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Scary Season Cinema: 31 Halloween Horrors to Binge

What up, horror aficionados?! I hope you’ve stocked up on sour patch kids and fake cobwebs because we’re about to dive headfirst into the spookiest time of the year. I mean, what’s not to love about a holiday that encourages you to dress up in ridiculous costumes, gorge on sweets, …

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Let The Dead Rise Again: The 45th Anniversary of George A. Romero’s ‘DAWN OF THE DEAD’ (1978)

Dawn of the Dead

The Dead will rise again this year for the 45th Anniversary: Dawn of the Dead was first released in Italy in September 1978, and all the OG zombie fans can’t wait to celebrate the walking dead all over again. Dawn of the Dead set the standards a little higher for …

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Interview With Thea James, Co-Author Of ‘The Unofficial Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Cookbook’

As Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice celebrates its 35th anniversary year, and as spooky season quickly approaches, authors Thea James and Isabel Minunni have the perfect way to honor everyone’s favorite green-haired poltergeist: The Unofficial Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Cookbook. Through its 75 delightfully dark recipes, the cookbook, available Aug. 15, aims to capture the flavor …

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Interview With Thomas Hardiman, Director Of ‘Medusa Deluxe’

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Medusa Deluxe being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror: I finished up Medusa Deluxe last night, and I really enjoyed it! I was very impressed by the whole one-take decision. …

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Review: Marcel Walz’s Wonderfully Gory ‘La Petite Mort’

One of the latest additions to the Unearthed Films catalog is Marcel Walz’s, La Petite Mort. Conceived in 2009, Walz’s early walk on the wild side features the priceless FX talents of Olaf Ittenbach. If that name isn’t ringing a bell, well, ol’ Olaf is responsible for the likes of …

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Details for ‘In Search of Darkness Part III’

Personally, I cannot even begin to express how excited I am for another installment of the In Search of Darkness documentary. The 80s were the pinnacle of horror with the rare and raging confluence of the video store era and a thriving well of practical effects talent for filmmakers to …

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Trick or treat yourself to Disney+ this Halloween

Trick or treat yourself to Disney+ this Halloween

This Halloween season, Trick or treat yourself to hundreds of chilling movies and TV shows on Disney+! From classic Halloween movies like Halloweentown and The Nightmare Before Christmas, to eerie episodes from WandaVision, Glee, and Wizards of Waverly Place, along with highly anticipated new releases including Hocus Pocus 2, Marvel …

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Halloween Horror Nights 2022: BANG or BUST? – Event Review

Universal Studios Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights rolled out the red carpet to celebrate opening night pn September 9, 2022. They welcomed Hollywood icons such as the OG final girl herself, Jamie Lee Curtis, filmmakers Jordan Peele and Jason Blum, Freaky star Vince Vaughn, Nope star Brandon Perea, Halloween Ends star …

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Don Coscarelli’s ‘THE BEASTMASTER’ (1982): Swords, Sorcery, and Nostalgia – Retro Review

The Beastmaster (1982)

The massive success of George Lucas’s Star Wars in 1977, coupled with the growing popularity of TSR’s Dungeons and Dragons role-playing systems (basic and advanced) gave rise to a new era of filmmaking in Hollywood: Sword and Sorcery! I’m not saying Sword and Sorcery films were invented in the 1980s. …

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Fantastic Fest 2022 Film Lineup – Killer Teddy Bears, Man-eating Sharks, And Elderly Zombies, Oh, My!

Fantastic Fest is back, baby! And we’ve got the film lineup. Check it out! Are you going to Fantastic Fest 2022? What are you planning on watching? And keep your eyes peeled for our coverage of the event… especially the reviews and interviews! What do you think we should review …

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