You’re not the bad guy, but you still gotta run from your own people. This narrative is served hot, mostly in thrillers — spanning spy, dystopian, and action thrillers. These types of stories not only ...

Picture this, if you will. Young babysitter hears a noise in the basement. Spooked, she goes downstairs to check it out… but doesn’t turn the lights on! Aagghh!! Or, the house the family moved into ...

Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

This is when something seemingly unexpected happens in the film, with the intention of causing the audience to leap out of their seats. The jump scare is probably one of the most used tropes in the ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

If there's one thing that all horror movies have in common, it's that they aim to give their audiences an adrenaline rush, keeping them on the edge of their seats for the duration of the film, as they ...