Author Quan Barry shares her latest literary horror novel, "The Unveiling," and explores how reading horror novels unveils ...

Source: Tama66/Pixabay In a provocative, counterintuitive, and often compelling new book, Scrivner (a behavioral psychologist ...

UVA’s Natasha Bailey says haunted houses and jump scares create a thrilling, safe fear that gives the brain a buzz.

The University of Pittsburgh is doubling down on its longstanding commitment to studying the horror genre with the launch of its new Horror Studies Center.

So—what is it? What about the horror genre has our society in a chokehold? Like most things, there isn’t a single explanation.

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