
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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Far North
›R2008 · Drama, Thriller, Romance · 89m · Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Krusiec, Sean Bean
In the arctic, as Saiva is being born, a shaman declares that she is evil and will bring harm to all who become involved with her. Saiva is cast out of her tribe of herders and grows up to live a nomadic existence with Anja, a young woman she adopts as an infant. Then Loki, an injured and starving soldier, stumbles into their isolated lives. The women nurse him back to health, but treachery, violence and doom await them all.

Beast of War
›R2025 · Thriller, Action, War · 87m · Mark Coles Smith, Joel Nankervis, Sam Delich
When their boat sinks while crossing the Timor Sea during World War II, a troop of young Australian soldiers must find a way to survive the harsh seas on a quickly shrinking raft. Hundreds of miles from anywhere, they must confront interpersonal conflicts, enemy attacks, and the advances of one very large, very hungry great white shark.

Jaws 2
›PG1978 · Horror, Thriller · 117m · Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

Unknown Island
›1948 · Science Fiction, Horror, Adventure · 75m · Virginia Grey, Phillip Reed, Richard Denning
Adventure-seeker Ted Osborne has convinced his finacee Carole to finance his expedition to an uncharted South Pacific island supposedly populated with dinosaurs...

Ghostkeeper
›R1981 · Horror, Thriller · 87m · Riva Spier, Murray Ord, Sheri McFadden
A group of three friends on a snowmobiling trip find themselves stranded at an abandoned lodge isolated in the mountains. They discover that an old woman resides in the hotel, along with an evil entity that she is keeping in the basement.

Mosquito
›R1994 · Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction · 92m · Gunnar Hansen, Ron Asheton, Steve Dixon
An alien starship crashes in a swamp in a U.S. National Park. Some mosquitos begin to feed from the alien's corpses, causing them to grow to the size of a vulture. These mutant insects became very agressive, killing every human being they find. Will the few survivors fight successfully against this nightmare...?

Bait
›R2012 · Horror · 93m · Xavier Samuel, Richard Brancatisano, Sharni Vinson
A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building ... along with a 12-foot great white shark.

Hold Your Breath
›R2024 · Horror, Thriller, Drama · 94m · Sarah Paulson, Amiah Miller, Annaleigh Ashford
In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region's horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.

Shakma
›R1990 · Horror, Science Fiction · 101m · Christopher Atkins, Amanda Wyss, Ari Meyers
A murderous baboon escapes from a laboratory and roams the research building, and begins to kill some teenagers who are also in the building playing a Dungeons-and-Dragons type game.

Killer Crocodile
›1989 · Horror · 92m · Richard Anthony Crenna, Pietro Genuardi, John Harper
A group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. However the water also hides a giant crocodile. The corrupt local officials don't help much either.

47 Meters Down: Uncaged
›PG-132019 · Horror, Thriller · 90m · Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx, Brianne Tju
Four teenage girls go on a diving adventure to explore a submerged Mayan city. Once inside, their rush of excitement turns into a jolt of terror as they discover the sunken ruins are a hunting ground for deadly great white sharks. With their air supply steadily dwindling, the friends must navigate the underwater labyrinth of claustrophobic caves and eerie tunnels in search of a way out of their watery hell.

Return of the Killer Shrews
›2012 · Horror · 84m · John Schneider, Sean Flynn, James Best
A reality TV crew charter a boat to an island for filming, one which the boat's captain had been to before and attacked by giant shrews, more than fifty years earlier.

The Angry Red Planet
›NR1959 · Adventure, Science Fiction, Horror · 83m · Gerald Mohr, Naura Hayden, Les Tremayne
The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?

Komodo
›PG-131999 · Adventure, Horror, Thriller · 89m · Kevin Zegers, Jill Hennessy, Billy Burke
During the 70's, some Komodo Dragon eggs were dumped on an North Carolina island. Somehow, the baby Komodos survived, and twenty years later they have grown up and taken over the island for themselves. Young Patrick has lost his parents and his dog to the lizards, but didn't see them himself, which has left him traumatized. Now, with his therapist Victoria, they return to confront his fears.

