Every nightmare we've filed away — from Universal's original monsters to this year's slashers. Pick your poison.
28 Days Later (2002) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
28 Days Later (2002): Danny Boyle and Alex Garland's rage-virus nightmare, with Cillian Murphy waking to an empty London. Plot, cast, trivia.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
Ralph Fiennes builds an ossuary and Spike falls in with Jimmy Crystal in 28 Years Later Bone Temple (2026), Nia DaCosta's film of Alex Garland's script.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Teens die in their dreams until Nancy Thompson fights back. A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984 is Wes Craven's slasher and Freddy Krueger's debut. Trivia.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Dream Warriors brings Nancy Thompson back to teach Freddy's last victims to fight inside the dream. Chuck Russell's 1987 Elm Street hit: cast, plot, facts.
A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place 2018 is John Krasinski's horror film about a family that cannot make a sound. Plot, cast, production, trivia.
A Quiet Place Part III (2027)
John Krasinski writes and directs the next Abbott story with Emily Blunt and Cillian Murphy. A Quiet Place Part 3 2027 opens in the US July 30, 2027.
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bela Lugosi's Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Monster face the comedy duo in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), Universal's crossover.
Alien
H. R. Giger's Xenomorph and Sigourney Weaver's Ripley arrived in Alien 1979, Ridley Scott's haunted house in space. Plot, cast, chestburster, trivia.
Alien 3
Ripley crash-lands on prison planet Fiorina 161 with a Xenomorph aboard in Alien 3 (1992). Fincher's troubled debut, the scripts and the Assembly Cut.
Alien Resurrection
After 200 years, scientists clone Ripley to get the queen. Alien Resurrection (1997): Jean-Pierre Jeunet directs Joss Whedon's script, with Winona Ryder.
Alien: Covenant
A colony ship follows a signal to David, the Prometheus survivor, in Alien: Covenant (2017). Michael Fassbender plays David and Walter for Ridley Scott.
Alien: Romulus
Young colonists raid a derelict station and find facehuggers in Alien: Romulus (2024), Fede Alvarez's practical-effects film set between Alien and Aliens.
Aliens
Ripley returns with the Colonial Marines to face a hive and the alien queen. Aliens 1986, James Cameron's war movie, won two Oscars. Plot and legacy.
All Hallows’ Eve
A VHS tape in a trick-or-treat bag holds three Art the Clown stories. All Hallows' Eve (2013) combines Damien Leone's shorts with new segments.
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
An American Werewolf in London: two backpackers on the Yorkshire moors, one survivor and Rick Baker's Oscar-winning change. John Landis's 1981 classic.
Annabelle (2014)
Annabelle (2014), the Conjuring spin-off about the cursed doll's origin, with Annabelle Wallis and Ward Horton: plot, production, box office, reception.
Annabelle Comes Home
With the Warrens away, Judy and her babysitters face the doll loose in the artifact room. Annabelle Comes Home (2019) is Gary Dauberman's directing debut.
Annabelle: Creation
A grieving dollmaker takes in a nun and six orphans, and one of them finds the doll. Annabelle: Creation (2017) is David F. Sandberg's prequel.
Army of Darkness
Bruce Campbell's Ash leads a medieval army against the undead in Army of Darkness, Sam Raimi's Evil Dead sequel. Skeletons, both endings and trivia.
Backrooms (2026)
Backrooms is Kane Parsons' 2026 horror film based on his web series. Plot, cast, the A24 release, and a link to our review.
Barbarian (2022)
Barbarian 2022 is Zach Cregger's horror film about a double-booked rental house in Detroit. Plot, cast, and production notes.
Black Phone 2 (2025)
Black Phone 2 is Scott Derrickson's 2025 sequel. Finney and Gwen face the Grabber at a winter camp. Plot, cast, and a link to our review.
Black Phone 2 (2025)
Black Phone 2 (2025): Scott Derrickson sequel, Ethan Hawke, Alpine Lake, October 17 release.
Bodycam (2026)
Two officers hide an accidental shooting, but the cameras keep running. Bodycam 2026 is Brandon Christensen's 75-minute found-footage horror film.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Gary Oldman's Count crosses oceans of time for Winona Ryder's Mina in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). Coppola's in-camera effects and three Oscars.
Breeder (2026) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Breeder (2026) is Alex Goyette's darkly comic horror debut: a broke student, a poodle breeder and a sinister deal. Plot, cast and trivia.
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Bride of Chucky gave the killer doll a partner and turned Child's Play into horror comedy. Jennifer Tilly's Tiffany, Ronny Yu's 1998 film, cast and plot.
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Elsa Lanchester as Mary Shelley and the Bride, Ernest Thesiger's Pretorius, Karloff's Monster: Bride of Frankenstein 1935 is James Whale's sequel.
Buddy (2026)
Buddy 2026 is Casper Kelly's children's-show horror comedy starring Cristin Milioti. Plot, cast, and production details.
