Movies about a person getting revenge on the assholes who bully them make up a pretty big subgenre in the land of horror. When you think about it, everything from Let the Right One In to The Craft to Terror Train to Trick or Treat (1986), to more recent films like Unfriended, Wish …

It’s getting late, and your babysitter is trying to get you to go to bed. She has stuff to do, like raid your fridge and talk about boys on your parent’s cordless phone. She certainly doesn’t have time to play your Monster in the Closet games. She might want to …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …