Arts

L to R: Jonah (Evan Rosado) draws while Ma (Sheila Vand) and Paps (Raul Castillo) drowse, in We the Animals.

When The Wild Rumpus Stops: 'We The Animals'

by Bob Mondello

Documentarian Jeremiah Zagar's first feature film adapts Justin Torres' impressionistic autobiographical novel of boyhood; the dreamlike result is "intense, scary and ecstatically lyrical."
Readers nominated Jaws for our list of 100 favorite horror stories — but our judges recommend you see the movie instead.

What, No 'Jaws?' Or: See The Movie, Skip The Book

by Grady Hendrix

Readers may notice that some famous titles are missing from this year's final list of 100 favorite horror stories — books like Jaws and The Amityville Horror. That's because, frankly, they stink.
Scary tentacles

H.P. Lovecraft And The Shadow Over Horror

by Ruthanna Emrys

Lovecraft's stories are among the foundations of modern horror; they still have the power to terrify today. But his bigotry is just as horrific — so how do we deal with this all-too-human darkness?