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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18 titles
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
›1962 · Drama, Horror, Thriller · 135m · Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono
A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
The Black Room
›NR1935 · Horror, Crime · 70m · Boris Karloff, Marian Marsh, Robert Allen
In a 16th-century European town, the ruling family has been given a prophecy that, should there ever be twin boys born, the younger will murder the older; so is dismayed when twins are born to the popular baron. The older grows to be a selfish, slovenly man, who inherits the castle at his father's death and becomes ruler over the formerly happy villagers. He enjoys his power until he learns his younger brother is returning from abroad and, afraid of the prophecy, he determines to murder his sibling, hide his body in the "black room" - an old torture chamber sealed away behind the fireplace - and then impersonate him, right down to his withered arm. In this way he hopes to not only avoid the prophecy, but also escape consequences of his other criminal deeds and obtain marriage to a local girl of the nobility...
HelstromSeries
›TV-MA2020 · Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama · 1 season · Tom Austen, Sydney Lemmon, Elizabeth Marvel
Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer. The siblings have a complicated dynamic as they track down the terrorizing worst of humanity — each with their attitude and skills.
A Dog's Breakfast
›PG-132007 · Comedy, Horror · 88m · David Hewlett, Kate Hewlett, Paul McGillion
If you've never been good at anything in your life, why would murder be any different? Patrick has always had a somewhat combative relationship with his little sister Marilyn, but when she brings home her new sci-fi soap star fiancé Ryan, it's all out war. When Patrick fails to drive a wedge between the happy couple, he reaches for sharper instruments.
Alice, Sweet Alice
›R1976 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 108m · Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula E. Sheppard
Alice is a withdrawn 12-year-old who lives with her mother and her younger sister, Karen, who gets most of the attention from her mother, leaving Alice out of the spotlight. When Karen is found brutally murdered in a church, suspicions start to turn toward Alice. But could a 12-year-old girl really be capable of such savagery?
PG: Psycho Goreman
›R2020 · Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror · 95m · Nita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre, Matthew Ninaber
Siblings Mimi and Luke unwittingly resurrect an ancient alien overlord. Using a magical amulet, they force the monster to obey their childish whims, and accidentally attract a rogues’ gallery of intergalactic assassins to small-town suburbia.
4D Man
›NR1959 · Science Fiction, Horror · 85m · Robert Lansing, Lee Meriwether, James Congdon
Two brothers, scientists Scott and Tony Nelson, develop an amplifier which enables a person to enter a 4th dimensional state, allowing him to pass through any object. Scott experiments on himself and discovers that each time he passes through something he ages rapidly. He begins killing people, sucking out their life energies and regaining his youth as a result.
Black Sheep
›R2006 · Horror, Comedy · 86m · Nathan Meister, Peter Feeney, Danielle Mason
After a childhood prank by his brother Angus causes Henry to develop a phobia of sheep, he must step up to the onslaught of a genetically-mutated man-eating flock with the help of his friend and a young environmentalist.
Joshua
›R2007 · Drama, Thriller, Horror · 105m · Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Jacob Kogan
The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua, an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.
The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
›PG2007 · Horror, TV Movie, Fantasy · 87m · Emily Osment, Brittany Curran, Alex Winzenread
Cassie, a 13 year old Gothic girl, is trying to fit in at her new school. To entertain herself, she plays a series of pranks on the popular kids and her younger brother, Max. When she goes to a Halloween store looking for new tricks, she finds a little book called "The Evil Thing"
Lady Usher
›R2021 · Horror, Thriller · 100m · Theresa Santiago, Billie D. Merritt, John Tupy
An updated re-telling based in the Gothic South with the Usher Family, led by Mother. The family has been cursed by madness, unrequited love and when Roderick comes home with his girlfriend Morgan, it spells the beginning of the end as her sister Madeline will stop at nothing to prevent their marriage as Morgan fights to take Roderick away from the madness that is the House of Usher.
Seconds Apart
›R2011 · Horror, Thriller · 89m · Orlando Jones, Edmund Entin, Gary Entin
Seth and Jonah are twins with a dangerous ability: telekinesis. Things start to spiral out of control as their classmates die in twisted and bizarre ways. Jealousy begins to divide them and soon they can no longer trust each other, leading up to a horrific battle against themselves.
Kiss of the Damned
›R2012 · Thriller, Horror, Romance · 95m · Joséphine de la Baume, Milo Ventimiglia, Roxane Mesquida
Beautiful vampire Djuna tries to resist the advances of the handsome, human screenwriter Paolo, but eventually gives in to their passion. When her seductive and highly volatile sister Mimi unexpectedly comes to visit, she threatens Djuna's new relationship, and the whole vampire community becomes endangered.
Kids vs. Aliens
›NR2023 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · 75m · Phoebe Rex, Dominic Mariche, Calem MacDonald
All Gary wants is to make awesome home movies with his best buds. All his older sister Samantha wants is to hang with the cool kids. When their parents head out of town one Halloween weekend, an all-time rager of a teen house party turns to terror when aliens attack, forcing the siblings to band together to survive the night.
My Little Sister
›2016 · Horror · 80m · Saverio Percudani, Sofia Pauly, Lucía Castellano
When Igor was young, he lost his father because of his little sister. He will grow up trying to find his own way of giving a new face to his past.
Munchies
›PG1987 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 87m · Harvey Korman, Charlie Stratton, Nadine Van der Velde
Simon Watterman, a space archaeologist, discovers the "Munchies" in a cave in Peru. Cecil Watterman, Simon's evil twin brother and snack food entrepreneur, kidnaps the creature. What Cecil does not know is that the creature, when chopped up, regenerates into many new creatures and are they mean!
The Orphan Killer
›R2011 · Horror, Thriller · 83m · Diane Foster, David Backus, Matt Farnsworth
The Orphan Killer is a tour de force murder flick that defies classification. It goes far beyond current trends in gore and breaks open a new suffering genre of horror. Marcus Miller is a serial murderer hellbent on teaching his estranged sister Audrey what it means to have family loyalty. His lessons are taught in massive doses of vulgar and unimaginable pain. Throughout her brutal torture we learn that Marcus is not the only Miller with Killer in the bloodline as Audrey proves to be a formidable adversary.
They're Inside
›NR2019 · Horror · 83m · Karli Hall, Amanda Kathleen Ward, Sascha Ghafoor
When two sisters go to an isolated cabin in the woods to film a passion project, family secrets start to get in the way, as do masked strangers filming a passion project of their own.
