The Black Phone and the recently released Black Phone 2 draw on some real-life true crime stories to create a terrifying ...

Serial killer movies often draw inspiration from real life, but one particularly notorious example inspired three classic ...

True crime documentaries aren’t for everyone, but if you can’t get enough of real-life horror stories, you’re not alone. The popular genre gives viewers a peak into the minds of killers and the ...

Back in 2019, streaming service Shudder released the documentary Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. It was widely seen as a success in the horror community and even led to an anthology movie in ...

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 ...

Mia is a freelance writer and a recent graduate with a master's degree in Film, Visual Culture and Arts Management. She locates her academic interests within the realms of horror cinema, gaming ...

A number of horror films have been made that were inspired by real-life events, whether it be The Texas Chain Saw Massacre reflecting the horrendous crimes of Ed Gein or The Conjuring films being ...

The Max documentary explores internet sleuths' quest to ID a missing hiker. In 2018, an emaciated male body was found in the Florida wilderness with little clues about his identity. But through a ...

There's a good reason why horror movies like The Conjuring 2, Donnie Darko, and The Strangers use blurry shots to increase the tension in a scene.

When it comes to Halloween and spooky season, Hollywood loves to scare us with stories of vampires, werewolves, zombies and supernatural haunts. But for Black Americans, some of the most scary stories ...