The sex and horror intersection has done a lot for women's empowerment — even when the movies are directed by men.

Eleanor Johnson's new book, Scream With Me, examines how the rise of feminism was reflected in horror movies. “Even from the most hardcore, pro-life standpoint, you cannot root for Rosemary to keep ...

Women have always been part of horror cinema, not only contributing to but profoundly shaping the genre since its very conception and making it what it is today. This is a driving concept behind 1000 ...

Horror films have gripped viewers for decades by playing on deep-seated fears, mixing the grotesque with the mysterious to ...

Is horror a man’s world? You might assume so – but you won’t be thinking that way for long once you investigate the vast contribution women have made to horror movies for well over a century. In 2020, ...

Women have profoundly shaped the horror genre with their visionary works, crafting films that rank among the most iconic and influential in cinema history. In the past decade, indie filmmakers like ...

If art is a mirror of society, there is perhaps no more perfect medium to reflect the current struggles of women in America than classic horror films—a notion that the author and Columbia University ...

These body horror movies of the 21st century deliver extremely grotesque visuals, taking terror to a whole new level.

The sequences where Freddy’s arms stretch to five times their length is horror cinema at its most surreal and frightening, and the moment Freddy’s tongue emerges through the phone to lick Heather ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Travis Bean writes about the best movies available to stream. Each year, it seems Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the “Best Horror Films ...

Photo: Getty Images (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives, Sunset Boulevard/Corbis) Books Entertainment Movies As we live through spooky season—that is, the month of October, but also this ...