Horror

A Spine-Tingling Short About An Alien Encounter In The Age Of iPhones

In his remote desert home, a man begins to experience bizarre phenomena, then discovers nine minutes of footage mysteriously recorded on his phone. Which is more frightening: what he saw or the fact that he can’t remember it? 9 Minutes was directed by P.J. Wolff and stars Joshua Leonard of The Blair Witch Project. It…

io9 Lauren Davis

Fact Check: Are These Horror Films Really “Based On Actual Events”?

So many horror movies claim to be “inspired by actual events” or “based on real events.” But how many of them actually are factual? It turns out, not many. Here’s our breakdown of horror movies that claim to be inspired by reality, and whether or not they’re telling the truth. The Conjuring (2013) What they…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Suburban Gothic Is Scooby Doo In The ‘Burbs, Starring Everyone You Love

The first images of Suburban Gothic, the new film from Excision director Richard Bates, came out yesterday. And this horror comedy is already showing some great sight gags, plus a cast that includes Kat Dennings, Ray Wise, Jeffrey Combs and John Waters. Check ’em out. Suburban Gothic is premiering at the 18th annual Fantasia International…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

A History of Our Obsession with the Disease Apocalypse

The “plague plot” is a subgenre of horror that’s become as common as zombie movies . But over half a century ago, Hollywood wasn’t churning out tales of the disease apocalypse and deadly black goo viruses. Where did our love for pandemic panic come from? A look back at the history of the subgenre provides…

io9 Madeleine Monson-Rosen

How New Yorkers Handle A Possession Problem In Deliver Us From Evil

Deliver Us From Evil, the supernatural crime thriller shows us how the people of New York City handle the devil. Apparently it’s with a lot of sass and street savvy quips like, “Where’s your collar, Padre?” Because this movie is based off of the totally factual story from a REAL New York. That really, really…

Movies Meredith Woerner

13 Blood-Soaked Horror Movies That Will Turn Your Summer Vacation Evil

It’s summer in the northern hemisphere, so you might be dreaming about going on a road trip, renting a quiet spot in the woods, or summer camp. Here are 13 great horror movies that will make you think twice about those sunny activities. Or at least make you feel better about not being able to…

Movies Ryan Plummer

Is Silent Horror Classic Nosferatu Scarier With Sound?

What would the 1922 black-and-white horror staple Nosferatu be like with sound? Terrible, it would be terrible, as evidenced in this little experiment right here. Mario Wienerroither added sound effects and voices (sort of) to a shortened version of this Dracula translation and, in doing so, reminded us all that sometimes the biggest scares come…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Peek-A-Boo Teddy Bear Has A Pants-Wettingly Terrifying Surprise

The horrifying Undead Teds bears are back. And now they’ve been upgraded to be even more terrifying. Behold the giggling, face-ripping Undead Teds Peek-A-Boo Edition. You’ve done it again folks—we’ll be sleeping with the light on. This is not the first time we’ve featured the Undead Teds, but it may be the most horrifying. Undead…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Loved True Detective‘s Six-Minute Tracking Shot? Watch This Horror Film

Long tracking shots can do a lot to impact the tone and pacing of a story, and in the one-shot short film Cólera, it amps up the horror. In a remote town, an angry mob confronts a man infected with a deforming illness, but their anger may be more dangerous than his presence. Icíar Bollaín…

io9 Lauren Davis

Oh My God, This Is Sarah Paulson’s Character For American Horror Story

The fourth season of American Horror Story, now titled American Horror Story: Freak Show, may wind up being the batshittiest. Because if this is accurate, this is who Sarah Paulson is playing. Earlier today the actresses tweeted this image: Now, she could totally just be pulling our legs. This could all just be elaborate artwork…

Television Meredith Woerner

Rigor Mortis Tries to Reinvent Hopping Vampires for the Modern Age

In Chinese legend, the jiangshi is a vampire-like monster known for leaping after the living in order to drain their life force. Both scary and silly, they inspired a whole genre in Hong Kong cinema, one that director Juno Mak has tried to modernize in Rigor Mortis. He failed, but it’s still a fascinating failure.…

io9 Rob Bricken

A New Webcomic Short Story By A Master Of Fairytale Horror

When it comes to creepy webcomics, nobody makes them like Emily Carroll. In her latest unnerving comic, a girl is lured into a ghost story through a series of fairytale dreams. “The Hole the Fox Did Make” is deceptively simple at first. Carroll’s comics are often built for the web, using different sizes and styles…

io9 Lauren Davis

What Book Terrified You To The Bone?

