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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. WATCH: Raw and 7 Other Horror Movies That Physically Sickened AudiencesIf you’re interested in running out of a theater screaming.
    By Lizzy Halberstadt
  2. chat room
    Lil Rel Howery on Get Out, TSA Agents, and the Film’s Darker Alternate Ending“I’ve never seen anything like it, where it felt like the audience was having a conversation with a character in a movie.”
    By Jesse David Fox
  3. interviews
    Jason Blum Is Making Horror History by Showing Us Its FutureGet Out is one of the most critically acclaimed horror films of recent memory, and its producer Jason Blum is the genre’s kingmaker.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  4. in development
    A Horror Movie Set in the Wizard of Oz World Is in the WorksSomething wicked this way comes.
    By Karen Brill
  5. get out
    Is Get Out Scary? Not Too Much for Wimps Like MeIt’s not gory, and there are only a few jump scares.
    By Jesse David Fox
  6. horror movies
    Get Out Proves Horror Will Be Vital in the Trump EraJordan Peele’s horror-comedy is the first in a coming wave of thrillers that mine the terrors of everyday life.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  7. chat room
    Get Out’s Daniel Kaluuya on How Racism Feels Like Living in a Horror Film“You get really paranoid, and you internalize it, and you get really weird around people that are close to you, and you don’t understand it.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  8. movie review
    Jordan Peele’s Get Out Is Terrifying, Socially Conscious HorrorIt’s a mash-up of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? and The Stepford Wives that’s more fun than either and more illuminating, too.
    By David Edelstein
  9. chat room
    Director Karyn Kusama Will Make You a Believer in the Power of Genre CinemaThe director contributed a vignette to the horror anthology XX, but it’s just her latest move in 20 years of horror and science fiction.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  10. horror
    What J-Horror Loses When It Crosses the PacificDoes The Ring stack up to Ringu? How does Dark Water compare to Honogurai Mizu no soko kara?
    By Charles Bramesco
  11. sundance 2017
    Jordan Peele’s Genius Horror Movie at Sundance“Don’t go into a white woman’s house!”
    By Jada Yuan
  12. renewals
    American Horror Story Renewed Through Season 9FX announced the order of two more seasons.
    By Halle Kiefer
  13. trailer mix
    See the Trailer for French Cannibal Movie RawFrench director Julia Ducournau brings you the year’s most distinctive coming-of-age movie.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  14. most anticipated of 2017
    18 Upcoming Horror Movies We’re Ready to Be Scared By in 20172016 has left some big shoes to fill.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  15. trailer mix
    Watch the Skin-Crawling, Skin-Peeling Trailer for Horror Film Replace One girl’s tragic skin condition has a scary cure.
    By Tolly Wright
  16. the horror
    George Romero Thinks Brad Pitt Ruined ZombiesIt’s the time … of the season … when trash-talking Brad Pitt begins.
    By Devon Ivie
  17. vulture lists
    11 Not-So-Scary Halloween Movies to Watch If You’re a WimpEven wusses need something to watch this weekend.
    By Vulture Editors
  18. still the 80s
    How Modern Horror Is Breaking the Rules of the 1980sWe’re in the middle of an insurgency against the slasher-era formula.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  19. trailer mix
    Watch Netflix’s I Am the Pretty Thing TrailerHope you enjoyed books and elderly people while you could.
    By Halle Kiefer
  20. The Scientific Reason You’re Petrified of ClownsPaging Dr. Freud.
    By Kenny Wassus and Cait Munro
  21. r.i.p.
    Herschell Gordon Lewis, ‘Godfather of Gore,’ Dead at 87His horror films, including Blood Feast and Two Thousand Maniacs!, continue to influence the genre.
    By Tolly Wright
  22. trailer mix
    Annabelle 2 Trailer: We’re Going to Need a Bigger CrossNecks … shouldn’t … do … that …
    By Devon Ivie
  23. vulture lists
    10 Horror Movies Inspired by Blair Witch ProjectFrom shaky-cam horror to The Force Awakens?
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  24. Adam Scott and Evangeline Lilly to Star in Netflix Horror-Comedy ‘Little […]Tucker & Dale vs. Evil writer/director Eli Craig is working on his second feature film for Netflix, and the project has found its two stars. […]
    By Megh Wright
  25. toronto film festival
    The Cannibal Movie So Gross People Are FaintingEat light and enjoy all this cinematic deliciousness with some fava beans and a nice glass of Chianti. 
