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, …
Read More »PopHorror’s Favorite Horror Shows of 2018
It’s been a great year for horror, including horror TV shows of all kinds. We got everything from angsty, horny teens to badass witches, from creepy pasta stories to ghouls, and from unsolved mysteries to haunted houses. We even got to see the one and only Robert Englund return as …
Read More »Still Terrifying 45 Years Later: ‘The Exorcist’ (1973)
My love for The Exorcist knows no bounds, and December 26, 2018 marks the 45th anniversary of the celebrated classic, a film that has never strayed from my favorites list. This film profoundly moved me. It truly terrified me with my first viewing experience and has only crept under my skin …
Read More »PopHorror’s Top 25 Favorite Horror Movies of 2018
When I hear people say, “Man, barely any horror movies came out this year,” I just roll my eyes and laugh. Although there weren’t a lot of mainstream horror films to come out in 2018, there were a notable amount of indie horrors that are must-see masterpieces. Never limit your …
Read More »‘Squee Fu: Fans Celebrate The Return Of Joe Bob Briggs’: A Tribute To The Man Who Pulled Horror From the Screen & Into Our Hearts
As most of you by now may be aware, I’m one of Joe Bob Briggs’s biggest fans, and I love everything he has done for the horror community. I was pleasantly surprised when I was asked to join a who’s who of the genre to contribute my part to Hansi Oppenheimer’s video, Squee …
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