It’s almost Halloween! To celebrate, we've curated a spine-chilling compilation of the best moments from our interviews with the masters of horror.

First, we have Mike Flanagan talking about THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE and the freedom and challenges of working in the horror genre, then we have Dennis Lehane talking about the process of writing novels vs. TV and the balance of darkness and hope, followed by James Vanderbilt talking about the importance of character development in horror films and the differences between SCREAM and other slasher films, and lastly, we have Robert Eggers & Sjón talking about the role of curses in storytelling and the belief in the supernatural.

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