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Welcome to Horror Haunt, Metro's spookiest column where our resident horror experts Alicia Adejobi and Rebecca Sayce cover the most frightening genre offerings – from the latest scary movie releases and gruesome classics to the most spine-chilling TV shows on streaming services like Netflix, Amazon Prime and more.

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A compilation image of Paris Hilton as Paige in House Of Wax. She is standing in front of the wax museum and screaming while holding a pointed weapon

20 years since House of Wax was released this ugly piece of history still crops up

Film 11 hours ago By Rebecca Sayce

Sinners' 'horniest' scenes are just as important as the most gory

Film April 23, 2025 By Rebecca Sayce

Of all the 2000s horror remakes, this eerie film doesn't deserve its hate

Film April 15, 2025 By Rebecca Sayce

Valentine - 2001 (Picture: Warner Bros.)

This 2001 horror film's 11% Rotten Tomatoes score is a complete injustice

Film February 13, 2025 By Alicia Adejobi

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mandate/Universal/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock (5884878t) Alison Lohman Drag Me To Hell - 2009 Director: Sam Raimi Mandate/Universal USA Scene Still Horror Jusqu'en enfer

I was wrong about this iconic horror with 92% on Rotten Tomatoes

Film January 10, 2025 By Alicia Adejobi

Black Christmas still of Olivia Hussey as Jess

I’m still haunted by this classic Christmas movie with 71% on Rotten Tomatoes

Film December 17, 2024 By Alicia Adejobi

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Cook Allender/Blumhouse Prods/Mgm/Ryan Murphy Prods/Orion/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock (5872804a) Andy Abele, Spencer Treat Clark, Addison Timlin The Town That Dreaded Sundown - 2014 Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Blumhouse Productions/MGM/Ryan Murphy Productions/Orion Pictures USA Scene Still Horror

This 2014 horror film shows exactly how sequels should be handled

Film November 27, 2024 By Alicia Adejobi

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Mandate/Universal/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock (5884878t) Alison Lohman Drag Me To Hell - 2009 Director: Sam Raimi Mandate/Universal USA Scene Still Horror Jusqu'en enfer

I was wrong about this iconic horror with 92% on Rotten Tomatoes

Film January 10, 2025 By Alicia Adejobi

Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor 2023 Country USA Running Time 98 minutes Format DCP Distributor Shudder Director Stephen Cognetti Cast Bridget Rose Perrotta, Destiny Leilani Brown, James Liddell, Gideon Berger

I almost quit the Hell House LLC franchise - but this sequel saved it all

Film October 31, 2024 By Alicia Adejobi

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by New Line/Everett/REX/Shutterstock (436119a) Jessica Biel 'THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE' FILM STILLS - 2003

I still swear by Jessica Biel’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre 21 years on

Film October 22, 2024 By Alicia Adejobi