Despite her relatively short career, Samantha Isler has already made a decent sized footprint in Hollywood. Not only did she star in the soon-to-be-released Middle American Gothic tale Dig Two Graves with Silence of the Lamb’s Ted Levine, but she also played the role of the teenage Amara on the CW TV series …
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The Devil’s Candy (2017) Movie Review – Deliciously Disturbing & Horrifyingly Beautiful
With some films, you have that instant gut feeling just by the pictures and trailers that it’s going to phenomenal. Although that instinct isn’t always right, you always hope it will be, and when it is the film will often exceed your wildest dreams. I’ve been wanting to watch The Devil’s …
Read More »Dagen Merrill – Director of Atomica Interview
One of my favorite things that I get to do after viewing a movie is having the opportunity to get inside the director’s head and hearing about some of the backstory that took place during filming. I recently got to sit down and have a quick chat with director Dagen Merrill and …
Read More »PopHorror Interviews Patrick Corcoran, Director of ‘Fire on the Mountain’
We’re excited to introduce you to Patrick Corcoran, an up and coming indie director who has a love and strong drive for the film industry. We had the opportunity to talk with Patrick about his love for film, his upcoming horror movie Fire on the Mountain, the Kickstarter project that begins …
Read More »Christina Jackson – Horror Artist Showcase
Recently I spoke with the very talented horror artist Christina Jackson after her art blew me away the instant I set eyes on it. PopHorror loves promoting women in all types of horror and this artist is no exception. So naturally, I want to share all of her amazing work …
Read More »Don’t Hang Up (2017)- Phoning in a Movie Review
There have been plenty of horror movies that have revolved around a very common device called the telephone… movies like When a Stranger Calls, Black Christmas, One Missed Call and obviously Wes Craven’s 1996 epic slasher film Scream. Is this concept getting too old to keep getting used? Or did 2017’s …
Read More »Bethany (2017) A Cringeworthy and Nail Biting Experience
When I first heard about a horror movie that involved Shannen Doherty and Tom Green, as well as directed by one of the best up and coming directors in the horror industry… I was sold! I was fortunate to view Bethany with an early screening and I was not at all disappointed. Let’s …
Read More »Interview: Director Peter Hurd Talks About ‘The Control Group’
The Control Group is a genre bending horror film that gripped my interest from the start. It begs you to invest yourself and makes sure you don’t regret it. Director Peter Hurd was more than willing to answer the questions I was begging to ask. In our interview, he answered …
Read More »Little Slices of Death: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors’ (1987) – Retro Review
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is one of the best movies ever. If you disagree, I pity you as much as Mr. T pitied fools — if not more so. February 27th marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. …
Read More »Circle (2015) Movie Review: A Game of Social Prejudices
Horror films with subjects being forced to play a game in order to survive is nothing new. Saw brought this theme into mainstream horror in 2004, and ended up spawning six sequels showing off Jigsaw’s gruesome traps. More recently, Rob Zombie tried his hand at this horror theme with 31 where five hostages …
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