Interviews

Musician Tim Kasher (frontman of bands Cursive, and the Good Life) 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 found myself yelling at the screen through …

Don’t mess with the “Mother of the Waters.” In Beware Boiúna, the latest directorial release from Mike P. Nelson (our interview for Silent Night, Deadly Night), horror fuses with indigenous folklore when a medical mission team in the Amazon unwittingly encounters Boiúna — a colossal ancient snake that isn’t so mythological anymore. …

Car chases, brutal fights and shocking deceptions abound in RUNNER, the latest film from Angel Studios that’s hitting theaters Sept. 11. But this isn’t another cookie-cutter action movie. In the midst of the speeding and bloodshed, there’s heart as the characters grapple with love, loss and complicated dynamics. Directed by …

It’s been 42 years since Courtney Gains celebrated his big break as merciless enforcer Malachai in Children of the Corn, a role that earned him horror icon status and a decades-long acting career spanning various genres and well over 100 credits. While growing his filmography, Gains was also quietly pursing …

Writer and filmmaker Will Savive has built a creative world that spans books, music, narration, filmmaking, and horror. His latest project, Midnight Stories, brings those interests together in a series of bite-sized horror tales built around suspense, twists, and the consequences of very human decisions. With Season 2 of Midnight …

Every time I cover the Fantasia International Film Festival, I know I’m going to find some hidden gems, instant classics, and all-around amazing genre programming, and 2026, which is Fantasia’s 30th year, has come through in spades. One of the most unique and unexpected films I viewed this year is the …

One of the South’s most iconic haunted attractions is making the leap to the big screen with Hellbilly Hollow, a blood-soaked Southern slasher inspired by cult classics like Terrifier and Friday the 13th. Filmed on location at the real Hellbilly Hollow haunted attraction in Vincent, Alabama, the film is directed …

Braden Timmons’ The Last Nightmare: Part One is a highly popular fan film that follows the Halloween H20 timeline. The much-anticipated sequel debuts in October 2026.  PopHorror caught with Timmons recently. Check out what he had to say!   PopHorror:  Obviously, the Halloween franchise has gone in a bunch of …

Hot Spot, the new dystopian detective thriller by Agnieszka Smoczyńska (The Lure) and written by Robert Bolesto (The Lure), is one of the most unique and creative futuristic movies I’ve ever seen. It’s set in a world where AI is required and those who don’t fall in line with it …

Last week we at PopHorror got to interview a couple of stars from the new Eli Roth horror movie Ice Cream Man. In this interview we talk with Benjamin Byron Davis. PopHorror: So Ice Cream Man, how did you become involved in the project with Eli Roth? Benjamin: Well, I …