Horror & Thriller

​A veteran actor with some serious horror cred is coming home for ​Christmas​.

​Another classic slasher flick is getting the Blumhouse treatment.

Alison Lohman's career once seemed to be skyrocketing, but after her leading role in Drag Me to Hell, the actress stopped taking major roles.

M. Night Shyamalan's touching-yet-terrifying ghost flick ends with one of the greatest twists in movie history. It's a final revelation with a pop cultural impact rivaled only by The Empire Strikes Back, as the last few minutes redefine the entire film and give the movie a totally new meaning.

It takes but one look at Netflix's content catalogue to realize that the streaming platform is rife with gut-churning horror movies.

Whether you're a lifelong horror hound or a new convert to the joys of the genre, it's a good time to be a horror fan. These are the best horror films of 2019.

The Conjuring Universe keeps on expanding, but do the newer entries match up to the original? We've ranked every Conjuring Universe film from worst to best.

What's a good horror ending? It's scary, sure, but it can also be funny, emotionally wrought, and so mysterious that it raises more questions than it answers.

Hollywood has always managed to cash in with genre pictures. When it comes to cinema's biggest bang for the buck, however, studios big and small continue to mine the spooky, blood-spattered realm of horror.

Working in the scream business has certainly helped to give these actors a boost, but they've also got plenty of other work to speak of.

Though you might not recognize them all, these women have gone on to star in film and television, start businesses, write books, and pursue other avenues

What about this version of Pet Sematary sets it apart from Stephen King's original novel and the first terrifying film adaptation from 1989?

How good horror trailers are made and what they contain has evolved over the decades, but great horror trailers all seem to have one trait in common — they all make us want to know more, whether they're packed with scares or just exist as a simple proof of concept.

Gremlins is a memorable gem of 1980s genre filmmaking for a number of reasons — it's funny, it's weird, and it's dripping with nostalgia. But a big part of its appeal was its cast of young stars and veteran character actors. Let's shine a bright light on where they are now.

It's been decades since Freddy Krueger burst onto the big screen — and burrowed into the bad dreams of a generation.

While this follow-up may be a little headier than the movie that came before it, there's no reason to be caught out of the loop. Let's break down the ending of Happy Death Day 2U.

Was the tragic fate that befell the three aspiring filmmakers a supernatural one, or was it something more human? The truth is as murky as the video quality.

Some stars throw caution to the wind, going above and beyond to ensure their performance conveys pure terror. Is it worth it?

What does that famous final shot of Stanley Kubrick's film really mean, and what do those unanswered questions imply about the aftermath for the characters left alive? It's time to talk about those questions, and perhaps even arrive at some answers.

This wildly profitable socially themed horror-comedy was one of the biggest success stories of 2017, but it's easy to get a little lost in all the action — and hard-hitting subtext — on the screen during the final act. To help you make sense of it all, here's Get Out's ending explained.

Jennifer Kent's 2014 horror hit The Babadook has plenty to say about grief and the exhaustion of motherhood, while also being just plain scary. Part of the movie's appeal is its moody, ambiguous ending. If it's in a look or in a book, you can't get rid of the Babadook… but you can understand it.

Edgar Wright is taking things back to his motherland for his next feature. For the forthcoming issue of Empire magazine, Wright revealed that his upcoming project a psychological horror-thriller set in London and inspired by films like Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now and Roman Polanski's Repulsion.

Whether they're psychotic stalkers or pompous jerks or just terrible decision-makers, scary movie beaus tend to cause a lot more problems than they solve.

Bird Box never once showed its creatures in physical form. But now, thanks to creature designer Andy Bergholtz and special effects studio SFX Atlas, we finally know what the Bird Box monsters really look like — and what we might have seen on screen had plans for the movie gone differently.

As seen in both Stephen King's novel and Stanley Kubrick's film, The Shining's Overlook Hotel isn't just one place.

The film, set for release in March, stars Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke as a couple on a holiday from hell.

Christmas is a time of comfort and joy, decoration and presents, and cocoa by the tree. If you're in the mood, it's also a time for killer Santas, demonic elves, murderous prowlers and other seasonal frights. To jumpstart your annual marathon, here's the best and worst scary yuletide movies.