Best Detective Horror
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted from Marie Belloc Lowndes’ novel and play. The film depicts a search for a serial killer operating during the London fog, drawing parallels to the Jack the Ripper case. It was released in bo...
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers is a 1993 adventure game developed by Sierra On-Line. The story follows a novelist investigating murders in New Orleans, uncovering connections to voodoo and his family’s history as supernatural combatants. Featuring voice acting from Tim Curry, Leah Remini, and M...
Unbreakable is a 2000 thriller film centering on David Dunn, who survives a train accident and develops apparent superhuman abilities. Elijah Price, a disabled man with an interest in comics and Dunn’s condition, seeks to study him. The narrative explores the potential consequences of Dunn's newfoun...
Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 film adapting Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” The story centers on Constable Ichabod Crane, dispatched to investigate murders in the village of Sleepy Hollow and his subsequent relationship with Katrina Van Tassel. Supporting cast members include Miranda Ri...
The Gabriel Knight series is a series of graphic adventure games where players take on the role of Gabriel Knight, a bookstore owner and amateur detective investigating supernatural mysteries rooted in voodoo and Louisiana folklore. The games are known for their compelling story, atmospheric graphic...
Kindaichi and the gang are on their way to a hot spring, but get lost and end up at a run down and sinister hotel. They are told that a vampire used to live in the hotel way back. Someone even died (was found with bite marks on the neck). Six years ago a girl was found in the cellar with bite marks...
The Nun is a 2018 horror film set in 1952 Romania, focusing on a Roman Catholic priest and a novice nun investigating a supernatural mystery. The story centers around the demonic entity Valak, previously featured in *The Conjuring 2*, as it’s portrayed by Bonnie Aarons. It expands upon the *Conjurin...
The Cloverfield Paradox is a 2018 science fiction horror film centered on a crew of astronauts operating a space station. Utilizing a particle accelerator to address an energy crisis on Earth, they encounter unexpected complications following the planet’s apparent disappearance. The film continues t...
The Quarry is an interactive drama/horror game where players control a group of camp counselors trying to survive a night of terror. While not a traditional detective game, players must investigate clues and make choices that impact the story and the fates of the characters. The game offers multiple...
It's time once again for the annual family gathering on Rokkenjima! Ange Ushiromiya is just getting over a cold, but that won't dampen her excitement at seeing her cousins again! Granddad couldn't be more thrilled to see his beloved grandchildren and throws a special Halloween party where everyone g...
Developed by D'Avekki Studios in 2017, this British full-motion video game challenges players to solve a murder by questioning psychiatric patients.
Enma is a character created by the genius manga artist Go Nagai. Now, the popular character makes his appearance in an alluring Japanese horror anime for adults. It's a hair-raising erotic suspense in which Enma takes on complicated and gruesome incidents caused by demons who lurk in the darkness. B...
A 2019 open-world investigative horror by Frogwares set in a fictional flooded 1920s American city heavily inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.
