From Alien to It: The Science Behind our Love of Horror via 9 Iconic Scenes
A clown’s eyes peering back at us when we look into the storm drain. An unsuspecting man enjoying a meal with colleagues when a baby alien decides to explode out of his chest. A fairy-eating and eyeless pale man stalking a little girl through subterranean chambers. What is it about these skin-crawling scenes that compel so many of us to sit at the edge of our seats for the next good movie fright?
Neuroscientist Christian Jarrett says we crave this kind of entertainment because it triggers so many of the cognitive buttons evolution has left us with.
Creepy Cinema: Test Your Halloween Movie Trivia Knowledge
In honor of what is arguably the most cinema-friendly holiday around, we're devoting this week's quiz to some of the greatest Halloween movies that there ever were. From Nightmare on Elm Street to The Exorcist, test your knowledge of scary movie trivia–and why not break out the horror films, to kick off what we hope is a truly memorable 2012 Halloween.
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Nosferatu, Night Monster, Hocus Pocus: An Ode to Halloween, the Movie-Lover’s Holiday
It’s that time of year when things that go bump in the night are on our minds and our movie screens. Halloween, perhaps even more so than Christmas, is a movie holiday; what else are you supposed to do to celebrate, once society deems you too old to knock on doors and demand candy?
Boutique theaters across the country understand this grown-up Halloween need, and answer enthusiastically with holiday-specific programming that runs the gamut—from camp to horror,
