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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11 titles
Deranged
›R1974 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 83m · Roberts Blossom, Cosette Lee, Leslie Carlson
A man living in rural Wisconsin takes care of his bed-ridden mother, who is very domineering and teaches him that all women are evil. After she dies, he misses her, and a year later digs her up and takes her home. He learns about taxidermy and begins robbing graves to get materials to patch her up, and inevitably begins looking for fresher sources of materials. Based loosely on the true story of Ed Gein.
Below
›R2002 · Thriller, Horror, Mystery · 105m · Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Davis, Holt McCallany
In the dark silence of the sea during World War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark prowls on what should be a routine rescue mission. But for the shell-shocked crew, trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spaces, this is about to become a journey into the sensory delusions, mental deceptions and runaway fears that lurk just below the surface of the ocean.
Maniac
›NR1980 · Horror · 88m · Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.
Victim
›2010 · Horror · 74m · Stephen Weigand, Bob Bancroft, Brendan Kelly
After being mysteriously kidnapped by a Doctor and his violent henchman, a young man is held captive in the converted cellar of an old mansion. For reasons unknown, he's forced to endure heinous physical and psychological torture, but slowly realizes the worst is yet to come when the Doctor's brutal plan for him is finally revealed….
Hell High
›R1989 · Horror · 84m · Maureen Mooney, Christopher Stryker, Christopher Cousins
A teacher still haunted by the death of two teens that she accidentally caused as a young girl goes berserk when four teens start harassing her and then attack her in her home.
Sleep No More
›2018 · Horror · 91m · Keli Price, Brea Grant, Stephen Ellis
It's 1986 and a group of grad students are close to discovering what happens to the human brain after staying awake for 200 hours, but something goes terribly wrong with a test subject. After their department is shut down, the team moves forward in secret - only this time on themselves.
Demented
›R1980 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 87m · Sallee Young, Harry Reems, Deborah Alter
A woman is gang-raped in a horse's stable, and even though the rapists are caught and imprisoned, she is harassed many moons later by ghastly visions of her tormentors, while her husband philanders and every little thing frightens her out of her wits.
Barricade
›PG-132012 · Horror · 82m · Eric McCormack, Jody Thompson, Conner Dwelly
A father's quiet retreat to the woods with his two children turns into a fight for survival.
Tank 432
›2015 · Action, Horror, Thriller · 84m · Rupert Evans, Steve Garry, Deirdre Mullins
With nowhere else to hide, a group of mercenaries and their prisoners take cover inside a long abandoned Bulldog tank. But, while they try to keep the forces outside at bay, the real enemy is already among them, locked inside the 'Belly of the Bulldog'. After collaborating closely with Ben Wheatley on FREE FIRE, HIGH-RISE, A FIELD IN ENGLAND and KILL LIST, director Nick Gillespie makes his feature debut.
Armed Response
›R2017 · Action, Horror, Thriller · 93m · Wesley Snipes, Anne Heche, Dave Annable
The story follows a team of highly trained operatives who find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound.
Human Zoo
›2020 · Horror, Thriller · 109m · Robert Carradine, Jose Rosete, Rachel Amanda Bryant
Contestants on a reality TV show must stay in solitary confinement to win a $1 million prize.