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Have I ever mentioned that I love horror shorts? Oh, I have? Yeah, only probably a few dozen times… but I can’t say it enough! Recently I watched Slit, which is a unique take on a Japanese urban legend. It’s not the first time I’ve watched something to do with …

I’m always searching for new horror material and, lucky for me, I was introduced to some horror shorts that Cindy Maples was involved in. First, let’s discuss Random… which is the perfect name for this wonderfully bizarre short.  Not only does Random star Maples, but she also directed and wrote this horror short, …

Hatchet is one of the best yet underrated, gore-filled, hilarious horror comedies of our time. The film also happened to introduce a new, brutal, slash-happy psycho named Victor Crowley. Eleven years later, PopHorror pays tribute to this underestimated cult classic. (Synopsis provided by IMDb.com): When a group of tourists on a …

Let’s talk, you and I, about legends. Let’s talk about tall tales and folklore and myths. Now that we’re all in the right state of mind, let’s talk about Lon Chaney. Born to deaf and mute parents in 1883, Leonidas Frank Chaney became one of the most prolific and talented …

Alas, April seems like a bum month for big budget theatrical horror releases. But do not despair! Just because Hollywood is holding off on theater releases this month doesn’t mean that the indie filmmakers aren’t hooking us up. There’s also quite a few DVD, Blu-ray and VOD offerings to whet …

Perhaps the best way to introduce this retro review is to illuminate my love for the ’80s slasher film, a sub-genre where the most iconic horror legends reside or have led to inspiration. These are films with provocative themes that cause critics and philosophers alike to kick around different theories of misogyny and chauvinism. Ultimately sticking …

In the 1980s, horror had a genre explosion like we’ve never seen before or since. This seemingly unhinged growth in the movie world owes everything to one subgenre: slashers. There were so many slashers. According to IMDb user CaptainCracker, between 1980 and 1989 there were roughly 293 slasher films produced and distributed. …

Sci-fi has etched its name into the horror genre for years with titles such as The Blob (1988), Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982). Life, the latest sci-fi horror/thriller to hit the big screen, encompasses elements of all three films as well as the stunning graphic-based imagery depicted in Gravity (2013) …

For many of us, we grew up watching ’80s horror movies and that is where our passion began for this lovely genre. So you can imagine how happy we were when, just the other day, we had the privilege of being introduced to director Kevin Tenney, who is known for …

It’s not every day that I get to think of the suspenseful and thrilling 1990 movie Pacific Heights. It’s a good movie and fairly unique. The days that I do, then, are rare and special and make me smile. I was reminded of this film while watching the new Lifetime horror Evil …