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PopHorror’s Top 22 Most Anticipated Films of 2019

3 From Hell

It’s a new year, and with a new year comes new horror releases. Keep reading to find out PopHorror’s most anticipated films for 2019. Rabid – March Directed by the Twisted Twins Jen and Sylvia Soska. Starring Laura Vandervoort (Smallville TV series), Stephen Huszar (The Flash TV series), Greg Bryk (Saw V 2008) …

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WIHFF 2018 Short Film Review: ‘What Metal Girls Are Into’

As previously stated in my review for Echoes of Fear (read my review here), my favorite feature of The Women in Horror Film Festival in Peachtree, GA., this fest has shown an indisputable knack for selecting the very finest in female-centric horror films. The short films were no exception, as it was …

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Brandon Slagle’s Sci-fi Throwback ‘Crossbreed’ (2019): Movie Review

“We’re kind of in a decadent era of horror because almost every filmmaker, certainly in the United States, that’s working in horror today, is always trying to express a debt to a prior generation,” said the world’s greatest and only drive-in movie critic, Joe Bob Briggs, in an interview with …

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Why ‘Bird Box’ Is Almost A Good Movie

Bird Box, the newest Sandra Bullock film exclusively on Netflix, is almost a good film. Almost. It’s so close. There’s a ton of promise, a strong list of actors and actresses, an interesting premise – it has a lot going for it. And it’s almost, almost a good film. But, …

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Interview with Prolific British Australian Author: Isobel Blackthorn

Isobel Blackthorn

Happy New Year, everyone! I’m proud to say that my first interview of 2019 is with prolific British Australian author, Isobel Blackthorn. One of my goals for the year is to read more books and learn more about authors who are killing it in horror/thriller genre, and Isobel is a …

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‘Porcelain Stare’ (2017) Is One Of The Creepiest Doll Stories Ever!

Between festivals and screeners, I’ve watched so many great horror shorts this year, but they never cease to amaze me with their individual greatness. There’s one that I had been wanting to watch forever called Porcelain Stare, and I finally found the time. Let’s just say that I’m so glad …

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WIHFF 2018 Film Review: ‘Echoes of Fear’ is Supernatural Thriller Perfection

Trista Robinson as Alysa in 'Echoes of Fear'

For 2 years in a row, the Women in Horror Film Festival in Peachtree City, GA has served up some of the very best female-centric horror on the planet earth. I wasn’t sure festival organizers Vanessa Ionta Wright and Sam Kolesnik could top 2017’s near perfect lineup of all-killer no-filler …

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PopHorror’s Top 25 Favorite Horror Movies of 2018

Top 25 Favorite horror films

When I hear people say, “Man, barely any horror movies came out this year,” I just roll my eyes and laugh. Although there weren’t a lot of mainstream horror films to come out in 2018, there were a notable amount of indie horrors that are must-see masterpieces. Never limit your …

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Interview with Justin McConnell: Director of ‘Lifechanger’

lifechanger

The end of the year is approaching and I’ve been reminiscing about all the amazing horror movies that have came out this year. One of them is the highly praised horror thriller, Lifechanger (read our review here), directed by Justin McConnell. I recently had a chance to talk with Justin …

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Inside the Brilliant Mind of Director Simone Kisiel

Simone

Sometimes you meet someone and you just instantly connect. That was how I felt when I met Director Simone Kisiel at the 2018 Women in Horror Film Festival. We had chatted a few times before on social media, but meeting her in person was one of the highlights of my …

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