Zachary Howard

Just a dude stuck in small town in Washington State. Grew up on bad movies, loud music, violent video games, and I thing I turned out normal!

Scarecade: Our Top 3 Arcade Shooters!

Growing up in the ’90s and 2000s had its ups and downs. Cell phones weren’t readily available. The internet was around but wasn’t that great. Most forms of social media weren’t a thing unless you wanted to brave the landscape of those scary internet chat rooms where you weren’t quite …

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Back to School Attack Pack!: PopHorror’s List of Killer Kids Killing Kids in Film

Ah yes, it’s finally here! That wonderful time of year when the kids will be stuck in an institution of learning. Gone are the days of wondering if that police siren you here is the result of your child discovering the joys of lighter fluid and shopping center dumpsters. All in …

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PopHorror Celebrates ‘House II: The Second Story’s’ 30th Anniversary

Everyone loves a good haunted house story, filled with ghosts, ghouls, and other assorted grim fiends assaulting the senses of the poor living bastards forced to contend with them. Sometimes, in the weirdest part of the supernatural, other demented beings spring forth! Today’s retro review is a special one, focusing …

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Orcs! (2012) Movie Review: LARPers from Hell!

Orcs, the brutal beasties of ancient myth and legend! Popularized by both J.R.R Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings series as well as Dungeons & Dragons, these formidable foes have served as the perfect cannon fodder for various adventurers and heroes for generations. Surely, modern fantasy would not be the same …

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Range 15: Military Vets V.S. the Zombie Apocalypse!

Throughout it’s history, the U.S. Military has trained disciplined individuals and transformed them into Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen. Each person is broken down and pieced back together into a highly skilled, death dealing machine (or some would like you to think!) While some tend to become slightly more civilized …

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Damien: Omen II, Anti-Christ goes to School!

Being a teenager in any social environment is always going to be awkward what with hair growing in weird places, discovering what sex is and how to get it, and random mood swings that can cause spontaneous combustion of your enemies. But it’s especially awkward when you find out you’re …

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Bad Taste (1987) – Peter Jackson’s Bloody Hidden Treasure

Often looked down upon, low budget cinema is usually mocked for its lack of visual flair, especially when the filmmakers want to create something on the grand scale of epicness. But most budding young talents in the film industry have to start somewhere, especially if they don’t want to be …

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