Editorials

Perhaps encouraged by CBS’s success with The Twilight Zone, ABC launched The Outer Limits in 1963. Although it’s often overshadowed by Rod Serling’s version, it was successful enough to run for 2 seasons and is still considered an iconic sci-fi anthology series. Also, make no mistake about it: There are …

Welcome back! Are you ready for another trip down the rabbit hole? Of course you do, or you wouldn’t be here! Today, we prove that even a disability can’t stop an ambitious soul. Ambitious and creepy, as his beliefs are very close to Charles Manson’s level of insanity. Check out …

Legendary director Alfred Hitchcock passed away 40 years ago on April 29, 1980. Hitch has always been my favorite director. Some film critics have said that he might be the greatest director of our time. There are so many different elements that makes each of his films iconic. First, there …

Though it’s frequently maligned by both fans and critics, Rachel Talalay’s Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare nonetheless has its supporters. Personally, it’s one of my favorites of the series, and it’s not just due to bad taste on my part (or so I’d like to believe). For one thing, Freddy’s …

I want to continue our journey into darkness (read Part 1 – Jim Jones here) with one of the most insane individuals to ever grace a history book. Dubbed The Mad Man of Russia, our next figure has been featured in several fictional films, video games, and even an animated …

Although I’m maintaining a good sense of humor through the tough times currently facing the world, I still wake up every day in disbelief… and I’m sure I’m not the only one. In horror, we love films about plagues, diseases, viruses and global pandemics. Unnervingly, current events seem to mirror …

Spring is in the air! In ancient time’s the coming of spring involved religious ceremonies, bonfires, and in the buff, all night parties. Nowadays, we just ask a groundhog if he saw his shadow. With a new season comes new emotions, namely love! While there’s a number of love experts …

Jordan Rubin’s Zombeavers was unleashed upon Americans on March 20, 2015. It didn’t upend our corrupt society or revolutionize cinema, but it did remind us that nature can bite back. Then, after it does, there’s always the chance that we’ll all be transformed into humanoid zombie beaver creatures! Yes, lessons …

If you’re a Friday the 13th fan as we are here at PopHorror (see past retro articles here and here), you still remember the first F13 movie that introduced you to the franchise. More than likely, your first Friday movie is your all time favorite. For me, Friday the 13th …

In Stephen Hopkins’ A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, the Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) story takes a rather unexpected turn. Alice (Lisa Wilcox) is back, and the gloved one uses her unborn baby’s dreams to claim new victims! Yes, that’s the main crux of the film, which …