In these 17 frightening films based on actual events, some details may be embellished, but they hew close enough to the real ...

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Presence’ opens this weekend. We’ve rounded up 17 of the best in the genre, many of which Soderbergh draws from in his take on the haunted-house movie.

Stephen King is the king of the horror genre and gave his seal of approval to one of the scariest haunted house movies, The Legend of Hell House.

What is it about horror I find so appealing? Why do haunted houses calm me down? I talked to experts to find out.