Welcome to Horror Explorer, a curated column showcasing the month’s best movies, series, books and everything else spooky worth checking out. I’m William Earl, the executive digital director of

From classic monsters to modern mayhem, HBO Max offers some seriously scary films in its catalog. These are 28 of its best for when you want a spooky night in.

This May, the best Netflix movies to watch include the chilling sequel 'Black Phone 2' with Ethan Hawke, an early Florence Pugh film and more

What's up with thefree horror movies streaming this month? The answer is that there is an entire series of horror comedies and quite a few elegantly terrifying films. You can find films that have

Whether you like to shiver for zombies, cackle for horror comedy, gleefully gag over gross-out scares, get goosebumps over serial-killer thrillers, or dream of surreal twists that'll ensure nightmares, we've got you covered. Here are the best horror movies of 2026 so far.

The 1980s were a decade filled with iconic horror movies, but one ranks highest.

Please welcome "Short Hand" and "Brosferatu" to the canon of horror spoofs.

Sinners, Get Out, Halloween, Scream, Jaws, and more make up our list of horror movies we knew would be masterpieces within the first 10 minutes.

Named the 'most f*cked up horror movie' of the year, (we can assure you, this is a compliment) Obsession had a budget of less than $1 million and went on to make a staggering $151 million at the box office all in all, proving once and for all that there's still an appetite for a spooky flick.

The cars that show up most often in horror movies From epic car chases to lone killers in the rearview mirror, cars feature heavily in Hollywood horror movies. But have you ever stopped to think […]

Original Gremlins star Zach Galligan revealed that Warner Bros. had no belief in the beloved horror-comedy classic at first glance.

Indie horror films like Backrooms are steamrolling the box office right now, and even the mainstream media can't ignore how impactful they are.