If you’re a fan of horror movies, you already know how easily they can get under your skin; those moments when the music drops, the silence stretches just a little too long, and suddenly every shadow ...

People are weird. But really. We tend to get some bizarre and random ideas in our heads, believing they are legit. The more imaginative we are, the stranger our thoughts are. And it starts with ...

Historically, horror films have been popular during times of social upheaval, as they allow audiences to work through collective cultural anxieties by tapping into their greatest fears. And “fear” is ...

Over the past 20 years, Google search-trend data for the term horror movie have looked like heartbeat pulses on a cardiac monitor. Each October, searches spike as people seek out a good fright. Morbid ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Ashley Cullins about the "Scream" franchise. Cullins writes about it in her book "Your Favorite Scary Movie." It's 1996. Sidney Prescott is on the front porch, wireless phone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I love a good haunted house, especially around Halloween. I should clarify — I love a good haunted house in movies, like "The ...