The scariest horror film I’ve ever watched isLights Out, the Swedish short film from 2013.

This is the bread and butter of horror anthologies.

This is a brief history of the horror anthology show.

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Speaking of theTwilight Zone, it saw its first revival in 1985.

But even here there are similarly big names on and off-screen such asHarlan EllisonandWes Craven.

However,American Horror Storyat times set multiple seasons in the same universe.

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Now and Beyond

This brings us to now.

Lots to get excited about for the future of the form.

When you give yourself as little time as possible, the possibilities to frighten expand tenfold.

The killer Santa (Oliver MacGreevy) attacks Joanne (Joan Collins) in ‘Tales From the Crypt’

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With new and more diverse voices in horror, so many more stories are ready to be told.

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With a bright pink lip and sequin encrusted silver glove, Lady Gaga holds cigarette looking off in American Story Hotel

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Black Mirror

The Twilight Zone