For non-genre fans, Ti West suddenly burst onto the scene with the sleazy, Texas Chain Saw-esque slasher film X. But for those of us who have been following the horror director’s career the whole time, West’s fame is long overdue and very welcome. The first Ti West film I saw …

On the heels of Late Night with the Devil, the conversation has steered back to a topic that never really left – Satan! The cinematic Lucifer love has only increased since the boom of demon-inspired intrigue in the ‘70s, and in honor of the latest David Dastmalchian-helmed hit, here are …

Helen’s Dead isn’t a typical horror film. Directed by K. Asher Levin with a screenplay by Amy Brown Carver, it’s more of a horror whodunit, a modern-day Clue. Packed with ‘cringe’ moments that satirize today’s social media culture, this film offers a fresh and nuanced peek into the modern zeitgeist …

Released in 1983 and celebrating its 40th birthday this year, Christine has the distinction of being directed by legendary Halloween director John Carpenter. However, in interviews, Carpenter stated that he only took the job due to production delays on other projects he was working on and didn’t consider it a …

Note:  This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts.  Steve Craig (LA’s last Parking Spot 2016) and Brian Farmer’s …

If you loved Barbie (2023) and all it stands for, chances are you also enjoy women empowerment in frightening films. So, to keep riding the recent high of girl power, here are some horror movies starring female characters reminding us that although women are known to be the fairer sex, …

Once summer rolls around and it is hellishly hot outside, I prefer staying in my cool cave and watching movies to create a fall environment, dreaming of crispy orange leaves and lit-up pumpkins while I sip a PSL. How do you create that feeling when it’s not quite October yet? …

Some people look forward to the holidays or count the days till their beach vacation. Me? I look longingly toward May every year. It’s like my birthday, Christmas, and summertime all rolled into one fabulous, way-too-short weekend. Texas Frightmare Weekend has become so much more than an annual horror convention …

Everyone has a favorite slasher, for one reason or another. My heart belongs to the burned-up dude who invades your dreams, makes on-the-nose dad jokes, and slaughters innocent teenagers to make them atone for the sins of their parents.  However, Freddy Krueger isn’t like other slashers. He doesn’t play horror …

Released in 1988, the David Cronenberg-directed Dead Ringers, which starred Oscar winner Jeremy Irons (House of Gucci (2021) as celebrated twin gynecologists Beverly and Elliot Mantle, drew from real-life horror. The film about identical doctors whose identities were dangerously intertwined was based on the mysterious true tale of Stewart and …