Horror

At CBR, we celebrate horror year-round. We shine a blacklight on the genre’s finest work and most terrifying legends, offering exclusive features, rankings, and discussions designed for the ultimate horror enthusiast.

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Japan Ranks the Top 10 Horror Anime of All Time

Japan reveals which 10 anime horror titles are the medium's best when it comes to ghosts, demons and things that go bump in the night.

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Netflix's 8-Part Horror Series With 93% RT Is Already the Perfect Mike Flanagan Replacement

With Mike Flanagan departing Netflix, fans are seeking more original horror content, and one show is the answer.

Alexander Skarsgard as Randall Flagg in The Stand.
5 Stephen King Books Better Than The Stand

The Stand is considered Stephen King's magnum opus, but five of his books are even more noteworthy.

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Stephen King Hailed This 2020s Horror Masterpiece as 'the Best Modern Vampire Story Ever'

Stephen King is never shy about praising the horror books, movies, and TV shows he loves, but this 2025 novel might be his most glowing.

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5 Genres We Need Christopher Nolan to Tackle After The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan has mastered sci-fi adventures, historical epics, and action-thrillers. We'd love to see him tackle these genres next.

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Prime Video Orders New 8-Part Horror Series Based on Comic Book From Invincible's Publisher
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Prime Video has given the greenlight to Stillwater, a new horror series based on a comic book.

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James Wan's New Horror Trailer Horrifies Filmgoers: 'Made My Entire Theater Jump'

Horror fans are saying the trailer alone for James Wan's new horror movie is giving them scares.

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Netflix's New 6-Part Creature Feature Is Replacing Widow's Bay as 2026's Best Horror Show

Apple TV's Widow's Bay took the horror genre by storm in 2026, but Netflix will soon catch up with its own new horror series.

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Terry Maitland (Jason Bateman) stands against a chain fence at a baseball game in HBO's The Outsider
Jason Bateman's 10-Part Horror Thriller Is the Tightest Adaptation of a Stephen King Novel
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While many Stephen King stories have been adapted for TV, only one series is truly the best, and it's wildly underrated.

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5 Stephen King Books Better Than IT

Stephen King's IT is certainly the most popular of his adaptations, but as far as the books go, it's a far cry from being the Horror Master's best.

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It's Official, The Odyssey Confirms Christopher Nolan Is Ready for Horror

Christopher Nolan gave us two of the most anxiety-inducing sequences of the year tucked inside The Odyssey, proving he is already a horror director.

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Mike Flanagan's New Stephen King Show on Prime Video Is Already a 5-Star Classic

Flanagan has stressed that Carrie's TV adaptation expands Stephen King's original novel in ways that film adaptations simply could not.

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HBO's 7-Season Horror Series Based on Hit Comic Book Is Dominating PVOD 30 Years Later

HBO's Tales From the Crypt, a classic horror anthology, becomes a No. 1 PVOD hit 30 years after its debut

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The Walking Dead's New Westworld Connection Makes Dead City Season 3 Mandatory Viewing

The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 has confirmed several new main or recurring cast members, and one in particular has fans excited.

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DC's Horror Comics Are Better Than Its Superhero Books

As much as the Absolute Universe might be bringing superheroes to new heights, everyone has overlooked a fantastic run of DC horror.

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Everything We Know About The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3

The Walking Dead: Dead City is back soon with its third season, and based on what we know so far, it is set to be a huge improvement over Season 2.

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5 Essential R-Rated 80s Horror Movies That Are Still Perfect Today

The 80s have endured as a golden age of American horror, having unleashed a slew of R-rated classics still terrifying today.

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10 Masterpiece Low-Budget Horror Movies, Ranked

Horror movies don't always need a big budget to make an impact. In fact, some of the most memorable horror flicks have been made on a shoestring.

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33 Years Later, Star Trek's Scariest Episode Deserves to Be Called a Horror Masterpiece

Although Star Trek: The Next Generation isn't a horror series, there's one episode that still gives us nightmares.

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Stephen King & George RR Martin's Instant Sci-Fi Classic Is as Close to Perfect as Remakes Get
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The hit '60s series got an upgrade with literary voices like Stephen King and George R.R. Martin shaping its near-perfect anthology format.

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