Regular readers of my articles will know that I love horror films. Although I am not a great fan of the archetypal ‘slasher’ movies (franchises such as Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, ...

Even though horror movies trigger negative feelings such as fear and disgust, they are quite popular among many viewers. Similar to actual threatening stimuli, a horror movie activates the sympathetic ...

THE STORY is set in a town called Hope Springs—your first clue to the film’s schmaltz—which hosts an annual snow-sculpture contest. A local Michelangelo has sculpted a snowman with a chiselled face ...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter and director also explained to host Bill Maher why the audience is so important, saying, "The only way one can learn how to write a play is to sit ...