If cinema is like dreaming with our eyes open, then horror movies could rightly be viewed as waking nightmares: an opportunity to confront our unconscious fears directly — most often as entertainment,

The best body horror films explore gore and human transformation on levels utterly alien to other types of films, resulting in unforgettable stories.

Many academically minded types have written at great length and with fascinating eloquence on the connection between sex and death in horror movies. We'll cut right to the chase, offering up some of the best and most potent examples of sexuality in the horror-movie genre.

From serial killers to psychotic clowns to murderous hotel caretakers, Us’ list of horror films are bound to keep you busy — and spooked — this Halloween. Blood, gore, jump scares and supernatural spooks are just a few things that can help a horror movie get someone shaking in their seat.

Sam Raimi’s 1981 supernatural horror The Evil Dead is just good fun. Featuring the classic cliche of five college students staying in a cabin in the woods, they discover a tape that releases a host of spirits once played.