Joe Hill

In horror, looking for love leads to blood and carnage.

Stephen King’s stories have been turned into classic films.

Master filmmakers use and subvert common horror tropes.

The greatest sci-fi movies ever made are also horror films.

Giant monsters & kaiju are pure fun – and powerful metaphors.

Great horror comedies help us laugh at our deepest fears.

Experts select films for the ghoul who has “seen everything”

When wildlife runs amok, and good pets go bad.

The battle over the Omega Key leads to decisions that can’t be undone — and a dangerous door that promises plenty of trouble ahead.

Ghost movies have been with us since the dawn of cinema. Some ghosts are benevolent, some ghosts are malicious, but they all represent the mystery of what happens to us…

Modern vampires come in many guises, but they all address our fascination with sex and death. From the ghastly Count Orlok to the glam vampires of True Blood, John Landis,…

Monsters hold a special place in the history of horror. Stephen King, Tippi Hedren and Joe Dante weigh in on the killer predators in nature, the nightmare creatures of the…

Slashers got sophisticated in the ’90s, evolving from Freddy Krueger to Candyman to the terrifying Hannibal Lector. The 2000s brought ”torture porn” – a response to post-9/11 panic.

Slasher films killed in the ’80s, but their violence, perceived misogyny, and endless sequels almost ended the genre. Supernatural killers Chucky and Freddy saved them from extinction.