They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum—and one of the trees has Stuckie the dog.

What the existence of zombies would do to our philosophy of mind. By Sean Carroll.

If you watch Killer Klowns from Outer Space closely enough, you'll spot loads of discontinued 1980s candies -- everything from candy bars to bubble gum. Many of those candies are now out of production, and even the ones that are still around have had major package redesigns. Since there’s so little footage of 1980s candy aisles, this scene is secretly super important.

With shows like Making a Murderer and Mindhunter taking Netflix by storm, is it any wonder we still love to read true-crime books? Below, I have 11 horror books based on true stories that will have you sleeping with the lights on for the next week, so ramp up your Halloween fun with a bit of spooky reading, won't you? Horror holds a special place in a lot of readers' hearts, but millennials grew up with scary stories from a...

Every year, hundreds flock to Southern California horror experience the 17th Door. We went to a rehearsal to see how they prepare to frighten the masses.

Joseph Nanni

“The shoggoths, the tentacles, the people of color, the salads, and all the other things Lovecraft found horrifying are things I welcome in a fictive world, and also in the real world — and one way to talk about the idiocy of bigotry and the vivid delights of a many-colored world is to take Lovecraft’s stories and stand them on their heads, as I’ve tried to do.” By David Michael Greer.

Read at your own risk.

Horror short Rotary, from filmmakers Patrick Young and Powell Robinson, offers a couple of jumps—and one very important reminder. Woe unto the vintage-store employee who just can’t stop herself from answering a phone that should not be ringing. Girl, no! You know that old thing is just for show!

Finding little to scare him in most horror films, Mr. Hooper was inspired to create a low-budget movie that became an influential classic of the genre.

Updated for July releases.

“Horror is for everyone. Girls like grossing ourselves out too.” By Hazel Cills.

Film essays and reviews

The Babadook chronicles the horror of the working single mother.