Scary Halloween haunts and horror movies are exhilarating for many, while others cringe, shudder, scream and have nightmares. Experts explain the reasons why.

From that infamous boat scene in 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' to the ghost jumpscare in 'Parasite', here are five scariest scenes from non-horrors.

Released in 2024 (first at SXSW, then on Shudder), Oddity begins with a murder. Dani is alone in her isolated house when a ...

Horror has been one of the most reliable film genres since cinema's inception. Some people may not appreciate going to the ...

Here's the 10 best scary Halloween movies to watch this year if you want to celebrate the spooky season with actual terror ...

American studies professor Thomas Doherty is a film expert and a longtime admirer of scary movies. He even prepared a list of ...

While atmospheric horror is still popular, the kind of jump scares in this 83-year-old classic are nearly obsolete today, but ...

Halloween often translates into big plans. You could go see "Sinners" or "KPop Demon Hunters" which are both being ...

No question about it, Pazuzu is evil incarnate and — spoiler alert — will be responsible for the deaths of the movie’s director and the two priests who do the exorcism. The movie’s heartthrob priest ...

Samuel L. Jackson has starred in dozens of movies over the years, some of them classic, but these genuinely underrated gems ...

Michael Keaton's ghost with the most is causing mayhem in two movies on HBO Max. You can watch the horror comedy Beetlejuice and its 2024 sequel, which both also include Winona Ryder and Catherine ...

While Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein will head to Netflix on Nov. 7, it’s in theaters just in time for Halloween. The adaptation of Mary Shelley’s iconic novel follows Dr. Victor Frankenstein ...