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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166 titles
Bates MotelSeries
›TV-MA2013 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · 5 seasons · Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot
A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in Hitchcock's film, albeit in a different fictional town and in a modern setting. The series begins after the death of Norma's husband, when she purchases a motel located in a coastal Oregon town so she and Norman can start a new life.
Eerie, IndianaSeries
›TV-Y71991 · Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy · 1 season · Omri Katz, Justin Shenkarow, Mary-Margaret Humes
Teenage weirdness investigator Marshall Teller adventures through his new small-town home with his friends, geeky Simon Holmes and mysterious Dash X.
Dexter: New BloodSeries
›TV-MA2021 · Drama, Crime · 1 season · Michael C. Hall, Jack Alcott, Julia Jones
10 years after Dexter went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura, we find him living under an assumed name in the small town of Iron Lake, New York. Dexter may be embracing his new life, but in the wake of unexpected events in this close-knit community, his Dark Passenger beckons.
True BloodSeries
›TV-MA2008 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Mystery · 7 seasons · Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgård
Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic blood, vampires have progressed overnight from legendary monsters to fellow citizens. And while humans have been safely removed from the menu, many remain apprehensive about these creatures "coming out of the coffin." Religious leaders, government officials, and vampire fundamentalists around the world have chosen their sides. But in the small Louisiana town of Bon Temps, the jury is still out.
IT: Welcome to DerrySeries
›TV-MA2025 · Drama, Mystery · 1 season · Taylour Paige, Jovan Adepo, Matilda Lawler
In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really going on, a rising unease prompts several townspeople to work together to restore peace – all while a U.S. military operation seeks to exploit Derry for its own objectives.
American GothicSeries
›TV-PG1995 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Crime · 1 season · Gary Cole, Lucas Black, Paige Turco
Everything is not what it seems in Trinity, South Carolina. Sheriff Lucas Buck develops a sinister interest in Caleb. Caleb's cousin Gail tries to protect him, but that's complicated since she has feelings for Sheriff Buck. And Caleb's dead sister, Merlyn, returns as an angel, warning him that Buck is an incarnation of evil - and may not be human.
CardinalSeries
›TV-MA2017 · Crime, Drama · 4 seasons · Billy Campbell, Karine Vanasse
Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right.
Weapons
›R2025 · Horror, Mystery · 129m · Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
Castle RockSeries
›TV-MA2018 · Mystery, Drama · 2 seasons · Lizzy Caplan, Tim Robbins, Elsie Fisher
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
HavenSeries
›TV-142010 · Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery · 5 seasons · Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, Eric Balfour
FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.
InvasionSeries
›TV-MA2005 · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama · 1 season · Eddie Cibrian, Lisa Sheridan, Alexis Dziena
In the aftermath of a hurricane the Florida Park Ranger and his family deal with strange occurrences, including luminescent creatures in the water. People in the town start to act different, who can you trust?
Scream
›R1996 · Crime, Horror, Mystery · 112m · Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.
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.
OutcastSeries
›TV-MA2016 · Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 2 seasons · Patrick Fugit, Philip Glenister, Wrenn Schmidt
Kyle Barnes has been plagued by possession since he was a child. Now an adult, he embarks on a spiritual journey to find answers, but what he uncovers could mean the end of life on Earth as we know it.
The Lost Boys
›R1987 · Horror, Comedy, Thriller · 97m · Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest
When an unsuspecting town newcomer is drawn to local blood fiends, the Frog brothers and other unlikely heroes gear up to rescue him.
ChapelwaiteSeries
›TV-MA2021 · Drama, Mystery · 1 season · Adrien Brody, Emily Hampshire, Jennifer Ens
In the 1850s, Captain Charles Boone relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea. Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history, and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations.
Wolf LakeSeries
›TV-142001 · Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 1 season · Lou Diamond Phillips, Mia Kirshner, Sharon Lawrence
"There are those among us who can move at will between the world of the wolves and the world of the humans. My people call them skin walkers." Seattle police detective John Kanin has a problem. He's in love, but shortly after agreeing to marry him, his girlfriend disapears. His search leads to her home town, where people are clearly hiding information from him. One of the things they are hiding is the fact that they are all werewolves, as is John's girlfriend, Ruby.
Salem's LotSeries
›TV-PG1979 · Mystery · 1 season · David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin
Ben Mears has returned to his hometown to write a book about the supposedly haunted Marsten House. When people around the Marsten House start dying mysteriously, Mears discovers that the owner of the mansion is actually a vampire who is turning them into an army of undead slaves.
Scream: The TV SeriesSeries
›TV-MA2015 · Drama, Crime, Mystery · 3 seasons · RJ Cyler, Jessica Sula, Keke Palmer
What starts as a YouTube video going viral, soon leads to problems for the teenagers of Lakewood and serves as the catalyst for a murder that opens up a window to the town's troubled past. Everyone has secrets. Everyone tells lies. Everyone is fair game.
Widow's BaySeries
›TV-MA2026 · Drama, Comedy, Mystery · 2 seasons · Matthew Rhys, Kate O'Flynn, Kevin Carroll
The mayor of a New England town resolves to turn it into the next tourist hot spot, despite local warnings that it's cursed.
Durham CountySeries
›TV-MA2007 · Drama · 3 seasons · Hugh Dillon, Louis Ferreira, Helene Joy
Detective Mike Sweeney has just moved with his wife and daughters from Toronto to his hometown of Durham County after the death of his partner. Hoping to escape the violent world of big city police work, Mike falls into a suburban world besieged by crime, abuse and murder.
Neon Joe, Werewolf HunterSeries
›TV-PG2015 · Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy · 2 seasons · Jon Glaser
Set in the pretend sleepy enclave of Garrity, Vermont, Neon Joe, Werewolf Hunter is the story of a neon-clad man with a mysterious past and a highly specialized skill set - hunting werewolves.
The Frighteners
›R1996 · Horror, Comedy · 110m · Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
Messiah of Evil
›R1975 · Horror, Mystery · 90m · Marianna Hill, Michael Greer, Joy Bang
A young woman searching for her missing artist father finds herself in the strange seaside town of Point Dune, which seems to be under the influence of a mysterious undead cult.
