Horror movies allow you to experience strong emotions in a safe environment, help develop psychological stability, and are a ...

Stephen King’s Danse Macabre (1981) argues that horror serves a cathartic function, allowing creators and audiences to confront fears safely, providing an emotional “workout” that helps individuals ...

T his year marks a decade since the arrival of two major talents in genre cinema: The Witch writer-director Robert Eggers and ...

By Jac Jemc Our columnist reviews January’s new horror titles. By Gabino Iglesias Grady Hendrix’s new novel, “Witchcraft for Wayward Girls,” is a timely look at the mistreatment of women ...

I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House is a gothic period piece that follows ... Starring Yellowstone’s Kelsey Asbille and American Horror Story’s Finn Wittrock, Don't Move follows ...

Or are you? Like home-invasion movies, haunted-house films tap into the universal fear of being attacked in the one place you’re meant to feel the most secure. Unlike home-invasion movies ...

Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story has long had an interest in Southern Gothic, and this emerges quite strongly in season three (Coven), season four (Freak Show), and six (Roanoke).

There are plenty of great horror movies out there, but what about the best ghost movies? From Ghostbusters to The Sixth Sense ...

Pearl, a prequel set in the early 20th century, stands out as a distinct and effective installment in the trilogy. Pearl's ...

The Gothic genre employs themes of degradation, horror, emotionalism over objectivity, and the supernatural to elicit wonder, suspense, and terror in audiences. From ...

Doing his own camerawork, the director gleefully enriches the haunted-house genre with a simple but ingenious device.