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If you’re anything like me, your childhood wasn’t always about being active. At times your brain was probably turned to sludge by TV programs — perhaps permanently corrupted by immoral, putrid garbage. Honestly, I have some fond memories of this phenomenon myself. On that note, here’s a list of some of the …
Read More »Killer Date (2016) Horror Short Review
Dating can be hard. You would think with all the social media platforms that we have nowadays that it would be easier. Swipe right to possibly find the love of your life… or possibly your worst nightmare. When I heard about Killer Date, a horror short that attacked that very …
Read More »Interview with ‘Meg’ Author Steve Alten
Today’s society is completely fascinated with sharks. It all started with Jaws back in 1975. Now, each summer Shark Week premieres on the Discovery Channel and garners one of the channel’s most popular ratings. More recently, we also have the cult fandom of the Sharknado movies. It will all come to fruition …
Read More »The Axe Murders of Villisca (2016) Movie Review
Between the night of June 9th and early Morning of June 10th, 1912, eight people were murdered in their beds in the dead of night in Villisca, Iowa. Josiah and Sarah Moore and their four children: Herman, Katherine, Paul, and Boyd, along with their two houseguests, Lena and Ina Stillinger, …
Read More »PopHorror Takes A Look At Josh Millican’s ‘Deeper Than Hell,’ A Brutally Raw Horror Serial Novel
We love supporting people in the horror community. Everyone has a story to tell, whether it’s through reviews, art, literature, or film. One of our PopHorror colleagues, Joshua Millican, has made a strong name for himself as a horror blogger He decided to step up his game and go beyond …
Read More »Havenhurst (2017) Movie Review
Welcome to Havenhurst, where there is only one simple rule: stay clean and live a good life. This is the only thing the tenants need to do in order to live in this gorgeous Gothic apartment building. The tenement has its secrets, however, and they don’t like to stay quiet. …
Read More »8 of The Best Serial Killer Teams in Horror
It’s a rarity that serial killers work well together in horror films, whether they’re love interests, family members, or just people with the same goal in mind. There’s nothing scarier than being outnumbered by a team of rampaging maniacs. PopHorror has put together a list of the serial killer team-ups that …
Read More »Left Bank (2009) Movie Review
Take elements of Rosemary’s Baby and Fulci’s Gates of Hell trilogy, mix in lots of female nudity, toss in one cup of a where-did-so-and-so-disappear-to plot and then put them in a blender at high-speed. What do you get? A far more interesting movie than Left Bank. Marie (Eline Kuppens) is …
Read More »Three Silent Horror Films From Before 1900
It’s time again to look back in the history of horror — way back! Here are three very early silent films. They may not contain some invincible hulking maniac, but they at least dabble in horror imagery. George Albert Smith’s “The X-Rays” (1897) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eda1OJ9GTQ Also known as “The X-Ray Fiend,” …
Read More »Final Destination: 17 Years Later, Escaping Death is Still Just As Terrifying
Final Destination has become a household name in the horror society, with its one-of-a-kind kills and a highly successful film franchise. However, we’re going to go back to where it all started, 17 years ago, to the original 2000 film where we learned that death doesn’t take no for an answer. …
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