3. Twisty the Clown (American Horror Story: Freak Show, 2014) Technically TV, but too iconic to skip. Twisty’s silent rage and horrifying half-mask gave viewers nightmares for weeks. Balloons? Forever ...

Eagle-eyed spectators may delight in the subtler treasures: cosmic deadlights, Maturin’s nods, and familiar haunts like the Jade of the Orient or a youthful Dick Hallorann. Watching with attention ...

The trippiest of horror experiences, Midsommar manages to be one of the scariest films to take place almost entirely in the daylight. Its graphic nature is not for the faint of heart, nor are the ...

Andy and Barbara Muschietti, co-creators of HBO's prequel drama about Stephen King's demonic clown, flavor the scarefest with themes of fascism, bigotry and the loss of innocence.