Craig Lucas

I hail from rural PA where there isn't much to do except fixate on something. Horror was, and still is my fixation. I have 35 years of horror experience under my belt, I love the horror community and it loves me.

Horror Movies and My Mental Health: Escaping Reality

I have been into horror movies since the age of 5. Don’t ask me how it started because it never really starts anywhere. I was always obsessed with monster movies and spooky things, while most kids wanted the G.I. Joe USS Flagg. By the time I was 11 years old, …

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Mike Flanagan’s ‘DOCTOR SLEEP’ (2019) – 5 Years Later

Some books deserve a film adaptation. Most of those films are directed around Stephen King novels. Many of his writings terrorize people in their sleep. He is the king of nightmares and wears it well from cameos to collaborating with other legends in their field of films. Stephen King has …

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Christopher Bickel’s ‘PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT’ (2024) – Review

Pater Noster and the Mission of Light

Cult movies are slowly making a comeback, and I’m not complaining. There is a certain level of love or hate for movies such as Pater Noster and The Mission Of Light. However, this film speaks volumes to me and my love for the “Satanic Panic” era of horror movies. Is …

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James Morris’s ‘HE NEVER LEFT’ (2024) – Movie Review

He Never Left

He Never Left comes at a time when slasher movies are dumped off to the wayside with few exceptions (like the Terrifier series). They’ve become repetitive and redundant. However a few manage to slip through the cracks with some old school storylines.  I had no expectations going into this movie …

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James Bamford’s ‘UTOPIA’ Gets Digital Release Date

James Bamford’s Utopia starring Moe Dunford (Vikings, 2014) and Charlotte Vega (Wrong Turn 2021) has been given a digital release date of December 10th, 2024. Synopsis a soldier retruning home breaks into a facility where he beleives his wife is being held as a human trafficing victim. Instead he finds …

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Terrifam: A Look at ‘TERRIFIER’ Fans and Fandom

Terrifier 3 has moved mountains in the theater circuit. Either you like these films or you don’t. There is no middle ground. I first found the original Terrifier in 2016 and it changed my life, and my view on horror in general. For me, it’s special, I have been watching …

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An Interview With ‘STREAM’ (2024) Director Michael Leavy

The Leavy brothers are quickly climbing to the top of my list. While producing the Terrfier movies, they dig deep into the horror realm with movies like STREAM (2024) (our review). I was lucky enough to talk with Michael Leavy about some questions about his background and more. PopHorror: How …

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