Very few people are going to complain about a horror movie being scary since, well, that's kind of the point of the genre. A horror movie works best when it's able to effectively scare the viewer, ...

As usual, there were a bunch of horror movies to check out in 2025. The genre never has a lack of new contributions, thanks in part to its relatively low bar of entry for up-and-coming filmmakers, as ...

Terrifying people seems to be one of artists’ favorite pastimes — and definitely one of ours to enjoy. From books to television series to movies, there’s no shortage of fantastic horror out there, and ...

Erotic horror is a lovely blend of fear and desire. These films explore themes of seduction, identity, and obsession through haunting visuals.

Focusing on Christmas in specific, it is difficult to say precisely when the holiday became associated with horror. It is known that the English tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas had ...

Religious thrillers like The Reaping and misguided dramas like The Devil Inside rank among the all-time worst and dumbest R-rated horror movies ever.

2026 is shaping up to be an incredible year for scary films, with a giant stack of upcoming horror movies heading our way. January saw Evil Dead's Sam Raimi make his directional return to the genre ...

It’s pretty rare that we get a good shark movie these days. The last really respectable one was The Shallows back in 2016. But now we can add Dangerous Animals to the list, and it’s so good because ...

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What's your favorite scary movie? When putting together this 2025 ranking, that delightful horror-film catchphrase suddenly became an impossible question. Ranking these movies felt like an impossible ...

From genre-defining hits ('Sinners') and surprise breakouts ('Weapons') to hidden gems ('Dead Mail') and auteur-driven awards contenders ('Frankenstein'), these were the best scares studios and ...