In 2001, Rachel Belofsky had a vision — to give rising filmmakers and screenwriters in the horror and Sci-Fi genres a platform to showcase their work. Little did she know, that vision would still be going strong 26 years later. The longest-running horror film festival in the US, Screamfest LA has discovered …
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Some horror movies want to terrify you. Others want to make you think. Unsavory Elements seems perfectly content to make you laugh, squirm, and occasionally wonder what the hell you’re watching. Set in an Asian brothel, the film delivers a darkly comedic blend of exploitation horror, outrageous violence, and the …
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You’d be hard-pressed to fit The Hellflowers and their forthcoming album Haunted into a neat little box. Formed in Los Angeles in 2015 by husband-wife duo Christina and Matt Eskew, The Hellflowers have always boasted a signature combination of punk attitude, melodic hooks and raw rock ‘n’ roll energy. But Haunted …
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Some horror films frighten us with monsters, violence, or things lurking in the shadows. Others find their horror in something far more familiar: the human need to be loved, accepted, and understood. Writer/director Cassie Keet’s Abigail Before Beatrice (2025) belongs firmly in the latter category, delivering an intelligent, unsettling, and …
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Pophorror sits down with horrorcore artist SickTanicK for his newest album La fin absolue du monde to discuss how it all came together and the influences for the album. PopHorror: How did the concept of this album all come together? SickTanicK: First off thank you for having me! This whole thing …
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Most people heading into the woods pack for a hike. The man at the center of The Woods Beckon is preparing for something considerably harder to explain. He must leave his family behind and venture into the wilderness to “transform.” Into what? The film keeps that largely to itself. Stranger …
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The other week we got to talk with Lavinia Postolache the producer of the new science fiction thriller, April X. We discuss the operations of being a producer and what got her into this line of work. As well as the cast and director of the film. Check it out! …
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There are plenty of film festivals where you can watch movies. The best ones give you something more. At the 2026 HorrOrigins Film Festival in Tucson, Arizona, it was difficult to spend much time between screenings without finding yourself talking to a filmmaker, actor, writer, artist or fellow horror fan. …
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Over the past 35 years and across more than 100 films, J.M. Logan has had his hand in countless creative pots. From visual effects in The Passion of the Christ to makeup in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation and the animatronics that brought skeletal cab driver Benny to life in Halloweentown, Logan’s …
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Musician Tim Kasher (frontman of bands Cursive, and the Good Life – read our interview with him HERE) has made one of my favorite movies of the year, Who’s Watching. It takes a lot to make me uncomfortable and fuck, man. Who’s Watching made me so physically uncomfortable that I …
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