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The Howling Wind is a short horror film that was released this year and was directed by Lorian Gish (One New Message) and Justin Knoepfel (Dear Ellie). The film stars Anthony Arkin (Pound Ridge), Mark Silverman (The Twilight Zone), and Nicky Boulous (God Friended Me). Coming in at just over …

In the indie horror world, Chad Ridgely (Massacre On Aisle 12 2016 – read our review here) is a man I admire. Not only does this multi-talented actor/director/producer/writer involve himself in one of my favorite subgenres—horror comedies—he also comes up with his own unique ideas and doesn’t rest until he …

In Cape Town, South Africa, a man named Barry (Gary Green: Escape Room 2019) has limited his existence to finding his next fix of narcotics. He dismisses the pleas of his emotional wife to kick the habit and completely ignores his young son as he again leaves them to pursue …

As a child, I had no idea that movies had creators. I grasped the idea of books and stories being the work of an author, and I could imagine them typing away at a typewriter the way my mom or dad would sit and type for their day jobs, or …

I’m a huge fan of South Korean cinema with some of my favorites being I Saw The Devil (2010 – read our review here), Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance (2002), and Parasite (2019). The film that started my interest in South Korean cinema was Train To Busan (2016 – read our review here). …

Nudity in cinema today feels almost commonplace, a routine image that sits in the background as a plot device or character trope. But it wasn’t always that accepted. Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies examines how nudity was met all the way back in the 1800’s, up through its …

I’m embarrassed to admit that, until recently, I had never heard of Writer/Director Jess Norvisgaard’s feature length directorial debut, The Good Things Devils Do (2020). Of the relatively small main cast of seven, three of them—Bill Oberst, Jr. (Circus Of The Dead 2014 – read our interviews with him here …

M. Night Shyamalan celebrated his 50th birthday in August 2020. To celebrate, we here at PopHorror have compiled a list of some fun facts you might not already know about him. On August 6, 1970, Shyamalan was born in Puducherry, India, and then raised in the posh suburban Penn Valley …

Hollow Man, a twist on H.G. Wells’ 1897 novel and the 1933 film, The Invisible Man, was released on August 4, 2000. On that day, the world was once again captivated by Kevin Bacon, this time as the scientist, Sebastian Caine. “It’s amazing what you can do… when you don’t …

The horror film that stays in my mind and heart the most is one that melds something I’m passionate about with gore. Dario Argento’s Phenomena does both. I’ve always loved bugs and have studied them as one of my hobbies. I also love horror. This film was my introduction to not …