From murderous clowns to harrowing modernity, Salon staffers pick a terrifying lineup of spooky movies and TV shows.

Meet the new gold standard for Hollywood hype.

Michael Patrick Jann's beauty-pageant sendup "Drop Dead Gorgeous" lands the crown.

Sam Raimi's bloated prequel looks spectacular, but its detached, uneasy star can't reanimate a fantasy classic

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Slide show: We talk to artist Nicholas Hyde about George Lucas' influence on contemporary graphics culture

How do we cast out the demons who keep making low-budget, faux-realistic horror movies?

The "Ted Lasso" star's role in the sequel is brief but essential: she's the villain origin story

With the only thing new Chris Pratt’s tan, the blockbuster is the latest in our era of deep nostalgia

From Donald Trump's "witch hunt!" to Jordan Peterson's "swamp witches," what's at the root of this resurgence?

Witch-identified folks are sharing spells online in an act of magical resistance in advance of the U.S. election

Network's Benghazi craze is just the latest in a series of fever dreams dating back to the Clinton administration

While some may bristle at the notion of sanitized films, it's an interesting sign of where the industry is heading

He helped invent action movies and turned Tom Cruise into a star. How Tony Scott surpassed his more famous brother

The Netflix show taps into nostalgia and obsession in a mystery that could only be analog