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Finland’s Marko Mäkilaakso is not new to the filmmaking community. His directorial debut, War of the Dead, debuted at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. He also directed Uniklubi’s “Huomenna” music video, which won the Emma award 2005 for best Domestic Music Video, as well as the video for “Vuorien taa” by …

It was nearly ten years ago when I first picked up a copy of Bug in the Five For $20 bin at Blockbuster. Ah, Blockbuster. I found so many lesser known horror gems there over the years! Bug was one of them. It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years already, but the …

In the last year, I’ve met so many wonderful directors who have genuine talent and know how to deliver a story that captures that audience from beginning to end. Patrick Rea is one of those directors. I had the privilege of talking with him about his love for filmmaking, where …

We all want something in life, something that makes our lives more meaningful. What happens when an opportunity to begin a dream career turns into a horrible nightmare? We find out in the new terrifying horror short, The Audition. Directed and written by Anthony Raus, The Audition has a runtime of around …

There have been some pretty crazy crossover characters in horror movies over the years. We’ve had Hansel and Gretal fighting witches, Abraham Lincoln slaughtering vampires and even Scooby Doo teaming up with the Winchesters from Supernatural. But now I can officially say that I have seen everything. Let me present to …

This will probably go down as one of my most shocking reviews to date and I might lose cred within the horror community. Brace yourself, horror fans. I’m about to tell you a big secret about myself and its a good one! Up until May 18, 2017, I had never …

Loneliness. Desperation. Isolation. These three things can lead someone on a crash course to bad decisions. With only their own thoughts for company, there’s no one to talk them down from the ledge – or away from the knife block. In Streamer, Jared Bratt’s (Hokum 2010) semi-autobiographical feature film, the frustration with being …

Although not known for his horror movies, Timothy Olyphant has appeared in quite a few scary flicks over his twenty plus year career as an actor. To celebrate his 49th birthday today, May 20, 2017 , PopHorror wants to pay tribute to Mr. Olyphant and his suave and sometimes psychotic roles on …

With all the hype surrounding the Marvel Universe’s return of Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Homecoming, it was no surprise when Sony Pictures announced that they were going to make a Venom spin-off movie. Venom is probably the most iconic villain in Spider-Man’s long running comic series, so it was a no …

Jack of all trades Tony Ahedo has tried his hand on jobs across the board in the art of filmmaking. He’s edited, produced, written, and directed his own series Barry Baker: Aspiring Serial Killer. Most recently, he worked as the cinematographer on Ryan Swantek‘s debut short White Willow. This week, …