Horror

As Spiral releases on Lionsgate Play, a look back at the choreographed violence of the Saw franchise

Saw brought a sense of choreography to violence, the simple yet ludicrously effective idea that if imagined, pain, and death can have countless different designs, each more sinister, more creative if you like, than the others.

Netflix's Fear Street trilogy is a motley of gore and nostalgia as told through an endearing cast of teenage rebels

The Fear Street trilogy on Netflix eschews the doom-and-gloom sobriety of recent horror successes such as Bird Box and A Quiet Place, or the nihilism of The Purge franchise.

Fear Street Part 3: 1666 movie review — A satisfying twist and sharp commentary cap Netflix's horror trilogy

The final instalment of Leigh Janiak’s adaptation of RL Stine’s popular YA horror series underlines the historical reality of persecuted women

Fear Street Part 2: 1978 movie review — A killer on the loose at a summer camp for teens equals an effective horror romp

Perfect for a not-too-overwhelming-but-spooky-enough night of Netflix bingeing on the couch.

Ari Aster's Midsommar, the Scandinavian sun that rarely naps, and horrors set in blinding light

Midsommar is packed with reminders that if a film succeeds in depicting the darkness within vividly, then a sunshine-y environment can make the experience even more unnerving. Because viewers have nowhere to hide.

Fear Street Part 1: 1994 movie review — A fun ode to Stranger Things, slasher films and high school horror

With a back-story that’s to be explored in greater detail over the trilogy's next two instalments, Fear Street Part 1: 1994 is an enjoyable first step.

Fear Street: All you need to know about Netflix's decade-hopping horror trilogy based on RL Stine's novels

Netflix kicks off the Fear Street trilogy with Part 1, set in 1994, today on 2 July.

Them review: Amazon Studios' new anthology is a brutal, unrelenting American horror story

Through its 10-episode run, the series — about 10 days in the life of a Black family who have just moved into the white neighbourhood of East Compton in 1950s California — keeps the horror at fever pitch.

Later book review: Stephen King delivers a gory mix of crime and horror in his latest whodunnit thriller

Published under the Hard Case Crime imprint, which also distributed The Colorado Kid (2005) and Joyland (2013) — Later is narrated by 22-year-old Jamie, looking back on his formative years. He begins his story at age six, when he first figured out he could see and talk to the dead.

Friday Night Frights: A Brief History of Feeling Great

Even the most widely accepted version of events is blurry on what might have triggered the whole thing.