Horror has existed in cinema since the medium was invented in the late 19th century. But horror films as we know them really began in the 1920s. And the genre changed with each subsequent decade. But ...

2025 is a banner year for horror, in part because of Weapons, Zach Cregger’s creepy film about a group of children who suddenly disappear in a small Pennsylvania town. The film’s antagonist, the ...

Many movie horror villains know how to bring the humor and the horror at the same time. Some horror villains are ...

In the majority of iconic horror movies, the film delivers a memorable antagonist who imposes a formidable presence on screen ...

Horror-film villains become nightmare fuel for kids for decades. Some villains like Freddy, Jason, and Ghostface have multiple films to get under your skin. Others, like Annie from "Misery" or Jack ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Mind-bending stories in horror games can recontextualize villains, ...

The Lost Boys is an ’80s classic that would benefit from a legacy sequel (probably ignoring the direct-to-DVD sequels Lost ...

Picture this: a young woman gets embarrassed at her prom and responds by going on a killing spree that ends with her stabbing her own mother to death. Most of us would agree that a young woman like ...

Villains in horror games can be scary through body horror, unpredictability, or creepiness. Some horror games fall flat with non-threatening villains, reducing the fear factor. Ramon Salazar from ...

The lasting success of the horror genre has been built on a few core principles. The genre’s use of allegory and thematic storytelling has always been key, as has tapping into the wider social ...

Whether a human, monster, or something in between, horror games need adrenaline-pumping danger, and one of the best ways to do that is through a villain. The list of scariest horror villains continues ...

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