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Barbie, Eat Your Heart Out…Because Jennifer Tilly Is 65!

Sept. 16, 2023 is a pretty momentous day. No, there’s not a major sporting event (to my knowledge) or any national holiday (though this should be considered one). Jennifer Tilly (Bound 1996), one of my all-time favorite Queens of Horror, is officially 65 years old! I’ve always been a massive …

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He’s Running For Your Lives: D.C.-based ‘Chucky’ Season 3 To Premiere October 4

He always comes back, and this time, he’s ready to “chuck” shit up in Washington, D.C. On August 17, Chucky (Brad Dourif: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 1975) gathered the press in Hackensack, New Jersey for a highly-anticipated announcement: his television series Chucky is officially returning this fall. “I’m here …

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Interview With Thea James, Co-Author Of ‘The Unofficial Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Cookbook’

As Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice celebrates its 35th anniversary year, and as spooky season quickly approaches, authors Thea James and Isabel Minunni have the perfect way to honor everyone’s favorite green-haired poltergeist: The Unofficial Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Cookbook. Through its 75 delightfully dark recipes, the cookbook, available Aug. 15, aims to capture the flavor …

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‘PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL’ Turns 20 – A Look Back On Captain Jack Sparrow’s Best 20 Quotes

It’s been two decades since the world was introduced to the rum-loving Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007 [our review]) in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Directed by Gore Verbinski, and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio …

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Interview With Jonathan Piche-Delorme and Gabriel Beauvais, The VFX Pros Behind ‘THE BOOGEYMAN’ (2023)

NOTE: This interview was conducted before 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. Earlier this summer, another film adaptation of a Stephen King …

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Good Morning Starshine, It’s Johnny Depp’s 60th Birthday!

Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands

Johnny Depp has come a long way since his bloody bed demise as Glen Lantz in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street. His name is now synonymous with some of the best Tim Burton films, he’s part of an internationally-acclaimed rock band, and he’s a successful artist, with his paintings …

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Philly, Wake Up! ‘STRANGER THINGS’ Star Joseph Quinn Meets Thousands At FAN EXPO After Passport Debacle

Since January, Hellfire Club members throughout the City of Brotherly Love and beyond were not-so-patiently waiting for the weekend of June 2-4. At FAN EXPO Philadelphia, held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, they would be meeting Joseph Quinn (Make Up 2019), who made an unprecedented impact among the Stranger Things fandom …

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‘The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian’ (2008) Turns 15…What’s The Cast Doing Now?

It’s been 15 years since the Pevensie siblings’ return to the fantastical world behind the wardrobe in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. This sequel is certainly darker than its 2005 predecessor, as Peter (William Moseley, Friend Request 2017), Edmund (Skandar Keynes, Victoria Died in 1901 and Is Still Alive Today …

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Joe Black Talks Podcast, Cabaret Background, ‘The Last Of Us,’ and More – Interview

Back in 2021, Brighton-based cabaret performer Joe Black packed his gothic garb to compete on season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Two lip sync battles and one fiery encounter with Mama Ru (AJ and the Queen 2020) over a certain pink H&M dress later, Joe’s time on the show came …

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Tim Burton’s ‘BEETLEJUICE’ (1988) Still Going Strong After 35 Years

“It’s…showtime!” Thirty-five years ago, after making a name for himself with the 1985 hit Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Tim Burton’s success in the directorial world only grew stronger with 1988’s Beetlejuice. The film follows deceased couple Adam (Alec Baldwin, The Departed 2006) and Barbara (Geena Davis, The Fly 1986) as they navigate …

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