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Ahead of Halloween, Entertainment Weekly is counting down the 25 best horror movie villains of all time, from Pinhead to Pennywise.

Every day until October 31, the major streamers are running as many horror films as they possibly can. There are a lot of modern selections to choose from, but a lot fewer classic horror flicks if you don't want to pay a rental fee.

“A House of Dynamite” is currently the top movie on Netflix.

American studies professor Thomas Doherty is a film expert and a longtime admirer of scary movies. He even prepared a list of some of his favorite horror flicks to satisfy those who dare this spooky season. Here, Doherty discusses the horror genre’s evolution and its enduring popularity among moviegoers.

Jump scares and gore might not seem like the most soothing watching, but scary films can actually be the ideal therapy during anxious times.

The weekly screening and lecture exposed me to a wide range of scary movies, from classics like “Halloween,” to truly traumatic stories like “I Spit On Your Grave,” to David Cronenberg’s “ The Brood ,” which gave me a lifetime fear of children wearing snowsuits (they do bad things in that movie).

The Playmaker has taken international sales rights to Nikias Chryssos’ English-language debut, the supernatural body-horror pic “Bloody Tennis.”