horror
Five thoughts on Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep
What's sneaky smart about Doctor Sleep's portrayal of the fallout of an abusive childhood
books
5 scary books you might not have heard of
Need something to read as the scariest night of the year approaches? Have I got you covered.
movies
How Zodiac perfectly places you in its characters' obsessive worldview
Zodiac is the perfect examination of our true crime obsession. And it came out 16 years ago.
movies
The Exorcist, demonic possession, and trans stories
On Regan MacNeil and the cruel nature of having a body
horror
The full horror of nostalgia
A wave of recent horror movies examines our cultural obsession with nostalgia — but not that closely
freelance
Four international horror series to recapture that Squid Game vibe
Desolation? The apocalypse? The suffocating embrace of unchecked capitalism? These shows have it all!
horror
Empty horror: A recent string of films underlines the weariness of American life
The Empty Man and The Smiley Face Killers explore a world that is devoid of meaning and utterly hopeless.
Episodes: The Thing, The X-Files, and why I'm drawn to horror
(Hey, we're talking about scary TV this week, why not?) My mother would never say this, but I think when she first moved to the farm I grew up on, she thought it was haunted. The way our farm was laid out was like this. You had the
Episodes: Why horror doesn't work on television
It's October, the start of my three favorite months of the year; the time when Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas stuff all nestles comfortably next to each other at your local department store; and the perfect time to think about what's become, somewhat surprisingly, my favorite genre: