On this month's third Halloween episode, our critics discuss the horror genre’s regular tactics for getting under an audience’s skin.

What makes a horror movie scary?

Welcome to Film Club, the&nbsp;A.V. Club’s movie discussion series. Each week, A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife (and occasionally some special guests) will gab about the week's new releases, explore various corners of the film industry, and examine the lasting impact of some of history's biggest films. 

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Ahead of The A.V. Club's list of the best films of the year, critics A.A. Dowd and Katie Rife talk about the ones that mattered to them most.

Film Club's favorite movies of 2021

Mulholland Drive and The Royal Tenenbaums still shine 20 years later

Looking back on our favorite movies of 2001

We cap our four-part Paul Thomas Anderson series with a conversation about his latest: Licorice Pizza

Where does Licorice Pizza rank in Paul Thomas Anderson's filmography?

Joaquin Phoenix brought out the mysterious, ambiguous side of Paul Thomas Anderson

The films of Paul Thomas Anderson (4): The Master & Inherent Vice

Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Thomas Anderson are a match made in obsessive heaven

What makes a horror movie scary?

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