1. Halloween Halloween may not have been the first slasher film, but has become the archetype of the sub-genre. John Carpenter was just 30 when he …

Every horror fan has that one horror film they saw too young – a movie moment that both traumatised and excited them, leaving them subtly haunted for …

1. Michael Myers The ‘murderous child’ trope begins and ends with Halloween’s Michael Myers, and carries an internal logic: anyone prepared to murder …

1. Insidious Directed by James Wan, this super scary haunted house flick is well worth a watch during spooky season – and any time of year, in fact. …