I adore horror. I love the imagery, the gut-wrenching frights and the creativity that arises out of a cinematic obsession with fear. While other genres descend into monolithic voids of originality —...

I have to admit that I was dreading my 7 a.m. flight from Salt Lake City to Dulles. I woke up at 5, wrestled two humongous suitcases through the airport and started the brutal process of moving cross-country...