Andy and Barbara Muschietti, co-creators of HBO's prequel drama about Stephen King's demonic clown, flavor the scarefest with themes of fascism, bigotry and the loss of innocence.

Playing a horror movie monster can be a thankless job, because even if you give audiences a proper scare, they might not know what you actually look like underneath the mask, and they're unlikely to give you the credit.

We've all gotta die sometime. Before then, however, be sure to watch these 25 horror movies perfect for Halloween, from "The Shining" to "Hereditary."

T here are competing serial killer mini-series on streaming right now. Monster: The Ed Gein Story, which is available with a Netflix subscription, is dark and moody and very much like a horror movie.

However, it's the cannibal, Hannibal Lecter, who ranks as one of the best horror villains of all time. For his performance as the fava-bean-eating and Chianti-drinking Lecter, Hopkins became only the second performer in history to win a Best Actor Oscar in the horror genre. —S.T.

If you fancy making your weekend a gruesome one, look no further than a ‘grotesque’ horror movie from 2019 that’s been added to BBC iPlayer. Directed by Andre Ovredal and co-written by Guillermo Del Toro, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was ...

On Halloween night, visitors to Zak Bagans’ The Haunted Museum learn the real-life horror stories behind many classic Hollywood movies.

The creative talents behind The Crooked Moon, Psychroma and Dead by Daylight share the ways they use character design, detailed texture and music to create a hair-raising experience.

Littered with references to some of the greatest scary stories ever told, this film is a proper induction into the cinematic world of terror.

The end result is a mix of Amblin-esque adventure, monster movie, and horror comedy that captures the thrill of children stepping into a larger-than-life battle with big-screen legends. There’s a lot to like about the movie.