Of the many tropes in horror films, I have one that I will never, ever break: never use a Ouija Board. And while plenty of people have seen Ouija and Ouija 2: Origin of Evil, there exists an entire second string of films about summoning spirits – and I watched …

Of all the categories of horror films, my heart will always belong to the found footage genre. Of those, I dearly love Stephen Cognetti’s Hell House LLC series, which follows mysterious and deadly events at the Abaddon Hotel in rural New York. After completing the trilogy in 2019, fans may …

With The Exorcist: Believer out now, the market seems flooded with possession movies. But everyone elsemight as well go home, because director Demian Rugna (Terrified) has fused extreme gore with cerebral horror and delivered one of the best possession stories of all time with his new film, When Evil Lurks. …

Of all the horror genres, horror comedy is the most difficult one to pull off successfully. A good horror comedy needs to be able to seamlessly shift between dread to laughter at the right moments. In the case of director Su Kang’s (Han from Fast X) new film, Shaky Shivers, …

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Nightsiren being covered here wouldn’t exist. Witch, hag, crone enchantress, necromancer, sorceress, and siren. All these words have been used for centuries against women to punish independent thought …

Those who know me best know how much I dearly love the found footage horror genre. From The Taking of Deborah Logan to The Last Exorcism, some of my favorite horror films of all time fall into this category. So I was very excited to try a new film showing …

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.  As a fan of short films, I was excited to …

Coming soon to theaters, DVD, and Digital from Dark Star Pictures and Patricia Mazuy (Saint-Cyr) is a new thriller: Saturn Bowling. The film stars Arieh Worthalter (Girl), Achille Reggiani (Miss Impossible), and Y-Lan Lucas. Saturn Bowling Synopsis When his father dies, Guillaume, a police officer, inherits the family bowling alley …

Coming soon to select theaters and Digital from Stonecutter Media and director Tommy Stovall (Aaron’s Blood) is a new thriller: Condition of Return. The film stars AnnaLynne McCord (Excision), Dean Cain (Out of TIme), and Natasha Henstridge (Species) . Condition of Return Synopsis Eve Sullivan (McCord) is arrested for committing …

Coming soon to select theaters and Shudder from IFC Films and Demián Rugna (Terrified) is a new horror film: When Evil Lurks. The film stars Ezequiel Rodriguez (The Road) and Luis Ziembrowski (The Rotten Link). It will hit theaters October 6, 2023, and will premiere on Shudder October 27, 2023. Synopsis: …