Growing up, I got my feet wet in the horror genre as a teenager with John Carpenter’s In The Mouth of Madness. The film has stuck with me mainly because I remembered the opening title song, which was awesome. I also remembered the film being an insane trip, but not much …
Read More »Women in Horror Month Editorial: Professionalism
I recently heard a male filmmaker boast about how he does not view himself as a professional, that there is little room for it in creative fields, and further claimed it to be a detriment to the creative process. He went on to say that since filmmaking comes from a …
Read More »How A Woman Tells Rape-Revenge Differently – An Indepth Look At Coralie Fargeat’s ‘Revenge’
The rape-revenge subgenre is the red-headed stepchild of horror, and maybe it should be. Historically, it is a fixation on sexual violence against women written and directed by men. It is hard not to view the products as exploitive when they are all male voices telling of a female experience. …
Read More »Women In Horror Month’s Recasting an Icon: Michaela Myers!
One of the reasons I love being a horror fan is the terrifying pantheon of icons we have. Very few genres have characters like we do. Drama doesn’t have these iconic figures that survive decades after they’ve first appeared. We, as horror movie fans, love our heroes. We elevate our …
Read More »PopHorror’s Top 22 Most Anticipated Films of 2019
It’s a new year, and with a new year comes new horror releases. Keep reading to find out PopHorror’s most anticipated films for 2019. Rabid – March Directed by the Twisted Twins Jen and Sylvia Soska. Starring Laura Vandervoort (Smallville TV series), Stephen Huszar (The Flash TV series), Greg Bryk (Saw V 2008) …
Read More »Remembering ‘Castlevania 64’ 20 Years Later
Well, folks, it’s happening: we’re less than a year away from when we can officially say that the year 2000 was twenty years ago. For someone raised deep in ’90s nostalgia, that thought terrifies me. It makes me feel old. I still remember a time when floppy discs were all …
Read More »Looking Back at Poe’s Best Story: ‘The Masque of the Red Death’
Today, January 19th, is Edgar Allan Poe’s 210th birthday. To celebrate, I wanted to take this opportunity to go over my favorite tale of his. When you ask most people what their top Poe story is, you usually get the same answers: The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and the Pendulum, …
Read More »Why Horror Fans Should Consider VR
You might be thinking that VR – also known as Virtual Reality – is a gimmick, that it’s too expensive, or that you’re not a gamer so there’s no reason to care. Maybe you’ve tried it in the early days and weren’t impressed. I’m here to tell you it’s time to …
Read More »Why 1978’s ‘Magic’ Is My Favorite Horror Movie
When thinking about my all time favorite horror movie, I always land on a lesser known Anthony Hopkins vehicle. This story about a ventriloquist and his ghoulish ventriloquist doll was always so creepy to me. That movie is called Magic. The reason I find Magic so fascinating is because on …
Read More »Why ‘Bird Box’ Is Almost A Good Movie
Bird Box, the newest Sandra Bullock film exclusively on Netflix, is almost a good film. Almost. It’s so close. There’s a ton of promise, a strong list of actors and actresses, an interesting premise – it has a lot going for it. And it’s almost, almost a good film. But, …
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