultimately a killing spree which ends with considerable death and disaster.
Fear
›R1996 · Thriller, Horror · 97m · Mark Wahlberg, Reese Witherspoon, William L. Petersen
Nicole Walker always dreamed of being swept away by someone special — someone strong, sexy and sensitive who would care for her more than anything else in the world. David is all that and more: a modern-day knight who charms and seduces her, body and soul. But her perfect boyfriend is not all he seems to be. His sweet facade masks a savage, dark side that will soon transform Nicole's dream into a nightmare.
Hide
›2008 · Action, Horror, Mystery · 96m · Rachel Miner, Christian Kane, Polly Shannon
A modern day Bonnie and Clyde - with a twist - that follows two lovers down a path of destruction, mayhem, and murder as they live in a world where it is acceptable to take whatever they want with murderous consequences.
The Greasy Strangler
›2016 · Comedy, Horror, Thriller · 93m · Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar, Elizabeth De Razzo
Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night.
Voodoo Man
›1944 · Horror, Mystery · 62m · Bela Lugosi, George Zucco, Tod Andrews
After several female motorists begin disappearing en route to Twin Falls, a Hollywood screenwriter and the cousin of his bride-to-be discover that they've all been abducted by the mysterious Dr. Marlowe, who is attempting to resurrect his dead wife.
Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge
›R1989 · Horror · 91m · Derek Rydall, Kari Whitman, Rob Estes
A young man named Eric apparently dies in a suspicious house fire after saving his girlfriend, Melody. One year later, a new mall is constructed atop where Eric's house once stood, where a shadowy, uninvited guest is preying on the mall's crooked developers.
Open 24 Hours
›2018 · Horror, Thriller · 102m · Vanessa Grasse, Emily Tennant, Brendan Fletcher
After setting her serial killer boyfriend on fire, a paranoid delusional woman gets a job at an all-night gas station. The isolation triggers her anxiety and hallucinations, with devastatingly gory results.
The Mummy's Curse
›1944 · Horror, Fantasy · 60m · Lon Chaney Jr., Peter Coe, Virginia Christine
After being buried in quicksand for the past 25 years, Kharis is set free to roam the rural bayous of Louisiana, as is the soul of his beloved Princess Ananka, still housed in the body of Amina Mansouri, who seeks help and protection at a swamp draining project.
Hospital Massacre
›R1981 · Horror, Thriller · 89m · Barbi Benton, Charles Lucia, Jon Van Ness
When Susan was a little girl, she rejected the Valentine of a lovestruck classmate. Decades later, she’s come to the hospital for a routine medical examination, and finds herself trapped in a bizarre nightmare, made all the worse as her vengeful childhood valentine, disguised among the hospital staff, begins murdering everyone in his path as a means of proving his undying ‘romantic’ obsession…
Deadtime Stories 2
›R2011 · Horror · 77m · Nick Mancuso, Amy Marsalis, Jeff Monahan
An anthology of three horror stories presented by George A. Romero. In "Gorge" hikers are trapped in a cave-in must make a gruesome choice. In "On Sabbath Hill," a woman is driven to suicide but remains to torment her lover. In "Dust," a security guard is driven to murderous measures to use a strange dust that cures his wife's cancer.
Homecoming
›R2009 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 88m · Mischa Barton, Jessica Stroup, Matt Long
A jilted ex-girlfriend plots revenge after her former beau comes back to their hometown with a new lover.
The Corpse Vanishes
›NR1942 · Science Fiction, Horror · 63m · Bela Lugosi, Luana Walters, Tristram Coffin
A scientist keeps his wife young by killing, stealing the bodies of, and taking the gland fluid from virgin brides.
Spookies
›R1986 · Horror · 85m · Felix Ward, Maria Pechukas, Dan Scott
Taking a wrong turn, travelers find themselves trapped in a mysterious house. One horror after another threatens them, as the sorcerer who lives within needs sacrifices to give eternal life to his beautiful bride.
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
›NR2012 · Drama, Horror, Romance · 107m · Mischa Barton, Ryan Eggold, Leah Pipes
A woman reeling from the death of her parents becomes attached to an alluring man whose sudden disappearance sends her and her friends into a haunted high-rise to find him.