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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. safety first
    Revisiting the Surreal Kids Safety Video Made by Re-Animator’s DirectorA step-by-step analysis of Kid Safe, a children’s educational video created by psychosexual horror icon Stuart Gordon.
    By Dustin Waters
  2. explainers
    Who Are the Three Mothers of Suspiria?A guide to the witches Tenebrarum, Lachrymarum, and Suspiriorum.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  3. reboots
    LeBron James Is Reportedly Trying to Make a Friday the 13th RebootHis company SpringHill Entertainment is involved.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  4. horror
    The Haunting of Hill House: All the Hidden Ghosts You MissedThe Bent-Neck Lady is terrifying, but did you spot the dozens of other ghosts in Hill House?
    By Brian Tallerico
  5. chat room
    Judy Greer Loves Her Big Moment in Halloween As Much As You Do“As a human person who wants to feel pride and excitement, it was an really incredible moment in my life.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  6. vulture lists
    Every John Carpenter Movie, RankedFew directors use every inch of a wide-screen frame quite as well.
    By Keith Phipps
  7. making a murderer
    The Creator of the New Michael Myers Mask Explains the Face of EvilOscar winner Chris Nelson knew he had a very big job to do.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  8. a closer look
    Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, and Judy Greer Discuss Halloween’s Big FinaleHow the hunter became the hunted.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  9. horror
    Jason Blum: There Aren’t Enough Women Interested in Directing Horror to Hire One“There are not a lot of female directors period.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  10. halloween
    John Carpenter on Halloween and the Long Con of His Legendary CareerThe original Halloween director talks about his legacy and scoring the new sequel to his classic horror film.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  11. chat room
    Danny McBride Says the Bad Plan B for Making Halloween Starred Lawrence Strode“I’ve always wanted to see this in a Halloween movie, just him going door to door and wrecking shop!”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  12. vulture lists
    The Best New Horror TV Shows and Movies to Stream This HalloweenFrom Channel Zero to The Haunting of Hill House, a complete guide to the best frights you can stream.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  13. must reads
    10 Great Horror Books for WimpsTitles you won’t have to have to hide in the freezer.
    By Mallory O'Meara
  14. backstories
    The New Michael Myers Actor Got Performance Tips From an Actual MurdererDoesn’t everyone know a contract killer they can go to for advice?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  15. horror
    The Haunting of Hill House Director on What Changed From Shirley Jackson’s Novel“I approached it like one long movie, like a ten-hour feature film. It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done.”
    By Simon Abrams
  16. tv review
    The Haunting of Hill House Is Scary But SlowThe horror series gets sufficiently creepy for a Halloween binge, even if it suffers from Netflix bloat.
    By Jen Chaney
  17. vulture recommends
    You Can Watch Two of the Year’s Best Horror Movies Right NowTerrified and Satan’s Slaves have made their U.S. debuts.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  18. must reads
    13 Great Horror Books Written by WomenNovels, short stories, and chills.
    By Mallory O'Meara
  19. overnights
    American Horror Story: Apocalypse Recap: Could It Be … Backstory?Michael Langdon is maybe, probably, definitely Satan.
    By Ziwe
  20. the director shuffle
    James Wan Turns Over the Conjuring 3 Director’s Chair to Michael ChavesNew Line expands its Conjuring-verse director’s stable.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  21. podcast review
    Alice Isn’t Dead Is a Creepy Ode to the Great American Road TripThe fiction podcast is packed with horror, eldritch mythology, and a glowing affinity for the romance of travel.
    By Nicholas Quah
  22. profile
    Jamie Lee Curtis Will Have Her Revenge NowIn the new Halloween, she’s the one hunting Michael Myers. Welcome to the age of big-box-office post-trauma horror.
    By David Edelstein
  23. remakes
    American Zombies to Ride the Rails in Producer James Wan’s Train to Busan RemakeThe South Korean original is a modern undead classic.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  24. trailer mix
    Channel Zero: The Dream Door Trailer Reminds You This Is The Scariest Show on TVOh, nope!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  25. iconic mashups
    Freddy Krueger Will Make His Glorious, Gruesome Return With … The Goldbergs?!That clawed glove budget is legit.
