Author: Lauren Spear

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Lauren Spear shares 16 memorable improvised weapons in horror movies, used by good guys and baddies. Which one are YOU reaching for to defend yourself with?

So, you want even MORE great PG-13 horror movies to watch? No problem! These 12 films still bring the scares without the gore. From spooky ghost stories to fun creature features to tense mind games – there’s something for EVERY horror fan!

Horror film romantic duos, sibling duos, gals pals, and friend groups are amazing but… common. Let’s celebrate the rare fellas: The Best Bros of Horror!

Here are the new & upcoming early 2026 indie horror creations from creators who landed in my HorrorFam.com inbox! Want YOUR horror project featured in June…?

Lanny Helton of Frightful Facades creates intricate handmade replicas of famous horror film houses as well as decorations for YOUR horror home — from light switch covers to refrigerator magnets to light-up action figure display stands!

You dipped your toe into the horror genre with some gentle starter films and now you wanna watch something a TEENY bit scarier but not TOO scary? PG-13 horror movies to the rescue!

Meosha Bean is an indie horror director, editor, cinematographer, actress, and MORE! She spoke with host, Lauren Spear, about her newest feature film, her YouTube shorts, her cinematic inspirations, and how confronting horrors – both real and fictional – can help us heal through our most traumatic moments.

Lauren Spear reviews Peanut Button’s new horror point-and-click puzzle adventure game, Riddlewood Manor.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN from everyone at HorrorFam.com!! We each shared our favorite horror movies, horror books, Halloween activities, and gave shoutouts to indie horror creators we felt deserved more love on this special day!

Esteemed horror historian Ron Magid shares some of The Halloween Society’s fascinating history and its groundbreaking impact on how Halloween masks and horror movie props were treated in the years since. You’ll also hear from indie horror filmmaker Harrison Magid on how he and his father are working together to “revive and resuscitate” The Halloween Society through new publications and an upcoming documentary – The Halloween Society: Unmasked!

Since publishing our list of 20 tween-friendly horror films, we’ve had more requests for a sequel to that post than anything else we’ve written. So, here’s an even BIGGER list of horror movies for tweens!!