horror

Shirley Jackson has more stories to tell.

Shirley Jackson finished writing the story around 1944. It's been residing in a box at the Library of Congress since 1965.

Homicidal clown Pennywise's sartorial choices are up for bid at a major Hollywood auction that also includes the original Chestburster prop from 1979's 'Alien.'

Simone Simon stars in Cat People (1942).

'Cat People' made millions for RKO Pictures and subversively revolutionized the horror genre. Here are 11 facts about this hair-raising classic.

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.

Toni Collette stars in Hereditary (2018).

By measuring the heart rates of viewers, GIGACalculator.com has determined the most terrifying movies in the horror genre.

Ed Warren and Lorraine Warren in Amityville II: The Possession (1982).

While 'The Conjuring' films, 'The Amityville Horror,' and 'The Haunting In Connecticut' brought paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren fame, the question of who they were behind the films remains as interesting as ever.

A still from Dario Argento's Deep Red (1975).

Broadly speaking, you know what you’re getting at the end of a horror movie. But the cleverest scary movies upend our definition of "scary" altogether.

The Pennsylvania farmhouse that served as serial killer Buffalo Bill's home in 'The Silence of the Lambs' has hit the market.

There's no better time of year to crack open a new horror book, and if you're in need of recommendations, the Mental Floss staff has you covered.

Robert Englund as A Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Krueger.

The axe used by Jack Nicholson in 1980's 'The Shining' recently sold for $209,000. A crew member originally took it home so he could chop wood with it.

Adrienne King in Friday the 13th (1980).

The site is actually a real Boy Scouts camp in Hardwick, New Jersey, and organizers are allowing for a socially-distanced touring schedule—in the dark.

Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock star in Practical Magic (1998).

Just because you can’t stomach horror movies doesn’t mean you can’t have a Halloween movie marathon.

There’s more to Vincent Price than just his iconic horror movie roles.

Although Vincent Price's contributions to the Hollywood are truly unparalleled, few people know that there is much more to him beyond his classic horror performances.

Come play the new board game 'The Shining: Escape from the Overlook Hotel'—forever and ever and ever ...

From 'The Wizard of Oz' to 'Poltergeist,' these movies were so troubled that they've developed a reputation for being cursed.

The Loch Ness monster might be in Scotland, but we have some pretty fantastic beasts right here in America.

Jack Freulich // Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

Lon Chaney Sr. was one of the biggest movie stars of his era—and most famous for hiding in plain sight behind the masks of his various characters.

by James Carling, Urbancanvas // Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

Edgar Allan Poe's classic—and kind of creepy—narrative poem has been inspiring artists for nearly 175 years.

No jagged edges or dripping blood for this Halloween font, but its poor kerning is a graphic design catastrophe.

History Center of Olmsted County, Christine Rule

Dolls with human hair, missing limbs, and eyes that open on their own—these were a few of the dolls that competed in the creepy doll contest at the History Center of Olmsted County.