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Falling in love with storytelling at a young age, Filmmaker Tremain Hayhoe began developing his craft throughout his childhood and young adult life by turning every opportunity into a filmmaking project. After gaining experience on both sides of the camera, Tremain began working in production studios and doing freelance projects, …

After coming to an explosive end in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, many thought that maybe ?— just maybe ?— Freddy Krueger’s twisted spirit would be put to rest. After all, how many films can you make about a child killer who haunts the dreams of the children whose parents …

The Shining (1980) was initially released 40 years old on May 23, 2020. The film is a masterpiece of modern cinema to many, both in and out of the horror community. To honor the 40th anniversary, I asked the PopHorror team to remember the film and to talk about the …

Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980) is all about isolation. It’s a theme I think a lot of us can relate to right now. If you’re anything like me, you’ve been mostly locked inside for 2 or more months now. It’s a little maddening, isn’t it? So is it fitting or …

Born in Germany, Madeleine Wade spent her childhood years in Europe, the Middle East, Korea and Japan, where she began working professionally as a model at the age of 15. Following high school, the young woman entered into adulthood, moved to the United States and began a life of freedom, …

Last September 13 (and it was FRIDAY!), I was fortunate enough to spend an entire day at Camp No Be Bo Sco, the Boy Scout camp where the orginal Friday the 13th was filmed in 1979. My friend, Jeff Seeman, invited me to do some location shooting for his upcoming …

With cult classics like Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977), The Craft (1996) and Netflix’s hit series, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, it’s safe to say we horror connoisseurs have a soft spot for witch flicks. We’ve seen evil witches, good witches, teen witches… but what about soulfully damaged witches seeking revenge for …

Ronen Landa is a composer/music department pro. In addition to composing the score to David Marmor’s drama-tinged horror, 1BR (read our review here), Landa has been involved with projects like At the Devil’s Door (2014), Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008), The Pact (2012), and Mad As Hell (2014). He’s even done …

I absolutely love Ember Burns (read our interview with her here) ever since I first saw her as Heavenly Holly in Slaughterhouse: House of Whores 2.5 (2017). Ember is a woman of many talents: acting, writing, directing, and modeling. She really can do it all. Recently, she released her short …

William Malone’s Creature is bound to draw comparisons to Alien or even Aliens, although this 1985 film has enough to set it apart. While the alien itself (or the “Creature”) does have some similar characteristics to the Alien Queen, it also has some distinguishing features. In fact, this creature can literally …