Jump scares can be gimmicks, but there are plenty of classic horror films from the 1970s that used the technique effectively.

Few movies evoke such a visceral response as that of 1974's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Gory, disturbing, and utterly haunting, the slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper is widely considered to be ...

Released in 1974, the film helped popularize horror tropes that would define the genre for decades. That includes the masked killer and the resourceful "final girl." Its raw, unpolished style made the ...

Closing out the ‘90s is The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan’s best work to date. The psychological horror film, best known for its iconic plot twist (we won’t spoil it here in case you’ve somehow ...