From tales where the monster wears a human face to detectives unraveling a case entangled with supernatural forces, the best entries in this subgenre push boundaries and redefine what horror can be. They leave you shaken by what they reveal — about the killer, and sometimes about us as viewers.

From monster openings for movies like “Sinners” and “Final Destination Bloodlines” to word-of-mouth streaming debuts like “Dead Mail” and “Best Wishes to All,” there are so many standouts that any horror fan has

"Sometimes you watch a movie and one image gets stuck in your mind… just one simple image that can make you shit your pants out of fear."

In the overwhelming majority of horror movies, there's little debate over who the "good" and "bad" characters are, because the lines tend to be drawn incredibly clearly. There are the hapless victims desperately fighting to survive, and then there's the thing trying to kill them.

He's watched way too many slasher movies over the decades, which makes him an aficionado on all things Halloween and Friday the 13t