Candyman (1992)
Bernard Rose moves Clive Barker's story to Cabrini-Green, where Virginia Madsen's Helen Lyle meets Tony Todd's hook-handed ghost. Candyman 1992, explained.
Candyman (2021)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's artist is consumed by the legend in Cabrini-Green. Candyman 2021 is directed by Nia DaCosta and co-written with Jordan Peele.
Candyman 3: Day of the Dead
Direct to video, Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (1999) has Tony Todd's killer target descendant Caroline McKeever, played by Donna D'Errico, in LA.
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Kelly Rowan's teacher summons Tony Todd's killer in New Orleans and learns her tie to Daniel Robitaille in Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995).
Child’s Play (1988)
A dying strangler, a toy store and a Good Guy doll: Child's Play 1988 is where Chucky begins. Tom Holland directs and Brad Dourif voices the killer doll.
Child’s Play 2 (1990)
Child's Play 2 sends Chucky after Andy Barclay in foster care and ends in the Good Guys doll factory. John Lafia's 1990 sequel: cast, plot and box office.
Christmas at the Kringles (2026)
Christmas at the Kringles (2026): holiday horror scheduled for October 30, 2026.
Clayface (2026)
Clayface (2026): James Watkins directs, Mike Flanagan co-writes, Warner Bros. date October 23.
Cloverfield (2008) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Friends document a giant monster attack on New York in this 2008 found-footage horror phenomenon — plot, cast, ending explained and trivia.
Cold Storage (2026)
Cold Storage 2026: a sealed military fungus breaks loose on the night shift and only Liam Neeson's retired bioterror pro can stop it. Cast, plot and facts.
Crawlers (2026) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Crawlers (2026) traps an apartment block under quarantine with venomous spiders. Matilda Lutz stars. Plot, cast, production and trivia.
Creep (2014) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
A videographer answers a Craigslist ad and meets an unsettling client in this 2014 found-footage horror — plot, cast, ending explained and trivia.
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead 1978: four survivors ride out the zombie collapse inside a shopping mall. George A. Romero's sequel, Tom Savini's effects, cast and plot.
Dead of Night (2026)
Dead of Night (2026), listed release November 11.
Doctor Sleep
Ewan McGregor's Dan Torrance protects Abra from Rose the Hat's True Knot. In Doctor Sleep (2019), Mike Flanagan reconciles King's novel with Kubrick.
Don’t Breathe (2016)
Don't Breathe (2016): three Detroit thieves rob a blind veteran's house and find themselves trapped and hunted. Plot, cast and horror trivia.
Dracula (1931)
Tod Browning's film made Bela Lugosi's accent and cape the image of the Count and launched Universal's horror cycle. Dracula 1931: plot and legacy.
Dracula (1958)
Dracula (1958), aka Horror of Dracula: Hammer's Gothic classic with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. Plot, production, lost Japanese footage, legacy.
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) brings Christopher Lee's silent Count back from ashes for Hammer. Plot, cast, the icy ending and trivia.
Evil Dead (2013)
Jane Levy's Mia kicks heroin in a cabin in Evil Dead 2013, Fede Alvarez's gory soft reboot. Almost no CGI, NC-17 cuts and a $97.5M gross, explained.
Evil Dead Burn (2026)
Evil Dead Burn (2026): A widow's funeral wake turns into a Deadite massacre in the sixth and most brutal Evil Dead film. Plot, cast and trivia.
Evil Dead II
Bruce Campbell's Ash fights demons and gains a chainsaw hand in Evil Dead II (1987), Sam Raimi's bigger, funnier sequel mixing splatter and slapstick.
Evil Dead Rise
An earthquake unearths a Book of the Dead under a Los Angeles apartment block. Evil Dead Rise (2023), Lee Cronin's sequel, grossed about $147 million.
Evil Dead Wrath (2028)
Evil Dead Wrath (2028): Francis Galluppi's 1972-set Evil Dead prequel, produced by Sam Raimi, out April 7, 2028. Story, cast, production and release date.
Exit 8 (2026)
Exit 8 2026 traps Kazunari Ninomiya in an endless subway corridor that keeps resetting. No monster, just the loop. Cast, plot and facts from the game.
Exorcist II: The Heretic
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), John Boorman's sequel with Linda Blair and Richard Burton: plot, Pazuzu's locusts, troubled production, reception, trivia.
Faces of Death (2026)
Faces of Death 2026: a content moderator finds viral videos restaging the 1978 kills. Daniel Goldhaber directs Barbie Ferreira. Cast, plot and facts.
Fall 2: Deadpoint (2026)
Fall 2: Deadpoint (2026): Jax Hunter takes on her late sister Shiloh's final climb in Thailand and ends up stranded thousands of feet up. Plot, cast and trivia.
Forbidden Fruits (2026)
Forbidden Fruits (2026) wiki: Meredith Alloway's witch comedy, Lili Reinhart, the SXSW premiere, and the March 27 release.
Frankenstein (1931)
Boris Karloff's Monster, in Jack Pierce's makeup, set the image, and Colin Clive's Henry cried It's alive! Frankenstein 1931 is James Whale's classic.
