Despite its grittiness, horror is an inherently fantastical genre. While slashers and other horror subgenres lean towards realism, they also possess elements of a heightened reality. One could even ...

Some of the most disturbing horror films don’t begin in a screenwriter’s head—they crawl out of real courtrooms, police reports, and news headlines. We like to think the scariest things live in our ...

Director Bianca Poletti is stepping into horror. In her short film Video Barn, two young women work at a small town’s gloomy ...

Horror short films are a crucial part of the genre festival experience, whether it be a well-curated shorts block or a chilling precursor to a feature film. But oftentimes, they can be overlooked in ...