Love him or hate him, anticipate or avoid him, Brandon Cronenberg is just as much a demented artiste as his father. His newest film, Infinity Pool, is no different, asking: what is life and law if certain people are above other’s inevitabilities of death and consequences? The film stars Alexander …

I don’t discuss it often, but I am disabled. Every year, when festival season rolls around, I try to make sure to support a fellow disabled artist. This year’s first choice was Ella Glendining’s documentary, Is There Anybody Out There? I wasn’t sure what to expect going in. Would it …

You ever have a film concept that you haven’t thought of, but when presented, you didn’t know you always needed it? Laura Moss’s new film, Birth/Rebirth was that for me. A very modern female-centric reinterpretation of Re-Animator? I’m on board for the ride. Here are our thoughts on Shudder‘s latest exclusive… …

With so much media coming out in our beloved horror genre in the year 2022, what’s the cream of the crop? To help you our readers sort through it all, we decided to initiate our very own awards to celebrate. Welcome to the first annual Bloody Pop Awards! Our candidates …

In my time spent working on screeners from Vinegar Syndrome, I’ve found that they never cease to impress me. While companies like Criterion focus on the preservation of “the film canon,” VinSyn will preserve lesser known works, many of which remind me of my dad’s assorted VHS collection he had …

If you’re a fan of horror, sci-fi, and cult classics, you may not realize it, but you’ve probably seen an Albert Pyun movie. Especially if you’ve ever inhabited a video store. Pyun has been an extremely active member of the film community, having directed a whopping 49 feature films. He …

Black horror is a fascinating subgenre of our favorite here at PopHorror. Currently it seems to be going through a resurgence, largely thanks to Jordan Peele’s recent body of work. While larger names constantly saturate popular coverage, new names in the field can impress and shock just as well. Recently, …

As of September 19, 2022, Robert Kurtzman’s (The Walking Dead franchise) second directorial project, Wishmaster, is 25 years young. Starring Andrew Divoff (our interview) and Tammy Lauren, the film is about a young jewel appraiser (Lauren) who is given a stolen jewel to look over, one that happens to have …

Cannibalism seems to be making a comeback in horror lately. In past generations of filmmaking, it was usually something done by an “other,” be it a long lost tribe like in Cannibal Holocaust or a devious doctor like Hannibal Lecter, there was always a degree of separation. Now, that separation …

Mixing two ingredients is a classic way to revitalize things that have become a bit overdone on their own. Mix some jelly into your peanut butter sandwich? Wham. You’ve got PB&J. Mix some comedy into your horror movie? You’ve got a nice way for audiences to get relaxed in between …