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News Articles: horror films

Chiwetel Ejiofor plays Clark, a furniture store owner who wanders into a mysterious storage space in <em>Backrooms</em>.

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  • Movie Reviews

2 young directors strike big at the box office with 'Backrooms' and 'Obsession'

Backrooms, by 20-year-old filmmaker Kane Parsons, is set in a mysterious maze of abandoned offices. Curry Barker, 26, tells a horror story about consent and male loneliness in Obsession.

June 05, 2026
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By:
  • Justin Chang
Daniel Radcliffe as Charley Kringas, Jonathan Groff as Franklin Shepard and Lindsay Mendez as Mary Flynn in <em>Merrily We Roll Along</em>, the Stephen Sondheim musical filmed on Broadway and now in theaters.

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  • Movies

Horror, a Downton parody, and Sondheim on screen — in theaters this weekend

The Stephen Sondheim musical Merrily We Roll Along played to sold out crowds on Broadway during its 2023-2024 run. That show was filmed, and now available to watch on the big screen.

December 05, 2025
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By:
  • Bob Mondello and
  • Stephen Thompson
Cary Christopher in <em>Weapons</em>.

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  • Movies

In case 2025 wasn't scary enough, it was a great year for horror, too

From the supernatural to the slightly-too-realistic, it's been a banner year for scary movies, many of which are available to stream from home this Halloween.

October 30, 2025
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By:
  • Glen Weldon,
  • Bob Mondello,
  • and 4 more
Marlon Wayans plays Isaiah, a veteran quarterback, in <em>HIM</em>.

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  • Movies

Romance, drama and blood-soaked football — in theaters this weekend

This weekend, a new Jordan Peele-produced film takes on the horrors of becoming the greatest of all time, while a GPS-powered romance takes a winding journey to questionable destinations.

September 19, 2025
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By:
  • Bob Mondello
Vera Farmiga plays Lorraine Warren in <em>The Conjuring: Last Rites</em>, out this weekend. Warren and her husband, Ed, were ghostbusters whose real-life cases inspired <em>The Conjuring</em> franchise.

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  • Movies

The demons in 'The Conjuring' movies may not be real -- but the family tragedies are

The lucrative franchise is based on real stories — and the professional ghostbusters who saved the day. But critics say the real-life couple profited off of people's pain.

September 06, 2025
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby

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  • Movies

'Horrific' relationships: Alison Brie and Dave Franco explore codependency in their movie

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Alison Brie and Dave Franco, who star in the new horror film, 'Together.'

August 03, 2025
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe and
  • Eleana Tworek
In 1973's <em>The Wicker Man</em>, British policeman (Edward Woodward) visits a remote Scottish island to find that the locals have embraced a form of paganism.

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  • Movies

This horror genre is scary as folk – and perfect October viewing

Folk horror is set in remote, isolated areas where nature — and the superstitions of the locals — hold sway. Think: The Wicker Man and Midsommar. It is perfect, spooky, autumnal viewing.

October 05, 2024
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By:
  • Glen Weldon
<em>The Wicker Man</em>, from 1973, was directed by Robin Hardy.

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  • Arts & Life

'The Wicker Man' gets his AARP card today, as the folk horror classic turns 50

The 1973 movie The Wicker Man helped kick off the subgenre known as "folk horror." The film, about a sinister pagan ritual on a remote Scottish island, has scared horror fans for five decades.

December 06, 2023
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
In <em>The Blackening</em>, Lisa (Antoinette Robertson) and her friends try to survive a weekend getaway turned deadly.

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  • Arts & Life

Racist horror tropes are the first to die in the slasher comedy 'The Blackening'

A group of Black friends hosts a weekend getaway at a cabin in the woods, and a played-out scary movie trope is turned cleverly on its head.

June 14, 2023
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By:
  • Aisha Harris
Hand-carved pumpkins are displayed at Van Cortlandt Manor on Oct. 8, 2022, in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.

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  • Movie Interviews

Venture into the 'Fresh Air' crypt for a Halloween horror fest

Ever wonder what keeps Stephen King up at night, or which movie scenes make Jordan Peele jump? For Halloween this year, Fresh Air rebroadcasting archival interviews with masters of the horror genre.

November 03, 2022
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By:
  • Terry Gross
A cosplayers dressed as Pennywise from "It" poses during the Comic Con festival in 2017 at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris.

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  • Movies

AAH! Two Companies Could Pay You $1,300 To Watch Horror Movies This Halloween

Both DISH Network and the website FinanceBuzz are offering a financial reward to lucky scary movie fans who watch a selected list of frightening flicks.

September 13, 2021
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Director and screenwriter Nia DaCosta (shown here in 2018) has made history with the debut of her horror film <em>Candyman.</em>

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  • Movies

Nia DaCosta Is The 1st Black Female Director To Debut Atop The U.S. Box Office

The 31-year-old director and screenwriter's horror film Candyman — a reboot of the 1992 classic — made history as it raked in more than $22 million in its opening weekend.

August 31, 2021
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By:
  • Sharon Pruitt-Young
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