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House of Purgatory (2016) – Movie Review

Ever since 2014’s horrific The Houses October Built, haunted attractions have been scarier than ever. The idea that, behind those howling wolves, flashing lights and jump scares, there’s really something out there that wants to kill you in unnerving. The whole reason people love visiting haunted house attractions is because …

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Fatal Pictures Film’s Zach Green Interview (2016)

A relative newcomer to the filmmaking life, Zach Green and his production company Fatal Pictures have only been creating movies since 2007, but he has already made a name for himself in indie horror circles. As the driving force behind extreme horror shorts Familiar (2012), Heir (2015), Consumption (2008) and Worm (2010), Zach knows …

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‘THE EVIL DEAD’ Turns 35 Years Old Today!

The Evil Dead

Way back in 1981, Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell turned a small cast and an even smaller budget into the modern independent horror masterpiece The Evil Dead. We salute the film and the filmmakers on the 35th anniversary of the theatrical premiere at the Redford theater in Detroit, Michigan! Even …

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All Through The House (2016) – Movie Review

“He sees when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, he knows when you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake!” I think holiday themed horror movies are some of the best stories out there. They bring two of my favorite things together – awesome kills and …

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Top 10 Must-See Horror Movies of 2000

Following the success of ’90s horror, everyone wondered if the horror movie love would continue into the new millennium. While not every year doled out success after success, the year 2000 delivered at least ten great horror films, even if some of them are underrated. In this countdown, we will …

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‘Evil Dead’ (2013) Is Worthless Garbage

With Remake Fever in full swing, it was only a matter of time before studio execs got their grubby little hands on The Evil Dead, one of the best horror films ever made. Of course I was skeptical, especially after seeing the trailer, which looked like shit. But I decided …

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‘Knucklebones’ (2016): Demonic Killer Saves Film from Flames of Hell – Movie Review

Far from a groundbreaking classic, Knucklebones is a low budget film full of horror puns and clichés that some will hate and others will love. Mitch Wilson makes his directing debut with this supernatural slasher that seems to struggle with the opening sequences but gradually builds momentum in all its …

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‘Beetlejuice’ is Still the Ghost With the Most 30 Years Later

Halloween will be here before we know it, which means soon enough I’ll be sorting through all my favorite horror and horror-related movies. Although Beetlejuice doesn’t fall under horror, it’s more of a fantasy based film with an abundance of horror elements, it’s one of my favorite ones to watch …

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Interview with First Time Horror Director Christopher Micklos

Ever wanted to know what it takes to get a horror movie together? Well, PopHorror is a site by the fans for the fans! That’s why when an ad came across my news feed for the movie The Nursery, I was immediately intrigued. A film by three first-timers: Christopher Micklos, …

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I Am Not A Serial Killer: A Sociopathic Film Adaptation

  Released March 13, 2016 at the South By Southwest Film Festival, I Am Not A Serial Killer follows John Wayne Cleaver (Max Records: Where the Wild Things Are 2009), a reclusive teen who has all the markers of a potentially sociopathic serial killer. When an actual serial killer starts killing …

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