However, it's the cannibal, Hannibal Lecter, who ranks as one of the best horror villains of all time. For his performance as ...

The 2000s were a pivotal decade for horror, and each year produced a terrifying film that ranks as the scariest, from The ...

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This cult '90s Kevin Bacon horror movie is a perfect Halloween film for audiences of nearly all ages, so it's no wonder Prime ...

Alex Barasch A culture editor and horror-movie aficionado.

Universal Pictures’ classic monster films are some of the most iconic in the genre, and they indisputably pioneered horror in Hollywood. In 1943, two iconic monsters clashed in an epic crossover movie ...

Halloween is here, and the best way to celebrate is by watching some good scary movies. The downside to having thousands of ...

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 ...

Led by Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, the cast powers master filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s passion project, steeped in Gothic ...

Another notorious horror movie villain inspired by Gein is Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The inspiration came from Gein’s use of real human body parts after he would kill his victims.

Warning: this article contains a very brief mention of a few disturbing themes, including suicide. Monsters in the horror genre can be unforgettable for a variety of reasons, depending on the tone of ...