Yahoo Movies Mvps Of Horror
- EntertainmentYahoo Movies
How 'Paranormal Activity' became the scariest, most successful DIY horror movie ever
'Paranormal Activity' director Oren Peli reveals how he turned his $15,000 experiment into one of horror's most successful franchises.
16-min read - EntertainmentYahoo Movies
'Addams Family' director Barry Sonnenfeld explains how Christina Ricci saved the 1991 blockbuster
Sonnenfeld says that the scene-stealing child star talked him out of his original, and much less emotionally-satisfying, ending.
12-min read - EntertainmentYahoo Movies
'Nightmare Before Christmas' turns 25: Director Henry Selick on the making of a Halloween classic
Arguments with Tim Burton, alternate endings, and other secrets of the beloved stop-motion musical "Nightmare Before Christmas," which has become an "inexplicable" Halloween fixture.
- NewsYahoo Movies
Frank Oz restores dark original ending of 'Little Shop of Horrors' for Trump era (exclusive)
Test audiences loved the 1986 horror musical until the conclusion arrived. Its director talks to Yahoo Entertainment about how the film was made, what he thinks about its altered ending, and how it all might be perceived now.
- NewsEthan Alter
MVPs of Horror: 'World War Z' mastermind Max Brooks rates the best zombies in pop culture
Once upon a time, kids were introduced to the wild, wonderful world of horror through slender volumes like the immortally terrifying Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (the version with the original Stephen Gammell artwork — not the significantly toned-down drawings glimpsed in contemporary copies). — Max Brooks, who literally wrote the book on the walking dead in the form of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z. The author recently expanded Minecraft‘s trans-media footprint by penning Mine
- NewsYahoo Movies
'I Know What You Did Last Summer' turns 20: Ryan Phillippe reveals what you didn't see on screen
Actor recalls cast's behind-the-scenes hijinks as '90s horror hit celebrates a milestone.
- EntertainmentYahoo Movies
'28 Days Later' director Danny Boyle explains surprising inspirations for speedy zombies
Danny Boyle didn’t exactly subscribe to the Romero school of zombies before helming the 2002 horror hit 28 Days Later. “I was on the fence about zombies, to be honest,” he told Yahoo Entertainment during a recent Director’s Reel interview. The 28 Days Later flesh eaters not only were fast, but punishingly strong, too — something that, per Boyle, had a surprising inspiration.
2-min read
