Sound has always been such a crucial part of creating a successful horror film. Whether a perfectly timed musical sting or the carefully orchestrated sounds of a head being bashed in, sound makes or ...

In the late 1970s, horror's slasher boom started thanks to big hits like Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1974 and John Carpenter's Halloween in 1978. The fad really took off in the 80s ...

What's the difference between folk horror and cosmic horror? Those two particular subgenres of horror films are a bit of a ...

Aya Tsintziras is a freelance writer who writes about TV, movies, and has a particular interest in the horror genre. She has a Political Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of ...