Some horror movies want to terrify you. Others want to make you think. Unsavory Elements seems perfectly content to make you laugh, squirm, and occasionally wonder what the hell you’re watching. Set in an Asian brothel, the film delivers a darkly comedic blend of exploitation horror, outrageous violence, and the …
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Some horror films frighten us with monsters, violence, or things lurking in the shadows. Others find their horror in something far more familiar: the human need to be loved, accepted, and understood. Writer/director Cassie Keet’s Abigail Before Beatrice (2025) belongs firmly in the latter category, delivering an intelligent, unsettling, and …
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Most people heading into the woods pack for a hike. The man at the center of The Woods Beckon is preparing for something considerably harder to explain. He must leave his family behind and venture into the wilderness to “transform.” Into what? The film keeps that largely to itself. Stranger …
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There are plenty of film festivals where you can watch movies. The best ones give you something more. At the 2026 HorrOrigins Film Festival in Tucson, Arizona, it was difficult to spend much time between screenings without finding yourself talking to a filmmaker, actor, writer, artist or fellow horror fan. …
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Writer and filmmaker Will Savive has built a creative world that spans books, music, narration, filmmaking, and horror. His latest project, Midnight Stories, brings those interests together in a series of bite-sized horror tales built around suspense, twists, and the consequences of very human decisions. With Season 2 of Midnight …
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Braden Timmons’ The Last Nightmare: Part One is a highly popular fan film that follows the Halloween H20 timeline. The much-anticipated sequel debuts in October 2026. PopHorror caught with Timmons recently. Check out what he had to say! PopHorror: Obviously, the Halloween franchise has gone in a bunch of …
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Nightmare on Strip Street is exactly what it sounds like—horror’s biggest icons, thrown into a blender with burlesque, comedy, and just the right amount of chaos, and somehow makes it all work. Freddy, Jason, Chucky, Ghostface, and plenty of other familiar faces get hilariously reimagined in a show that’s equal …
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J.J. Villard’s Scaredy Cat is a fun surprise that feels like it could easily grow into a full series. Clocking in at only seven minutes, the pilot manages to introduce memorable characters, establish its world, and leave you wanting more. The first thing that stood out to me was the …
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The Monsters Among Us is a new short horror film by Jason Burke. Burke, in the fashion of many independent filmmakers, wears many hats in this film – writer, director, lead actor, producer, and likely a dozen other uncredited positions. The film is centered around a young couple experiencing their …
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VOIDANCE (2026) is the kind of science-fiction film that embraces the popular time loop theme, even when it doesn’t completely know how to shape them into a consistently engaging story. The premise centers on Alana Toro, a trainee assigned to a simulated crisis aboard a space station. Each time she …
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