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Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's (green) Monster in James Whale's Frankenstein (1931).

In the more than 200 years since Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' helped shape the horror genre as we know it today, there have been dozens of interpretations of Frankenstein’s Monster. But when and why did he become green?

April Snellings












No Halloween party is complete without a spooky playlist.

Your house is decorated for Halloween and your jack-'o-lanterns are lit; now all you need is a spooky party playlist. We have a few song suggestions—and fun facts to drop while you listen.

Tasia Bass
Christopher Lee in Horror of Dracula (1958).

Filmmakers have been making movies about vampires almost since the inception of motion pictures, and our public fascination with these creatures of the night has not yet dimmed. Here are 25 of the best of them.

Matthew Jackson


Don't get caught on these roads at night.

What could be scarier than driving down a dark road at night? Driving down one of these dark roads at night. If any of the below roads—compiled by Commercial Truck Trader—pop up on your GPS this spooky season, consider finding an alternate route.

Alvin Ward