What are the key parts to making any film terrifying? Some mostly say it's the suspense, atmosphere, or build-up; others might say it's the performances. But a major component, and one so synonymous ...

In horror fandom circles, movies with a lot of jump scares are often sneered at. Some consider jump scares a cheap way to make viewers feel fear, and many modern horrors have spurred the practice in ...

What is a “jumpscare”? Well, if you live in a home without teenagers to explain it to you, it’s the thing that happens when you’re watching a horror movie and some abrupt sound, image, or other bump ...

For a show built on nostalgia, Stranger Things has a knack for delivering shocks that feel anything but old-school.

Horror movies are guaranteed to give you a fright—that's kind of the point—but some will have you hiding under the covers more than others. While realistic psychological thrillers can be very eerie, ...

The best Bollywood horror movies scare us in a different way — not just through ghosts or sudden shocks, but through slowly ...

These horror games turn silence into a weapon, using atmosphere and tension to create fear far more unsettling than jump scares.

Kelcie Mattson is a Senior Features author at Collider. Based in the Midwest, she also contributes Lists, reviews, and television recaps. A lifelong fan of niche sci-fi, epic fantasy, Final Girl ...

There is a specific type of exhaustion that only a truly terrifying horror movie can induce. It is a psychological hangover that lingers for days, a low-frequency dread that hums beneath the surface ...

Daniel is a 27-year-old List Writer for Collider living in the south suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. As an avid film buff, he watches and analyzes many films and TV shows, especially in the horror genre ...