Creepy, spooky, and scary middle grade books for kids are often readers’ favorite kinds of books. Here are the best scary books for brave readers! Because if your readers love a good jolt of ...

My colleague Ailsa Chang recently spent some time talking with NPR staffers about the movies. It is the latest in our regular series Cineplexity. Here's Ailsa. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) ...

My daughter loves horror films. She’ll watch anything with a creepy vibe and frequently wants to talk about movies she hasn’t seen. However, she’s only 11. So, as she begs to watch The Shining or It ...

Dr. Bethany Cook, PsyD, MT-BC, is a licensed clinical psychologist and author of For What It’s Worth: A Perspective on How to Thrive and Survive Parenting. She's a sought after therapist and quoted ...

Gizmo is all cute smiles and cooing till his owner deviates from a few simple rules. Allstar Picture Library Limited/Alamy Horror has always helped us establish the boundaries of acceptability by ...