Scream reinvented the slasher genre back in 1996, and here's its subsequent sequels and TV series spin-offs in the correct chronological order.

Centring on Halloween, which is something of a major event in this iteration of NYC, the film uses the natural scares, costumes, crowds and confusions offered up by the holiday to give its villain that extra edge. Surprisingly though, it is the first film in the Scream franchise to do so.

John Carpenter's film output in the 1990s was decidedly mixed, including the baffling sequel Escape From L.A. (1996) and the divisive horror movie Vampires (1998). In the Mouth of Madness was also critically mixed, but rises above the rest nonetheless, allowing the always-cynical Carpenter to comment on the relationship between creators and fans.

Also recommended: Films that unearth tropes about arcane, shadowy Catholic rituals are a dime a dozen, but newer titles such as “Immaculate,” “The Nun II,” and the Russell Crow-starring “The Exorcism” and “The Pope’s Exorcist” are at least dumb and self-aware enough to be enjoyable romps.

It’s been nothing short of a banner year for horror movies. Since 2024 kicked off nearly 11 months ago, gore hounds have been treated with a seemingly nonstop supply of good fright flicks. They’ve come in all shapes and sizes,

We asked our Facebook followers for the scariest non-horror movies they've watched. Here are five they mentioned.

Halloween is the perfect time for anyone who loves a mind-bending scare, and there’s nothing quite like a good frightful flick to get you in the mood. The 20 most intelligent and most scary movies past and present for Halloween 2024.

From Terrifier 3 to Dawn of the Dead to John Carpenter's The Thing, some of the scariest horror movies end on a hauntingly ambiguous cliffhanger.