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10 Movie Monsters That Could Defeat Godzilla (And 10 That Don’t Stand a Chance)

He might be considered the king of the monsters, but there are plenty of other movie beasts that could dethrone Godzilla and steal the crown.

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10 Best Stephen King Screen Adaptations, Ranked

Stephen King has created many horrifying stories as a writer. But what screen adaptations of his work have stood out as some of the best?

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The 10 Highest-Grossing Horror Movies Of All Time

Horror movies rarely, but sometimes, will dominate the box office, offering chills and thrills with broader appeal.

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Beyond IT: All of Pennywise's Appearances in Other Stephen King Stories

TV and movies have been pretty shy about overtly referencing Pennywise, but Stephen King's novels make repeated references to the sinister clown.

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IT: Why Stephen King's Most Controversial Scene Will Never Be Adapted to Film

Neither Andy Muschietti's It nor the TV mini-series with Tim Curry touched on this sequence from King's novel, and there are some good reasons why.

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10 Best Scares in The Boogeyman

Based on a Stephen King short story, The Boogeyman is one of the scariest films of 2023.

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10 Horror Movies With The Most Outmatched Protagonists

Jason Voorhees and Pennywise are powerful, nearly unstoppable horror villains, and their films' protagonists were greatly outmatched.

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10 Horror Villains Scarier Than Friday The 13th’s Jason

Jason may be the king of horror in camp grounds and Manhattan, but the horror genre is spoiled with incredible villains who are even scarier.

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10 Best Horror Films From the 2010s, Ranked by IMDb

The 2010s were a great time for movies of all genres. However, it was an especially excellent decade for some of the best horror films ever.

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15 Most Disturbing Deaths In Horror Movies, Ranked

While horror films revel in terror and dread, some scary movies feature disturbing deaths that stick with the viewer even after the credits roll.

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IT's Pennywise Benefited From an Ambiguous Origin

The IT movies allowed Pennywise to be more terrifying than ever. But the best choice they made was making the villain's origin a mystery.

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10 Best Horror Movies About Summer Vacations, Ranked

The campy classic Sleepaway Camp and the gory creature feature Piranha are some of the best horror movies based on summer vacations gone wrong.

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10 Horror Remakes That Are Actually Better Than the Original

Like any genre, horror is subject to frequent remakes, such as with classics like The Fly. However, in some cases, it turns out to be the right move.

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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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What Pennywise Looks Like in Stephen King's Book - And How He Compares to the Movies

Despite being known for its form as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, the creature from Stephen King’s IT has many forms. But which look is book-accurate?

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10 Controversial Scenes Movies Will Never Adapt

From Stephen King's It to the cult classic American Psycho, some book scenes are too creepy and unsettling to be included in a film adaptation.

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The IT Movies Ignored Pennywise's Weirdest Reveal

Movie adaptations usually alter their source material a good bit, and both adaptations of Stephen King’s It leave out a big Pennywise reveal.

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10 Great Horror Villains Ruined By One Single Scene

In horror, the real draw is not the main characters but a compelling villain, which makes it all the more awful when a single scene ruins them.

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10 Best Horror Movie Jump Scares, Ranked
10 Best Horror Movie Jump Scares, Ranked

From Signs to Insidious, some horror movies have terrifying jump scares that are etched into the audiences’ minds.

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IT: Welcome to Derry Series Adds Gotham, Black Lighting Alums in Major Roles

HBO Max announces the first set of actors who will be joining Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the upcoming IT prequel series Welcome to Derry.

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