Ever finished a horror movie with a chill running down your spine just because the phrase “based on a true story” popped up at the beginning? Well, most of the time, that chill has more to do with ...

I just completed my annual July 4th viewing of Jaws, so I was ready to read Lee Mellor’s new book, Behind the Horror: True Stories that Inspired Horror Movies. Jaws was on the list. So are 20 other ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’re a fan of horror short films and scrappy indie filmmakers who just get the genre, you’re going to want to check this ...

Psycho (1960) Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece of psychological horror, featuring the mild-mannered killer Norman Bates, was also largely inspired by the real-life transgressions of Ed Gein. The film ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy of Wes Craven Estate Halloween season is in full effect, and with that comes the excuse to binge-watch every horror movie ...

Cam Banfield's nine-minute "How Was Your Weekend?" plays the San Francisco Film Festival next week. Here, the director talks about turning ordinary workplace horrors into an actual horror movie.