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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131 titles
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
›R1974 · Horror · 83m · Marilyn Burns, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
The Most Dangerous Game
›1932 · Thriller, Adventure, Horror · 63m · Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks
When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.
Strange Darling
›R2024 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Madisen Beaty
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
Don't Breathe
›R2016 · Horror, Thriller, Crime · 89m · Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette
A group of teens break into a blind man's home thinking they'll get away with the perfect crime. They're wrong.
Death Proof
›R2007 · Action, Thriller · 113m · Kurt Russell, Zoë Bell, Rosario Dawson
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Freeway
›R1996 · Comedy, Crime, Thriller · 104m · Kiefer Sutherland, Reese Witherspoon, Wolfgang Bodison
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
›1969 · Crime, Drama, Horror · 101m · Geraldine Page, Ruth Gordon, Rosemary Forsyth
An aging widow hides a deadly secret which she will do anything to keep buried.
Little Bone Lodge
›R2023 · Horror, Crime, Thriller · 93m · Joely Richardson, Sadie Soverall, Neil Linpow
During a stormy night in the Scottish Highlands, two criminal brothers on the run seek refuge in a desolate farmhouse. But after taking the resident family captive, they find the house holds even darker secrets of its own.
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
›2005 · Horror, TV Movie · 51m · Bree Turner, Angus Scrimm, John DeSantis
While driving at night on a mountain road, Ellen gets distracted and hits an abandoned car. When she tries to get help, she is attacked by a backwoods killer and must fight to stay alive.
Dark Match
›2024 · Action, Horror · 94m · Ayisha Issa, Steven Ogg, Mo Jabari
A small-time wrestling company accepts a well-paying gig in a backwoods town only to learn, too late, that the community is run by a mysterious cult leader with devious plans for their match.
Nightmares of NatureSeries
›TV-PG2025 · Documentary · 2 seasons · Maya Hawke
Chilling tales of survival unfurl in this documentary series that captures the drama, danger and dark beauty of nature from the perspective of its prey.
30 Days of Night
›R2007 · Horror, Thriller · 113m · Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston
This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.
Haunt
›R2019 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Katie Stevens, Will Brittain, Lauryn McClain
On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realisation that some nightmares are real.
She Never Died
›NR2019 · Action, Fantasy, Horror · 89m · Oluniké Adeliyi, Peter MacNeill, Kiana Madeira
Lacey, a socially detached loner is cursed with immortality and a never-ending tedium of existence. In her attempts to keep her compulsions in check, she seeks out the darkest souls humanity has to offer. Lacey must now face her own inner demons while simultaneously finding her next meal.
The Hills Have Eyes
›R2006 · Horror, Thriller · 107m · Aaron Stanford, Dan Byrd, Emilie de Ravin
Based on Wes Craven's 1977 suspenseful cult classic, The Hills Have Eyes is the story of a family road trip that goes terrifyingly awry when the travelers become stranded in a government atomic zone. Miles from nowhere, the Carter family soon realizes the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually the breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant family...and they are the prey.
Wolf Creek
›R2005 · Horror, Thriller · 99m · John Jarratt, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi
Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.
The Hunted
›R2024 · Horror, Thriller · 95m · Lily Banda, Alec Newman, Raj Bajaj
After their boat capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea, a group of refugees are rescued by rich Europeans who offer them shelter on an idyllic island. But the miracle soon becomes a nightmare when the saviors turn into ruthless manhunters.
Wolf Creek 2
›NR2013 · Horror, Thriller · 106m · John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Ben Gerrard
Lured by the promise of an Australian holiday, backpackers Rutger, Katarina and Paul visit the notorious Wolf Creek Crater. Their dream Outback adventure soon becomes a horrific reality when they encounter the site's most infamous local, the last man any traveller to the region ever wants to meet—Mick Taylor. As the backpackers flee, Mick pursues them on an epic white knuckled rampage across hostile wasteland.
Wake Up
›2024 · Horror, Thriller, Action · 80m · Turlough Convery, Benny O. Arthur, Jacqueline Moré
A group of young activists set out to make an environmental statement by vandalizing a home superstore as it closes. But their plan goes terribly wrong when they become trapped inside and must face a deranged security guard with a gruesome passion for primitive hunting. As the night fills with violence and terror, the teenagers find themselves in a desperate fight for their lives.
Happy Hunting
›NR2017 · Horror, Thriller · 91m · Martin Dingle Wall, Ken Lally, Kenny Wormald
An alcoholic drifter must battle withdrawal and psychotic rednecks after he becomes the target of a deranged sporting event.
In a Violent Nature
›NR2024 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 94m · Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Cameron Love
The enigmatic resurrection, rampage, and retribution of an undead monster in a remote wilderness unleashes an iconic new killer after a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower that entombed its rotting corpse.
Kristy
›NR2014 · Thriller, Horror · 85m · Haley Bennett, Ashley Greene, Lucas Till
When a college girl who is alone on campus over the Thanksgiving break is targeted by a group of outcasts, she must conquer her deepest fears to outwit them and fight back.
Burning Bright
›PG-132010 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 89m · Briana Evigan, Garret Dillahunt, Charlie Tahan
After her lousy stepfather steals her savings to buy a vicious tiger, Kelly loses all hope of going to college. But Kelly's situation worsens when a hurricane leaves her and her autistic brother boarded up in their house with the man-eating beast. This edge-of-your-seat thriller follows the gutsy heroine and her younger sibling as they struggle to outwit the ravenous predator and find a way to survive.
Bone Lake
›R2025 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 94m · Alex Roe, Maddie Hasson, Marco Pigossi
A couple’s romantic vacation at a secluded lakeside estate is upended when they are forced to share the mansion with a mysterious and attractive couple. In this darkly hilarious and seductive horror story, a dream getaway spirals into a nightmarish maze of sex, lies, and manipulation, bringing terrifying secrets to light and triggering a bloody battle for survival.