Frankenstein (2025)
Oscar Isaac's Victor and Jacob Elordi's Creature lead Frankenstein 2025, Guillermo del Toro's Netflix film, which won three of its nine Oscar nominations.
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man invented the monster rally: Lon Chaney Jr.'s Larry Talbot frees Bela Lugosi's Monster. Universal's 1943 film, cast, plot.
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Freddy vs. Jason finally puts both slashers in one movie: Freddy sends Jason to Elm Street, then loses control of him. Ronny Yu's 2003 crossover.
Friday the 13th (1980)
Not Jason: the killer in Friday the 13th 1980 is a twist. Sean S. Cunningham's camp slasher with Betsy Palmer, Kevin Bacon and Tom Savini's effects.
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th Part 2 is where Jason takes over from his mother, sack on his head and no hockey mask yet. Steve Miner's 1981 sequel: cast, plot, facts.
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter was sold as Jason's last stand in 1984. Corey Feldman's Tommy Jarvis, Tom Savini's kills and why it wasn't the end.
Get Out (2017)
Get Out 2017: Jordan Peele's horror film follows Chris Washington on a weekend visit with his girlfriend's family. Plot, cast, production, and trivia.
Gods Don’t Give Gifts (2026)
Gods Don't Give Gifts (2026), listed release December 4.
Godzilla Minus Zero (2026)
Godzilla Minus Zero (2026): Toho sequel, Japan November 3, United States November 6.
Good Boy (2025)
Good Boy 2025 is Ben Leonberg's haunted-house horror film told from a dog's point of view. Plot, cast, and production details.
Green Room (2015) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Green Room (2015): a punk band witnesses a murder at a neo-Nazi club and fights to escape. Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin. Plot, cast, trivia.
Halloween (1978)
Babysitter Laurie Strode is stalked on Halloween night after Michael Myers escapes. Halloween 1978, John Carpenter's $325,000 slasher, its score and cast.
Halloween (2018)
Halloween 2018 ignores every sequel and brings Jamie Lee Curtis back to face Michael Myers 40 years on. David Gordon Green's hit: cast, plot, box office.
Halloween II (1981)
Halloween II 1981 picks up the same night in Haddonfield Memorial Hospital. Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence and the twist that made Laurie his sister.
Hannibal (2001)
Lecter hides in Florence as Julianne Moore's Clarice is drawn back and Gary Oldman's Mason Verger hunts them both. Hannibal 2001: story, cast, box office.
Hannibal Rising (2007) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Hannibal Rising traces young Hannibal Lecter from war orphan to killer, with Gaspard Ulliel and Gong Li. Peter Webber's 2007 prequel from Thomas Harris.
Hell House LLC (2026)
Hell House LLC (2026): a new installment in the found-footage franchise, scheduled October 29.
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Kirsty follows Dr. Channard into the Labyrinth of Leviathan and learns Pinhead's human origin in Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988). Story and Cenobites.
Hellraiser (1987)
A puzzle box summons the Cenobites and Doug Bradley's future Pinhead in Hellraiser 1987, Clive Barker's adaptation of his novella The Hellbound Heart.
Hellraiser (2022)
Odessa A'zion's Riley gets the puzzle box and Jamie Clayton plays the Priest in Hellraiser 2022, David Bruckner's new take on The Hellbound Heart.
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
A New York club owner feeds Pinhead victims and Terry Farrell's reporter must stop him. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992), directed by Anthony Hickox.
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
Hellraiser: Bloodline follows the puzzle box across three generations, from 18th-century France to a space station. Kevin Yagher's 1996 sequel. Cast, plot.
Hellraiser: Deader (2005)
Hellraiser: Deader sends journalist Amy Klein to Bucharest after a tape of a cult raising the dead. Rick Bota's 2005 entry with Kari Wuhrer. Cast and plot.
Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)
Hellraiser: Hellseeker traps Trevor in shattered memories after a crash that seems to kill his wife. Ashley Laurence returns in Rick Bota's 2002 entry.
Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)
Hellraiser: Hellworld lures online gamers to a party hosted by Lance Henriksen, with Henry Cavill among the guests. Rick Bota's 2005 entry: cast and plot.
Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
Hellraiser: Inferno pulls a corrupt Denver detective into the Lament Configuration and Pinhead's judgment. Scott Derrickson's 2000 entry. Cast and plot.
Hellraiser: Judgment (2018)
Hellraiser: Judgment drags detectives into the Cenobites' court of assessment and sentencing. Gary J. Tunnicliffe's 2018 entry with Paul T. Taylor.
Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)
Hellraiser: Revelations is the first film without Doug Bradley as Pinhead. Two friends take the puzzle box home from Mexico. Victor Garcia's 2011 entry.
Hereditary (2018)
Hereditary 2018: Ari Aster's horror film about a grieving family and a demonic cult. Plot, cast, production, trivia, trailer & more.
His House (2020) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
A South Sudanese refugee couple faces a malevolent presence in their assigned British house — plot, cast, ending explained and more trivia.
