Many academically minded types have written at great length and with fascinating eloquence on the connection between sex and death in horror movies. We'll cut right to the chase, offering up some of the best and most potent examples of sexuality in the horror-movie genre.

EW takes a stab at picking the most essential slasher films, from the subgenre's origins with Norman Bates in 'Psycho' to classics like 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' and 'Halloween.'

If cinema is like dreaming with our eyes open, then horror movies could rightly be viewed as waking nightmares: an opportunity to confront our unconscious fears directly — most often as entertainment,

You don't have to wait for Halloween to watch great horror movies. Here are 2023's best, including "When Evil Lurks" and "Talk to Me".

The best body horror films explore gore and human transformation on levels utterly alien to other types of films, resulting in unforgettable stories.