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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12 titles
Shivers
›R1975 · Horror, Science Fiction · 88m · Paul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry
The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.
Maniac
›NR1963 · Crime, Mystery, Horror · 86m · Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray, Donald Houston
When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.
The Pit and the Pendulum
›R1991 · Horror, Romance · 97m · Lance Henriksen, Stephen Lee, William Norris
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.
The Nightcomers
›1972 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 96m · Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird
Prequel to the Henry James classic "Turn of the Screw" about the events leading up to the deaths of Peter Quint and Ms. Jessel, and the slow corruption of the children in their care.
The Velvet Vampire
›R1971 · Horror · 80m · Michael Blodgett, Sherry E. DeBoer, Celeste Yarnall
A married couple accept the invitation of mysterious vixen Diane LeFanu to visit her in her secluded desert estate. Tensions arise when the couple, unaware at first that Diane is a centuries-old vampire, realize that they are both objects of the pale temptress' seductions.
Bad Biology
›2008 · Horror, Comedy · 84m · Charlee Danielson, Anthony Sneed, Ginger Starr
Driven by biological excess, a young man and woman search for sexual fulfillment, unaware of each other's existence. Unfortunately, they eventually meet, and the bonding of these two very unusual human beings ends in an explosive and ultimately over-the-top sexual experience, resulting in a truly god awful love story....
Nightalk
›2022 · Thriller, Romance, Mystery · 89m · Ashley Bryant, Al Mukadam, Ted Hallett
A female cop goes undercover on a phone-sex app to solve a murder investigation as she risks becoming the killer's next victim.
Compulsion
›NC-172016 · Thriller, Horror, Fantasy · 92m · Lio Tipton, Marta Gastini, Jakob Cedergren
Sadie—a young female novelist—and an enigmatic woman named Francesca, are enticed by an ex-lover to join him at his Italian villa for a weekend celebration being held to honor the release of Sadie's latest book. Once there, Sadie begins to fear his true intentions as she and Francesca become embroiled in a dangerous game of moral and sexual discovery.
Night Terrors
›1993 · Horror · 94m · Robert Englund, Zoe Trilling, Chandra West
A woman visiting her father in Egypt becomes involved with the Marquis de Sade's descendant and his terrifying cult.
Dickshark
›NR2016 · Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror · 172m · Kayla Browne, John Giancaspro, Rachel Crow
Rachel's lover has been secretly using penis-enlargement cream that has an unusual side effect which ultimately leads to an abomination. Meanwhile, Vanna supports her boyfriend Dick, who is a modern-day Victor Frankenstein. The search for the rampaging monster intensifies as more victims fall prey.
Sx_Tape
›R2013 · Horror · 85m · Caitlyn Folley, Ian Duncan, Diana García
From the director of CANDYMAN and the producers of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY comes a found-footage nightmare of lust, possession, and destruction. Jill's an artist. Ian's a filmmaker. And their love life is off the chain. There's no experience too wild, no dare too dangerous—not even when Jill lets Ian strap her to a gurney in the abandoned hospital they're scoping out for their next art show. But he shouldn't have left her alone. Not even as a joke. Now, Jill's hookup with horror has awakened something in that place. Something with a lust for more than flesh.
The Black Room
›2017 · Comedy, Horror · 91m · Natasha Henstridge, Lukas Hassel, Augie Duke
Paul and Jennifer Hemdale have just moved into their dream house. But their happy marriage is about to be put to the test as they slowly discover the secret behind the black room in the cellar. Something else is already living in their new home and it is growing stronger every day.
