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
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy TapesSeries
›TV-MA2019 · Documentary, Crime · 1 season · Ted Bundy, Stephen Michaud, Hugh Aynesworth
A unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by Ted Bundy, including present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings from death row.
The Spiral Staircase
›NR1946 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 83m · Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore
On a stormy night, the mute servant to an ailing matriarch is stalked by a serial killer.
Strange Darling
›R2024 · Horror, Thriller · 97m · Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Madisen Beaty
Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.
The Deliberate Stranger
›NR1986 · Drama, Crime, Thriller · 185m · Mark Harmon, Frederic Forrest, George Grizzard
Based on a true story, this film depicts the life of Ted Bundy, the serial killer. In 1974, after having murdered several young women, he leaves Seattle for Utah, where he is a law student and where other girls disappear. It takes the cooperation of a number of police forces to work efficiently on this case. Soon, but not soon enough, the police eliminate endless possibilities and close in on him. Bundy is tried in the media and his good-boy attitude brings him sympathy but also the hatred of many.
The Dead Girl
›R2006 · Mystery, Drama, Crime · 94m · Brittany Murphy, Rose Byrne, Toni Collette
The clues to a young woman's death come together as the lives of seemingly unrelated women begin to intersect.
The Night Stalker
›2016 · Crime, Drama, Thriller · 89m · Bellamy Young, Lou Diamond Phillips, Alice Rietveld
An account of serial killer Richard Ramírez and his rampage in California during the mid-1980s.
Maniac
›NR1980 · Horror · 88m · Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.
Double Walker
›NR2021 · Horror · 71m · Sylvie Mix, Justin Rose, Quinn Armstrong
A young woman's ghost investigates the mysterious events that led to her own murder.
From DarknessSeries
›2015 · Crime, Drama · 1 season · Anne-Marie Duff, Richard Rankin, Johnny Harris
The story of Claire Church, a former police officer who moves away to the remote Western Isles in an attempt to escape the past and violence that still haunts her. Soon, Claire is pulled back into an investigation she thought she long left behind, by her former lover and colleague DCI John Hind and his new DS Anthony Boyce.
Exposé
›1976 · Thriller, Horror · 84m · Udo Kier, Linda Hayden, Fiona Richmond
A paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary and then his troubles really begin.
Psycho III
›R1986 · Horror, Mystery, Thriller · 93m · Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey
When Maureen Coyle, a suicidal nun who resembles Norman's former victim, Marion Crane, arrives at the motel, all bets are off and "Mother" is less than happy.
Open 24 Hours
›2018 · Horror, Thriller · 102m · Vanessa Grasse, Emily Tennant, Brendan Fletcher
After setting her serial killer boyfriend on fire, a paranoid delusional woman gets a job at an all-night gas station. The isolation triggers her anxiety and hallucinations, with devastatingly gory results.
Edge of Sanity
›R1989 · Horror, Thriller · 91m · Anthony Perkins, Glynis Barber, Sarah Maur Thorp
When his experiments into a powerful new anesthetic go hideously awry, respected physician Dr. Jekyll transforms into the hideous Jack Hyde. As his wife Elisabeth passes her time in charitable work, rehabilitating the district's fallen women, Hyde is drawn into an escalating cycle of lust and murder that seems to know no bounds.
Unrest
›R2006 · Horror, Mystery · 88m · Corri English, Scot Davis, Joshua Alba
A young pathology med student suspects that the spirit of a dead cadaver in the hospital morgue where she works is killing off all those who handle or desecrate the body.
Julia
›NC-172015 · Thriller, Horror · 95m · Winter Williams (Formerly Ashley C. Williams), Tahyna MacManus, Jack Noseworthy
After suffering a brutal trauma, Julia uses an unorthodox form of therapy to restore herself.
The Demolisher
›NR2015 · Thriller, Action, Horror · 85m · Ry Barrett, Tianna Nori, Jessica Vano
Bruce is a repairman tormented by a crippling sense of responsibility for his disabled wife Samantha, an ex-policewoman. Bruce’s increasing hypersensitivity to the injustice suffered by his wife steers him down a dark path of vigilantism. His disintegrating mental health, paranoia and overwhelming sense of doom causes Bruce to channel his rage towards a young woman.
Lucky Bastard
›NC-172014 · Crime, Drama, Horror · 94m · Betsy Rue, Don McManus, Chris Wylde
Lucky Bastard is a "found footage" thriller about a porn website run by Mike (Don McManus) that invites fans to have sex with porn stars. Jay Paulson plays Dave, an eager young fan given a chance to have sex with the fabulous Ashley Saint (Betsy Rue). But everyone gets more than they bargained for in the seemingly mild-mannered Dave... with gruesome results. The film is captured by the "Lucky Bastard" porn cameras for a fresh take on the "found footage" genre
Run! Bitch Run!
›2009 · Horror, Thriller · 90m · Cheryl Lyone, Ivet Corvea, Christina DeRosa
Things go horribly wrong when Catherine and Rebecca, two Catholic School girls, knock on the wrong door while selling Religious paraphernalia.
Hunter's Moon
›R2020 · Thriller, Horror, Crime · 81m · Thomas Jane, Jay Mohr, Sean Patrick Flanery
A trio of young sisters are attacked by local thugs. Then a force inhabiting the orchard exacts its revenge.
