Last month, I had an opportunity to watch and review the film House by the Lake. You can read our review of the film here. I was then asked if I would like to ask the writer, Josh Burnell, a few questions on his story. I jumped at the chance. Josh Burnell …
Read More »My Favorite Horror Movie – ‘Evil Dead’ (1981)
Evil Dead has always held a special place in my heart. I can still remember that first VHS copy I owned, the beat up cardboard sleeve faded from where it had spent time on a video store shelf by the window, complete with Bruce Campbell’s clenched jaw jutting out at …
Read More »Q & A With ‘House by the Lake’ Director Adam Gierasch
Recently, I had an opportunity to watch and review House by the Lake. You can read my review here. I was then was asked if I’d like to interview the director, Adam Gierasch. I didn’t think twice about it. I definitely wanted to know more about what makes Adam Gierasch …
Read More »Mortal Kombat, 25 Years of Horror
Its 1992 and you’re 6 years old. You are a video game fan most notably the Nintendo Entertainment System and the new fangled Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The graphics are primitive with unrealistic 8 or 16 bit sprites. Even arcade games which were graphically superior still displays cartoon-esque images. The …
Read More »Book Review and Reflection: Stephen King’s ‘It’
It’s no secret that Stephen King’s It was one of the biggest movies of 2017. I really enjoyed the film, and after watching I decided to go back and give the book a reread. Some background here – I read the book when I was fifteen years old. This review won’t …
Read More »Cinepocalypse 2017 Presents: ‘Snowflake’ (2017), Germany’s Answer to Pulp Fiction
When asked to review films for Cinepocalypse 2017, I read through the list and realized that PopHorror had already written about a majority of the titles available. Of the remaining films, I picked two I had never heard of and hoped for the best. The first one I chose was …
Read More »PopHorror’s Readers Show Their Costumes for Halloween 2017
Here at PopHorror, we celebrate Halloween and Horror 365 days a year! A few days ago, we asked some of our readers to show us their masks, makeup, and costumes for Halloween 2017 and here is a collection of them. Costumes for Halloween 2017! Slide 1 | Slide 2 | …
Read More »An Evening with Adam Green
Before I go into detail about this special event, I wanted to preface this by saying that Adam Green is my all time favorite modern day director. I have seen everything he has done excluding, his first film Coffee and Doughnuts, which I believe isn’t available anywhere. Not only am …
Read More »Curse of the Slasher Nurse (2017): A Classic Slasher Throwback
Over the years, the horror genre has gradually relied more heavily on CGI rather than the art and creativity of practical special effects. If it is used sparingly and purposefully, CGI can be a great thing. However, as one of the biggest critical complaints in this year’s remake of IT have …
Read More »Cinepocalypse 2017 Presents: ‘Downrange’ – A Ruthless Bloodbath
Cinepocalypse 2017 has an amazing lineup this year and everyone should check it out. First up on my list is the intense thriller Downrange, which is premiering at Cinepocalypse on November 4th. Can you imagine being stuck out in the middle of nowhere and getting shot at from a distance? Downrange …
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