Editorials

CBS’s ‘CRIMINAL MINDS’ – The 12 Most Unsettling Episodes

Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds was a successful crime drama that ran for 15 seasons (not including its reboot Criminal Minds Evolution). Criminal Minds has produced some pretty creepy stuff. PopHorror decided to compile a list of the most unsettling episodes from the original 15 seasons. *Warning this article will contain spoilers* What …

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A Retrospective On The ‘Halloween’ Franchise And How It Launched My Career

On Halloween night of 2002, a horror movie murder would happen that would inspire me to not only become a fan of the horror genre, but eventually become an independent horror writer and director myself. This is the story of how John Carpenter’s movie franchise, Halloween, became my favorite horror …

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My Favorite Horror Movie – ’28 WEEKS LATER’ (2007)

28 Weeks Later

Zombies have always been one of my biggest fears. I feel like it’s such a possible reality for humans in this day and age. Especially given how advanced our science is. I think it’s totally believable to think that our government could be doing experiments to make an undead army. …

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I Watched 20 ‘AMITYVILLE HORROR’ Sequels So You Don’t Have To!

The Amityville Horror

Ah, sequels. In today’s horror scene, they seem more of an inevitability than a surprise. Liked Saw? Well, sit back down because you get to watch NINE more, with more on the way! The Wrong Turn franchise has five sequels and a reboot. But there is one series that really, …

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John Carpenter, A Master Director and Master Composer, Turns 75

John Carpenter turns 75 years old on January 16, 2023. Happy birthday! Let’s look at some reasons Carpenter is such an ironic director and composer, shall we? Oh, and here’s a trailer in case you’ve lived under a rock and have no idea who John Carpenter is: Surely, you have …

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The First Annual Bloody Pop Awards! A Roundup of PopHorror’s Favorites From 2022

Bloody Pop Awards 2022

With so much media coming out in our beloved horror genre in the year 2022, what’s the cream of the crop? To help you our readers sort through it all, we decided to initiate our very own awards to celebrate. Welcome to the first annual Bloody Pop Awards! Our candidates …

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‘VIOLENT NIGHT’ (2022) – Christmas Yuletide Horror – Review

Grab a cup of hot cocoa or some milk and cookies and settle in. Everyone loves a good Christmas film. From classics like A Christmas Carol to all those other lighthearted lovely Hallmark films: it always gives me such a warm fuzzy feeling inside to snuggle up with a good …

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Gallery: Elf On The Shelf vs. Horror Icons!

The Elf on the Shelf is a fun-filled Christmas tradition that’s captured the hearts of children everywhere. Families welcome home one of Santa’s Scout Elves each holiday season. The magical Scout Elves help Santa manage his naughty and nice lists by reporting back to him at the North Pole nightly. It’s …

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