    By Devon Ivie
  26. trailer mix
    The Haunting of Hill House Trailer Promises So Much Childhood TraumaCarla Gugino goes through so much for us.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  27. box office
    What The Nun’s Huge Opening Weekend Means for Horror This YearChasing the ghost of 2017.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  28. a closer look
    This Is the Scariest Scene in The NunRun for your life.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  29. backstories
    Before You See The Nun, Let’s Recap The Conjuring UniverseWho’s worse? Annabelle or Valak?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  30. a closer look
    Sex, Blood, and Bright Colors: Making Giallo Horror in 2018The directors of Let the Corpses Tan and Elizabeth Harvest break down their lush neo-giallo films.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  31. trailer mix
    The Anna and the Apocalypse Trailer Brings You Zombie Musical Holiday CheerChristmas horror just keeps getting better.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  32. horror
    Room Director Finds Another Claustrophobic Space in The Little StrangerIt continues the themes of a woman trapped in a hostile environment.
    By April Wolfe
  33. chat room
    Eli Roth: ‘The New Shocking Is Doing a PG Movie’The controversial director of ridiculously violent horror movies adapts a kids’ lit classic.
    By Chris Lee
  34. a closer look
    Breaking Down the Biggest Scare in Down a Dark HallDirector Rodrigo Cortés explains his terrifying tracking shot.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  35. horror
    The 15 Best Urban-Legend Horror MoviesIn honor of Slender Man, we revisit everything from The Curve to Candyman to I Know What You Did Last Summer.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  36. horror
    21 Genre Films Recommended by Hollywood’s Nerdiest DirectorsThe members of Roadkill Superstar are here to kick ass, chew bubblegum — and watch a ton of bad movies.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  37. deep dives
    Slender Man Is Still Making People Uneasy — But Now for New ReasonsTracing the long, dark shadow of the Slender Man movie, out this weekend.
    By Jayson Greene
  38. horror
    Paramount and Michael Bay Are Bringing You a Podcast Horror MovieGiving “true crime podcast” a whole new meaning.
    By Halle Kiefer
  39. vulture lists
    Here Are the Rest of the Horror Movies Coming in 2018Including Halloween, The Nun, The Little Stranger, Suspiria — and so many combat-enhanced Nazis.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  40. a closer look
    What to Expect From The Purge TV ShowFranchise creator James DeMonaco and producer Jason Blum spill a few secrets.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  41. trailer mix
    The Killer Is Already in the House in What Keeps You Alive TrailerWorst anniversary trip ever!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  42. a closer look
    The Director of Unfriended: Dark Web Explains Those Horrifying Snuff Films“I’m not a big social-media fan, you might have detected.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  43. Unfriended: Dark Web Centers on the Pure Terror of Being OnlineDespite a mostly far-fetched, hacky script, it’s equipped to explore a lot of very real digital horrors most contemporary film can’t.
    By Emily Yoshida
  44. chat room
    The First Purge Star Y’lan Noel on Beating Up Nazis“I was in a warped fugue state. I think that might have been my own body having its survival response, because I couldn’t leave.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  45. trailer mix
    The Summer of ‘84 Trailer Is Filled With Slasher-Era ThrillsRoadkill Superstar is back with their next ode to ‘80s genre cinema.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  46. a closer look
    What Does Fear Sound Like?We talk to five horror-movie composers about designing some of the scariest scores of 2018.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  47. trailer mix
    See the First Trailer for The Purge TV SeriesIt will air on USA Network this fall.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  48. trailer mix
    The Unfriended: Dark Web Trailer Takes You To The Really Bad InternetThe real treasure is the friends you watch die along the way.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  49. trailer mix
    The Nun Trailer Gives You the Origin of That Creepy Demon From The Conjuring 2Taissa Farmiga is about to have a showdown with one bad bride of Christ.
    By Jordan Calhoun
  50. horror
    The Halloween Sequel Is Brought to You in Part by … Jake GyllenhaalThe actor hooked up director David Gordon Green with his gig rebooting the franchise.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
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