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It was an incredible honor to represent PopHorror at the ninth installment of Astronomicon. Watching this pop culture convention evolve from its humble beginnings into what it is today has been nothing short of amazing. Getting the chance to attend and experience everything this event had to offer has been …

I always love an opportunity to read “new to me” authors. That’s one of the cool things I get to do here at PopHorror. We now live in a world where I believe our TBR lists are heavily influenced by social platforms, such as Instagram and Tik Tok. I do …

Just when you think Hollywood can’t get any more predictable, it decides to recycle the same thing over and over again. Whether its Jurassic Park, Star Wars or the 100th Star Trek show, new ideas are few and far between. Mortal Kombat‘s turn came in 2021 when a long awaited …

If you’re not familiar with the work of UK filmmaker Darren Ward, fret not, neither was I. However, with a new boxed set, Blu-ray release from Ward’s own Giallo Films and Treasured Films Ltd., the maestro of lo-fi brutality will finally get a wider audience, and his sanguinary soaked due! …

Coming soon to select theaters and On Demand from director Chad Faust (Girl) is a new thriller: Ballistic. The film stars Lena Headey (Game of Thrones – TV Series), Amybeth McNulty (Morgan), Hamza Haq (Viking). Synopsis When a soldier’s mother (Lena Headey) discovers the bullet that killed her son in …

Blood Moon Pictures and composer Frank Dormani have partnered with Klaatu Records to release the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the award-winning slasher comedy New Fears Eve. The score is currently available for pre-order featuring 23 pulse pounding tracks that Jon Mansell of Movie Music International raves. The album:  Features liberal …

Stephen Herek’s Critters turns 40 on April 11, 2026. The film follows a group of small but vicious alien creatures called Crites that escape from an alien prison transport vessel and land near a small farm town on earth. They are then pursued by two shape-shifting bounty hunters. The films …

Growing up, HBO was the coolest. I snuck a peek of quite a few movies and shows on there. An absolute favorite of mine was a show called Tales from the Crypt. I know there are many of us out there who would love to be able to relive this …

In I Know Exactly How You Die, a psychological slasher with a meta twist, a struggling horror novelist checks into a remote motel hoping to finish his book, only to discover that what he writes may be bleeding into reality. Directed by Alexandra Spieth, the film follows Rian Burman, played …

Religious horror was brought to a new level in the mainstream with The Exorcist in the 1970s, but it’s been a genre staple since time began. The mixture of ideologies can really serve as fuel for a great story of trauma and triumph. Such is the case with Perfect Soul, …