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To paraphrase Doctor Frankenstein … the horror hub is alive. (Published.) Here’s our collection of all things creepy and crawly, spooky and scary. These are the articles and lists that go “bump” in the night, collecting all the best horror movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Brush past the metaphorical spider-webs and sink your fangs into some of Vulture’s best horror stories, including a dive into the 100 Scares That Shaped Horror, roundups of the best scary movies you can stream, and plenty of spine-tingling interviews.

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21 Great Movies Exploring the Unique Horror of Being a Woman

 This Halloween, the call is coming from inside the house, and by “the house,” we mean the patriarchy. By Martha Polk
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The 100 Scares That Shaped Horror

 From Frankenstein to Freddy to the “sunken place,” the terrifying moments that formed the genre (and our nightmares). By Jordan Crucchiola
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The 30 Most Influential Slasher Movies of All Time

 A guide to the horror subgenre with game-changing, rule-breaking, and absolutely terrifying films. By Meagan Navarro

Your Halloween Plans

  1. The 50 Scariest TV Episodes to Watch This Halloween By Brian Tallerico
  2. 21 Horror Games to Play This Spooky Season By Mike Rougeau
  3. Every Simpsons ‘Treehouse of Horror’ Segment, Ranked By Joshua Kurp

Scary Movies Streaming

  1. The 20 Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right Now By Brian Tallerico
  2. The 20 Best Horror Movies on Hulu Right Now By Brian Tallerico
  3. The 20 Best Horror Movies on Max By Brian Tallerico

For The Faint of Heart

  1. 21 Great Halloween Movies for Scaredy-cats By Marianne Eloise
  2. 25 Great Halloween Sitcom Episodes to Stream During Spooky Season By Jen Chaney
  3. 25 Horror-Comedies That Are Actually Funny By Bethy Squires

If You Cover Your Eyes at The Scary Part

  1. 5 Spooky Podcasts to Listen to Right Now By Nicholas Quah
  2. The Best Horror Novels of 2022 By Emily Hughes
  3. When Real Life Is Scarier Than a Slasher Movie By Grant Sutton

