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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. movies
    The Scariest Part of It Chapter Two Is … Finn Wolfhard?Is there anyone they won’t digitally de-age?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  2. endings
    Let’s Talk About the Ending of It Chapter TwoAnd how the horror sequel winks at Stephen King’s penchant for bad finales (and orgy scenes).
    By Louis Peitzman
  3. box office
    It: Chapter 2 Has Second Biggest Horror Opening Ever Behind Previous ItWho here didn’t run out to see if the clown won?
    By Halle Kiefer
  4. trailer mix
    The Trailer for Stephen King’s Dr. Sleep Goes Back to the Overlook HotelIt’s even scarier than we imagined.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  5. horror
    Adult Swim’s Toonami to Send You on a Downward Spiral With Junji Ito’s UzumakiThe four-part adaptation of Junji Ito’s extremely scary horror manga will debut in 2020.
    By Halle Kiefer
  6. casting
    Kyle Richards to Reprise Original Halloween Role in Sequel Halloween KillsThe return of Lindsay Wallace!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  7. close reads
    The Tigers Are Not Afraid Director Unpacks Her Movie’s Most Pivotal Scene“I like a movie that starts bleak, gets bleaker, and then ends in hell,” says Issa López.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  8. casting
    Kathryn Newton Will Switch Bodies With Vince Vaughn in New Horror ComedyFrom Happy Death Day director Chris Landon.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  9. vulture lists
    15 Essential Mexican Horror Movies to Watch NowFrom El Vampiro to Guillermo del Toro to Issa López’s new film, Tigers Are Not Afraid.
    By Carlos Aguilar
  10. casting
    Tommy Doyle Lives and Will Be Played by Anthony Michael Hall in Halloween KillsThe character was last seen in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  11. chat room
    Ready or Not’s Samara Weaving Was Very Nervous About Punching That KidThe havoc queen talks anxiety, finding therapy in acting, and how she lets a good scream rip.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  12. horror
    How Ready or Not Became the Cathartic Horror-Comedy of the SummerIs there ever a right time to make a satirical movie about rich people trying to murder poor folks? No, but it’s an especially charged time.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  13. movie review
    Ready or Not Is a Brutal Evisceration of Marriage and the RichFor all the blood and mayhem, it is Samara Weaving’s guttural scream that forces us to bear witness to the horrors of institutions.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  14. horror
    Into the Dark Renewed at Hulu, So Get Ready for Another Year of Holiday ScaresThe horror anthology series will remain in production through September 2020.
    By Jordan Crucchiola and Josef Adalian
  15. trailer mix
    The Antlers Trailer Features a Huge Beast Terrorizing Keri RussellProduced by Guillermo del Toro.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  16. trailer mix
    The Underwater Trailer Stars Kristen Stewart Running From a Sea MonsterWell, this is a terrible situation.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  17. backstories
    The Unlikely Story Behind the Year’s Best Intersectional Feminist Vampire MovieQueer audiences are embracing Bit. Here’s how Brad Michael Elmore stepped out of the way to make the movie happen.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  18. adaptations
    James Wan to Bring You Heinous Body Horror With The Troop AdaptationWan will produce the screen treatment of Nick Cutter’s book.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  19. behind the scenes
    There Are Actual Actors Inside Those Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark MonstersGuillermo del Toro and Andre Øvredal explain how they brought the nightmares of your childhood to life.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  20. vulture lists
    All 82 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, RankedThe best tales from Alvin Schwartz’s classic series are still etched into our memories.
    By Becca James
  21. save yourself from hell
    All The Horrors of Event Horizon Could Be Coming to TVWhere you’re going, you won’t need eyes to see.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  22. trailer mix
    ‘Abnormals’ Are Being Hunted Down in the Freaks TrailerGrace Park will take your kids.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  23. hello! let’s celebrate this
    Olivia Wilde Is Reuniting With Booksmart Writer for a New ThrillerIt will concern an unhappy 1950s housewife.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  24. sdcc 2019
    For It: Chapter Two Writer Gary Dauberman, the Perfect Horror Scene Needs LaughsAfter writing half the Conjuring movies, both It scripts, and landing a Salem’s Lot adaptation, Dauberman is still chasing his Holy Grail moment.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  25. trailer mix
    There Are No Adults to Save the Day in the Tigers Are Not Afraid TrailerGuillermo del Toro has been singing the praises of this festival favorite.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  26. horror
    That I Know What You Did Last Summer Series Just Landed James Wan As A DirectorWill the director bring his distinct visual style to the new show?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  27. trailer mix
    New Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Trailer Terrorizes You With the Jangly ManHe will scar your children forever.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  28. surprise bitch!
