Horror movies are one of the most stable and reliable of all film genres. How come? Simple. They are usually cheap and easy to make (think of how much Karo corn syrup and red food coloring for blood ...

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 ...

Hollywood produces a ton of horror movies each and every year. Some, to be honest, are pretty terrible, but there are usually a few diamonds in the rough here and there. While Hollywood has ...

The world is terrifying sometimes. But one of the best ways to manage the horrors of the real world is to contain those extremes in a movie. Unlike life, horror movies actually end, and so, even if ...

Jordan Peele’s 2017 movie Get Out changed a lot of things. Chief among them was inventing — certainly unwittingly, and perhaps unfairly — a new and extremely virulent strain of horror. Peele’s perfect ...

It was a banner year for horror, which not only dominated commercial markets but also broke through the awards barrier. The Oscars shortlist highlighted the genre’s critical success by recognizing ...

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 ...

From a sticky meditation on relationships to a Valentine's Day slasher, there was a lot to love this year. By most metrics, 2025 was a brutal year to be alive — but a comparatively gentle one for ...

You wouldn’t call 2025 an “off” year for horror — more like an odd one. Both A24 and Neon continued to back several scary-movie auteurs (the prolific Osgood Perkins, the brothers Danny and Michael ...

It’s hard to look at the astounding box-office and critical success of Sinners and Weapons and say 2025 was not a great year for horror. And yet, here I am, bravely doing it anyway: 2025 was not a ...

J. Scott Thurlow is a Senior Contributor based in the NYC Metropolitan Area. While he is not actually Alan Wake, Scott has been ranting about games since falling in love with them at a young age.