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, …

Oh, to be a character in a horror movie. It’s a perilous place, with danger around every corner. Basically anything can kill you, from frogs to robots to the damn wind. But sometimes, you’ll find a horror director that says, “Fuck all that, I want to make something different. One …

I’m not a movie person who hates remakes; on the contrary, I actually enjoy quite a few remakes. If they bring something new and exciting to the mix, then I’m all game. However, I’ll be honest, I was never too thrilled to hear about the Poltergeist remake that came out in 2015, nor did I …

No, you’re not seeing double…  there are twins on your TV screen. Creepy twins can make you feel pretty uncomfortable – two people with the exact same features and mannerisms, physically and mentally closer than two people have any right to be, who share secrets and speak their own language. And, no matter how …

The most effective and enduring horror movies are the ones that target and exacerbate deep-seeded human fears and anxieties. Genre filmmakers have become increasingly proficient at probing the darkest recesses of the psyche and manipulating our emotions. Whether you watch scary movies to overcome your fears (“What doesn’t kill me …

Although considered places of refuge, asylums were often used by society past as a place to leave their sick and troubled individuals, a way to hide the mentally and physically challenged away from prying eyes and judgmental colleagues. Unfortunately, once these people were dropped off on the steps of these supposed havens, they …

In the new thrilling horror movie, The Boy, directed by William Brent Bell, a nanny takes on a job in a remote English village to escape her troubles and babysit a boy who turns out to be porcelain doll… and it only becomes stranger from there! Killer dolls/toys are always …