Yearly Archives: 2016

First Short Horror Film: The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895)

Often credited with inventing the light bulb, Thomas Edison also produced the world’s first short horror film, The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. This very short work — which is only about 17 seconds — was directed by Alfred Clark and depicts exactly what you’d expect. “Mary” (Robert Thomae, secretary …

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American Horror Story: Roanoke – “Chapter 7”

American Horror Story: Roanoke had a style change last week. Weren’t we all so excited to see what would happen next? I know I was and I was not disappointed. So much took  place in this episode and I’m here to give you all the 411 on what happened. So, if …

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‘Halloween H20: 20 Years Later’ – Retro Review

“Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream…” Oh, the feels of hearing that song, of knowing that Michael Myers will slice and dice his way into our hearts once again. It actually was like a dream when I found out that they were making a direct sequel to the original Halloween …

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Villain Of The Week: Winifred Sanderson

Tis the season for jack o’ lanterns, costumes, and Halloween candy galore! Well, for most of us. Some are still waiting for a virgin to light a candle so, they can return to Earth and wreak havoc. Something is definitely brewing in the air because PopHorror is about to let …

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Black Magic Woman: Review of ‘The Black Magic’ (2002)

Marc-Ivan O’Gorman’s film The Black Magic (2002) serves up a curse from a vengeful Asian spirit upon three obnoxious, stereotypical, frat boy characters.  You can probably guess the plot already, but I’ll spill a few details anyway. As mentioned, there are three pretty boy fraternity types on a trip to Bangkok, Thailand. …

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Review – OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL (2016)

I never bothered seeing the first Ouija. Honestly, why would I wanna waste my time watching a movie about a board game? Besides, the trailer looked like a typical horror film filled with ineffective jump scares and dumber-than-dirt teen protagonists. But when my sister and her friend wanted to see …

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The Walking Dead – Season 7 Ep 1 “The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be” Recap

This past summer was a killer for The Walking Dead fans, wasn’t it? Puns aside, waiting to find out who Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) annihilated with his barb wire wearing girlfriend, Lucille, has been one of the most talked about subjects in the show’s history. I’ve got to give props …

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Scream Halloween Special Recap and Review

The ending of Scream season 2 was one that shocked us and left us all hanging. After no word on a third season renewal, Scream fans everywhere were panicking, afraid no answers were to be given on one of the best slasher shows of the decade. But alas, MTV teased …

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The Lost Boys Comic Issue #1 Review

In July 2016, it was announced that Vertigo would be coming out with a sequel comic to Joel Schumacher’s cult classic The Lost Boys. The first issue of The Lost Boys comic was published on October 12, 2016. The main writer is Tim Seeley, the creator of Hack/Slash, with the art by …

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