Most people don’t think of animated films as the ones that make you shudder. But hear me out: some of the best horror and thrillers are animated because of the medium’s flexibility. Concepts like ...

Everyone assumes cartoons are for kids, and that’s a fair belief, given the number of kid-centric cartoons released each year. However, animation superfans will remind everyone that the term refers to ...

I don't know what it is about stop-motion, but there's something in the stylised movements that the medium lends its characters that translates well to the horror genre, and it is the perfect medium ...

Marco Vito Oddo is a writer, journalist, and amateur game designer. Passionate about superhero comic books, horror films, and indie games, he formally worked as a Senior Writer for Collider. When he's ...

If you watch the live-action How to Train Your Dragon trailer and compare it to the animated one from 2010, the tone of the ...

It's that time of year again, when filmmakers try to scare the bejeebies out of us. Joining the lineup of the usual fare this fall are a pair of less-spooky animated films for the younger set: “Hotel ...

In this video, we explore a chilling collection of scary animated stories, featuring true horror tales and creepy narratives.

The animated film Flow just won an Oscar — but it might be too dark for some kids. The wordless movie follows a cat that is chased by a pack of dogs and nearly drowns in a flood. There are no humans ...

Scary Godmother is back, this time in three dimensions. Chicago artist/writer Jill Thompson has teamed with Vancouver’s Mainframe Entertainment Inc. to produce the “Scary Godmother Halloween ...

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Sometimes cinema audiences badly misjudge a film based on its medium and the way the studios market that film: the under-rated 2012 film Paranorman was a case in point - a far more adult flick than ...