Editorials

Having a love of horror, I have always asked, “Could any of this ever be real?” Every so often, the worlds of fiction and nonfiction cross and make things blurry. Take, for instance, the esteemed Harry Houdini. October 31, 2021, marks 95 years since Houdini escaped from his physical form …

A lot of us have watched possession movies like The Exorcist, which was perhaps the greatest demonic possession movie of all time. It’s universally loved and hated. Some think it’s perfect and others think it’s too real or scary. For me, my first demonic viewing was something I saw on …

“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” –Laurell K. Hamilton Depression has been a constant in my life for as long as I can remember, mostly, stemming from the fact that I have Aspergers Syndrome. For most of …

Twenty-five years ago on October 14, 1994, the world was introduced to The Shawshank Redemption. The tale is based on the Stephen King short story, “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,” from his collection, Different Seasons. The tale follows Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins: Mystic River 2003, Castle Rock TV series) …

One of my all time favorite films is George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (check out the link for our epic retro review here). Then there’s Tom Savini’s ’90 remake (read our retro of that film here). And boy, oh boy, was I lucky to be able to see …

After reading two PopHorror writer reviews of Adrian Corona’s film, DIS (2018 – read those reviews here and here) starring Bill Oberst, Jr., I decided I had to see it for myself. Described as a “a soul draining, mind numbing yet beautiful experience,” “an artistic beast of a film,” and …

Growing up, I loved comics, and I loved watching Troma movies. We didn’t have a whole lot of superhero movies or shows back then, and the ones we did have… well, they were suitable for that time. Back in the olden days, we had funny cartoons like Iron Man, Fantastic …

If you search Roger Corman, you will find over 400 filmmaking credits to his name. The man is one of, if not the most, prolific film producers ever. He has earned such nicknames as The King of the Cult Film, The King of the Bs, and The Pope of Pop …

My Bloody Valentine is a Canadian slasher directed by George Mihalka (Da Vinci’s Inquest TV series) and written by John Beaird (My Bloody Valentine 3-D 2009 – read our retro review here), released on February 11, 1981. The story involves a group of miners who decide to throw their own Valentine’s …

I have been a horror fan since I was a little Danny Glick floating outside of peoples’ windows. My mother was wonderfully irresponsible and had nothing but contempt for the norms of motherhood; because of this, she read Stephen King novels to me at bedtime and allowed me to watch …