George A. Romero is considered by most to be the father of the modern zombie horror genre. I will be real here, I am not a huge fan of zombie films, with the exception of Night of the Living Dead (1968). I didn’t see this film until I was an …

Coming soon to Digital is the feature Michael Day’s directorial debut thriller Clawfoot. The film stars Francesca Eastwood (Old, A Violent Separation), Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge, All The Devil’s Men) and Olivia Culpo (The Other Woman, I Feel Pretty). Synopsis Francesca Eastwood stars as an upper-class housewife, Janet, tormented by a manipulative …

A trailer has been released for UK horror thriller Broken Bird. Read on for the details! Check out the gorgeous film poster! From The Press Release Broken Bird marks the feature directorial debut of Joanne Mitchell, who for nearly 15 years has honed her craft as a horror storyteller. Broken …

I have been hearing much praise for Eric LaRocca throughout the horror book community. He is a two time Bram Stoker Award Finalist and a Splatterpunk Award winner. LaRocca’s notable works include Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke, Everything the Darkness Eats, You’ve Lost a Lot of Blood, …

Sadly, Shelley Duvall has passed away at the age of 75. She was a prolific and eccentric actress, probably best known to horror fans for playing Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film, The Shining based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. She made her return to …

When I watched the trailer for Adam Newman’s Everwinter Night, I was intrigued immediately. I am a huge fan of horror set in remote locations. Add in some life long friendships, some comedy and the mystery of wealthy men throwing a huge shin dig, I’m in. Synopsis Lifelong best friends, …

Cynthia Pelayo is Bram Stoker Award winning author who has been on my TBR list for, I shamefully admit, awhile. She is a Chicago native and most of her stories are set in Chicago. I am from the Chicago area, so I absolutely love to check out local authors. When …

As much as I am a horror nerd, my other Nerddom lies with Star Wars. Star Wars was released the same year I was born. I am a little envious of people who got to experience Star Wars for the first time in 1977. Star Wars changed not only the …

I am a short fiction aficionado. This, of course, includes short films. I absolutely love watching and reviewing short films. It’s one of my favorite things I get to do here at PopHorror.  We are fans of Sean Temple and Sarah Wisner’s short film, Water Horse (2019): you may read …

When the Cabbage Patch Kids craze hit, I was lucky enough to be just the right age. I was also lucky enough to receive a doll during this craze. I actually ended up with four dolls by 1985. How I got my first doll was a total fluke though! My …