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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39 titles
Phantasm
›R1979 · Horror, Science Fiction · 89m · A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister
A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.
Gator Lake
›2024 · Horror, Comedy, Adventure · 87m · Derek Russo, Jeff Benninghofen, Michael Houston King
In 2003, Lake Jesup became the stage for a real-life horror story, as a monstrous alligator escaped from captivity and began a reign of terror. As the body count rose, a desperate hunt ensued to stop the creature.
The Midnight Hour
›1985 · Comedy, Horror, TV Movie · 94m · Jonelle Allen, Shari Belafonte, LeVar Burton
Phil, Melissa, Mitch, Mary, and Vinnie are high school friends, who unwittingly raise the dead on Halloween night. Once the dead have returned, Pitchford Cove will never be the same again....or will it?
Ick
›R2025 · Horror, Science Fiction · 93m · Brandon Routh, Malina Weissman, Harrison Cone
Science teacher Hank’s life changes when he reconnects with his first love and suspects that a new student may be his daughter—all while facing an alien threat in their town.
Night of the Reaper
›2025 · Horror, Thriller · 93m · Jessica Clement, Ryan Robbins, Summer H. Howell
A college student returns home for the weekend and reluctantly takes a babysitting job after a local babysitter is brutally murdered. When the town’s sheriff receives chilling evidence that the killing wasn’t an isolated incident, a deadly night unfolds as a masked killer sets the stage for another attack.
Don't Kill It
›2016 · Action, Fantasy, Horror · 83m · Dolph Lundgren, James Chalke, Kristina Klebe
Demon hunter Jebediah Huntley teams up with an FBI agent to battle a supernatural force in the southern state of Mississippi.
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
›R1976 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 86m · Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells
When two young lovers are savagely beaten and tortured on a back country road in Texarkana, local police are baffled and must find "the Phantom Killer" before he can kill again.
The Werewolf
›NR1956 · Horror, Science Fiction · 79m · Steven Ritch, Don Megowan, Joyce Holden
The arrival in a small mountain town of a dissheveled stranger launches a series of murders committed by some sort of animal. As the town doctor and his daughter attempt to help the stranger, the sheriff investigates the murders; and they uncover a sinister experiment involving two rogue scientists, a car accident victim, his wife and children, and a serum that causes a man to turn into a ravaging werewolf.
The New Kids
›R1985 · Drama, Crime, Horror · 86m · Lori Loughlin, Jean De Baer, James Spader
A brother and his young sister come to a small town to find out a local gang terrorizes the population.
The Car
›PG1977 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 96m · James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley
The Utah community of Santa Ynez is being terrorized by a mysterious black coupe that appears out of nowhere and begins running people down. After the car kills off the town sheriff, Captain Wade Parent is determined to stop the murderous driver.
The Monster of Piedras Blancas
›NR1959 · Science Fiction, Horror · 71m · Les Tremayne, Forrest Lewis, John Harmon
An old lighthouse keeper who lives with his daughter secretly keeps a prehistoric fish-man by feeding it scraps and fish. One day he misses the feeding and all hell breaks loose.
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
›R1988 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris
Ten years after his original massacre, the invalid Michael Myers awakens on Halloween Eve and returns to Haddonfield to kill his seven-year-old niece.
Luther the Geek
›NR1989 · Horror, Comedy · 80m · Edward Terry, Joan Roth, Stacy Haiduk
A psychotic killer convicted of multiple murders is released on parole after spending twenty years in prison. His psychosis immediately takes over and he goes on a killing spree.
Leprechaun's Revenge
›R2012 · Horror, Fantasy, Thriller · 88m · Billy Zane, Courtney Halverson, William Devane
An evil leprechaun who has been imprisoned within the roots of a majestic old oak tree, is accidentally set loose on St. Patrick's Day. Once free, he takes out his bloody revenge on the descendants of the people who originally imprisoned him.
Boogeyman
›2012 · Horror · 85m · Eddie McClintock, Amy Bailey, Emma Samms
A group of young boys inadvertently free the creature from captivity. Going on a rampage, the Boogeyman, whose origin dates back to the time of Genesis, targets an innocent child – whose father is the town Sheriff.
Decoys 2: Alien Seduction
›2007 · Horror, Science Fiction · 94m · Kim Poirier, Corey Sevier, Tobin Bell
Sam, a college student in a small Northwestern town, reluctantly joins his roommates in a contest to see who can hook up with the most gorgeous co-eds by the end of the semester. But when men slowly start disappearing around town, he and his friends learn that when it comes to beautiful women, it's what's inside that really matters.
Dark Moon Rising
›R2009 · Horror · 124m · Chris Divecchio, Ginny Weirick, Max Ryan
Small-town girl meets mysterious drifter boy, they fall in love. Only in this case, the boy brings with him a family curse and unimaginable horror that rains hell upon the small town
Scourge
›2008 · Drama, Horror, Mystery · 92m · Robyn Ledoux, Nic Rhind, Russell Ferrier
The ancient creature, The Scourge, long confined in a church, wreaks havoc in a small town. Bodies accumulate as Scott and Jessie, rekindling their love, become the town's last defense against the unleashed menace.
Almost Human
›NR2014 · Horror, Science Fiction · 80m · Graham Skipper, Josh Ethier, Vanessa Leigh
Mark Fisher disappeared from his home in a brilliant flash of blue light almost two years ago. His friend Seth Hampton was the last to see him alive. Now a string of grisly, violent murders leads Seth to believe that Mark is back, and something evil is living inside of him.
Earth vs. the Spider
›NR1958 · Horror, Science Fiction · 73m · Ed Kemmer, June Kenney, Eugene Persson
Teenagers from a small town and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider, living in a cave nearby and getting hungry.
976-EVIL II
›R1992 · Horror · 93m · Debbie James, René Assa, Patrick O'Bryan
After being bestowed with demonic powers following a phone call to Hell, a psychotic teacher begins a rampage of death and destruction in a small town, forcing a teen and her boyfriend to fight him off so that they can get away.
Flying Monkeys
›2013 · Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction · 85m · Electra Avellan, Maika Monroe, Vincent Ventresca
A teenage girl thinks that the monkey she owns is her innocent pet, but it turns out to be something much more dangerous, an evil shapeshifter capable of unthinkable acts no loyal pet would ever be able to perform.
Lovers Lane
›2000 · Mystery, Horror · 90m · Riley Smith, Diedre Kilgore, Carter Roy
A man with a hook for a hand escapes from a mental institution to go after the children of his previous victims.
The Alien Factor
›1978 · Horror, Science Fiction · 80m · Don Leifert, Tom Griffith, Richard Dyszel
A spaceship containing specimens for an intergalactic zoo crashes on Earth near a small backwoods town. The specimens escape, and soon town folk start turning up mutilated.
