Editorials

PopHorror Attends Scares That Care 2017 Charity Weekend Convention

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If you’re like me and you love the horror genre and, more specifically, the horror community, you have been traveling to conventions for several years throughout the United States and maybe even the world. With the increase in the popularity of conventions and the constant rise of hybrid conventions coming …

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H. P. Lovecraft Turns 127, Happy Birthday!

My friends and family all know how big of a fan of H. P. Lovecraft I am. For those that don’t, I have his face tattooed on my arm, I have a picture of him as my computer background, and I made a trip to Rhode Island specifically to visit …

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Happy Birthday to Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense

Today we mark the 118th birthday of Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense and one of the greatest directors of all time. He’s responsible for such masterpieces as Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo, and The Birds. He developed a unique, signature style that includes maintaining a simple story all while breaking suspense …

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Murder Mystery: Who Killed My Franchise?

Sequels are a bit of a taboo subject in the horror community. There are the fans who love them and those that find them to be completely unnecessary additions. Myself, I love sequels to stories I’m not ready to let go of. I like the faster pace, the bigger body …

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Happy Birthday, M. Night Shyamalan!

PopHorror would like to wish the visionary M. Night Shyamalan a happy birthday! Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan was born August 6, 1970, in Mahe, Pondicherry, India, and raised in the affluent Penn Valley area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Now known as M. Night Shyamalan, his middle name, Night, was made up in college. The …

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Genre Policing: A New Trend In Horror

When I saw Get Out (2017) (see our review here), I knew that it would be an important movie for the horror genre. I also knew it would be a controversial one. I thought that controversy would be born of the film’s masterful treatment of American anxieties about race, and …

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Horror Villain Backstories And Their Significance

I recently came across an article with list of horror villains who were supposedly ruined by having backstories. This honestly angered me because the way that article was written, it seemed like the writer didn’t even like horror films and didn’t care enough to see the significance of just how …

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Creepy Places Around the World: Victor’s Way in Ireland

The are many creepy places around the world – Mystic rivers, forbidden caves, enchanted forests, and even some off-kilter state parks. In Wicklow, Ireland, there is an insanely creepy park called The Indian Sculpture Park in Victor’s Way. In this park, you will find some of the craziest and most bizarre …

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Days of the Dead Indianapolis 2017 Convention Review

I’ve always wanted to attend a big horror convention but either money or lack of transportation has been an issue. Recently all the stars aligned and I was finally able to make the hour and a half trip to Indianapolis for Days of the Dead. Check out some info about …

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True Blood’s Lafayette Reynolds: Fabulous and Fierce Forever

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If you don’t know already, the ever so talented and beloved actor Nelsan Ellis passed away recently due to heart failure. Most horror fans know him from the hit HBO series True Blood as the flamboyant and lovable Lafayette Reynolds aka Lala. He was the main character throughout the series and …

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