Horror thrived in the 1980s with groundbreaking classics that shaped the genre, from slashers like Friday the 13th to masterpieces like The Shining.

Here are a few of the more odd deaths that have ever been died in the course of both classic and modern slasher cinema.

On the occasion of the sequel's 40th anniversary, star Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger himself!) and director Jack Sholder ...

If you’re looking for something different for your Halloween party this year, look no further than the 1985 Tobe Hooper film ...

The nine movies below do just that. They illuminate our unease in the way only cinema can. Stylistically and tonally, they ...

This article is part of Portrait Mode, a Slate pop-up series about biopics.

A dog befriends Jeff the Killer in a cute creepypasta skit.

Peachfuzz meets his copycat and lures fresh victims of his own when the found-footage series returns to Shudder.

In the last 40 years, there have been plenty of iconic horror movies, with the likes of Scream, Sinners, and The Sixth Sense ...

John Williams is confirmed to score the next film from Steven Spielberg, marking the 30th cinematic collaboration between the ...

Today we have a new scary horror story to haunt your nightmares! We're talking about the dreaded Jeff the Killer, the maniac ...

In the pantheon of American serial killers, few names carry as much weight (and dread) as the Golden State Killer. For decades, Joseph James DeAngelo, a former cop also known as the Original Night ...