Hokum (2026)
Adam Scott's novelist scatters his parents' ashes at a remote Irish inn with a witch in the honeymoon suite. Hokum 2026 is Damian McCarthy's folk horror.
Honey Bunch (2026)
Honey Bunch 2026: Diana wakes from a coma and her husband checks her into a remote trauma clinic. Grace Glowicki and Jason Isaacs. Cast, plot and facts.
House of Dracula (1945) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
House of Dracula: a doctor tries to cure Dracula and the Wolf Man, with fatal results. The 1945 monster rally with Lon Chaney Jr. and John Carradine.
House of Frankenstein
The Monster, the Wolf Man and Dracula share House of Frankenstein (1944), with Boris Karloff as mad scientist Dr. Niemann. Universal's monster rally.
Hush (2016)
A deaf writer fights a masked intruder in her isolated woodland home in this 2016 home-invasion thriller — plot, cast, ending explained and trivia.
Ice Cream Man (2026)
Ice Cream Man (2026): Eli Roth's killer-kid splatter show turns Bayleen Bay's children into an army of tiny slashers. Plot, cast and trivia.
Insidious (2010)
Insidious 2010: James Wan's horror film about a boy lost in the Further. Plot, cast, Lin Shaye, production, trivia & trailer.
Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
Insidious: Out of the Further (2026): A mom who can carry things back from the Further becomes the dead's way out. Plot, cast and trivia.
Iron Lung (2026)
A convict pilots a rusted submarine through an ocean of blood in Iron Lung 2026, Markiplier's adaptation of David Szymanski's game. Plot, cast, facts.
It (1990 miniseries)
It 1990 miniseries: Tim Curry's Pennywise hunts the Losers Club in Derry across two ABC nights. Tommy Lee Wallace directs Stephen King. Cast and facts.
It (2017)
Seven kids in Derry face Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise in Andy Muschietti's King adaptation. The It 2017 movie became a record horror hit before inflation.
It Chapter Two
Twenty-seven years on, the adult Losers Club return to Derry to destroy Pennywise in It Chapter Two (2019). Bill Skarsgard, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader.
It Follows (2014)
It Follows 2014: David Robert Mitchell's horror film about a curse passed from person to person. Plot, cast, production, and trivia.
Jigsaw (2017)
Jigsaw (2017), the Spierig Brothers' Saw revival: a new barn game, a copycat case and Tobin Bell's return. Plot, production, box office, reviews.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988): alien clowns with popcorn guns and cotton-candy cocoons invade a small town. Plot, cast and trivia.
Leatherface (2017)
A teenage killer's origin: Leatherface (2017) is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel from Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo with Stephen Dorff.
Let the Right One In (2008) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Let the Right One In (2008): a bullied Swedish boy befriends Eli, the strange child next door who turns out to be a vampire. Plot, cast, trivia.
Leviticus (2026)
Leviticus 2026: after conversion therapy, two teen boys are stalked by an entity wearing the face of the one they desire. Australian horror, cast and plot.
Mandy (2018) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Mandy (2018): Nicolas Cage hunts the cult that destroyed his life in Panos Cosmatos's psychedelic revenge horror. Plot, cast, ending and trivia.
Manhunter
Manhunter (1986), Michael Mann's Red Dragon adaptation and Hannibal Lecter's screen debut: plot, cast, Brian Cox as Lecktor, style, reception and legacy.
Marama (2026)
Marama 2026: a young Maori woman becomes governess to a whaler hoarding stolen artefacts in 1859 Yorkshire. Gothic revenge. Get the cast, plot and dates.
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Kenneth Branagh directs and plays Victor, Robert De Niro is the Creature and Coppola produced. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994): story and trivia.
Midsommar (2019)
Midsommar 2019 is Ari Aster's folk horror film about a grieving woman and a Swedish midsummer festival. Plot, cast, and the director's cut.
Misery
Misery (1990), Rob Reiner's Stephen King adaptation: plot, James Caan and Kathy Bates, casting, the hobbling scene, box office, reviews and Bates's Oscar.
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead 1968: strangers board up a farmhouse as the dead walk. George A. Romero's $100,000 classic, its cast and the public-domain twist.
Nope (2022)
Nope 2022 horror: Jordan Peele's film about siblings, a horse ranch, and something in the sky. Plot, cast, and production covered.
Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922), F. W. Murnau's unauthorized Dracula with Max Schreck as Count Orlok: plot, the occult production, the lawsuit and its legacy.
Nosferatu (2024)
Bill Skarsgard's rotting Count Orlok and Lily-Rose Depp lead Nosferatu 2024, Robert Eggers's remake and his biggest hit, with four Oscar nominations.
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Werner Herzog's remake of Murnau names its vampire Dracula: Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), with Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani and Bruno Ganz.
Obsession (2026)
Bear wishes his crush Nikki loved him, via a One Wish Willow. Obsession 2026, Curry Barker's $750,000 horror film, grossed over $500 million worldwide.