    By Jada Yuan
  26. A Complete Guide to the Horror Movies Still to Come in 2016It’s already been a good year for horror. Here’s everything else that will send a chill up your spine in 2016.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  27. the industry
    Lights Out Is Getting a SequelThat was fast.
    By Nate Jones
  28. movie review
    Lights Out Is a Low-Wattage Horror That Delivers the Occasional ChargeLittle kids might like it: It’s a starter shocker.
    By David Edelstein
  29. the industry
    TNT Crowdsources New Tales From the Crypt IdeasSpooooooky.
    By Nate Jones and Karen Brill
  30. binge-watching
    Here Are the Most-Binged Shows on Netflix Based on duration of watching periods.
    By Halle Kiefer
  31. auteurs throwing shade
    John Carpenter Doesn’t Love Friday The 13thScarier words than Michael Myers.
    By Devon Ivie
  32. horror
    Lifetime to Develop Shakespeare Horror AnthologyA comedy of terrors.
    By Halle Kiefer
  33. vulture lists
    10 Promising Independent Horror Films to Watch Out For This Year2016 is shaping up to be a great year for out-of-the-box scary movies.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  34. Nat Faxon and Jim Rash to Write Horror-Comedy ‘Dead Mall’Writing partners Nat Faxon and Jim Rash have a new movie in the works. According to Deadline, the two will write a slasher comedy for Fox […]
    By Megh Wright
  35. movie reviews
    The Forest Is Dumb, Tedious, and Not ScaryDumb Americans get lost in a Japanese forest and bad things happen to them.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  36. horror
    TNT Orders Tales From the Crypt Horror BlockTwo hours of long- and short-form terror!
    By Halle Kiefer
  37. fake trailers
    Watch Fuller House Trailer Recut As Horror MovieWhen you’re lost out there … and you’re all alone.
    By Halle Kiefer
  38. encounter
    Can Art School’s Cool Kids Grow Up to Be Anti-Bullying Activists?Talking to Tara Subkoff and Urs Fischer about Subkoff’s directorial debut #Horror.
    By Carl Swanson
  39. Daniel Kaluuya Will Star Opposite Allison Williams in Jordan Peele’s […]Jordan Peele has cast the lead role in his in-the-works horror movie Get Out. Deadline reports that British comedian and actor Daniel Kaluuya […]
    By Megh Wright
  40. obits
    Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s Gunnar Hansen DiesThe 300-pound, Icelandic poetry-journal editor portrayed one of American cinema’s most notorious maniacs.
    By Greg Cwik
  41. Allison Williams Will Star in Jordan Peele’s Horror Film ‘Get Out’Jordan Peele has found the star of his upcoming horror film. Deadline reports that Girls’ Allison Williams has officially signed on to star in […]
    By Megh Wright
  42. video games
    Horror Video Games are Having an Incredible, Terrifying YearNew techniques, philosophies, and platforms have combined to make modern horror gaming all sorts of scary.
    By Joshua Rivera
  43. the industry
    2015’s Blood List Names Hollywood’s Hottest Unproduced Horror ScriptsMcG’s Babysitter and a film called DeNiro top the list.
    By Ira Madison III
  44. vulture lists
    The History of Horror-Comedy in 11 Crucial FilmsWhat a delightfully gruesome hybrid.
    By Charles Bramesco
  45. ‘The Visit’, ‘Creep’, and Horror Comedy(Contains spoilers for The Visit and Creep, a doi.) Historically, horror and comedy have been diametrically opposed. Stephen Colbert has […]
    By Matt Crowley
  46. Jordan Peele to Write and Direct Horror Film ‘Get Out’Now that Key and Peele has ended its run on Comedy Central, Jordan Peele can finally focus on becoming something he’s always wanted to be: a […]
    By Megh Wright
  47. national medal of arts
    Stephen King to Receive National Medal of ArtsOther winners include Sally Field and Tobias Wolff.
    By Greg Cwik
  48. Watch the Trailer for ‘The Final Girls’ Featuring Malin Akerman, Alia […]Here’s the latest trailer for The Final Girls, a horror comedy directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson that debuted at SXSW earlier this year. The […]
    By Megh Wright
  49. the industry
    The CW Has a Friday the 13th TV Show in the WorksWelp.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  50. movie review
    The Vatican Tapes Is Possessed by IncompetenceHey look, the Devil is possessing young girls — how original.
    By Bilge Ebiri
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