What makes It: Chapter One hit as hard as it does? And just as important, where does it trip over itself, according to some critics? Those are the kinds of questions horror fans keep coming back to. Because whether you love the movie or just think it’s “pretty good,” there’s …

In I Know Exactly How You Die, a psychological slasher with a meta twist, a struggling horror novelist checks into a remote motel hoping to finish his book, only to discover that what he writes may be bleeding into reality. Directed by Alexandra Spieth, the film follows Rian Burman, played …

They Will Kill You is a 2026 American action-comedy horror film directed by Kirill Sokolov and co-written with Alex Litvak. The film stars Zazie Beetz (read our interview with her HERE), Myha’la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette. It follows an ex-convict who takes a housekeeping job …

Pretty Lethal is a 2026 action thriller directed by Vicky Jewson and written by Kate Freund. The film stars Iris Apatow, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds, Avantika, Maddie Ziegler, and Uma Thurman. It follows a dysfunctional ballet troupe forced to take shelter when their bus breaks down en route to a …

Slither is the kind of movie that doesn’t try to choose between horror and comedy. It commits fully to both. The result is something messy, weird, and surprisingly fun. Released before director James Gunn became widely known for big superhero films, Slither feels like a filmmaker cutting loose. It’s relatively …

The upcoming horror-adventure film Do Not Enter arrives March 20, 2026, in theaters, on digital, and on demand. Directed by Marc Klasfeld, the film is based on the novel Creepers by David Morrell and follows a group of thrill-seeking urban explorers who livestream their descent into New Jersey’s abandoned Paragon …

PopHorror sat down with artist Skinner (check out his art here) and director Allen Cordell to talk about their bizarre, hilarious, and strangely heartfelt art show, Art Show! With Captain Skinner. What starts as a love letter to PBS and Bob Ross quickly spirals into psychedelic nightmares, cosmic imps, Adult …

The Silence of the Lambs is a 1991 psychological thriller directed by Jonathan Demme and based on Thomas Harris’s 1988 novel. On the surface, it’s a serial killer story. But what makes it iconic is not just the hunt for a murderer. It’s the unsettling psychological duel at the center …

With The Huntsman, filmmaker Kyle Kauwika Harris brings Judith Sanders’ novel to the screen as a quiet, morally complex thriller rooted in ambiguity and character. Pop Horror spoke with Harris about discovering the project, reshaping it for Oklahoma, avoiding gratuitous violence, and the improvisational moments that made it into the …

Leslie Nielsen was a Canadian actor who redefined screen comedy by doing the opposite of what most comedians do. He didn’t mug for the camera. He didn’t signal the punchline. He played every absurd moment as if it mattered deeply. Film critic Roger Ebert once called him “the Olivier of …