When it comes to the realm of horror, most films are distinctly made for adults, as they often include blood and gore, or heavy topics like horrific murders or tragedies. Also, their primary purpose ...

My colleague Ailsa Chang recently spent some time talking with NPR staffers about the movies. It is the latest in our regular series Cineplexity. Here's Ailsa. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) ...

Halloween is just a few weeks away, and it’s officially the spookiest time of the year. Parents who want to share their love for horror with their children don’t always have a lot of options. For ...

For some kids and parents, the idea of “gateway horror” – horror movies or shows that can open up a path toward the sometimes-disreputable horror lifestyle, one of the most acquired tastes in popular ...

Seeing the cover of Alvin Schwartz’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (1981) has a powerfully Proustian effect on me: my stomach drops a little bit and a shiver of twinned fear and delight runs down ...