The Strangers: The True Stories That Inspired The Modern Horror Franchise
Did a real life true crime story from the 1980s inspire The Strangers? Maybe, but there's yet another true story that definitely played a part in the film.
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Poltergeist: The Chilling True Story That Inspired The 1982 Horror Classic
A scary true story from the 1950s might have been the inspiration for Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg's horror classic Poltergeist. -
Resurrection Ending Explained: A Shocking Finale For The Rebecca Hall Horror Movie
Resurrection ending explained: what happens at the end of the disturbing Rebecca Hall/Tim Roth thriller? -
Adam Brody's River Wild Is Bringing White Water Horror Back To Life On Netflix
River Wild, a loose remake of the Meryl Streep/Kevin Bacon action film, is in the Netflix Top 10. The new version stars Adam Brody, Leighton Meester, and more. -
Talk To Me Is Already A24's Second Biggest Horror Movie At The Domestic Box Office
Talk To Me has already shot past The Witch and Midsommar on A24's chart of horror hits, and is now coming for Hereditary's crown. -
How The Exorcist Became The Most Respected Horror Movie Of All Time (And A Box Office Smash Hit)
The Exorcist possessed the box office not once, but twice, and the William Friedkin-directed film made horror mainstream in a way no film has done since. -
The Last Voyage Of The Demeter Is A Reminder That One-Location Horror Movies Freakin' Rule
The Last Voyage of the Demeter channels 1979's Alien, and confirms that horror movies that take place in a single locale need to make a comeback. -
New Life Review: A Blistering Horror Mystery Packed With Tension [Fantasia Fest 2023]
New Life is like Jason Bourne meets Cabin Fever on a budget. Read our Fantasia Fest review. -
Insidious: The Red Door Is Now The Biggest Horror Movie Of 2023 At The Box Office
It's been a great year at the box office for Insidious: The Red Door, now the biggest horror hit of 2023. -
Talk To Me Sequel In The Works As A24 Leans Into Their Second Horror Franchise
Horror hit Talk To Me is getting a sequel called, appropriately enough, Talk 2 Me. -
Remembering Amanda Seyfried's Netflix Horror Film And The Beating It Took From Critics
Netflix's Things Heard and Seen had a great cast and great source material. Those ingredients, however, still resulted in a horror flop. -
Modern Horror Cinema Wouldn't Exist Without The Exorcist Or William Friedkin
William Friedkin's The Exorcist made horror movies more acceptably mature for a filmgoing public. -
A Sadie Sink Netflix Horror Movie Feels Like A Winner, So What Went Wrong?
The horror movie, Eli, co-starred Sadie Sink but was shunted to Netflix by Paramount Players. -
Stephen King's 1408 Ending Explained: Ready To Check Out?
Our latest ending explained post looks at the multiple endings of the Stephen King movie 1408. -
How Paranormal Activity Prepared Jason Blum For The Five Nights At Freddy's Movie
Mega-producer Jason Blum has proved his haters wrong before. Will he continue to keep it up with his Five Nights at Freddy's Movie? -
The Passenger Review: Blumhouse's Latest Horror Is Lean, Mean, And Bloody
The Passenger is a bloody, economical road trip movie with two strong lead performances. Read our review of the latest Blumhouse thriller. -
The Sacrifice Game Review: A Creepy, Culty, Christmas Horror Treat [Fantasia Fest 2023]
The Sacrifice Game is a topsy-turvy subversion of the particular horror subgenres at play. Check out our Fantasia Fest review. -
How A Series Of Gory B-Horror Films Led To Honey, I Shrunk The Kids
Sometimes filmmakers just want to make a film their kids can watch. -
Talk To Me Is This Weekend's Underdog Horror Hit, Scoring A $10 Million Debut
Low-budget Australian horror movie Talk to Me has grabbed hold of horror fans amid a packed weekend at the box office. -
One Of The Scariest Scenes In The Exorcist Director's Cut Does A Spider Walk
What a lovely day for an exorcism. -
Weird Barbie's House Was Inspired By A Classic Horror Movie
We all go a little weird sometimes. -
The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol 2 Brings Another Collection Of Cool Comics
Another round of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror comics has been collected into a new omnibus, and it's available in August. -
While You Weren't Watching, The Boogeyman Became A Box Office Horror Hit
Horror's not exactly bulletproof, but it remains the safest bet Hollywood has right now. -
The Exorcist: Believer Trailer: Blumhouse And David Gordon Green Revive A Horror Classic
Somehow Pazuzu returned. -
The Horror Movie Mattel Needs To Make After Barbie
Dwork, Vlobb, and Drool are coming for you. -
Lucky McKee's Horror Gem May Went From Overlooked To Modern Classic
If you can't find a friend, make one. -
American Horror Story: Delicate Teaser Shows A Creepy, Maternal Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian, Emma Roberts, and Cara Delevigne embrace a witchy aesthetic in a creepy new teaser for American Horror Story: Delicate
