Gothic is a an odd thing to describe. The word derives from the Goths, an East Germanic tribe that of course doesn't exist anymore. And then there was the gothic movement, gothic architecture, gothic ...

Folk horror is a term that has become popular, but also equally difficult to define. Perhaps that is why it is most helpful to talk about it in terms of the collections of elements or tropes that ...

Feminist horror is a subgenre of horror that explores themes of gender, sexuality, and power dynamics. It often features female protagonists who are fighting against patriarchal oppression and the ...

The combination of sex and horror. What a nice pair. Any horror movie or story that involves sex as a central part of the tale, it is introducing this trope in some way. Sometimes it can be used in ...

Documentary-style horror movies and stories can be the scariest of them all. There is nothing like something that seems to document real events. Whether it is a nonfiction story that claims to be ...

Cosmic horror speaks to perhaps one of the scariest things possible, and that is the unknown. Rooted in ideas made famous by H.P. Lovecraft, but have become much more over the years, the conceit that ...

Comedy and horror are inescapably linked. It's twisted, but true. Perhaps it was the first time a caveman began to tell a scary story around a fire, then regretted it and tried to relieve the tension ...

This subgenre of horror is entirely built around the age of the audience. But otherwise, you can find mixing of nearly all the other tropes normally found in adult horror into this subgenre as well. ...

Cannibalism goes back a long way. It isn't surprising that cannibal horror movies and stories about cannibalism have existed for a long time as well. Stories and myths that involve human flesh go back ...

Synopsis The movie Eternal Evil (1985) is a supernatural horror film directed by Tom Holland. The movie Eternal Evil (1985) follows a troubled young man who becomes possessed by a demonic entity. ...