Guillermo del Toro, the monster maker who wanted Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro spent 50 years on Frankenstein, and his other 12 films each carry a piece of it. Here is his career and the eight to watch first.
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Why Italy's giallo thrillers still haunt horror films
Mario Bava's black gloves and Dario Argento's blood-red colour taught the slasher its tricks. Here is where giallo came from, and eight films to start with.
How horror film scores learned to scare, and eight to hear first
From Herrmann's Psycho strings to Carpenter's Halloween piano and Goblin's Suspiria, how horror scores learned to scare, plus eight to hear first.
Poe turned gothic clichés into horror of the mind
Edgar Allan Poe took live burial and doubles from a tired genre and set them inside the mind. The Guardian traces who followed him.
Sinners is North America's biggest original hit since Inception
Ryan Coogler's original vampire film, set in 1932 Mississippi, drew doubters, then broke box office and Oscar records. It began with an uncle's blues records.
Zach Cregger's horror Weapons opened well ahead of forecasts
Zach Cregger sold the horror script for Weapons in an afternoon. The film then opened more than $10 million ahead of expectations.