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
Bride of Frankenstein
›NR1935 · Horror, Science Fiction · 75m · Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.
The Ghost of Frankenstein
›1942 · Horror, Science Fiction · 68m · Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
Bride of Re-Animator
›R1990 · Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction · 96m · Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Claude Earl Jones
Unperturbed by the disastrous outcome of his previous meddling with the dead, Dr. West continues his research into the phenomenon of re-animation; only this time, he plans to create life – starting with the heart of his young protégé Dan's dearly deceased Meg Halsey.
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
›R1974 · Horror, Science Fiction · 95m · Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith
Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate before his imprisonment. Frankenstein utilises Helder's medical knowledge for a project he has been working on for some time. He is assembling a man from vital organs extracted from various inmates in the asylum. And the Baron will resort to murder to acquire the perfect specimens for his most ambitious project ever.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
›R1994 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 123m · Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.
Mimic
›R1997 · Horror, Science Fiction · 105m · Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Giancarlo Giannini
A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.
The Colossus of New York
›NR1958 · Horror, Science Fiction · 70m · John Baragrey, Mala Powers, Otto Kruger
A brilliant surgeon encases his dead son's brain in a large robot body, with unintended results...
Morgan
›R2016 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 92m · Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Toby Jones
A corporate risk-management consultant must determine whether or not to terminate an artificial being's life that was made in a laboratory environment.
The Kindred
›R1987 · Horror, Science Fiction · 93m · David Allen Brooks, Rod Steiger, Amanda Pays
Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mother's biggest fan. Together with some of John's friends they go to Amanda's house, but none are prepared for what they find there.
Embryo
›PG1976 · Horror, Science Fiction · 104m · Rock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane Ladd
A scientist doing experiments on a human fetus discovers a method to accelerate the fetus into a mature adult in just a few days.
Doctor Blood's Coffin
›1961 · Horror, Science Fiction · 92m · Kieron Moore, Hazel Court, Ian Hunter
After being thrown out of medical school for ethical violations, Dr. Peter Blood returns home to a small Cornish village, where he sets up a research laboratory in a secluded cave. There, he attempts to revive the dead, using kidnapped humans -- who he views as unworthy of life -- for their body parts, specifically, their hearts.
The Lazarus Effect
›PG-132015 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 83m · Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Donald Glover
Medical researcher Frank, his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they've done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived -- but something evil is within her.
Deadly Friend
›R1986 · Horror, Science Fiction · 91m · Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett
When tragedy strikes his remarkable robot and the beautiful girl next door, lonely teenage genius Paul tries to save them by pushing technology beyond its known limits into a terrifying new realm.
Silent Rage
›R1982 · Action, Horror, Science Fiction · 103m · Chuck Norris, Ron Silver, Toni Kalem
A mentally ill man in a small Texas town goes on a killing rampage and is fatally wounded by police. When doctors use an experimental serum to bring him back to life, the killer develops superhuman strength and the town sheriff must pursue him.
The Frankenstein Syndrome
›NR2010 · Horror, Science Fiction · 88m · Ed Lauter, Louis Mandylor, Tiffany Shepis
Young scientist Elizabeth Barnes (Tiffany Shepis) and her group of researchers are conducting illegal stem cell research, and discover a cell anomaly that has the potential to regenerate dead tissue. Unable to conduct legal human trials, the researchers turn to corpses to test their serum.
Closer to God
›2014 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 81m · Jeremy Childs, Shelean Newman, Shannon Hoppe
A man on the cutting edge of science becomes the first to successfully clone a person, but events unravel when the news leaks out before his team could prepare for what's to come.
Frankenstein
›R2004 · TV Movie, Drama, Horror · 88m · Parker Posey, Vincent Perez, Thomas Kretschmann
An investigation into a serial killer leads two detectives to discover that Dr. Frankenstein and his creature are still alive after two centuries of genetic experiments.
Chiller
›PG-131985 · Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie · 100m · Michael Beck, Beatrice Straight, Laura Johnson
A wealthy industrialist arranges for his body to be kept on ice in a high-tech cryonic chamber. When the instructions are not followed properly, he emerges from the frozen crypt as an empty, soulless creature with an appetite for destruction.
Konga
›1961 · Horror, Science Fiction · 90m · Michael Gough, Margo Johns, Jess Conrad
Dr. Decker returns from Africa after a year, presumed dead. In that year, he discovered a way of growing plants and animals to an enormous size. He brings back a baby chimpanzee to test out his theory. As he has many enemies at home, he decides to use his chimp, 'Konga', to 'get rid of them'. Then Konga grows to gigantic proportions and wreaks havoc all over London!
Frankenstein Reborn
›NR2005 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 84m · Rhett Giles, Thomas Downey, Joel Ezra Hebner
The latest psychiatrist assigned to assess whether inmate Victor Frank is mentally fit to stand trial for murder gives up in frustration and so the asylum head Dr Robert Walton steps in to do the job. Frank tells Walton his story. He was a scientist experimenting in the field of nanotechnology. Using nanobots that were capable of rebuilding the human body, Frank and his team had great success in helping the crippled, wheelchair-ridden Bryce Daniels regain use of his faculties. But then Bryce started to become unstable...
DNA
›1997 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 97m · Mark Dacascos, Jürgen Prochnow, Robin McKee
A mad scientist's DNA experiment on the bones of a mysterious jungle creature brings the carnivorous beast to life, and only his former assistant Ash Mattley and CIA operative Claire Sommers can stop it.
Hammerhead
›R2005 · Action, Horror, Science Fiction · 92m · William Forsythe, Hunter Tylo, Lydie Denier
When he began fusing human and shark DNA, his colleagues laughed at him. Now his creation is taking his revenge, and they aren't laughing anymore.
Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter
›1966 · Horror, Western, Science Fiction · 83m · John Lupton, Narda Onyx, Estelita Rodriguez
Dr. Frankenstein's Granddaughter Maria, and her brother assistant Rudolph, moved to the old west because the lightning storms there are more frequent and intense, which allows them to work on the experiments of their grandfather. But the experiments are failing and Rudolph's been secretly killing the corpses afterwards. Meanwhile, the Lopez family leaves the town because of the evil going on there
