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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19 titles
Night of the Demons 2
›R1994 · Horror, Comedy · 96m · Cristi Harris, Darin Heames, Robert Jayne
Angela, the hostess from hell, summons her army of teen demons when teenagers from St. Rita's High School decide to party at the haunted Hull House on Halloween.
The Funhouse
›R1981 · Horror · 95m · Elizabeth Berridge, Cooper Huckabee, Kevin Conway
Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.
Chastity Bites
›2013 · Horror, Comedy · 93m · Louise Griffiths, Allison Scagliotti, Eduardo Rioseco
Serial killer Countess Elizabeth Bathory believed that bathing in virgin blood would keep her young and beautiful forever. Still alive today, she's found a perfect hunting ground for her "botox" as an abstinence educator in conservative America...but will she finally be stopped by a brave young blogger and reporter for the high school paper?
Invasion of the Saucer Men
›1957 · Science Fiction, Comedy, Horror · 69m · Steven Terrell, Gloria Castillo, Frank Gorshin
Aliens equipped with venomous claws invade a small town, but the town's teenage population is mobilized to fight the menace.
V/H/S/99
›NR2022 · Horror, Thriller · 109m · Jackson Kelly, Jesse LaTourette, Keanush Tafreshi
A thirsty teenager's home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations, harkening back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium.
Cherry Falls
›R2000 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 92m · Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, Michael Biehn
When students in the small town of Cherry Falls learn a serial killer is targeting virgins, they realize their only chance of survival is to throw a “Pop Your Cherry” party.
The Brain
›R1988 · Horror, Science Fiction · 92m · Tom Bresnahan, Cynthia Preston, David Gale
Dr. Blake runs a TV show called "Independent Thinkers", which is sort of a Scientology-like self-help/religion program. But he's not making his audience think any more independently – with the help of an alien organism he calls The Brain, he's using brainwashing and mind control. The only thing that stands between them and world domination is a brilliant but troubled high school student with a penchant for pranks...
Class of Nuke 'Em High
›R1986 · Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction · 86m · Janelle Brady, Gil Brenton, Robert Prichard
The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.
Exorcismus
›2010 · Thriller, Horror · 98m · Doug Bradley, Stephen Billington, Sophie Vavasseur
Fifteen-year-old Emma Evans is like any other teenage girl; she thinks that her parents don't understand her. She longs for independence and a life free of family ties and responsibilities and she is prepared to do anything to achieve it. But one day she will be forced to face up to the consequences of her actions.Life seems to be carrying on as normal, until one day Emma starts experiencing frightening fits. Her parents are convinced that her problems are either medical or psychological, but when doctors' tests are unable to draw any conclusions, the family is forced to look elsewhere for answers.It all started off as a bit of fun, Emma never really believed it, but the truth is there is something dark and sinister within her, and it won't take long to surface.
Lost After Dark
›2014 · Horror · 85m · Alexander Calvert, Jesse Camacho, Eve Harlow
A group of teens sneak out of their high school dance to cruise around and have some unsupervised fun. When their car runs out of gas on a deserted road, they discover an old farmhouse and the cannibal killer living inside.
Blood of Dracula
›1957 · Horror · 69m · Sandra Harrison, Louise Lewis, Gail Ganley
A crazed teacher at a respectable girls' school draws power from a medallion she has obtained from the Carpathian Mountains, and uses it to experiment telepathically on the school's newest young pupil.
A Sacrifice
›R2024 · Thriller, Horror · 94m · Eric Bana, Sadie Sink, Sylvia Hoeks
American social psychologist Ben Monroe investigates a local cult connected to a disturbing event. While he immerses himself into his work, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy, gets involved with a mysterious local boy, who introduces her to the city’s underground party scene. As these two worlds head towards an intersection, Mazzy finds herself in great danger and Ben will need to race against the clock to save her.
Vampire Clan
›2002 · Horror · 87m · Drew Fuller, Alexandra Breckenridge, Timothy Lee DePriest
Five friends welcome real life vampirism into their lives. They cut their own wrists and let their friends drink from them. Rod, the leader, and a very psychotic young guy, ends up killing Heathers parents and stealing their car to go on a crazy raod trip. His behaviour begins to frighten his friends, though they went along with it at first. All end up in prison except Heather.
The Wisher
›2002 · Horror · 90m · Liane Balaban, Ron Silver, Drew Lachey
Mary is a horror-movie junkie whose obsession is out of control, leading her over-protective father to ban her from seeing scary flicks. But when she and her friends sneak out to see a film called The Wisher, its creepy antagonist seems to escape into her life and make her darkest desires come true.
I Was a Teenage Zombie
›1987 · Comedy, Horror · 91m · Michael Rubin, Steve McCoy, George Seminara
A high-school student and a drug pusher land in a nuclear-wasted river and come out zombies.
Student Body
›NR2022 · Horror, Thriller · 88m · Montse Hernandez, Cheyenne Haynes, Anthony Keyvan
High school student Jane Shipley seeks to mend her splintering relationship with childhood best friend Merritt, and fit in with her rebellious peers. When Jane's math teacher oversteps his bounds, an apathetic high school administration forces Jane and Merritt to take matters into their own hands, driving their relationship into further turmoil and inciting deadly consequences.
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
›R2005 · Horror, Mystery · 93m · Kate Mara, Robert Vito, Tina Lifford
On a prom-night dare, a trio of high school friends chant an incantation, unleashing an evil spirit from the past with deadly consequences.
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis
›2005 · Action, Horror, TV Movie · 88m · Aimee-Lynn Chadwick, Cory Hardrict, John Keefe
In an attempt to rescue their friend from an evil corporation, a group of teenagers end up releasing a horde of bloodthirsty zombies.
The Mangler 2
›R2002 · Horror, Science Fiction · 97m · Lance Henriksen, Chelse Swain, Philippe Bergeron
A rebellious teen hacks her high school’s tech with the sinister Mangler 2.0 computer virus, turning cameras, doors, and appliances into a deadly digital nightmare.