Kenn Hoekstra

PopHorror Writer. Associate Editor. @PopHorrorNews Tweeter. Also... Screenwriter. Blogger. Horror Movie Aficionado. Wisconsin Sports Fan. IT Guy. Father. Smartass. People's Champion. TIME Person of the Year - 2006.

‘Leprechaun 4: In Space’ (1997) No One Can Hear You Laugh – Retro Review

Small town America? Check. City of Angels? Check. Las Vegas? Check. Where do you take a horror franchise that’s been everywhere? Where only the Hellraiser franchise (at this point) had gone before, of course! That, ladies and gentlemen, is how we wound up with Leprechaun 4: In Space. Lucky us! There …

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Celebrating 95 Years of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

I’m a big horror fan, as you well know. I’ve been watching horror movies since the early ’80s, maybe even a little longer. So how is it that I’ve never seen Nosferatu? I’m not sure. I decided to rectify that oversight by sitting down to watch the movie last night on what just …

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Ranking Jason’s Final Girls On ‘Friday the 13th’

Ah, the Final Girl: the last woman alive in a horror film left to face the killer. The Friday the 13th franchise has some good ones! To celebrate Friday the 13th, Jason Voorhees’s birthday, we rank Jason’s Final Girls from the venerable Friday franchise. Before we begin, there are a few …

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Review: Stephen King’s Cell (2016)

For more than 20 years, Stephen King film adaptations ruled Hollywood. From Carrie’s $33.8 million grossed on a $1.8 million budget to The Green Mile’s astonishing haul of $136 million, adapting King’s work has long been a treasure map to Box Office gold. How, then, did 2016’s Cell arrive with so little fanfare? …

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5 Short Horror Films More Terrifying Than Election Day!

Short Horror

Stressed about the election? You’re not alone! But we’ve got the cure for what ails you… Take your mind off of America’s future and spend a few minutes checking out these 5 Short Horror Films from 2016. I guarantee you’ll forget about the election in no time! First up – The Moonlight …

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Brian De Palma’s ‘CARRIE’ (1976) Turns 40 – Retro Review

“Carrie is an absolutely spellbinding horror movie,” raves renowned film critic Roger Ebert in his 1976 review. “It’s also (and this is what makes it so good) an observant human portrait.” This is bold praise for Brian De Palma’s masterful 1976 film adaptation of Stephen King’s first horror novel. Carrie, the film, …

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Resurrecting Halloween: Resurrection

Halloween: Resurrection…  Oh, God, where do I even begin? Let me start by saying this isn’t one of my favorite entries in the Halloween franchise. Many fans agree. In fact, despite being the third highest grossing film in the series (at the time), this turkey nearly sent Michael Myers into retirement…permanently. NOTE: This article contains …

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Donald Trump PhotoShopped Into Classic Horror Movies!

Donald Trump can be a scary guy. Love him or hate him, the press and the denizens of the Internet are having a field day with him. Prime example: the fine folks over at Design Crowd had themselves a PhotoShop contest.  The theme? PhotoShop Donald Trump into famous horror movie …

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Star Trek Turns 50! – Here Are 6 Horrifying Episodes

The Horror!

“Space…the Final Frontier.”  On September 8th, 1966, the U.S.S. Enterprise and her crew boldly went where no man (no one!) had gone before when the first episode of STAR TREK premiered on NBC. Now, 50 years later, the Sci-Fi Television series that was cancelled after 3 short seasons due to flagging …

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Metal and Horror: 7 Rockers Who Have Done Both

In the upcoming documentary THE HISTORY OF METAL AND HORROR, Director Mike Schiff, Producer Robert L. Lucas and Executive Producer Brian Slagel explore the history of heavy metal music, horror films, and how the two genres have merged together over time. The film project, which is still in production, features …

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