Other Mommy (2026)
A mother and the presence that copies her: Jessica Chastain stars in Other Mommy 2026, Rob Savage's Josh Malerman adaptation. Cast, plot and release.
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
A young girl meets a faun and undertakes three tasks in 1944 Spain in Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy — plot, cast, ending explained and trivia.
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Paranormal Activity 2007 is Oren Peli's found-footage horror film about a couple documenting a haunting. Plot, cast, and the multiple endings.
Paranormal Activity (2027)
Listed simply as Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 8 2027 is Ian Tuason's found-footage film for Paramount, in theaters May 21, 2027.
Pearl (2022)
Pearl 2022 is Ti West's prequel to X, starring Mia Goth as a 1918 farm girl who wants to be a star and will kill to escape her family.
Pendulum (2027)
Pendulum (2027): Mark Heyman's cult horror film with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Phoebe Dynevor, out January 1, 2027. Premise, cast, production and release.
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary 1989: a Maine family moves next to a burial ground that gives back what it is given. Mary Lambert directs Stephen King's script. Cast, plot.
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist 1982: a suburban house swallows little Carol Anne and a medium comes to fetch her. Tobe Hooper directs, Steven Spielberg produces. Cast, plot.
Primate (2026)
Primate 2026 turns a beloved pet chimp into a rabid killing machine on a family vacation. Johannes Roberts directs. Get the facts, then lock the doors.
Prometheus
Ridley Scott returned to the Alien universe with Prometheus 2012, following a star map to humanity's makers. Noomi Rapace and Michael Fassbender's David.
Psycho (1960)
Alfred Hitchcock's cheap black-and-white Psycho 1960 gave cinema its most famous shower scene and Norman Bates, and became his biggest hit. Explained.
Psycho (1998)
Psycho (1998), Gus Van Sant's color, near shot-for-shot remake of Hitchcock's classic with Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche: plot, changes, reception, legacy.
Psycho II
Twenty-two years on, Anthony Perkins's Norman Bates leaves the institution and notes from Mother start appearing. Psycho II (1983), by Richard Franklin.
Psycho III
A suicidal ex-nun checks into the Bates Motel in Psycho III (1986), with Anthony Perkins directing and playing Norman Bates. Carter Burwell's early score.
Rasen (1998) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Rasen (1998) is the forgotten sequel to Ring: a grieving pathologist, a cursed diary and Sadako reborn. Plot, cast, ending and trivia.
Ready or Not 2 (2026)
Ready or Not 2 puts Samara Weaving's Grace back in the bloodstained dress, hunted by four elite families. Radio Silence returns. Cast, plot and facts.
REC (2007) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
REC (2007): a TV reporter and her cameraman are trapped in a quarantined Barcelona apartment building during an outbreak. Plot, cast, trivia.
Red Dragon
Edward Norton's Will Graham hunts Ralph Fiennes's Dolarhyde in Red Dragon 2002, Anthony Hopkins's last Lecter film. Brett Ratner directs. Plot and cast.
Remain (2027)
Remain (2027): M. Night Shyamalan's supernatural romance with Jake Gyllenhaal and Phoebe Dynevor, in theaters February 5, 2027. Story, cast and production.
Resident Evil (2026)
An R-rated reboot from Zach Cregger: Resident Evil 2026 sends Austin Abrams' medical courier into Raccoon City's outbreak. Cast, plot and box office.
Return of the Living Dead (2026)
Return of the Living Dead (2026): a legacy sequel, listed release November 13.
Ring 0: Birthday (2000) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Ring 0: Birthday (2000) tells how young Sadako went from shy theater understudy to the girl in the well. Plot, cast, ending and trivia.
Ring 2
Ring 2 (1999), Hideo Nakata's direct sequel to Ringu that replaced Spiral: Mai Takano, Yoichi and Sadako's curse. Plot, production, box office and legacy.
Rings
Matilda Lutz follows a new copy of Samara's cursed tape to her buried past in Rings 2017, the third American Ring film, which skips The Ring Two.
Ringu
A journalist chases a videotape that kills in seven days back to Sadako. Ringu 1998, Hideo Nakata's hit, sparked the J-horror boom and The Ring remake.
Ringu 2 (1999)
Ringu 2 continues the story of the survivors as Mai Takano investigates and Yoichi displays new abilities in Hideo Nakata's 1999 sequel.
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby 1968: Mia Farrow suspects her too-friendly neighbors want her unborn child. Polanski's occult classic, Ruth Gordon's Oscar, cast, plot.
Saccharine (2026)
Saccharine 2026 is Natalie Erika James's Australian body horror starring Midori Francis as Hana. Plot, cast, and production details.
Sadako (2019)
Ringu director Hideo Nakata returned to the series for Sadako (2019), with Elaiza Ikeda and Hiroya Shimizu facing the curse. Cast, story and details.
Sadako 3D (2012) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Sadako 3D moves the Ring curse from VHS to a viral online video and sends Sadako out of the screen in 3D. Tsutomu Hanabusa's 2012 film: cast, plot, facts.
