Horror movies are enjoying a jump-scare moment, as hit films like “Obsession” and “Backrooms” thrill zeitgeist-moving Gen Z audiences. Summer promises to deliver yet another slew of memorable thrills, ...

It's not a new thing, though. Horror having a political edge goes back decades. Case in point: "The Blob," a film from 1958 about an alien that crash-lands outside a small, wholesome all-American town ...