The inaugural film in the Conjuring universe actually nods to Amityville in the opening scene, but the bulk of the plot centers around a different real-life family named the Perrons, who lived in ...

Despite its grittiness, horror is an inherently fantastical genre. While slashers and other horror subgenres lean towards realism, they also possess elements of a heightened reality. One could even ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Ever finished a horror movie with a chill running down your spine just because the phrase “based ...

Some of the most disturbing horror films don’t begin in a screenwriter’s head—they crawl out of real courtrooms, police reports, and news headlines. We like to think the scariest things live in our ...

In the spring of 2010, prolific children’s author Michael Teitelbaum registered to attend the second-annual Hudson Children’s Book Festival. Teitelbaum hoped that his recent work, “The Scary States of ...

The horror genre is largely bulletproof on the silver screen, where even a debacle like Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare can make over six times its production budget. Horror series on televisionare a ...

The only thing more terrifying than a horror movie is real life, so what happens when the onscreen scares are inspired by true events? Since horror became a genre, authors and directors have been ...