Sadako vs. Kayako (2016) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Sadako vs. Kayako (2016) pits the Ring and Ju-On ghosts against each other in a haunted house. Plot, cast, the Sadakaya ending and trivia.
Saint Maud (2019) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Saint Maud (2019): a devout young carer becomes convinced God has chosen her to save her dying patient's soul. Plot, cast, ending and trivia.
Saw
Saw (2004): James Wan and Leigh Whannell's 18-day shoot that launched the Jigsaw Killer — plot, cast, the first traps, trivia and reception.
Saw 3D (2010) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Saw 3D was sold as The Final Chapter: Hoffman versus Jill Tuck and the return of Cary Elwes as Dr. Gordon. Kevin Greutert's 2010 finale, cast and plot.
Saw II
Saw II (2005), Darren Lynn Bousman's sequel with Tobin Bell as Jigsaw and Donnie Wahlberg: plot, the nerve gas house, the needle pit, box office, reviews.
Saw III
Saw III (2006): a dying Jigsaw and Amanda put a grieving father through a game of forgiveness. Plot, traps, production, box office, reception and trivia.
Saw IV (2007) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Saw IV opens on Jigsaw's autopsy and asks who carries on the games. Darren Lynn Bousman's 2007 sequel, Officer Rigg's test and the full cast.
Saw V (2008)
Saw V puts Detective Hoffman on the run from his own secret while five strangers learn the traps reward teamwork. David Hackl's 2008 sequel, cast and plot.
Saw VI (2009)
Saw VI puts a health-insurance executive through traps built on his own life-or-death decisions. Kevin Greutert's 2009 entry, Hoffman's endgame and cast.
Saw X
Saw X (2023), the tenth Saw film, with Tobin Bell as John Kramer and Shawnee Smith as Amanda: plot, traps, production, box office, reception and trivia.
Scream (1996)
Scream (1996), Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's self-aware slasher: plot, cast, how Ghostface's mask was found, box office, reception, legacy and trivia.
Scream (2022)
The first film without Wes Craven, Scream 2022 is a Radio Silence requel where Ghostface hunts teens tied to the original Woodsboro killings.
Scream 2
Sidney Prescott is at college when Stab opens and a copycat Ghostface strikes. Scream 2 (1997), Craven and Williamson's rushed, leaked hit sequel.
Scream 3 (2000)
Scream 3 2000 takes Ghostface to Hollywood, onto the set of Stab 3. Wes Craven, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and Parker Posey close the original trilogy.
Scream 4 (2011)
Scream 4 2011 brings Sidney back to Woodsboro for the 15th anniversary, and Ghostface copies a reboot. Wes Craven directs Emma Roberts. Cast and plot.
Scream 7
A new Ghostface targets Sidney Prescott's daughter Tatum in Scream 7 (2026), directed by Kevin Williamson. Neve Campbell returns after a major retooling.
Scream VI
A new Ghostface follows Sam and Tara Carpenter to New York City in Scream VI (2023). Radio Silence directs, Kirby returns and Neve Campbell sits out.
Send Help (2026)
Send Help 2026: Rachel McAdams and her awful boss Dylan O'Brien wash up on a deserted island and the power flips. Sam Raimi's survival horror, mapped out.
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Shadow of the Vampire (2000) imagines Nosferatu's Max Schreck as a real vampire, with Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich. Plot, cast, trivia.
Shaun of the Dead (2004) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Shaun of the Dead (2004): Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg's zombie romcom about a slacker, his mum, his ex and the Winchester. Plot and trivia.
Sinister (2012)
Sinister 2012: Scott Derrickson's horror film about a true-crime writer and a box of home movies. Plot, cast, trivia & trailer.
Smile (2022)
Smile 2022 is Parker Finn's horror film about a therapist stalked by a grinning curse. Plot, cast, and production details.
Son of Frankenstein
Basil Rathbone revives the Monster, Bela Lugosi's Ygor controls it, and Boris Karloff plays it for the last time in Son of Frankenstein (1939).
Spiral (1998)
Spiral (Rasen, 1998), George Iida's sequel to Ring, released with it and then replaced by Ring 2: plot, the clinical take on Sadako, release, reviews, legacy.
Spiral (2021)
A detective chases Jigsaw-style murders in Spiral (2021), From the Book of Saw, with Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson. Darren Lynn Bousman directs.
Stiletto (2026)
Stiletto (2026): horror film scheduled for October 30, 2026. Credits not yet confirmed.
Talk to Me (2023)
Talk to Me 2023 is the Philippou brothers' horror film about an embalmed hand, a party game, and the ninety-second rule.
Terrifier
Terrifier (2016): Damien Leone's micro-budget slasher that unleashed Art the Clown — plot, cast, production story, trivia and reception.
Terrifier 2
A $250,000 crowdfunded, unrated slasher that became a surprise hit: Terrifier 2 (2022) has Art the Clown stalk Sienna Shaw on Halloween. Damien Leone.
