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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143 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.
Frankenstein
›1931 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 70m · Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles
Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.
The Fly
›R1986 · Horror, Science Fiction · 96m · Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz
When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a common housefly manages to get inside the device and the two become one.
The Invisible Man
›NR1933 · Horror, Science Fiction · 71m · Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan
After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
›NR1931 · Horror, Science Fiction, Drama · 96m · Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Rose Hobart
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.
Island of Lost Souls
›NR1932 · Science Fiction, Horror · 71m · Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
Mad Love
›1935 · Horror, Romance · 68m · Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive
An insane surgeon's obsession with an actress leads him to replace her wounded pianist husband's hands with those of a knife-throwing murderer.
Swamp ThingSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 1 season · Crystal Reed, Andy Bean, Will Patton
CDC researcher Abby Arcane investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana but she soon discovers that the swamp holds mystical and terrifying secrets. When unexplainable and chilling horrors emerge from the murky marsh, no one is safe.
The Fly
›1958 · Science Fiction, Horror, Drama · 94m · David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price
Industrialist François Delambre is called late at night by his sister-in-law, Helene, who tells him that she has just killed her husband. Reluctant at first, she eventually explains to the police that he invented a matter transportation apparatus and, while experimenting on himself, a fly entered the chamber.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
›NR1920 · Horror, Science Fiction, Drama · 79m · John Barrymore, Brandon Hurst, Martha Mansfield
A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.
I Am Legend
›PG-132007 · Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller · 101m · Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.
Creature from the Black Lagoon
›G1954 · Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction · 79m · Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.
The Curse of Frankenstein
›NR1957 · Horror, Science Fiction · 83m · Peter Cushing, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
The Quatermass Xperiment
›1955 · Science Fiction, Horror · 82m · Brian Donlevy, Richard Wordsworth, David King-Wood
The first manned spacecraft, fired from an English launchpad, is lost from radar before roaring back to Earth and crashing in a farmer's field. The rocket is found to contain only one of the three men who took off in it; and he is unable to talk but appears to be undergoing a torturous physical and mental metamorphosis.
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
›1953 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 80m · Paul Hubschmid, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway
The controlled explosion of an atomic bomb in the Arctic Circle awakens a frozen dinosaur that will wreak havoc in New York City.
Quatermass 2
›1957 · Science Fiction, Horror · 85m · Brian Donlevy, John Longden, William Franklyn
In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly government-run, complex of identical design has been built in a remote part of England and is the focus of periodic falls of small, hollow "meteorites" originating in outer space. Quatermass determines to investigate and uncovers a terrifying extraterrestrial life form which has already begun action to take over the Earth.
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde
›PG1971 · Horror · 97m · Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim
In foggy London Dr Jekyll experiments on newly deceased women determined to discover an elixir for immortal life. Success enables his spectacular transformation into the beautiful but psychotic Sister Hyde who stalks the dark alleys of Whitechapel for young, innocent, female victims, ensuring continuation of the bloodstained research. With each transformation Sister Hyde becomes the more dominant personality, determined to eventually suppress the frail, ineffectual Dr Jekyll forever.
In Vitro
›R2025 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 88m · Talia Zucker, Ashley Zukerman, Daniel Ciurte
On an isolated cattle farm, a couple experimenting with biotechnology have their lives upended when they discover a disturbing presence on their property.
The Revenge of Frankenstein
›NR1958 · Horror, Science Fiction · 90m · Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews, Eunice Gayson
Rescued from the guillotine by his devoted dwarf Fritz, the Baron relocates to Carlsbruck, where he continues his gruesome experiments.
The Invisible Man Returns
›1940 · Horror, Science Fiction · 81m · Cedric Hardwicke, Vincent Price, Nan Grey
The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.
The Man They Could Not Hang
›NR1939 · Science Fiction, Horror, Crime · 64m · Boris Karloff, Lorna Gray, Robert Wilcox
Dr. Henryk Savaard is a scientist working on experiments to restore life to the dead. When he is unjustly hanged for murder, he is brought back to life by his trusted assistant. Re-animated he turns decidedly nasty and sets about murdering the jury that convicted him.
From Beyond
›R1986 · Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree
The Resonator, a powerful machine that can control the sixth sense, has killed its creator and sent his associate into an insane asylum. When a psychiatrist becomes determined to continue the experiment, she unwittingly opens the door to a hostile parallel universe.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
›1941 · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · 113m · Spencer Tracy, Ingrid Bergman, Lana Turner
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
›1960 · Horror, Science Fiction · 88m · Paul Massie, Dawn Addams, Christopher Lee
After a series of scientific experiments directed towards freeing the inner man and controlling human personalities, the kindly, generous Dr Henry Jekyll succeeds in freeing his own alter ego, Edward Hyde, a sadistic, evil creature whose pleasure is murder.