was a truly fantastic year for horror movies, and two new characters helped redefine what it means to scare an audience.

The lasting success of the horror genre has been built on a few core principles. The genre’s use of allegory and thematic storytelling has always been key, as has tapping into the wider social ...

The Lost Boys is an ’80s classic that would benefit from a legacy sequel (probably ignoring the direct-to-DVD sequels Lost ...

Horror-film villains become nightmare fuel for kids for decades. Some villains like Freddy, Jason, and Ghostface have multiple films to get under your skin. Others, like Annie from "Misery" or Jack ...

Horror rises or falls based on the strength and complexity of its villains. Indeed, there are many times when the villain manages to outshine everyone else in the movie. These are the types of ...

Horror has existed in cinema since the medium was invented in the late 19th century. But horror films as we know them really began in the 1920s. And the genre changed with each subsequent decade. But ...

There are many memorable ghosts, serial killers, and creatures in horror movies, but these TV characters prove villains can be terrifying on the small screen, too. Although we'll always love Ghostface ...

Everyone has seen the classic horror film where the token Black person—specifically the Black guy—dies first. But Black ...

It's Halloween, Detroit Lions fans! For me, the entire month of October is all about watching horror movies. I'm a big fan of the genre, and I try to fit in at least one movie a day. Now it's time to ...