Ice Road Terror
›2011 · Horror, Action · 90m · Brea Grant, Ty Olsson, Dylan Neal
A giant flesh-eating reptile takes the Arctic region by storm.

Something in the Water
›R2024 · Thriller, Horror · 86m · Hiftu Quasem, Natalie Mitson, Lauren Lyle
After lesbian couple Meg and Kayla split following a traumatic homophobic incident, their three friends are intent on mending the rift during the wedding of Lizzie at a paradise resort. But a pre-wedding boat excursion turns to disaster and the wedding breakfast is likely to be the five girls!

Red Water
›2003 · Horror, Action · 92m · Lou Diamond Phillips, Kristy Swanson, Coolio
In the quiet waters of the Mississippi, body parts are being discovered. No one knows what is behind it all, until a huge man eating bull shark turns up. This bull shark is different, as it can breath in fresh water, making a deadly encounter between anyone who comes before it. John Sanders must now try and reach the surface, with his ex-wife and whilst being held hostage.

Mysterious Island
›NR2012 · Horror, Science Fiction, Adventure · 86m · Gina Holden, Mark Sheppard, William Morgan Sheppard
During the American Civil War, five northern POWs make the decision to escape the war by hijacking a hot air balloon. Drifting through the night, they wake to find themselves marooned on a desert island, but they aren't alone.

Monster Island
›PG2004 · Adventure, Comedy, Horror · 88m · Daniel Letterle, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chelan Simmons
Mutant radioactive bugs attack VJs, Carmen Electra and an island full of MTV contest winners in this tongue-in-cheek tribute to B-movies, monster flicks and even MTV. MTV Original Movies presents Monster Island, a flick with old school effects mixed with hot new celebrities. There’s action, romance and big bugs--now is that something you really want to miss?

Flying Virus
›R2001 · Horror, Action, Thriller · 95m · Gabrielle Anwar, Rutger Hauer, Craig Sheffer
After a series of Amazonian Indian attacks on US owned petroleum installation in Brazil, both governments start a secret 'special program'. In fact colonel Ezekial's men use GM killer bees to eradicate the tribes. During an Indian attack, reporter Ann Bauer is stung, yet survives after a mysterious rescue. Dr. Stephen North realizes the venom has priceless healing powers and smuggles the bee aboard a flight to New York. Bauer, her nearly-divorced husband, Martin, who is aboard and her friend, US State Department project representative, Scotty, face potential mass-killing after turbulence releases the bees aboard.

Arachnid
›2001 · Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction · 95m · Chris Potter, Alex Reid, José Sancho
Mercer's brother, an amateur pilot, crashes on an island and is killed by a giant spider. A year later, when Mercer goes in search of him, she discovers a breed of poisonous arachnids ready to attack.

Caved In: Prehistoric Terror
›R2006 · Horror, Science Fiction, TV Movie · 93m · Christopher Atkins, Colm Meaney, Angela Featherstone
An extreme adventure tour group headed by deep caving expert John Palmer descends into a 2000 Ft abandoned salt mine , that was mysteriously closed down years ago after an unexplained disaster trapped all of the miners . They prepare for rock slides , blackouts , cave-ins - whatever might threaten their journey and commence their descent into the depths.

Flu Bird Horror
›R2008 · Thriller, Horror · 89m · Clare Carey, Lance Guest, Sarah Butler
A group of teenagers go on a excursion to the mountains. There, they are attacked by birds infected with a lethal virus. When the teens reach a nearby village, the haunting birds start passing their virus on to all the dwellers.

Blood Monkey
›2007 · Action, Adventure, Horror · 88m · F. Murray Abraham, Matt Ryan, Amy Manson
Six American grad students have arrived in Africa to study apes with a renowned professor. But after setting up camp in a jungle clearing, they soon become witness to the carnage inflicted by the strange and remote species.






















