Movies
The movie section aims to catalog, editorialize and analyze every scary movie, fantasy and sci-fi film ever made. Any movie that frightens, thrills the senses from action/violence, contains mysterious creatures, folklore, and anything generally creepy from thrillers to psychological torment. Readers will find this category helpful for research and for figuring out what to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon or to buy on Blu-ray.
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Emmy Rossum Is Hunting a Killer Who Targets Men, and ‘Furious’ Won’t Let You Decide How to Feel About That
Hulu’s Furious isn’t particularly subtle about the questions it wants you to sit with—and that seems to be the point. Created by Elizabeth Meriwether,…
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Hayden Panettiere Called Her First Mushroom Trip, a Glamping Night with Her Scream 4 Castmates, One of the Funniest and Most Carefree Experiences of Her Life
During Hayden Panettiere’s last known public outing, she was laughing about something that happened during Scream 4 (2011). Cameras caught her at LaGuardia on…
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Is Set 53 Years Ago Today
53 years ago today was the worst day of Sally Hardesty’s life. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre didn’t reach theaters until October 1974, but…
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The ‘Scream’ Cast Is Mourning Hayden Panettiere, “A Brave And Brilliant Soul”
Hayden Panettiere played horror fan Kirby Reed in the Scream movies. She injected the franchise with heart and like Hayden in real life, her…
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Orlando Jones Is Taking Over Papa Legba in American Horror Story: 13, the Role Lance Reddick Played Before He Died in 2023
Orlando Jones is stepping into Papa Legba for American Horror Story: 13, taking over the role Lance Reddick originated before his sudden death at…
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Sweet Pop Idol Aesthetics Turn Deadly in Phantom Siita’s “The Mermaid Princess’s Song” Video
The lyrics of “The Mermaid Princess’s Song” describe a fairy-tale kind of love, but skewed as obsessive and deadly. The sounds of the song…
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Robert Pattinson Got So Scared by a Horror Movie That He Fell Asleep on the Couch Holding Two Kitchen Knives
Robert Pattinson has apparently reached the age where watching a horror movie can turn into a full-scale home-invasion drill. The actor recently recalled an…
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The Director Behind ‘Shutter’ Is Bringing a Centipede-Possessed Grandmother to TIFF 2026
Inherit is from director and co-writer Banjong Pisanthanakun, the director of Medium (2021), Pee Mak (2013), Alone (2007), and Shutter (2004). The story of…
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You Probably Missed the Bleakest Part of ‘Obsession’
The horror in Obsession (2026) isn’t just what Nikki goes through, it’s what happens after the credits roll. At the end of Obsession, the…
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A Real Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza Is Opening in New Jersey in 2027, Animatronics and All
A Five Nights at Freddy’s fan’s dream (or nightmare) is becoming reality in New Jersey in 2027. American Dream in East Rutherford is teaming…
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“Looksmaxxing” Is a Body Horror Short About Jaw Surgery and Bonesmashing
The film is called Looksmaxxing, a 15-minute body horror short from Dogma Studios, directed by Elan Alexander in his feature debut. He developed it…
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Horror Is the Most Inventive Genre in Film Right Now: It Just Produced the Youngest #1 Director in Box Office History.
The Backrooms started as a single image posted to 4chan in 2019. Endless yellow wallpapered rooms, fluorescent hum, the idea that you could “noclip”…
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How Does Horror’s Biggest Final Girl Become the Threat? Maika Monroe’s Victorian Psycho
Victorian Psycho is directed by Zachary Wigon, whose previous features Sanctuary and The Heart Machine were small-scale character pieces. This is a different register…