What is the scariest work of fiction ever penned? What made your hair stand on its end? We want to know about the scariest book you ever read. This is a fairly selfish open channel request because I need a new book! And I want a skin tingling, hair standing, knock down horrifying read for…

io9 Meredith Woerner

I Don’t Think The Leprechaun Reboot Has Any Idea What A Leprechaun Is

The first trailer for the WWE-produced Leprechaun: Origins has dropped. You’ll first notice that the movie appears to be taking itself very seriously. Then you’ll probably notice that it also seemingly has nothing to do with leprechauns. Turning the classic Irish faerie into a monster was always kind of a stretch in the first place,…

io9 Rob Bricken

Don’t Watch The Hemlock Grove Season Two Trailer If You’re Eating

The trailer for Season Two of Netflix and Eli Roth’s horror soap opera Hemlock Grove is out and it is overflowing with blood. Watch it only if you’re prepared to see self-flagellation, leech eating, eyeball piercing, flesh rendering—and, oh right, a little bit of nudity. It’s Not Safe for Work. Well, it looks like we’re…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Beneath Trailer Channels That Old Descent Feeling

This is the first we’ve seen of the mine drama Beneath, and so far so good. It’s your classic “oh no we’re stuck hundreds of feet underground and there’s something down here” horror movie, but hey, if it ain’t broke… From what we can tell in the trailer, it looks like the monsters are the…

io9 Meredith Woerner

10 Reasons You Need To Be Watching Penny Dreadful

We’re halfway through the first season of Penny Dreadful. And even though early on, it had a few indicators of possible disaster — an overtly League of Extraordinary Gentleman premise, stray subplots — it’s become a show that delivers fun surprises with a sleek veneer. Here are 10 reasons to catch up on this campy…

Television Genevieve Valentine

Photoshop Contest: Put McDonald’s Terrifying New Logo to Better Use

McDonald’s new mascot is horrifying—that’s pretty much a given at this point. But is McDonald’s new mascot horrifying enough to be at home in some of the most iconic horror films of all time? Why, yes. Yes he is. Food blog Foodiggity took it upon themselves to insert the erroneously named Happy into a few…

Movies Ashley Feinberg

What Is The One Movie That You Never Watch Alone?

There are movies that scare us—and then there are movies that really scare us. I’m talking about the type of films that make us sleep with the lights on after we’ve seen them, or that prompt us to seek shelter in a hastily constructed pillow fort. And, most of all, the type of films that…

Movies Mark Strauss

New Trailer For The Strain Reveals Unlife As A Vampiric Thrall Sucks

(No pun intended.) If you thought the 30-second trailer for Guillermo del Toro and FX’s adaptation of The Strain was creepy, this 90-second trailer… well… actually, I’d say it’s probably exactly three times as creepy as the 30-second trailer. Some pretty basic math there. I’ll be doing the recaps for the show when it premieres…

Trailers Rob Bricken

A Spine-Tingling Short About An Alien Encounter In The Age Of iPhones

Fact Check: Are These Horror Films Really “Based On Actual Events”?

Suburban Gothic Is Scooby Doo In The ‘Burbs, Starring Everyone You Love

A History of Our Obsession with the Disease Apocalypse

How New Yorkers Handle A Possession Problem In Deliver Us From Evil

13 Blood-Soaked Horror Movies That Will Turn Your Summer Vacation Evil

Is Silent Horror Classic Nosferatu Scarier With Sound?

Peek-A-Boo Teddy Bear Has A Pants-Wettingly Terrifying Surprise

Loved True Detective‘s Six-Minute Tracking Shot? Watch This Horror Film

Oh My God, This Is Sarah Paulson’s Character For American Horror Story

Rigor Mortis Tries to Reinvent Hopping Vampires for the Modern Age

A New Webcomic Short Story By A Master Of Fairytale Horror

What Book Terrified You To The Bone?

I Don’t Think The Leprechaun Reboot Has Any Idea What A Leprechaun Is

Don’t Watch The Hemlock Grove Season Two Trailer If You’re Eating

The Beneath Trailer Channels That Old Descent Feeling

10 Reasons You Need To Be Watching Penny Dreadful

Photoshop Contest: Put McDonald’s Terrifying New Logo to Better Use

What Is The One Movie That You Never Watch Alone?

New Trailer For The Strain Reveals Unlife As A Vampiric Thrall Sucks

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