More Bloodshed

  1. close reads
    Let’s Talk About That Horrific Alicia Silverstone Scene in The Lodge“We tried to make it as surprising for an audience as possible.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  2. trailer mix
    The Hunt Movie Rises From Controversy and It’s Going Full Troll in a New Trailer“None of us were interested in taking sides with this movie,” says producer Jason Blum.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  3. horror
    What Keeps You Alive Director Colin Minihan to Reboot ’90s Slasher Urban LegendThe internet is coming to kill you.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  4. vulture lists
    15 Great Movies to Get You Started With South Korean HorrorFrom Whispering Corridors to The Wailing.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  5. texas forever
    Texas Will Be Chainsaw Massacred Once More in New TCM Franchise RebootIt will be produced by Evil Dead director Fede Álvarez.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  6. trailer mix
    The Vast of Night Trailer Takes You Back in Time With a Quaint Sci-Fi NightmareMajor Twilight Zone vibes.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  7. trailer mix
    Chris Rock Is in a Saw Movie Because 2004 Is Retro NowSpiral comes out on May 15.
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. chat room
    Finn Wolfhard Would Literally Do Anything to Be in a Safdie Brothers MovieThe Turning star talks horror typecasting, learning from Richard Deakins, and his post–Stranger Things future.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  9. not a remake
    Blumhouse Producing a New Adaptation of The Thing With Frozen Hell Bonus ContentIt will incorporate previously unpublished chapters from the source material.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  10. horror
    Eli Roth Excitedly Ushers in the Clownpocalypse FranchiseWhat could it be about, do you think?
    By Halle Kiefer
  11. trailer mix
    The Swallow Trailer Forces You to Imagine the Feeling of Gulping Down NailsWhat would you do to feel in control?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  12. creature features
    Anaconda Will Rise Again With a ‘Reimagined’ New MovieUnfortunately, Jennifer Lopez probably won’t be in this version.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  13. trailer mix
    Vivarium Trailer: Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg Can’t Escape the Damn SuburbsWho sent them a baby in a box?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  14. trailer mix
    Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Teaser Has Natalie Dormer Serving So Much FaceDormer’s smoky eye is trying to distract us from the lack of Eva Green, and it’s not not working.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  15. horror
    Beat It, Brahms: Syfy Orders Chucky TV Show Straight to SeriesSatisfying the nation’s ravenous thirst for evil dolls is Child’s Play.
    By Halle Kiefer
  16. coming attractions
    35 Horror Movies We Can’t Wait to See in 2020Featuring angry Nic Cage, a First Nations community besieged by white zombies, Emerald Fennell’s tale of a promising young woman, and a new Rebecca.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  17. chat room
    Peter Strickland Explains 2019’s Weirdest Movie, In Fabric“We are so used to seeing women being mutilated [onscreen]. Surely, come on, you can put up with a bit of chic menstrual tasting.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  18. cult classic
    How Blumhouse Remade Black Christmas for Teens in 2019When Sophia Takal and April Wolfe signed on to reimagine the cult horror classic, they braced for polarization from the jump.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  19. best of 2019
    The Best Horror Movies of 2019Let’s dance with the devil and eat the rich.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  20. trailer mix
    The Come to Daddy Trailer Stars Elijah Wood Having a Terrible Family ReunionMaybe this relationship should have stayed estranged.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  21. trailer mix
    Saint Maud Trailer: All the Good Nurses Go to HellA24’s latest horror movie, due in March.
    By Hunter Harris
  22. bear scream
    Ready or Not Directors Teaming With Lord and Miller For Bear-Based Horror ComedyBears need better PR.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  23. horror
    Stephen King’s Firestarter Will Be The Next Reboot From BlumhouseExecutive produced by the original firestarter herself, Drew Barrymore.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  24. movie review
    Black Christmas Is Bloody Holiday FunDirector Sophia Takal and co-writer April Wolfe are behind this reboot of a cult classic.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  25. q&a
    Black Christmas Star Imogen Poots Knows Sanitary Pads Scare Men More Than Guns“I would be probably quite disappointed if there wasn’t a polarizing response to the film.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  26. trailer mix
    It’s Army Vets vs. Hordes of Tweaking Maniacs In The VFW TrailerStarring silver fox Stephen Lang.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  27. universal monsters
    Elizabeth Banks Pivots to Monsters, Will Direct The Invisible WomanBased on the original film from 1940.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  28. spooky stuff
    Apple TV+ Asks M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant Back for a Second SeasonYou could get a nanny who isn’t seemingly in league with the devil, but good help is so hard to find.
    By Halle Kiefer
  29. let’s hear it for the boy
    Dracula’s Familiar Renfield Is Getting His Own Movie, and He’s Truly Earned ItLet Renfield be a star!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  30. very special effects
    How to Build a Sea Monster: Inside 2019’s Sleekest Creature FeatureJ.D. Dillard and Neville Page attempt to describe the mysterious beast of Sweetheart.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  31. best of 2019
    The Best Horror Movies of 2019 (So Far)Get in, loser. We’re going to the Underpass.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  32. trailer mix
    The Invisible Man Trailer: Elisabeth Moss Tortured by Her Abusive, Invisible ExFrom director Leigh Whannell.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  33. horror
    Mike Flanagan Is ‘Sweating Bullets’ Over His Sequel to The ShiningFor the Doctor Sleep director and writer, making horror films is a kind of therapy. But that doesn’t mean he’s not nervous about this one.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  34. trailer mix
    The Color Out of Space Trailer Only Hints at How Fully Insane This Movie GetsCan someone please put away the llamas?!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  35. vulture lists
    10 Great Under-the-Radar Horror Shows to Stream This HalloweenDemons in France, haunted towns in Argentina, and more scary stories for your Halloween binge.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  36. suburban ennui
    The Scariest Horror Movie of All Time Is Revolutionary RoadThis Halloween, treat yourself to some searing suburban ennui, courtesy of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
    By Rachel Handler
  37. trailer mix
    The Grudge Trailer: The Croak Returns to Haunt You and Also John ChoWhere’s new Toshio?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  38. horror
    Sam Raimi Sets Sail to Spooky Murder Island With New Horror MovieThe untitled thriller is described as “Misery meets Cast Away,” so yeah, Tom Hanks could have had it worse.
    By Halle Kiefer
  39. chat room
    The Zombieland Writing Team Contemplates the Idea of 10 More MoviesAnd why ending the world in 2009 made so much sense.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  40. casting coup
    How on Earth Did Lupita Nyong’o End Up in the Same Zombie Movie As Josh Gad?Director Abe Forsythe explains the origins of his undead story and which of its characters is based on Mel Gibson.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  41. fight club
    Who Will Win This Year’s Zombie-Comedy Hunger Games? Let’s Investigate.This fall, we’re getting an absolute deluge of zom-com movies. Let them fight!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  42. vulture lists
    30 Great Eat-the-Rich Horror MoviesBong Joon-ho’s Parasite joins a grand cinematic tradition.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  43. trailer mix
    The Turning Trailer: The Kids Are Not AlrightIt’s clear that Finn Wolfhard is no stranger to strange things at this point.
    By Chris Murphy
  44. q&a
    ‘It Was a Dark Time’: Megan Fox, Karyn Kusama Revisit Jennifer’s Body Backlash“It’s being revisited because [the movie is] really f—ing good,” says the director.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  45. trailer mix
    Wounds Trailer: Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson, and an Absolute Ton of BugsFrom Under the Shadow director Babak Anvari.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  46. casting
    The Craft Remake’s New Coven Includes Gideon Adlon and Lovie SimoneDirected by Zoe Lister-Jones.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  47. trailer mix
    Join the Midnight Society in the New Are You Afraid of the Dark? Revival TrailerThis time, it’s submitted for your approval.
    By Bethy Squires
  48. american horror story
    The AHS: 1984 Credits Are a Spandex Slasher NightmareRyan Murphy’s dark place comes back September 18.
    By Bethy Squires
  49. universal monsters
    Paul Feig Is Writing and Directing a New Universal Monster MovieThe Dark Universe is dead, long live the Dark Army.
    By Bethy Squires
  50. trailer mix
    Lupita Nyong’o Slays Zombies, Punches Josh Gad in Little Monsters TrailerIt starts streaming on Hulu in October and hits theaters November 15.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
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