Horror Films

The latest horror film "based on a true story" is a case study in culturally insensitive Hollywood marketing.

• By Damian Alexander

Researchers find a physical basis for a popular metaphor.

• By Tom Jacobs

There's ample research on fear, but not much on why people enjoy inducing it. It could be power, group-bonding, or "everyday sadism."

• By Alana Massey

Why the Exorcist still plays on our greatest fears.

• By Jerrod Rosenbaum

When a father dies, his daughter recognizes herself in the resilient women of slasher films.

• By Jenni Miller