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Shots from Beautiful Creatures, Your Monster, Warm Bodies, and Vamp around Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart as Edward and Bella in The Twilight Saga

20 Best Movies Like Twilight

By Audrey Fox 2 months ago

The Twilight Saga helped inspired a boom in young adult movies, so there are plenty of others like it to watch, as well as some outside the box titles too.

Nobuko Otowa as the older woman surrounded by tall grass in Onibaba

'60s Movies Everyone Should Watch At Least Once

By Jeremy Smith 2 months ago

Movies grew angrier, more subversive, and much more violent in the '60s, and these superb films are emblematic of their times in very different ways.

Allegra Gellar leaning close to talk to Ted Pikul in eXistenZ

Roger Ebert Once Compared This Gritty '90s Sci-Fi Horror Movie To The Matrix

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

The Matrix is one of the most important sci-fi films ever made, and the legendary Roger Ebert once connected the film to a sci-fi body horror classic.

Images of book covers for Simply More, Batman: Revolution, The Art of Bob's Burgers, The Making of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, John Candy: A Life in Comedy, and Stranger Things Season 1 script book on top of the cover for Superman: The Art and Making of the Film

/Film Holiday Gift Guide 2025: Best Hollywood Books For Movie & TV Lovers

By Ethan Anderton 2 months ago

If you've got a movie and TV lover on your shopping list, here's a collection of books that are worth gifting (or just buying for yourself) this holiday season.

Kurt Russell in John Carpenter's The Thing

Is MacReady Or Childs The Thing At The End Of John Carpenter's The Thing? An Investigation

By Eric Vespe 2 months ago

'If we've got any surprises for each other, I don't think we're in much shape to do anything about it.'

Elle Fanning's V is seen in closeup against a black background V in Twixt

Val Kilmer's 2011 Horror Movie With Elle Fanning Deserves To Be On Your Prime Video Watchlist

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

A horror movie from Francis Ford Coppola starring Val Kilmer and Elle Fanning is available to stream on Prime Video, and you should absolutely check it out.

Billy Idol in The Wedding Singer, Mariah Carey in Popstar, Aretha Franklin in Blues Brothers, and Alice Cooper in Wayne's World around Alanis Morissette in Dogma in a composite image

13 Best Musician Cameos In Movies

By Blaise Santi 2 months ago

Plenty of musicians have transitioned into acting, but many are fine making cameos in movies, whether as themselves or surprising characters. Here are the best.

Loenard Maltin panning Gremlins in Gremins 2: The New Batch

Gremlins 2 'Killed' Famous Film Critic Leonard Maltin For A Hilarious Reason

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Plenty of filmmakers probably wish they could terrorize film critics, but Joe Dante had the chance to let Leonard Maltin have it during Gremlins 2.

Wednesday looking glum in The Addams Family

Christina Ricci Came Up With The Addams Family's Big Plot Twist At 10 Years Old

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

The Addams Family movie is a classic horror/comedy movie from the '90s, but it wouldn't be the movie it is if it wasn't for a young Christina Ricci.

Gladys standing in Marcus' kitchen smiling next to her handbag in Weapons

One Weapons Star Insisted On Performing Their Own Death Scene Stunts

By Nina Starner 2 months ago

The climax of Zach Cregger's Weapons featured some serious physical demands, and one star demanded they get to do their own stunts.

A gremlin destroying a print of Gremlins 2: The New Batch in Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Warner Bros. Execs Robbed Gremlins 2 Audiences Of This Hilarious Interactive Experience

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

Joe Dante wanted the Gremlins 2 theatrical experience to feel like a William Castle-style interactive event. Alas, Warner Bros. said no.

Freddy Krueger wearing his glove in Freddy's Nightmares

Texas Chain Saw Massacre's Director Also Helmed Freddy Krueger's Overlooked Origin Story

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

After Tobe Hooper terrified audiences with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, he helmed a project that showcased the origin story of Freddy Krueger.

Claudia bonds with Lestat despite resenting him in Interview with the Vampire

Before Spider-Man's Mary Jane, Kirsten Dunst Stunned Audiences As A Vampire

By Debopriyaa Dutta 2 months ago

Kirsten Dunst has been acting since childhood, and her breakthrough role was in a beloved vampire film based on Anne Rice's most famous novel.

