Horror is one of the most popular genres in film and television. Horror as a genre emerged in the 8th century with the Gothic novel. The genre is believed to have been founded by Horace Walpole, author of Castle of Otranto (1765).
'Alien' works because the design of the Xenomorph creature is so fascinatingly hideous. Director Ridley Scott reached out to a famous artist to get the design in the film.
'Candyman' is a worthy sequel to the 1992 original. It's elevated by Nia DaCosta's directorial style and Robert A.A. Lowe's superb score. However, it lacks scares.
'Candyman' filmmaker Nia DaCosta has a love for gore and the horror genre. The 'Candyman' sequel places an emphasis on body horror happening to its characters.
'The Night House' is emotionally intelligent, sufficiently unnerving, and thoroughly eerie. It will be playing exclusively in theaters beginning on Aug. 20.
A new reboot for Amazon Prime comes in the form of a series. 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' premiers in October, but will the new show follow a similar plot to the 1997 film of the same name?
A horror movie starring a major actor is lost forever, but the director of 'The Babadook' said it influenced her. Here is how the world reacted to her film.
A San Diego Comic-Con@Home preview of the 'Chucky' TV series showed the killer doll getting into new kinds of trouble. Creator Don Mancini and cast members Alex Vincent and Brad Dourif explain how the show explores a deeper side of Chucky.
'Chucky' creator Don Mancini and 'Child's Play 2' co-stars Christine Elise and Alex Vincent spoke at a San Diego Comic-Con@Home panel. All three reflected on the 1990 sequel and say the upcoming TV series recaptures the best qualities.
Chris Rock discusses why he wanted to be in 'Spiral: From the Book of Saw' in the Blu-ray bonus features. Rock looked at 'Beverly Hills Cop' as an example of a comedian in a different genre. That got him thinking about a comedian in horror.
'Fear Street Part 3: 1666' is all about righting the wrongs of the past, so Leigh Janiak felt it made sense to bring characters back from the previous films.
On the Blu-ray edition of 'Spiral: From the Book of Saw, screenwriters Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger describe their original script. They were writing 'Jigsaw 2' with a plan to bring back John Kramer yet again.