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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The ReturnedSeries
›TV-142015 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 1 season · Kevin Alejandro, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Agnes Bruckner
A small town that is turned upside down when several local people, who have long been presumed dead, suddenly reappear; their presence creates both positive and negative consequences. As families are reunited, the lives of those who were left behind are challenged both physically and emotionally.
Hellraiser
›R1987 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Sean Chapman
A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.
The Walking Dead
›1936 · Crime, Horror, Science Fiction · 66m · Boris Karloff, Ricardo Cortez, Edmund Gwenn
Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed. A doctor uses an experimental procedure to restore him to life, though the full outcome is other than expected.
Frankenstein Created Woman
›1967 · Horror, Science Fiction · 92m · Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg, Thorley Walters
A deformed tormented girl drowns herself after her lover is framed for murder and guillotined. Baron Frankenstein, experimenting with the transfer of souls, places the boy's soul into her body, bringing Christina back to life. Driven by revenge, she carries out a violent retribution on those responsible for both deaths.
Pet Sematary
›R1989 · Horror · 103m · Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
Frankenhooker
›R1990 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · James Lorinz, Patty Mullen, Joseph Gonzalez
A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident and decides to bring her back to life. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and lures prostitutes into a hotel room so he can collect body parts to reassemble her.
Homecoming
›2005 · Thriller, Horror, TV Movie · 58m · Thea Gill, Jon Tenney, Terry David Mulligan
A hotshot White House speech writer deals with the publicity nightmare of his life when recently deceased soldiers return from beyond the grave.
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
›NR1943 · Horror, Science Fiction · 74m · Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Patric Knowles
After being resurrected by grave robbers, Larry Talbot searches for Dr. Frankenstein in the hopes of being cured of his lycanthropy. The mad scientist may turn out to be dead, but his monster is just waiting to be found…
The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
›2023 · Horror · 92m · Laya DeLeon Hayes, Denzel Whitaker, Chad L. Coleman
Vicaria is a brilliant teenager who believes death is a disease that can be cured. After the brutal and sudden murder of her brother, she embarks on a dangerous journey to bring him back to life.
The Return of Doctor X
›1939 · Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery · 62m · Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris
When news reporter Walter Garrett arrives at the hotel room of bombshell actress Angela Merrova to conduct an interview, he finds her dead from multiple stab wounds. He returns with the police to find the hotel empty and the body vanished. Garrett writes about the incident but is fired when Merrova, alive and well, goes to the paper to complain. Now his only chance to get his job back is to find the truth, which involves the grisly scheme of a madman.
Beyond Re-Animator
›R2003 · Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction · 95m · Jeffrey Combs, Jason Barry, Elsa Pataky
Once again tampering with mother nature to disastrous results, Dr. Herbert West continues his research while serving time in a maximum security prison for his previous exploits. West's limited prison-cell experiments are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of a new prison doctor and the brother of the girl who suffered from West's experiments 13 years earlier.
Victor Crowley
›NR2017 · Comedy, Horror · 83m · Kane Hodder, Parry Shen, Laura Ortiz
Ten years ago, over forty people were brutally torn to pieces in Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp. Over the past decade, lone survivor Andrew’s claims that local legend Victor Crowley was responsible for the horrific massacre have been met with great controversy. But when a twist of fate puts him back at the scene of the tragedy, Crowley is mistakenly resurrected and Andrew must face the bloodthirsty ghost from his past.
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
›PG1971 · Horror · 94m · Valerie Leon, Andrew Keir, James Villiers
Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Tara, the Egyptian Queen of Darkness. Fuchs’s daughter becomes involved in a series of macabre and terrifying incidents, powerless against the forces of darkness, directed by Corbeck, that are taking possession of her body and soul to fulfill the ancient prophesy that Queen Tara will be resurrected to continue her reign of unspeakable evil.
Night of the Scarecrow
›R1995 · Horror · 85m · Elizabeth Barondes, John Mese, Stephen Root
A group of drunk teenagers accidently set free the spirit of a warlock, which possesses a scarecrow. The scarecrow goes on a bloody rampage killing the descendents of the men who had killed the warlock a century before. A newcomer and the daughter of the mayor try to stop it before it is too late and the warlock can reincarnate...
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
›R1988 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Robert Englund, Rodney Eastman, Danny Hassel
Freddy Krueger returns once again to terrorize the dreams of the remaining Dream Warriors, as well as those of a young woman who may be able to defeat him for good.
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.
Freddy vs. Jason
›R2003 · Horror · 97m · Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena
Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize the teenagers of Elm Street. Only this time, they're out to get each other, too.
The Dead Pit
›R1989 · Horror · 102m · Jeremy Slate, Cheryl Lawson, Stephen Gregory Foster
The arrival of an amnesiac patient in a psychiatric hospital somehow frees a mad doctor, who was shot and entombed with his fiendish experiments in an abandoned wing of the asylum 20 years before.
The Mummy Resurrection
›2023 · Horror, Fantasy · 88m · Carl Wharton, Chris Bell, Marcus Langford
When an infamous "cursed" Egyptian sarcophagus falls into the hands of unscrupulous huckster Everett Randolph, he becomes obsessed with resurrecting the mummified princess held within it.
Dead Heat
›R1988 · Horror, Science Fiction, Action · 86m · Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Lindsay Frost
Detective Roger Mortis is killed in action while investigating a string of mysterious robberies: until he's brought back from the dead with a chemical company's secret re-animation technology. Now he has twelve hours to solve the case of his own death before he dies: And stays dead.
Rise of the Mummy
›2021 · Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction · 90m · Abi Casson Thompson, Arthur Boan, Amanda-Jade Tyler
A group of archaeology students awaken an ancient mummy. After being trapped in a time loop, the only way they can escape, is to defeat the mummy. As the body count rises, it seems the Mummy has to collect the souls of those who woke him to be able to walk the earth - for good.
Necromancy
›PG1972 · Horror · 82m · Orson Welles, Pamela Franklin, Lee Purcell
After Lori suffers a stillbirth, her husband Frank obtains a job with a northern California toy company. Frank's new boss, the mysterious Mr. Cato, explains that Frank's position will involve magic. Cato, who seemingly holds enormous influence over the town, pursues the power of necromancy and believes that Lori holds the key that will help him resurrect his own dead son.
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence
›R1992 · Action, Horror, Mystery · 85m · Robert Davi, Caitlin Dulany, Gretchen Becker
A priest practicing the Voodoo arts resurrects Matt Cordell, who takes his badge and returns from the dead...again...to do his bidding.
Witchouse
›R1999 · Horror · 72m · Ariauna Albright, Matt Raftery, Monica Serene Garnich
On Mayday 1998 in the town of Dunwich, Massachusetts, Elizabeth gathers together a group of specially selected friends for a rather odd party. It turns out that she is the descendent of a malevolent witch named Lilith who was burned at the stake precisely three hundred years ago. Now Elizabeth hopes to resurrect her dreadful ancestor and has a specific (and murderous) need for the guests she has chosen
