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Jan 28

The 57 Best Horror Movies of 2021, Ranked

Turn off the lights and get watching.

Dec 20, 2020

The 75 Best Horror Movies of 2020

A little nightmare fuel for you.

Oct 30, 2020

The 75 Best Horror Movies of All Time

For the real horror heads.

Jan 17, 2020

The 68 Best Horror Movies of 2019

It's officially a franchise: After ranking the best horror movies of 2017 and 2018, we completed the trilogy (and have even tacked on 2020 for good measure).

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Dec 3, 2019

13 Great 'A Christmas Carol' Movie Adaptations You Should Watch

A Christmas Carol is one of the most compelling, insightful, and eerie stories ever written by Charles Dickens -- and when you're talking about the man who wrote Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, and David Copperfield (to name only a few), that's saying something pretty substantial.

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Nov 8, 2019

Nic Cage Hunts Jaguars and Fights an Unhinged Assassin in 'Primal'

This review contains mild spoilers for Primal.

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Oct 25, 2019

Netflix's 'Rattlesnake' Is a Surprisingly Freaky New Horror Movie

Sometimes a new thriller just grabs you with just the basic plot hook.

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Oct 22, 2019

The 33 Craziest Deaths in Horror Movie History

Horror movies certainly aren't required to feature gruesome death scenes, but gruesome death scenes go a long way toward cementing a film's legacy.

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Oct 18, 2019

Netflix's Newest Horror Movie 'Eli' Is a Fresh Take on a Haunted House Story

"A sick young boy (and his parents) check into a massive and seemingly deserted medical facility in order to receive an experimental treatment, only to discover that the eerie old mansion may in fact be haunted."

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Jan 28, 2019

The Best Horror Movies of 2018

Last year, we named the best horror movies of 2017, and in true horror movie franchise fashion, we decided to go ahead with the sequel.

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Mar 14, 2018

The 18 Greatest Horror Movies of the '80s

Historically speaking, the 1980s weren't exactly Hollywood's finest years -- remember Mac & Me?

Mar 13, 2018

'A Quiet Place' Will Scare the Sh*t Out of You with Absolute Silence

Not every horror movie has have to a novel "hook" to win over its audience -- but it sure as hell doesn't hurt.