A collage of Twin Peaks, E.T., and The Haunting of Hill House

How and Why We Like to Be Scared by TV and Movies

Horror has always been my favorite genre. I’m a very anxious person and something about having that anxiety externalized in a way that’s fun or cathartic has always really appealed to me. I like roller coasters too. How often is our fear so wonderfully contained?

Halloween

Roundtable: Our Spookiest Real Ghost Stories

Turn on all the lights in the house and come read about the Winchester Mystery House, haunted cabins, songs playing from beyond the veil, and our deeply unsurprising number of experiences with ghost cats.