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The 25 Best Horror Movies of All time, Ranked

Every once in a while, a horror film debuts that completely changes the genre, and these films rank among the best horror movies of all time.

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Jim Carrey's Ghostly Encounter Connects The Shining to Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber is one of Jim Carrey's funniest roles. But one part of the film connects to the Stephen King film adaptation of The Shining.

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20 Great Movies With Questionable Controversial Scenes

As evidenced by The Shining and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, even the best movies can be tarnished by a single divisive scene.

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The Best Stephen King Movies Expose the Problems with Adaptations

Stephen King's novels are regularly adapted for movies, and those adaptations expose interesting elements and challenges of the adaptation process.

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10 Most Shocking Movie Deaths

Some character deaths are predictable, but others can come out of nowhere. From Psycho to Pulp Fiction, here are ten truly shocking movie deaths.

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The 10 Most Iconic Horror Movie Quotes

From The Shining to A Nightmare on Elm Street, horror's greatest movies have also spawned some of the cinema's most iconic quotes.

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Evil Dead Rise Outdoes The Shining's Most Iconic Scene

The final act of Lee Cronin's Evil Dead Rise pays tribute to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, making an iconic horror scene even more terrifying.

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The 10 Greatest Book To Screen Adaptations, Ranked

Fans have been treated to numerous great book adaptations, from the Harry Potter series to The Shining to Game of Thrones.

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10 Times Critics Were Wrong About Great Movies

Reviewers initially criticized some of the most popular and iconic films, like The Shining and Psycho.

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25 Movie Endings That Make No Sense Even On A Rewatch

While many complex movies work hard to justify their confusing endings, even devoted fans can't make sense of every ambitious finale.

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10 Amazing Technical Achievements The Oscars Snubbed

The Academy doesn't always get it right when acknowledging outstanding technical achievements in film, leaving many great films without Oscars.

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10 Underrated Horror Movie Sequels

Despite a multitude of horror sequels being made every year, many of the best fall through the cracks.

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Knock At The Cabin & 9 Other Great R-Rated Horror Movies

Like Scream and Get Out, M. Night Shyamalan's Knock at the Cabin is a great R-rated horror film.

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10 Most Terrifying Horror Villains

In the best instances, horror movie villains embody some of humanity's greatest fears.

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10 Greatest Movie Parodies In Bob’s Burgers, Ranked

From iconic films like Jaws to heist flicks like Ocean's Eleven, Bob's Burgers has given fans some great movie parodies.

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Evil Dead Rise Borrows From a Stephen King Classic

Evil Dead Rise looks to bring back the bloody and chaotic Evil Dead franchise. But its first trailer also has ties to another classic horror film.

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The Shining Features Horror's Most Underrated Final Girl

Among the famous Final Girls of Horror, the survivor of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, Wendy, tends to get overlooked, despite her bravery.

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10 Worst-Written Female Characters In Horror Movies

Sadly, many horror movies stick to the same boring tropes when it comes to female characters.

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Jim Carrey Tried to Make a Found-Footage Horror Film on Dumb and Dumber To's Set

The directors of Everything Everywhere All at Once were approached by Jim Carrey to produce a found-footage horror comedy on Dumb and Dumber To's set.

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10 Most Annoying Horror Protagonists

Horror movie protagonists are put in stressful, lethal situations, but they can still be annoying people who make foolish choices.

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