While some horror movies are just continuously horrifying, others give audiences a break from the scares with an occasional silly scene, quippy dialogue, or some slapstick humor. For instance, on July ...

Gray Harrison is a journalist, critic, and creative writer based in Seattle. She has a Master’s degree in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from NYU. While pursuing an arts journalism career, Gray ...

Trick ‘r Treat is perhaps one of the best horror anthologies of all time. Centering on four haunting tales that take place on the same Halloween night and loosely interconnect, Michael Dougherty’s ...

Critic Picks Movies The Iconic Transformation Scene An American Werewolf in London Posted: May 6, 2026 | Last updated: September 6, 2026 David (David Naughton) transforms into a werewolf for the first ...

When the full moon shines, ferocious fangs flash and the werewolf stalks the night. The terrifying idea of a human-wolf creature dates back centuries, moving and morphing from myth to mental illness ...

There aren’t many monsters more legendary than the werewolf. A creature who transforms with the full moon, the werewolf can represent so many things, from addiction and rage to puberty and sexuality.

Cropped poster of Silver Bullet showing a werewolf holding a bat with a bullet entering its eye Image via Paramount Pictures In horror, there are a plethora of subgenres. You have your slashers, found ...