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Critic Bob Mondello remembers the movie fright-fests he conjured in his youth

Halloween has a film critic remembering the movie fright-fests he conjured in his youth.

Venture into the ‘Fresh Air’ crypt for a Halloween horror fest

Ever wonder what keeps Stephen King up at night, or which movie scenes make Jordon Peele jump? Come with us into the crypt (aka the Fresh Air archives) — if you dare!

One Piece Film Red (2022)

Opens Friday, Nov 4, 2022Movie Details Play Trailers

A Hollywood High – Duran Duran Live in Concert (2022)

Opens Thursday, Nov 3, 2022Movie Details

Think you’re not a fan of horror films? Try starting with these picks

Halloween is peak scary film season. But can a horror film enthusiast convince a reluctant public radio host to check out a film or two this year?

My mom passed down her love of horror to me — and a big lesson about courage

It took me years to fully realize why my mother loved her spooky books so much. Those horror stories gave my mother the courage to leave her abuser.

A new documentary follows an affair that felled evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr.’s career

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with Billy Corben, director of “God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty.” The movie is about an affair that felled evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr.’s career.

Cinemas have reopened in Kashmir after 2 decades — but few moviegoers are showing up

The cinemas, shut down after threats from separatist militants, reopened last month. Moviegoers pass through an Indian police checkpoint and are frisked at the theater entrance for bombs and weapons.

Elizabeth Banks was drawn to 40-year-old’s coming-of-age story in timely ‘Call Jane’

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with actress Elizabeth Banks about her new movie Call Jane, based on a real-life underground network that provided access to safe abortions in the Chicago area.

‘Aftersun’ follows a father and daughter’s last summer vacation together

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with director Charlotte Wells about her new movie, “Aftersun,” a story that follows a father and daughter as they remember the last summer vacation they spent together.

Movie review: ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’

The Netflix adaptation of “All Quiet on the Western Front,” the classic novel about the horrors of World War I, was directed by a German man and is in the German language.

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