A good scary movie has that perfect balance of fear and fascination, the kind that lingers long after the credits. Whether you're after a psychological or ghostly scare, here are some excellent, underrated horror movies with the right atmosphere, mystery, and emotions for Halloween.

He had consistently disregarded the villagers' accounts of bhoot-prets as local folklore. To him, they were just stories to scare the gullible

I woke up with the taste of blood in my mouth

Raise no alarm, if on a night dimly lit,

Anyone could see that they were a couple very much in love. Always laughing at each other’s jokes. Finishing each other’s sentences. Name the cliché and you’ll find them living up to it without question. 

According to the publishers, the classic horror books are among their best selling novels this year.

TRIGGER WARNING: Suicide, death, and gore.

The beast bellowed below Mushfiq’s bedroom window, propelling rushes of tingles within him. He smiled.

What do we make of the mysterious thread that connects these stories not by genre, but by an imagination so wondrous they leave room for an underlying horror, and the many things that can mean?

Talespeople presents The Screaming Shorts, partnered with Daily Star Books and Star Literature.

Talespeople presents The Screaming Shorts, partnered with Daily Star Books and Star Literature

The deeper the night, the louder the sound.

“Rapture’s coming, son. We best be happy when we embrace the Lord,” was all I heard him say as he pushed a needle into my arm.

My mother took me on her horse and started to ride south. I clutched my bleeding arm, the pain snapping me fully awake.

If you're Red-marked, you may be forever scarred.

'1 new message' is the top winner of DS Books and Star Literature's Halloween writing contest Spook-off in the two-sentence fiction category.

'New home' is the top winner of DS Books and Star Literature's Halloween writing contest Spook-off in the 100 word fiction category.

The fascination with October’s magic and mystery hasn’t subdued over the centuries. And what can be more magical than falling in love in October?

'Last visit' is one of the winning entries of DS Books and Star Literature's Halloween themed writing contest "Spook-Off". One winning 100-word flash fiction or a two-line horror story will be published each day of the week all the way till Halloween.

'Midnight visitor' is one of the winning entries of DS Books and Star Literature's Halloween themed writing contest "Spook-Off". One winning 100-word flash fiction or a two-line horror story will be published each day of the week all the way till Halloween.