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The Horror CodexBeta

Search Operators

OperatorExample
actor:actor:"Toni Collette"

Filter by cast member

director:director:Carpenter

Filter by director

writer:writer:"Stephen King"

Filter by writer/screenwriter

producer:producer:"Jason Blum"

Filter by producer

composer:composer:"John Carpenter"

Filter by music composer

cinematographer:cinematographer:"Roger Deakins"

Filter by director of photography

editor:editor:"Thelma Schoonmaker"

Filter by film editor

designer:designer:"Patti Podesta"

Filter by production designer

fx:fx:"Tom Savini"

Filter by practical SFX / makeup FX artist

vfx:vfx:"Industrial Light"

Filter by visual effects crew

costume:costume:"Colleen Atwood"

Filter by costume designer

sound:sound:"Colin Stetson"

Filter by sound designer

soundtrack:soundtrack:Goblin

Filter by artist on the film’s Spotify score/soundtrack album

studio:studio:Blumhouse

Filter by production company

keyword:keyword:slasher

Filter by TMDB keyword tag

collection:collection:"Halloween"

Filter by film franchise

list:list:"Folk Horror"

Filter by user-created list

genre:genre:vampire

Filter by horror genre or subgenre

format:format:"found-footage"

Filter by format (anthology, animated, short-film, …)

country:country:Japan or country:JP

Filter by lead producing country (ISO code or English name)

year:year:1985 or year:1980-1989

Filter by exact year or year range

runtime:runtime:>120 or runtime:80-100

Filter by runtime in minutes (comparison or inclusive range)

similar:similar:694

Films related to a specific film (by ID)

rt:rt:>80, rt:fresh, rt:rotten

Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer 0–100 (fresh = ≥60)

metacritic:metacritic:>=75

Metascore 0–100

imdb:imdb:>8

IMDb rating 0.0–10.0 (decimals allowed)

Tips

  • Quotes: Wrap multi-word values in double quotes: actor:"Jamie Lee Curtis"
  • OR values: Comma-separate values: keyword:slasher,zombie
  • Exclude: Prefix with - to exclude: -keyword:sequel or -format:animated
  • Combine: Mix operators freely: director:Carpenter genre:slasher rt:fresh
  • Compare: Score & runtime operators accept >, >=, <, <=, or a bare number (= ≥)
  • Focus: Press / anywhere to jump to the search box