Homer Simpson's 10 Greatest Treehouse of Horror Segments, Ranked

The Simpsons' annual Treehouse of Horror episodes are a Halloween tradition, and to celebrate, we highlight and rank the ...

Creepy cicadas, ticking clocks and jump scares: How frightful film conjures terror out of quiet

A contender for this year’s best horror picture, ‘Weapons,’ is part of film traditions that conjure terror out of stillness, partly through jump scares.

'Monster: The Ed Gein Story' Claims Alfred Hitchcock Was a Creep, but How Much of That Is True?

Monster: The Ed Gein Story portrays Alfred Hitchcock as abusive and voyeuristic, reflecting decades of reporting on his ...

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Cast and Creatives Shocked HBO Didn’t Ask for Cuts on ‘Appropriately Disgusting’ Horror Series: ‘We Really Wanted to Push the Boundaries’

Welcome to Derry" cast and creatives say HBO never pushed back on the ‘Appropriately Disgusting’ new Pennywise horror series.
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The story of the terrible 90s horror film with the trailblazing soundtrack that mixed Metallica and Korn with Orbital, Moby and The Prodigy

Years after Judgement Night blazed a trail with hip hop and metal, this album seemed destined to do the same with metal and ...

This eerie animated movie is one of the best-kept secrets on Netflix

Polygon's annual Halloween Countdown is a 31-day run of short recommendations of the best horror movies, shows, TV episodes, ...

The uneasy history of horror films and disability

For decades, various kinds of disability have been used as ‘scary’ metaphors in horror. But a new wave of filmmakers is ...