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Horror History – The Late Eighties Franchise Era: Episode 217
Exploring Liminal Horror: Episode 216
Horror History – The Early Eighties: The VHS Era: Episode 215
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Oddities (2026) Review: H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
Other Mommy review (2026)
Iurima — A Tale of Three Fishermen, Bestiary, and Camp Omega Shorts Reviews (Dark Nights Film Fest)
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The Best 25 Horror Movies of the 21st Century : Episode 200
The Best Horror Movies of 2023: Joseph’s List
The Best Horror Shorts of 2023
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Information about our favorite Film Festivals and the great features and shorts they’re showing.

Oddities (2026) Review: H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
Iurima — A Tale of Three Fishermen, Bestiary, and Camp Omega Shorts Reviews (Dark Nights Film Fest)
Our Sinister Six: A Half-Dozen Short Films We Can’t Wait to See at Dark Nights Film Fest
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The Best Horror Movies at the 2026 Halfway Mark: Episode 214
The Best Horror Movies of 2025: Robert’s List
The Best Horror Movies of 2025: Eric Li’s List
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Horror movies, even the bad ones… sometimes particularly the bad ones… have great movie posters. From the very first with The Phantom of the Opera and Nosferatu up to the modern masters of today, horror movie posters have been luring matinee-goers for a century. Check out our favorites here!

Trailer Alert! The Third Parent
Trailer(s) Alert! Crooked Miles
Trailer Alert! Political Horror Thriller “The Exit State”
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Our favorite charts and graphs of the genre. Sometimes, you just need a map or a bloody pie chart…

The Scariest Things Podcast Episode 171: The ABC’s of Horror
Horror Infographics: The Most Popular Movie Genres 1910-2021
The Scariest Things Podcast Episode CXXXVII: The Psychology of Horror Movies
Shorts
Shorts
Sometimes, you can boil down a horror trope into a single short story. These films have successfully brought the spooky by boiling down the story to a single moment.

Iurima — A Tale of Three Fishermen, Bestiary, and Camp Omega Shorts Reviews (Dark Nights Film Fest)
Our Sinister Six: A Half-Dozen Short Films We Can’t Wait to See at Dark Nights Film Fest
The PHFF Horror Short Film Director Roundtable
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What’s new in the horror movie world? Stay tuned here for the latest.

Trailer(s) Alert! Crooked Miles
Trailer Alert! Political Horror Thriller “The Exit State”
Australia’s Dark Nights Film Fest Releases Its Chilling 2026 Lineup
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Crypticon Seattle: Comfort Horror Panel Recording
Crypticon Seattle 2026: Tiki Terror and Tropical Horror Panel
Crypticon Seattle 2026: Pets In Horror Panel
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Brackets
Find out who’s the big winner in these horror themed bracket fights!

Crypticon Seattle 2026: The Slasher Movie King of the Mountain Bracket Battle Results
Crypticon Seattle: The Final Girl Final Four Battle Royale Bracket Results!
The Scariest Things Horror Movie Championship Tournament!

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