    Michael Myers Lives! Jamie Lee Curtis Announces Two Upcoming Halloween SequelsTurns out there’s a trilogy afoot!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  29. lawsuits
    Warner Bros. Is Being Sued by It Miniseries ProducerPennywise also named in limited liability.
    By Bethy Squires
  30. trailer mix
    It: Chapter Two Trailer Teases What Jessica Chastain Calls ‘Carrie on Steroids’Pennywise is back with thousands of gallons of blood.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  31. movie review
    The Summer’s Best Thriller Is a Movie About Home-Invading AlligatorsA film about murderous, hurricane-rattled reptiles grants us one of the season’s most memorable horror heroines.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  32. thanks i hate it
    The Cursed Image of Momo Will Be a Cursed Horror MovieStill not a real threat to your kids, folks.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  33. who jigsaw this coming?
    Samuel L. Jackson to Hopefully Kick Ass As Chris Rock’s Dad in New Saw MovieHe’s sick of this monkey-fighting puppet on this Monday-to-Friday tricycle!
    By Halle Kiefer
  34. sad!
    Sarah Paulson May Not Be in American Horror Story: 1984 at AllShe has anchored almost every season of the show.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  35. horror
    Into the Dark’s Immigration Horror Story Is a Sci-Fi Nightmare“I really am heartbroken,” says Mexican-Canadian director Gigi Saul Guerrero. “I wanted to showcase every inch of what I’m feeling.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  36. a closer look
    Explaining the End of MidsommarDirector Ari Aster and actor Jack Reynor help us make sense of the Swedish folk horror’s final moments.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  37. movie review
    Ari Aster’s Midsommar Is an Ambitious, Blurry Horror TripThe Hereditary director seems sure of only one thing: that he wants to make you feel as if your head is being sawed off.
    By David Edelstein
  38. q&a
    Ari Aster on Midsommar: ‘I Really Don’t Know What I’ve Done’The horror director has been working nonstop for two and a half years to perfect the gruesome Hereditary and its cathartic follow-up. Now what?
    By Emily Yoshida
  39. a queer moment
    Documentary on History of Queer Horror Coming to ShudderThe Babadook and beyond.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  40. horror
    Scream Season 3: Mary J. Blige vs. Ghostface Heads to VH1Unless Mary J. Blige is herself Ghostface? This new season can’t come fast enough.
    By Halle Kiefer
  41. movie review
    Child’s Play Has Lost Its Impish Spark and Gained Artificial IntelligenceThe new slasher reboot of the Chucky franchise, directed by Lars Klevberg, only half works.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  42. horror
    Shudder’s Creepshow Series Adds Kid Cudi and Big Boi to CastAnd DJ Qualls! Do not sleep on DJ Qualls.
    By Bethy Squires
  43. horror
    Midsommar’s Florence Pugh on the Art of Sobbing in a Corner Wearing HeadphonesShe had to cry — a lot — in Ari Aster’s new movie. But don’t worry, she has the Little Women group text to console her now.
    By Hunter Harris
  44. horror
    Why the Stars of Child’s Play Agreed to Bring Back ChuckyAubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry, and Gabriel Bateman explain how they ended up in a 2019 reboot of Don Mancini’s three-decade-old franchise.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  45. trailer mix
    Adam Brody Is Killing People Again in the Ready or Not TrailerIn-laws are the worst.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  46. this magic moment
    Glenn Danzig Accidentally Made the Year’s Best Horror-ComedyVerotika is gory, horny, and absolutely hilarious. Someone better tell the Misfits front man he’s our new Ed Wood.
    By Nick Allen
  47. ho ho horror
    Blumhouse Goes Classic and Reboots Black Christmas With Sophia Takal DirectingThe call is coming from inside the house.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  48. guillermo del toro
    Guillermo del Toro Is Already Thinking About a Sequel to Scary Stories to TellDel Toro and André Øvredal on why they didn’t make an anthology, and how that one horrifying spider story factors into their film.
    By Rachel Handler
  49. it is decidedly so
    Blumhouse Is Making a Magic 8-Ball Horror Movie, So You Better Throw Yours OutFrom the studio that made Truth or Dare.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  50. movie review
    Ma Is Too Muddled a Slasher Flick to WorkThe Octavia Spencer–led slasher flick places the mammy archetype in a horror context, to mixed results.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
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