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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›TV-MA2022 · Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 4 seasons · Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Ricky He
Unravel the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.
Tremors
›PG-131990 · Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction · 96m · Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter
Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.
I Am Not a Serial Killer
›NR2016 · Horror, Mystery, Crime · 104m · Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser
In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.
Eye for an Eye
›2025 · Horror · 101m · Whitney Peak, Golda Rosheuvel, Finn Bennett
Anna, grieving the sudden death of her parents, relocates from New York to a small Florida town to live with the grandmother she has never met. Isolated, vulnerable, and in need of friends, she finds brief solace in the company of two local teens. But when she becomes complicit to their unforgivable act of violence, she finds herself ensnared by Mr. Sandman – the twisted soul of a tormented child who haunts bullies’ dreams before feasting on their eyeballs when they finally wake - Anna must right her wrong before becoming a victim of this gruesome curse.
The Barber
›2002 · Horror, Crime, Mystery · 94m · Malcolm McDowell, Jeremy Ratchford, Garwin Sanford
In the small town of Revelstoke, Alaska, local barber Dexter is surprised to learn that the body of Lucy Waters has been discovered. Having killed this woman, days ago, he hoped her body wouldn't be found until spring. Through the eyes of a serial killer, we discover the chilling layer of a weary town whose only concern is another long, dark winter.
Caught
›NR2018 · Horror, Science Fiction · 86m · Mickey Sumner, Ruben Crow, Cian Barry
While on an afternoon walk with their children, two small town reporters notice the military camped on a hilltop. Debating the possible significance of this activity, they answer their door when two unusual strangers come knocking and find themselves held hostage in their own home.
The Damned Thing
›2006 · Horror, TV Movie, Drama · 57m · Sean Patrick Flanery, Marisa Coughlan, Brendan Fletcher
Sheriff Reddle thinks there's a connection between a mysterious, invisible force that made his father kill his mother back in 1981. He sets out to uncover and stop the so-called "dammed thing" before it decimates the whole town by forcing the residents to kill each other and then finally... themselves.
Nightmare at Noon
›R1988 · Action, Horror, Thriller · 96m · Wings Hauser, Bo Hopkins, George Kennedy
Scientists poison the water supply of a small town, turning the residents into homicidal maniacs who kill each other and anybody who passes through.
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds
›R2008 · Horror, Action, Comedy · 97m · Diane Ayala Goldner, Jenny Wade, Clu Gulager
The monsters have made it into a small neighboring town in the middle of nowhere and the locals have to band with the survivors of the bar slaughter to figure out how to make it.
The Brain Eaters
›NR1958 · Science Fiction, Horror · 61m · Ed Nelson, Joanna Lee, Cornelius Keefe
A huge, alien structure resembling an inverted cone, appears in the woods outside a small rural town. Sent from Washington to investigate the origin of the mysterious object, a team of investigators discovers that intelligent parasites from inside the "cone" can attach themselves to humans' nervous systems and control their minds, taking control of the authorities and workers, making communication with the outside world impossible, and leaving the responsibility of stopping the invasion up to seven people who have thus far been able to avoid possession by these creatures from parts unknown.
Maneater
›2007 · Action, Horror, Thriller · 88m · Gary Busey, Ian D. Clark, Ty Wood
When a dismembered body is found in the Appalachian Mountains, a county Sheriff is shocked to discover that the predator is a six-hundred pound Bengal tiger.
Children of the Corn: Runaway
›R2018 · Horror · 82m · Marci Miller, Jake Ryan Scott, Lynn Andrews III
The plot of Children of the Corn: Runaway follows a young pregnant Ruth who escapes a murderous child cult in a small Midwestern town. She spends the next decade living anonymously in an attempt to spare her son the horrors that she experienced as a child. She lands in the small Oklahoma town, but something is following her. Now, she must confront this evil or lose her child.
The Beast of Bray Road
›R2005 · Horror · 80m · Sarah Lieving, Jeff Denton, Thomas Downey
Based on actual accounts of werewolf sightings in Walworth County, Wisconsin, the film follows a local sheriff who is finally forced to accept that a string of horrifying deaths is linked to a predator which possesses DNA of both man and wolf.
Squirm
›R1976 · Horror · 92m · Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A. Dow
A violent electrical storm topples power lines into the rain soaked earth that is home for an aggressive breed of worms. The high voltage causes the worms to mutate into larger, hostile hordes of man-eating worms that lie in wait for the residents of Fly Creek.
Germ
›2013 · Horror · 85m · Marguerite Sundberg, Michael Flores, Mark Chiappone
The military's attempt to shoot down an orbiting satellite unleashes a space-borne epidemic on a remote, small town. Deputy Max Brody and his girlfriend Brooke must battle their way through an army of infected townsfolk and soldiers as they struggle to save themselves and their loved ones from a horrible, early death. When cannibalism is contagious, will even the strong survive?
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
›R1996 · Horror · 85m · Naomi Watts, Brent Jennings, Samaria Graham
A bright young medical student must solve the frightening mystery that plagues the children of a small Midwestern town.
The Girl in the Photographs
›2015 · Crime, Horror, Thriller · 98m · Kal Penn, Claudia Lee, Kenny Wormald
Small-town store clerk Colleen is eager to escape her tedious existence and annoying boyfriend. Then gruesome photos of murdered women start appearing.
Raptor Ranch
›NR2013 · Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction · 90m · Lorenzo Lamas, Jana Mashonee, Donny Boaz
A group of young people stuck in the small Texas town of Fossil Ridge have to fight for their lives against dinosaurs that have been reanimated by a local scientist.
Day of the Dead
›R2008 · Action, Horror, Science Fiction · 86m · Mena Suvari, Stark Sands, Michael Welch
When a small Colorado town is overrun by the flesh hungry dead, a small group of survivors try to escape in a last ditch effort to stay alive.
Attack of the Giant Leeches
›NR1959 · Horror, Science Fiction · 62m · Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers, Jan Shepard
A backwoods game warden and a local doctor discover that giant leeches are responsible for disappearances and deaths in a local swamp, but the local police don't believe them.
The Alien Dead
›R1980 · Horror, Science Fiction, Comedy · 74m · Buster Crabbe, Ray Roberts, Linda Lewis
A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town populated by Yankees with fake accents. The people on the houseboat become zombies who feed on the alligators in the swamp. Once they run out of alligators, they start going for the citizens. A local scientist tries to figure out what's happening to people once they start disappearing.
The Crawlers
›R1991 · Horror · 95m · Wanja Mary Sellers, Jason Saucier, Bubba Reeves
People from a small town are attacked by evil radioactive tree roots growing in the forest.
Feeders
›1996 · Horror, Science Fiction · 68m · Jon McBride, John Polonia, Gary LeBlanc
Two friends on a road trip pass through a town where aliens are landing and feeding upon the some of the civilians.
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
›R2006 · Horror · 92m · Don Shanks, Brooke Nevin, David Paetkau
Several teenagers in a small-town in Colorado concoct a July 4th prank based on a frightening legend that goes awry when their friend ends up accidentally killed; however, the teens agree to keep their involvement a secret from the authorities, who continue to search for the man who apparently killed their friend. A year later, with the July 4th celebration coming up again, the teenagers realize that they're being stalked by someone who clearly intends on keeping the horrible legend alive by killing them off.