Editorials

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The French extreme horror masterpiece Inside was released ten years ago in 2007. It was the second French horror film that I had ever seen – the first being High Tension – and it solidified my love for foreign horror. I think the original Inside succeeds because it was a …

Did you go to summer camp as a child? I did not. I attended Brownie Camp when I was 7, and the highlight was creating stories about what the spilled red paint on the basement floor really was, and conjuring up myths about ghosts roaming the halls of our little …

In the mystery/drama film They Look Like People, a troubled man named Wyatt suspects people around him are turning into evil creatures, and wonders if he should protect his only friend, Christian, from an impending war or from himself. It is an independent film and very interesting. We at PopHorror think …