Arrebato (Rapture) is the 1979 cult-hit from Spanish director Iván Zulueta that has thrilled and mystified international audiences for decades and will soon be available for the first time in the United States.

America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster, authored by Mary Kay McBrayer, is an interesting and experimental novel focused on exactly who you’d expect: Jane Toppan.

In Global Horror Cinema Today: 28 Representative Films from 17 Countries, this broad-strokes perspective on the genre’s recent filmic history will have horror fans keeping Letterboxd open—so many amazing moves, so little time.

After summoning a holiday shark cartoon and wishing to be alone this Christmas, Cody must fight to protect his family from being killed by his own creation.

Though Brotherhood of the Wolf has its rough edges, this genre mashup of a movie has much to offer for horror and history fans alike.

Shudder’s newest original film, The Advent Calendar, is an impressive French-language feature from writer-director Patrick Ridremont, and features strong cast performances sure to add some chills to your holiday lineup.

The saga of murderers, Joe and Love, turned married progresses as a newborn baby throws a wrench into their new chapter in an upper-class suburban neighborhood.

The horror in Midnight Mass isn’t its vampire, though that is horrifying as well, but in its people—that an entire town of good, well-meaning families could be so easily convinced to turn on each other and their humanity. It’s a difficult but necessary pill to swallow in a post-COVID, post-QAnon world.

Travel Anthology features ghostly tales of authors from around the globe, with an interesting focus: There are no stories of haunted houses.

The WSB team discusses their favorite things about the Halloween holiday. From movies to crafts, decorations and aesthetics, each author conveys what brings them most joy during the spooky season.

Catastrophe Cate, a DIY creative and actress, celebrates the Halloween season with the opening her new handmade, sustainable venture, The Handmade Horror Shoppe.

Director Isaac Esban's The Similar is a tribute to Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone, while also exploring the depths of lived reality.

Nikki Norris, a Pittsburgh-based artist specializing in dioramas and horror photography, brings cozy and chilling scenes alike to life through her work, emphasizing the importance of the details.

Netflix’s Fear Street movies, adapted from the novels by R.L. Stine, feature fun cast performances, an interplay of nostalgia and tropes, and demonstrates director Leigh Janiak’s talent for telling a good story.

The Villa and the Vortex: Supernatural Stories, 1916-1924 by Elinor Mordaunt is a must-read for those who love older horror and weird fiction, and for those who just love a good ghost story.

Nia DaCosta’s Candyman, though it closely follows the footsteps of the original, is a worthwhile sequel, wearing its themes on its sleeve and breathing new life into the story for the next generation.

In the early 20th century, hundreds of young girls working at radium-dial factories were reported to have fallen ill, not knowing that the lip-pointing they used to perform their new occupations was actually killing them. In her book, “The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women,” Kate Moore retells the womens’ haunting stories and fights against corporate injustice.

In Global Horror Cinema Today, author Jon Towlson explores recent horror films from across the world. In this interview, Towlson details his research process, how nations are using the genre to contend with their own difficult pasts, and other fascinating topics.

David Lowery’s The Green Knight, a dreamlike venture, explores the vast interiority and resiliency of the human spirit, and that, really, sometimes you’ve just gotta lose your head.

Stuart Gordon’s Dagon, often overlooked in favor of his other movies, stands the test of time as both a unique horror movie and a parry against the racism in Lovecraft’s literature.