Anthology horror has always thrived on reinvention. At its best, the format allows creators to push limits, discard safety nets, and rebuild the rules from scratch each season. That freedom is exactly ...

The showrunner of the new Crystal Lake TV series says the Friday the 13th prequel isn't a slasher. Huh. Okay. That sure is a choice!

Hell Motel is a recently released limited series on Shudder, about to air its final installment in the eight-episode storyline. In this plot, a group of true-crime enthusiasts, from a serial killer ...

With Run The Series, The A.V. Club examines film franchises, studying how they change and evolve with each new installment. It’s a horror concept pure and hooky enough for an X-Files episode (which is ...

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 ...

In 1996, Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson’s slasher satire Scream helped redefine a dormant subgenre. The film spawned a franchise and a procession of imitators, some of which (I Know What You Did Last ...