Despite its grittiness, horror is an inherently fantastical genre. While slashers and other horror subgenres lean towards realism, they also possess elements of a heightened reality. One could even ...

The genesis of Freddy Krueger came from real-world medical reports, lending a unique, unsettling foundation to the supernatural slasher genre. Director Wes Craven was inspired by a series of articles ...

The image looks almost abstract at first, a set of pale bands sweeping across the Pacific that could be mistaken for clouds or camera noise. In reality, it is the signature of a wall of water ...