‘Downright terrifying’: readers on their scariest horror villains

After Guardian writers listed their most nightmarish baddies for Halloween, now it’s our readers’ turn. As a film it tends to be considered the weakest of Fulci’s big four or five, but a barely ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

‘Genuinely disturbing’: Guardian writers on their scariest horror villains

For Halloween, critics pick their most nightmarish baddies, from Count Orlok in Nosferatu to Annie Wilkes in Misery. You wouldn’t have Michael Myers if it weren’t for Billy from Black Christmas. ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Hunt: Showdown Gets Its First Crossover Character With This Legendary Horror Villain

We've seen Ghost Face in a number of video games already, namely Dead By Daylight , Among Us , and Call of Duty: Warzone . Now, the iconic killer first seen in Wes Craven's 1996 genre-defying ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 22

Commentary: How the merry gore of 'Terrifier 3' won over horror fans — and the weekend box office

The third installment of the no-budget horror series, proudly violent and loaded with slick endurance tests, is finding mainstream success by dispensing with tasteful restraint.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 14

For Phasmophobia To Be So Terrifying, The Devil Is In The Details

There's an almost imperceptible sound you hear when you cross the threshold of a haunted house in Phasmophobia , the co-op ghost-hunting game from Kinetic Games that took Steam and Twitch by storm ...

Tech - GameSpot - 2 days ago

How a Hockey Goalie Mask Designer Helped Create an Iconic Movie Villain

The most famous mask Ed Cubberly ever made belongs to Hannibal Lecter.

Sports - The New York Times - 17 hours ago

How Times Readers Made the Switch to Heat Pumps

Hundreds of Times readers wrote to us and shared their experiences of installing heat pumps, including the good, the bad and the daunting.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 17

How FT readers are faring in the Budget Game

Players show scale of challenge facing Rachel Reeves on October 30

World - Financial Times - October 24

Kindle Paperwhite Review (2024): The E-Reader to Get

Amazon’s new Paperwhite remains its best ebook reader, now with a larger display, thinner chassis, and longer battery life.

Tech - Wired - 3 days ago

'Exhilarating and terrifying': Inside the summer of the high-major rebuild

Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, USC, Louisville and DePaul began the offseason with new coaches -- and virtually no rosters. Here's how they retooled.

Sports - ESPN - October 17

The quiet, terrifying weaponization of state judicial conduct commissions

In recent years, state legislators, governors and other partisan actors have increasingly sought to exert control over state courts to get the outcomes they want.

Politics - The Hill - 2 hours ago

Woman calls date with convicted cardiologist "Scariest day of my life"

Stephen Matthews, a former Denver cardiologist who was convicted over the summer of drugging 11 women and sexually assaulting nine of them, faces sentencing later this week.

U.S. stocks could face scariest week yet of 2024. Here’s why.

The U.S. stock market’s record-setting rally could face its scariest stretch of 2024 in the week ahead, with a dizzying array of risks on the docket.

Business - MarketWatch - 4 days ago

Hollywood’s villains were once Russian or Chinese. Now they’re us – people from the Balkans | Ana Schnabl

Brad Pitt and George Clooney’s new film Wolfs shows that while geopolitical realities have changed, western prejudice hasn’t. I recently watched the new bro-flick Wolfs. In my defence: I was sick ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Daring or dire? Guardian readers on Joker: Folie à Deux

Todd Phillips’ superhero sequel might have been a box-office flop, but some readers see a lot to cherish in the performances of Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. I thought that this was a daring, ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

FT readers: your tips on where to find calm and authenticity in Venice

The places that put the serene back into La Serenissima, as recommended by you

World - Financial Times - October 20

‘Fundamentally saddened’: Washington Post readers on failure to endorse Harris

Readers say newspaper is failing to abide by its principles as some cancel subscriptions in ‘disgust and disappointment’. Furious Washington Post readers have accused the news organisation of ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

‘I grew up with it’: readers on the enduring appeal of Microsoft Excel

From baby names to wedding planning, fans of the 40-year-old spreadsheet program reveal how it has transformed their lives. “I’m a boring man,” says Mike Elwin, an energy management consultant from ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson takes readers on a cosmic journey with "Merlin"

Neil deGrasse Tyson explores the cosmos in his new book, "Merlin's Tour of the Universe," where he answers readers' questions on galaxies, black holes and more. He joins "CBS Mornings" to share ...

Readers Shed Subscriptions After Washington Post and LA Times’ Non-Endorsements

After their billionaire owners declined to endorse a presidential candidate, after preparing editorials endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, more than 200,000 furious readers canceled their paid ...

Business - Inc. - 2 days ago

Kindle Colorsoft Review: A Color E-Reader and Not Much Else

The first color Kindle is a nice upgrade, but Amazon missed out on a few opportunities to make the Colorsoft even more special.

Tech - Wired - 2 days ago

Michigan is paying $13M after shooter drill terrified psychiatric hospital for kids

A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill at a Michigan psychiatric hospital for children

Health - ABC News - October 15

'Terrifying': Liberty's Stewart addresses threatening email sent to wife

"It is terrifying," Stewart told reporters at practice. "And to know that people can have such direct access."

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 15

Michigan paying $13M after shooter drill terrified psychiatric hospital for kids

A judge has approved a $13 million settlement in a lawsuit over an unannounced active shooter drill at a Michigan psychiatric hospital for children.

'Terrified and angry': patients voice concerns as eye hospital to shut for six months

The Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh is due to close for six months at the end of the month.

The terrifying true story behind Woman of the Hour: ‘He was born with half a soul’

Netflix thriller looks back at the stranger-than-fiction tale of a serial killer who was a contestant on a 1970s dating show. “I am serving you for dinner,” said Cheryl Bradshaw, “What are you ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

WATCH: Terrifying moment dog walker narrowly avoids landslide

Bystander footage captured the terrifying moment part of a cliff collapsed and fell onto beach huts, with the landslide nearly wiping out a dog walker in Bournemouth, England.

RetroRealms Review - A New Horror Multiverse Is Born

Horror games based on beloved movies are more popular than ever, even when you compare this era to the early Nintendo years when movie tie-ins were a lot more common. But most of these modern takes ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 17

Son’s swimming pool death ‘a living horror story’

Christopher Rogers was 20 when he died after being found at the bottom of a pool.

Before review – Billy Crystal’s move into horror is brilliant

The actor excels as a grieving child psychiatrist drawn to the spine-tingling case of a troubled boy – which is full of haunting visions, blood and supernatural menace. As someone who has always ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Why Saw Is The Greatest Horror Movie Franchise Ever

When we think of long-running horror franchises, traditionally we're talking about strings of movies that don't have much to do with each other beyond the ongoing premise. This stuff is supposed to ...

Tech - GameSpot - 4 days ago