Close your eyes and picture the ugliest, slimiest, hairiest, bloodthirstiest monster that your brain will allow you to imagine. Got it? Now do the same thing, only let yourself focus on the fluffiest, cuddliest, sweetest creature possible, one you would let sleep next to your newborn baby in its cradle. …
Read More »Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Presents: ‘I Remember You’ (2017)
At this year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, I was given the opportunity to watch a dark, doleful Icelandic tale called I Remember You (AKA Ég man þig). Directed by Oskar Thór Axelsson, I Remember You is a story of love, loss and pitch black horror. It took nearly the entire movie to figure out why …
Read More »Interview With ‘Dead Ant’ Director Ron Carlson
In an age where possession films are on the downswing and zombie films have gone by the wayside, director Ron Carlson has seen the changing tides and has reacted accordingly. Rather than flogging a dead horse, Carlson, his thumb on the spurting pulse of the horror community, has created a …
Read More »Interview With ‘Blanky’ Author Kealan Patrick Burke
I’ve been a fan of Kealan Patrick Burke since I first read his book Currency of Souls last year. What a fantastically twisted, surreal story… I couldn’t put it down. I went right out and bought The 121 to Pennsylvania and Others right away, and that was just the beginning. …
Read More »Interview With ‘Itsy Bitsy’ Director Micah Gallo
When we first heard about the upcoming indie creature feature Itsy Bitsy, the writers at PopHorror were pretty pumped to see this arachnophobic’s nightmare of a film come to fruition. And who better to chat about the film than the director himself, Micah Gallo? We asked Micah about his filmmaking …
Read More »‘Blanky’ by Kealan Patrick Burke – Book Review
Horror is subjective. Different people are afraid of different things. But one thing that nearly all people are afraid of is death. While one’s own death can be a fearful prospect, the death of a loved one – especially an innocent baby – is the utmost in soul-wringing terror. In …
Read More »Interview With Graphic Novel and Horror Artist Steve McGinnis
You may not have heard of illustrator Steve McGinnis, but if you’ve spent any time in horror circles, you’ve most likely seen his work. He’s a fantastic and hugely talented artist, so if you haven’t come across his stuff, I encourage you to do a Google search or two. I …
Read More »Steve Desmond’s ‘Monsters’ Shakes Up the Genre
The word “monster” can mean different things to different people. Some may consider supernatural beings to be pretty monstrous, while others may fear more mythological creatures. There are even people who think snakes, bees, strangers and clowns are out to get them. For 9-year-old Jenn in the horror short Monsters, …
Read More »Which Stephen King Movie Are You Trapped In?
It’s 2017, the Year of the King. Stephen King, that is. Everywhere you look, there’s a new Stephen King movie, TV show, reboot, or Netflix series, and they just seem to keep coming and coming. So what’s a horror fan to do? Get trapped inside one of the Master of …
Read More »Stephen King’s ‘IT’ (2017) Movie Review – Totally Over-hyped Or The Best King Adaption Yet?
For the past year, everyone in the horror community has been talking about IT. Many were skeptical at first… who on earth could be a better Pennywise than Tim Curry? Certainly not the androgynous Bill Skarsgård! But over these twelve months, pictures of the Hemlock Grove actor dressed in a …
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