Looking Back At The Significance Of ‘Scanners’ (1981) – Retro Review

In the late 1970s, fledgling Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg introduced the world to his unique brand of horror. After completing three features—the first, which focused on parasitic psychosexual mania in Shivers (1975), then on to the uncommon, aggressive outbreak of Rabid (1977), and eventually, to mutant offspring in The Brood …

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PopHorror’s Top 10 Movie Sequels (Excluding Horror And Comic Films)

Sequels get a bad rap in the in Hollywood as being soulless money grabs or lazy attempts to recapture something. This can certainly be true in some instances, but in other times, a story needs more than one outing to be told. A good sequel doesn’t have to surpass the …

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Interview With Shane Bradford, Writer/Director Of ‘Country Club’ – Home Of The SlaughterQ

Meeting new filmmakers is one of my favorite parts of writing for PopHorror. So when the opportunity arises to talk with someone I haven’t met yet, I always jump at the chance. You never know what new horror-ific treasures you will uncover. I was recently introduced to the upcoming slasher, …

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Interview With ‘Rose Blood – A Friday The 13th Fan Film’ Director Peter Anthony

In the wake of Friday The 13th: Vengeance (2019 – read our review here), horror lovers have been wanting to see more fan films. To answer that call, long time Friday The 13th fan Peter Anthony will be directing his own version in the form of Rose Blood – A Friday …

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Sophisticated Vampire: Mickey Reece’s ‘Climate Of The Hunter’ (2020) Movie Review

Climate Of The Hunter is a new horror film directed by Mickey Reece (Mono 2017) and stars Ginger Gilmartin (Fingerprints 2006). Film Synopsis: Two sisters, Alma and Elizabeth, along with a dog who’s described as a “philosopher,” have come to Alma’s remote house to reconnect with Wesley after twenty years. Alma is …

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Interview: Catch Up With Tyler Cotton Who Plays Melvin In Netflix’s ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’

catch up with Tyler Cotton

One of my favorite series is Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. I have not watched part 4 yet as I’m not ready for it to be over even though it’s quite tempting and I’ll probably do it soon. That being said, I was lucky enough to catch up with Tyler …

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Interview with Patrick Picard, Director of the Psychological Thriller ‘The Bloodhound’

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I was very much impressed by Patrick Picard’s first full feature film, The Bloodhound (read my review – HERE). It’s a hauntingly beautiful psychological thriller that leaves room to explore and ask questions. I was lucky enough to chat with Patrick about this film, the inspiration behind it, what it …

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Movie Review: ‘GetAWAY’ (2020) Is An Interesting Meta-Horror Slasher

GetAWAY

I’m always down for a slasher and the retro poster and trailer for GetAWAY had me intrigued. This film was directed by Blayne Weaver and stars Emma Norville, Danielle Carrozza, Kyle Mangold, Franchesca Contreras, Joshua Cody, and Jon Rust. Synopsis for GetAWAY Devastated by a sudden break-up, young actress Maddie …

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