Terrifier 3
Terrifier 3 (2024), Damien Leone's Christmas slasher with David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown: plot, production, unrated release, records, trivia.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
Fifty years on, Leatherface returns in a Texas ghost town and Sally Hardesty comes for revenge. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2022 is a Netflix direct sequel.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016): a father and son coroner team examine an unidentified body that hides a terrible secret. Plot, cast, trivia.
The Babadook (2014)
The Babadook 2014 is Jennifer Kent's psychological horror film about a mother, a son, and a pop-up book. Plot, cast, production, trivia.
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Three film students hunt a legend near Burkittsville, Maryland, and only their footage comes back. The Blair Witch Project 1999: plot, cast, legacy.
The Bride!
Jessie Buckley's reanimated Bride and Christian Bale's Monster go on a 1936 crime spree in The Bride! (2026), Maggie Gyllenhaal's gothic romance.
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
The Cabin in the Woods (2012): five friends visit a remote cabin, unaware a secret facility is staging their deaths. Plot, cast and trivia.
The Conjuring
The Conjuring (2013): the Warrens and the Perron haunting, Annabelle's debut, how James Wan made it, box office, reviews and the universe it began.
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring 2 sends the Warrens to the Enfield poltergeist in north London and puts a demonic nun in Lorraine's visions. James Wan's 2016 hit.
The Conjuring: First Communion (2027)
Rodrigue Huart's prequel Conjuring First Communion 2027 casts Garrett Wareing and Amanda Fix as the young Warrens. In theaters September 10, 2027.
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Ed and Lorraine Warren face the Smurl haunting and a cursed mirror that targets Judy in The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025), Wilson and Farmiga's last case.
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
The first US murder case with a possession defense, the 1981 Arne Cheyenne Johnson trial, drives The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021).
The Curse of Frankenstein
Hammer's first color horror and first Cushing and Lee pairing, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) came from Terence Fisher and Jimmy Sangster. Legacy.
The Curse of La Llorona (2019) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
The Curse of La Llorona (2019) sets the Weeping Woman legend in 1970s Los Angeles, inside The Conjuring world. Plot, cast, ending, trivia.
The Descent (2005)
The Descent 2005 is Neil Marshall's British horror film about six women trapped in an unmapped cave system. Plot, cast, and the infamous ending.
The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
The Devil's Backbone (2001): Guillermo del Toro's ghost story set in a remote orphanage during the Spanish Civil War. Plot, cast and trivia.
The Evil Dead
Demons take five students in a cabin, leaving Bruce Campbell's Ash. The Evil Dead 1981 is Sam Raimi's debut. Stephen King's rave and the UK ban.
The Exorcist
The first horror film nominated for Best Picture, The Exorcist 1973 is William Friedkin's film of Regan's possession. Cast, the troubled shoot, trivia.
The Exorcist III
George C. Scott's Kinderman hunts murders bearing the Gemini Killer's mark in The Exorcist III (1990). Blatty's Legion and the studio's reshoots.
The Exorcist: Believer
Leslie Odom Jr.'s daughter and her friend are possessed and Ellen Burstyn returns in The Exorcist: Believer (2023), launched by a $400 million rights deal.
The Exorcist: Martyrs (2027)
Scarlett Johansson plays a detective whose son is targeted in The Exorcist Martyrs 2027, written and directed by Mike Flanagan. Universal, March 12, 2027.
The Fly (1986)
The Fly 1986: Jeff Goldblum's teleport test splices him with a housefly as Geena Davis watches. Cronenberg's remake, its Oscar-winning makeup, cast, plot.
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Universal's fourth Frankenstein film, The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942), puts Lon Chaney Jr. in the Monster role with Bela Lugosi's Ygor and a brain swap.
The Horror of Frankenstein
Ralph Bates is Victor in The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), Hammer's comic, cynical restart of the creation story, directed by Jimmy Sangster.
The Invisible Man (2020)
The Invisible Man 2020 is Leigh Whannell's horror film about an abusive ex who cannot be seen. Plot, cast, production, trivia.
The Invitation (2015) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
The Invitation (2015): a grieving man returns to his old home for a dinner party and suspects his ex-wife's hosts. Plot, cast, ending, trivia.
The Last Temptation of Becky (2026)
The Last Temptation of Becky (2026), listed release November 4.
The Lighthouse (2019) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
Two 1890s lighthouse keepers descend into madness on a remote island in Robert Eggers’ black-and-white film — plot, cast, ending and trivia.
The Mist (2007) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
The Mist (2007): townspeople trapped in a Maine supermarket face monsters outside and fanaticism inside. Frank Darabont's Stephen King film.
The Mummy (2026)
The Mummy 2026: a missing girl comes home eight years later, half mummified and possessed. Lee Cronin's take, not the Fraser films. Cast, plot and facts.
The Night House (2020) | Plot, Cast & Horror Facts
A widow uncovers her late husband's secrets in the lakeside home he built in this 2020 psychological horror — plot, cast, ending and trivia.
The Omen (1976)
The Omen 1976: an American diplomat slowly accepts his five-year-old son Damien is the Antichrist. Gregory Peck, Lee Remick and Goldsmith's Oscar score.
