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  1. movie review
    The Monkey Has Good Kills, But No SoulThe latest Osgood Perkins movie, adapted from a Stephen King story, is a fine diversion — if you ignore the gaping hole at its center.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  2. jang-jang-jang-jang
    The Monkey Saves the Stephen King Adaptation by Skewering ItThe closer you look at The Monkey, the more you can see its deliberate subversions of the tropes that have come to define the Stephen King movie.
    By Louis Peitzman
  3. encounter
    Osgood Perkins Gets Into the Family BusinessHe’s Dorky Dave from Legally Blonde. He’s also Norman Bates’s son and the next big horror-movie director.
    By Alison Willmore
  4. netflix
    25 Best Horror Movies on NetflixFrom Fear Street to Hereditary, here are the scariest horror movies to stream on Netflix right now.
    By the Cut
  5. now streaming
    The 20 Best Horror Movies on Amazon Prime VideoThe Wicker Man, The Mist, A Quiet Place: Day One, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  6. endings
    Longlegs’s Ending Does a Little Too Much ExplainingAnd that’s too bad considering that the film’s potent menace rides on the inexplicable.
    By Beatrice Loayza
  7. love bites
    12 Valentine’s Day Horror Movies to Watch If You’re Horrified by Valentine’s DayGrab some sweets and pick your poison.
    By Brooke Knisley
  8. movie review
    The Horror Comedy Is the Genre of Our MomentAnd Heart Eyes is funny and gory enough to fit the bill.
    By Alison Willmore
  9. now streaming
    The 20 Best Horror Movies on Hulu Right NowCuckoo, Arcadian, Sleep, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  10. now streaming
    Ali Larter Devon Sawa And Karr Smith
    The 20 Best Horror Movies on MaxFinal Destination, Trap, Diabolique, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  11. trailer mix
    Final Destination Bloodlines Continues the TraditionThe trailer promises that there will be blood(lines).
    By Alejandra Gularte
  12. now streaming
    The 20 Best Horror Movies on Netflix Right NowA Quiet Place Part II, Compliance, The Menu, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  13. ‘the next blumhouse’
    The Guys Behind Companion Keep Churning Out Hits — and Pissing Off HollywoodThe “aggressive” young producers of BoulderLight Pictures are backing wild projects, making profits, and rubbing some industry bigwigs the wrong way.
    By Chris Lee
  14. rated ahhhhh!
    Scream 7 Is Coming for YouWith Matthew Lillard in tow.
    By Jason P. Frank
  15. sundance 2025
    Rabbit Trap Needs More Than Technical Razzle DazzleThe Sundance horror movie has a lot to say about repression, but you can’t really call it subtext when it’s literally screeched from minute one.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  16. funny girl
    Let Aisling Franciosi Be FunnyTwinless is a great showcase for Franciosi’s real-deal comedic chops.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  17. endings
    The Wolf Man Twist Has Been Done Before — But Never This WellTo make a Wolf Man movie, you really only need two things: a werewolf and daddy issues.
    By Louis Peitzman
  18. movie review
    Wolf Man Is Half a MovieLeigh Whannell’s new horror film has some good scares, but it strands its characters in the murk.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  19. best of 2024
    The 19 Best Horror Movies of 2024Here’s to the movies that spoke to and sometimes literalized the nagging fears in the back of our minds.
    By Louis Peitzman
  20. vulture lists
    19 Christmas Horror Movies You Can Watch Right NowFa-la-la-AHHHHHH!
    By Brooke Knisley
  21. in conversation
    Willem Dafoe on the Art of SurrenderFour decades into the actor’s career, he is more curious about his craft than ever.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  22. movie review
    Alien: Romulus Gets the Job Done, But at What Cost?It’s a movie engineered mostly to provide basic genre thrills and keep the IP alive so the now-Disney-owned Fox can generate more Alien movies.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  23. remember that time
    Have You Ever Seen Anything Like the Pool Fight in The Strangers: Prey at Night?The four-minute sequence is thrilling and operatic, the kind of instantly iconic set piece most slasher movies dream of.
    By Louis Peitzman
  24. still spooky season
    Heretic Converts Thrills Into Dollar SignsIt’ll be one of A24 most successful openings.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  25. endings
    Heretic’s Ending Begs for a Bigger IdeaThe new A24 horror movie crackles as a showcase for a sadist’s critiques of religion. But it’s far less compelling when it tries to counter them.