An inmate at an asylum, looking very much like Freddy Krueger, in A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

The Fan-Written Freddy Krueger Origin Scene Robert Englund Wishes Were Canon

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

The story of Freddy Krueger is one that horror fans know very well, but Robert Englund once read a fan theory that he wishes were canon.

JoBeth Williams as Diane Freeling screaming in the rain in Poltergeist

A Classic '80s Horror Movie Utilized Real Skeletons In Shooting Multiple Scenes

By Witney Seibold 2 months ago

This beloved '80s horror flick features real skeletons during an intense sequence, but that's far from uncommon when it comes to Hollywood movies.

Keanu Reeves' Jonathan Harker sits in an office in Bram Stoker's Dracula

Keanu Reeves Tried Way Too Hard To Perfect An English Accent For His Gothic Horror Masterpiece

By Joe Roberts 2 months ago

Keanu Reeves had a lot of trouble with his accent for Bram Stoker's Dracula, and director Francis Ford Coppola thinks he knows why.

Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Charlie surrounded by flames on the poster for Firestarter (2022)

5 Reasons Why Stephen King's Firestarter Remake Flopped At The Box Office

By Ryan Scott 2 months ago

Stephen King's horror adaptations aren't created equal, and the 2022 adaptation of Firestarter was a tragic disappointment.

Marty and Felicia share a moment at the end of the world in The Life of Chuck

2025 Was The Year Stephen King Movies Showed Us How The World Is Ending

By Bill Bria 3 months ago

2025 gave us five new adaptations of Stephen King's stories, and each film features a lesson on how to face the end of the world.

George C. Scott is a disheveled, terrified mess as John Russell in The Changeling

The Best Haunted House Movie From The '80s Is Streaming For Free

By Jeremy Smith 3 months ago

If you're a fan of haunted house movies and ghost stories, one of the best from the 1980s is currently available to stream for free.

Liz can't stop drawing her nightmares in Keeper

Keeper's Movie Monsters Are A True Treat For Seasoned Horror Fans

By Bill Bria 3 months ago

So much of Osgood Perkins' new horror movie Keeper has been shrouded in mystery, but now that it's out, we can start talking about the monsters.

Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is escorted onto the set of The Running Man

The Running Man Sneaks A Ton Of Stephen King Easter Eggs Into A Single Scene

By Bill Bria 3 months ago

For those paying attention, Edgar Wright's The Running Man manages to sneak in a collection of Stephen King Easter eggs into a single scene. Did you catch them?

Jacob Elordi as the Creature on Frankenstein (2025) promo art

Guillermo Del Toro Thinks Four Of His Past Movies Were Actually Frankenstein Stories

By Devin Meenan 3 months ago

Guillermo del Toro has been trying to make his own adaptation of Frankenstein for years, and says that four of his previous movies were Frankenstein stories.

Liz is menaced by a creature in the house in Keeper

Keeper Review: Osgood Perkins Bakes An Unnerving And Ultimately Satisfying Layer Cake Of Horror

By Bill Bria 3 months ago

Keeper, the mysterious new horror movie from Longlegs filmmaker Osgood Perkins, might be the director's most ambitious movie yet. Here's our review.

The 15 Best Horror Movie Villains Ranked

By David Court 3 months ago

From crooked corporations to fearsome fish, masked miscreants to sanity-sucking squids, here's the best villains in horror movie history.

Darkman standing in front of a burning building in Darkman

Why Liam Neeson's Horror Superhero Darkman Never Got A Proper Sequel

By Witney Seibold 3 months ago

The Sam Raimi-directed horror superhero flick Darkman was a modest hit. Here's why Raimi and original star Liam Neeson never reunited for a proper sequel.

Drew Barrymore as Casey crying on the phone in Scream (1996)

The Absolutely Devastating Way Wes Craven Got Drew Barrymore To Cry In Scream

By Lee Adams 3 months ago

Drew Barrymore insisted on crying for real in Scream's famous opening scene, so Wes Craven would remind her of a horrific true story to get the tears going.

Images from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Valerian: The City of a Thousand Planets, Movie 43, and Cats around an image of Quicksilver in X-Men: Apocalypse

15 Great Scenes In Bad Movies

By Blaise Santi 3 months ago

Even if a movie is mostly bad, the might be at least one scene worth commending. From Star Wars to Cats and beyond, here are some great scenes in bad movies.