The Purge (2013)
The Purge (2013): during one night when all crime is legal, a wealthy family's home comes under siege by masked killers. Plot, cast, trivia.
The Revenge of Frankenstein
Peter Cushing's Baron escapes execution and builds a new body under a new name in The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), Terence Fisher's Hammer sequel.
The Revenge of La Llorona (2027)
The Revenge of La Llorona (2027): Santiago Menghini's sequel to the 2019 folklore horror film, out February 26, 2027. Story, cast, production and release.
The Ring (2002)
Naomi Watts's Seattle journalist has seven days after a cursed tape leads to Samara Morgan. The Ring 2002 was the first big Hollywood J-horror remake.
The Ring Two
Ringu's own Hideo Nakata directs Naomi Watts in The Ring Two (2005), as Samara seeks a body and a mother in Aidan. Plot, cast, production, reviews.
The Ring Virus (1999)
The Ring Virus is the 1999 South Korean adaptation of Ring, with Shin Eun-kyung as reporter Hong Sun-joo investigating the cursed tape.
The Shining
The Shining (1980), Stanley Kubrick's Stephen King adaptation: plot, cast, the Overlook sets, Steadicam, reviews then and now, King's verdict and trivia.
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs (1991): plot, Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, how the film was made, box office, its 'Big Five' Oscar sweep, legacy and trivia.
The Strangers (2008)
The Strangers (2008): three masked intruders terrorize a couple at an isolated vacation home. Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman. Plot, cast, trivia.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Little gore, relentless documentary-like panic: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974, Tobe Hooper's low-budget landmark, introduced Leatherface.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
Jessica Biel, R. Lee Ermey's Sheriff Hoyt and a No. 1 opening: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2003 is Marcus Nispel's remake for Platinum Dunes. Cast and story.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Caroline Williams's DJ Stretch faces the family while Dennis Hopper's Lefty hunts them. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) is Tobe Hooper's satire.
The Thing (1982)
The Thing 1982: an Antarctic station takes in a shape-shifter and can't tell who is still human. John Carpenter and Kurt Russell's flop turned classic.
The Wicker Man (2006)
The Wicker Man (2006): Nicolas Cage, a bear suit and the bees that weren't in the theatrical cut: the infamous remake, explained. Plot, cast and trivia.
The Witch (2015)
The Witch 2015: a Puritan family, a failing farm and a goat named Black Philip. Robert Eggers' debut with Anya Taylor-Joy. Plot, cast and production.
The Wolf Man (1941)
The Wolf Man (1941): Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot, bitten by a werewolf in Wales in Universal's classic monster film. Plot, cast and trivia.
Troll 2 (1990)
Troll 2 (1990): No trolls, just vegetarian goblins in Nilbog: the best worst movie ever made, and proud of it. Plot, cast and trivia.
Undertone (2026)
Undertone 2026: a podcast host gets ten cursed recordings and the dread is all in your ears. Ian Tuason's A24 sound horror, with cast, plot and box office.
Untitled Blair Witch Reboot (2027)
YouTube filmmaker Dylan Clark directs the Blair Witch reboot 2027, a new take on the 1999 film from Lionsgate and Blumhouse, due September 24, 2027.
Us (2019)
Us 2019 is Jordan Peele's horror film about a family stalked by their doubles, the Tethered. Plot, cast, production, and trivia.
V/H/S/Mixtape (2026)
V/H/S/Mixtape (2026): the latest V/H/S found-footage anthology, scheduled on Shudder October 9.
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
James McAvoy is Victor and Daniel Radcliffe is Igor in Victor Frankenstein (2015), Paul McGuigan's loose, action-driven retelling. Cast and story.
Victorian Psycho (2026)
Victorian Psycho (2026), listed release November 13.
Violent Night 2 (2026)
Violent Night 2 (2026): sequel to Violent Night, listed release December 4.
Werwulf (2026)
14th-century England, a werewolf and Robert Eggers: Werwulf 2026 stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe and Lily-Rose Depp. Out December 25, 2026.
Whalefall (2026)
Whalefall (2026): Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin in the Daniel Kraus adaptation, out October 16.
Whistle (2026)
Whistle 2026: one blow on an Aztec death whistle and your future death comes calling. Corin Hardy directs Dafne Keen and Nick Frost. Get the full facts.
Wolf Creek: Legacy (2027)
John Jarratt returns as Mick Taylor to hunt an American family in the outback. Sean Lahiff directs Wolf Creek Legacy 2027, out in the US March 19, 2027.
X (2022)
X 2022 is Ti West's slasher about a 1979 adult film shoot on a Texas farm, where the elderly hosts turn the night into a bloodbath.
Young Frankenstein
Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle's Monster, Marty Feldman's Igor and the 1931 lab gear: Young Frankenstein (1974) is Mel Brooks's black-and-white love letter.
You’re Next (2011)
You're Next (2011): masked killers attack a family reunion, but one guest fights back. Adam Wingard's home-invasion slasher. Plot and cast.
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