Interviews

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Sharksploitation being covered here wouldn’t exist. Over the last few years there has been a plethora of silly shark movies released. Sharknado, Sharktopus, Sharks of the Corn… …

A few months ago, I stumbled upon a book called How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine (pen name for author Danielle Vega) and hot damn. It was so fucking good. So when I got an offer for her latest book, Delicate Condition – which is being called the …

Passionate indie filmmaker, craft beer connoisseur, and home garden guru, D. Ryan Mowry has made it his goal to bring fans a movie teeming with nostalgic backwoods horror – There’s Something Inhuman in the Woods. After ditching his corporate ball and chain, Mowry has become laser-focused on fulfilling the creative …

NOTE: This interview was conducted before the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Earlier this summer, another film adaptation of a Stephen King …

If you read horror books, then you’ve heard of author Nick Cutter (pen name for Craig Davidson). Nick’s book The Breach, released on October 22, 2020 as an Audible exclusive (which means there is no print edition, it is audiobook only) has recently been adapted into a film directed by …

“Fame requires every kind of excess. I mean, true fame. A devouring neon. Long journeys across grey space. Danger. The edge of every void. Understand the man who must inhabit these extreme regions. Even if half mad, he’s absorbed into the public’s total madness. Even if fully rational, a bureaucrat …

Back in 2003 a little indie film titled Thirteen premiered at Sundance and took the world by storm. Co-written and directed by Catherine Hardwicke (in her directorial debut), the film was loosely based on actress Nikki Reed’s (who helped co-write the script) life from ages 12-13. Controversial and troubling, Thirteen …

God is a Bullet, the new film by writer and director Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook 2004) and based on the novel by Boston Teran, is pretty fantastic. Clocking in at just over two and a half hours, it’s gory and super violent. It’s nothing like Cassavetes’ previous work, but it’s …

One thing that I really liked about the new film by Stewart Thorndike, Bad Things, is the strong LGBTQ+ characters. It’s refreshing to see new and upcoming talent as the lead in a movie, and Bad Things has four of them – Gayle Rankin (GLOW) as Ruthie, Hari Nef (Barbie …

While this interview is spoiler-free, I’m still going to tell you to see The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster if you haven’t already! And in case you missed the review, you can check it out here. What I appreciated about The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster was the nuance. But …