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Bob Giordano is the director for one of my new favorite horror films, The Odds. It was definitely different from anything I’ve seen before and it’s quite empowering. I recently had the chance to talk with Bob about his career, his love for the horror genre, his new film, and …

Ladies and gentlemen, hold onto your butts, because E3 is right around the corner! Yes, that’s right, Sunday June 9th E3 2019 begins! For the gaming community, and us at PopHorror, this is one of our favorite times of the year. You never quite know what’s going to happen at …

We’ve all heard the expression, “Violence begets violence.” It’s true enough, but there’s a flip side to that coin. Ana Murugarren’s The Bastards’ Fig Tree (AKA La Higuera de los Bastardos), which was based on Ramiro Pinilla’s eponymous novel, looks at how political violence can drastically transform somebody from an …

I think it’s pretty clear nowadays that it’s never a good idea to play with a Ouija board. Film after film has taught us at least two things about the sinister game: Never play with a talking board by yourself, and never go to production with a weak script. Which …

I’ve seen this episode of MacGyver before. It’s the one where he’s minding his own business in the ambiguously Canadian woods until some ne’er-do-wells drag him into a scheme involving duffel bags of ransom money and broken home melodrama. That week’s character actor really made a meal out of playing …

I’m a huge fan of thrillers, they often get underneath my skin the most and leave a lasting impression. Recently, I got the chance to interview Rob Gardner, the director and cinematographer of What Lies Ahead, a thriller starring Rumer Willis and Emma Dumont. Learn more about why he got …

Thomas Elms (The Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game 2018) hit the jackpot when he took the part of Hamish Duke in the new Netflix Original series, The Order. A sci-fi/horror fan’s dream, The Order tells the tale of a young man who pledges a secret order to avenge his …

Hexing is definitely a horror movie, but it likely won’t terrify hardcore horror fans. In fact, it may have worked better as a straight up drama. Let’s examine why. To begin with, jaded horror movie viewers abound, and B movies seem to be a dime a dozen (or, in the …

Kôji Shiraishi, the provocative mind behind the films Grotesque, Carved, and The Ring vs. The Grudge finally found a loving and nurturing home at Unearthed Films for his 2014 feature, A Record of Sweet Murder. Delivering on their promise of one new release a month, the distribution company enthusiastically added this …

When I was a kid, I went to an exhibit at an art museum that celebrated Rube Goldberg machines. While my family wandered the museum and looked at everything else, I stayed in the basement to watch marbles knock over dominoes, light candles, and pour water for what felt like …