
Don't let the number of horror articles we've written over the past five years frighten you.
It's no secret that many of us at No Film School are horror enthusiasts. Whether it be learning a new tactic to scare our audiences or watching a video essay that embodies the finer tropes of the genre or interviewing some of horror's best practitioners, the subject matter is clearly one of our favorites. So, in the spirit of the season, we've compiled an exhaustive list of the best horror articles we've posted over the years.
Behind the scenes of our horror favorites
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Rob Zombie on '31': Creating Murder and Mayhem in Low-Budget Horror
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Necrostalgia: Exploring the Twisted Universe of Horror Auteur Rob Zombie
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How Mark Korven Avoided the Temptations of Temp Music to Score 'The Witch'
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How the Filmmakers Behind Horror Anthology 'Holidays' Use Genre to Thwart Expectations [PODCAST]
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'Real Life is Scarier than Anything You Can Dream Up': Morgan Spurlock on Horrifying 'Rats'
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How Wes Craven Prepped His Audience for Pain in 'The Nightmare on Elm Street'
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Behind the Scenes of David Cronenberg's 1983 Bizarre Classic 'Videodrome'
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Rare Behind the Scenes Footage of 'The Exorcist'
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Watch This Documentary on the Director That Made Blood Beautiful: Dario Argento
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Scary Good Filmmaking Wisdom from 'Blair Witch' Director Daniel Myrick
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How 'The Blair Witch Project' Changed Horror with Cheap Shaky Cameras & Genius Marketing
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Filmmakers Talk About the First Movies That Scared Them
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Watch: Why is 'The Witch' So Terrifying?
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You'll Never Watch the Weirdest Horror Film Ever Made the Same Way Again
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This is What Supernatural Horror Film 'It Follows' is Really About (Besides Scary Sex)
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How Guillermo Del Toro Conjured Italian Horror Meister Mario Bava in 'Crimson Peak'
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'Don't Pander to Genre': How 'Lavender' Became a Character-Driven Horror Movie
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What Makes a Movie Scary? Exploring the Horror Elements of 'Lights Out'
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How We Used Artificial Intelligence to Write a Crowdpleaser Horror Script
Horror history
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Watch: How Horror Cinematography Taps into Our Primal Fears
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Watch: The Best Horror Reaction Shots in Cinema History
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Watch: 122 Years, 122 Movies in the History of Horror
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Infographic: Trace the Zombie Epidemic in Pop Culture Back to Its Source
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Before These Actors Became Stars, They Got Killed in Slasher Flicks
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This Infographic Slices Open the Anatomy of a Horror Film
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Watch: Become an Expert on Zombie Films in Just One Minute (Kind Of)
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The 11 Scariest Films of All Time According to Martin Scorsese
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Long Lost Horror Film That Left Scorsese Speechless: Recovering Australia's 'Wake in Fright'
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Why Do We Feel Sympathy for Revolting Horror Film Monsters?
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3 Reasons Why Today's Horror Films Are Just Not Scary Anymore
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From Nosferatu to Jigsaw: a Look at the History of Horror Films
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10 Iconic Shots That Remind Us Why We Love Horror
DIY horror
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How to Write a Thrilling Horror, from 'Silence of the Lambs' Screenwriter and More
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Watch: Why the Best Jump Scares are Basically Just Scary Magic Tricks
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5 Tips for Scaring the Bejeezus Out of Your Audience
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8 Spooky Lighting Techniques You Can Use in Your Horror Film
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This Macabre Masterclass Gives You Recipes for All Different Kinds of Fake Blood
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How to Build a Groovy DIY Chainsaw Arm Like the One Ash Uses in 'Evil Dead II'
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10 Things We Learned from 10 Years of Hustling for Our Feature Debut
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Learn How to Create Realistic Wounds from a Pro Effects Artist
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6 Factors That Play a Huge Role in Designing Sound for Your Horror Film
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Learn Some Horror Makeup Techniques from Oscar-Winning SFX Makeup Artist Rick Baker
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Tutorial: Learn How to Make Zombies Digitally
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The Sound of Horror: Why Hearing Stuff is Scarier Than Actually Seeing Stuff
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5 Lessons on Making Low-Budget Horror From Cult Classic 'Carnival of Souls'
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Download This Free 4K Raw Footage & Practice Editing Your Own Horror Scene
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How to Create Convincing Practical Effects for Your Indie: Gore
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Basics Tips and Concepts to Keep in Mind as You Make Your Horror Film
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10 Iconic Shots That Remind Us Why We Love Horror
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Tutorial: How to Make an Oozy, Nasty, Bloody Fake Hand for Your Horror Film
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4 Comments
Thank you for your amazing knowledge collection. I love you guys. Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2016 at 9:18AM
the image used for this article at the top, which film is that from?
October 31, 2016 at 10:32AM
It's from the film "It Follows"
You need to watch it. I haven't had sex since I've seen it... I'm so alone...
October 31, 2016 at 11:07AM, Edited October 31, 11:07AM
The word auteur needs to die.
November 2, 2016 at 2:58PM