Editorials

I’ve been watching horror cinema faithfully since High School in the early nineties. When I discovered Italian cinema, my mind was blown, especially Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Ruggero Deodato and Dario Argento. In the early wave before a lot of these films even got good VHS treatment from companies like …

You Like Head Cheese? It’s Tobe Hooper’s 75th birthday on January 25th, so it’s a great time to look at his huge impact on horror. First, I feel a preface is in order: although horror fans are often quite cheerful, they’ve had plenty of reasons to be sad lately. How …

“Resident Evil……Two.” The Resident Evil franchise as we know it today spans 22 years and at least 22 video games. It broke ground for the survival horror genre and their realistic graphics and sound made the games actually scary to play for the younger audience. The first game, released in …

If you’ve spent any time on this website, you know that the PopHorror writers watch and review a LOT of horror movies. Between indie and mainstream, shorts and feature lengths, festivals and sequels, we have seen hundreds of hours of scary celluloid in 2017 alone. While we certainly aren’t complaining …

Finally, after two years of waiting, we were given the next episode in the Star Wars saga this past weekend. The Last Jedi made its way into theaters with lots of fanfare and excitement. However, for some, that excitement quickly wore off. Fans are torn and divided over The Last …

“Seeing is believing.” Mother! is indeed one of the best movies of 2017. There are so many hidden layers that have great symbolism behind them, and I personally feel that it is imperative to share these meanings to better understand the complexity of this masterful movie. Darren Aronofsky’s Mother! is …

“A story about death.” If you thought Raymond Briggs’s The Snowman was a joyous Christmas cartoon for the festive season, you’re sadly mistaken. In life, we cherish the precious moments and build our lives on happy memories. For the festive season, it’s traditional to gather with loved ones as we eat, …

Stranger Things is insanely popular, especially right now with season 2 having premiered at the end of October. There are many things that the fans seems to disagree on and debate, but one thing everyone seems to agree on (with the exception of my girlfriend and I), is that season …

Directed by Ghey Kim, Don’t Click is a horror short with a message that will stick with you long after the credits roll. In a time where the internet can be a scary place and curiosity can kill the cat, its call to action is a needed one. Raise your …