    By Nicholas Quah
  26. now streaming
    The 32 Best Horror Movies to Watch on Every Streaming ServiceFrom It on Max to Smile on Prime Video, there are plenty of great options on the services you’re probably already paying for.
    By Brian Tallerico
  27. rankings
    Every Simpsons ‘Treehouse of Horror’ Segment, RankedThe Simpsons’ Halloween specials are indeed a disturbing universe.
    By Joshua Kurp
  28. vulture lists
    10 Books With Grotesquerie VibesWhether you’re into creepy Catholic-coded camp or just here for Travis Kelce.
    By Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta
  29. 100 scares
    The 30 Most Influential Slasher Movies of All TimeA guide to the horror subgenre with game-changing, rule-breaking, and absolutely terrifying films.
    By Meagan Navarro
  30. at the box office
    Horror Movies Are Just Trying to SurviveAfter the runaway success of Terrifier 3, the industry braces for a wave of copycats and the death of its genre.
    By Chris Lee
  31. vulture lists
    21 Scary Horror Shows to Watch Before HalloweenNow is the perfect time to watch these series with the lights off.
    By Jen Chaney and Roxana Hadadi
  32. vulture lists
    All 10 Saw Movies, RankedDo you want to play a game? It’s Saw’s 20th anniversary.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  33. vulture lists
    The 50 Scariest TV Episodes to Watch This HalloweenThe most frightening moments from The X-Files, American Horror Story, The Last of Us, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  34. vulture lists
    25 Great Halloween Sitcom Episodes to Stream During Spooky SeasonIncluding Bob’s Burgers, The Office, Cheers, and WandaVision.
    By Jen Chaney
  35. overnights
    The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Recap: Tuez-MoiI’m starting to wonder what this show’s endgame is.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  36. movie review
    Your Monster Needs More Than an Outstanding Melissa BarreraThe script isn’t much, but the actress shines in this quaint little semi-musical monster-movie rom-com.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  37. endings
    The Ending of Late Night With the Devil Flubs the Punch LineAfter all that ominous build, there’s something underwhelming about this ’70s throwback’s final moments.
    By A.A. Dowd
  38. spooky scary skeletons
    27 Horror-Comedies That Are Actually FunnyNot to be confused with a comedy about horror subjects or a horror movie with jokes.
    By Bethy Squires
  39. vulture lists
    A Spooky Guide to All the New Horror Streaming in OctoberA tricky Stephen King adaptation, Anna Kendrick’s long-awaited directorial debut, and streaming releases for some of the year’s best horror.
    By Brian Tallerico
  40. overnights
    The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Recap: Raison d’ÊtreThis episode’s surprising developments feel reminiscent of the early seasons of The Walking Dead, when the series wasn’t afraid to shock.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  41. movie review
    Smile 2’s Ideas Are Scarier Than the Movie ItselfWhat starts off as a thoughtful thriller set in the world of pop stardom winds up mired in the usual horror-movie clichés.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  42. overnights
    The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Recap: Je T’AimeDaryl and Carol are so close to one another, yet the show hasn’t done all that much to connect the two halves of its story.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  43. vulture lists
    Texas Chainsaw Massacre Movies, RankedIt’s been 50 years since Tobe Hooper unleashed Leatherface, and horror cinema has never been the same.
    By Daniel Dockery
  44. vulture lists
    Terrifier Kills, Ranked by NastinessArt the Clown returns to theaters this weekend with more gnarly murders than ever.
    By Barry Levitt
  45. vulture lists
    All 37 V/H/S Segments, RankedWith V/H/S/Beyond now on Shudder, we ranked every entry in the franchise known for incubating horror auteurs.
    By A.A. Dowd
  46. overnights
    The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Recap: Bonne ChanceWith Daryl more or less settled at the Nest, it looks as if Carol will get all the side quests.
    By Ben Rosenstock
  47. vulture lists
    30 Great Black-and-White Horror Movies Worth RevisitingClassic films, cult favorites, and a couple newer titles.
    By B.J. Colangelo
  48. vulture lists
    The 20 Best Netflix Original Horror Movies, RankedIt’s What’s Inside, El Conde, Fear Street, and more.
    By Brian Tallerico
  49. best of 2024
    The Best Horror Books of 2024 (So Far)Fiction that feels like a primal scream.
    By Emily C. Hughes
  50. overnights
    The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Premiere Recap: Nouvel AmiWe’re going to have to wait a little longer to see Daryl and Carol reunited.
    By Ben Rosenstock
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