When I first watched the trailer for 2017’s Peelers, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it. I thought it might be a cross of Zombie Vs. Strippers, My Bloody Valentine, and Cabin Fever. Movies that we all love and know so well. Did it turn out to be …

For more than 20 years, Stephen King film adaptations ruled Hollywood. From Carrie’s $33.8 million grossed on a $1.8 million budget to The Green Mile’s astonishing haul of $136 million, adapting King’s work has long been a treasure map to Box Office gold. How, then, did 2016’s Cell arrive with so little fanfare? …

Ever since 2007’s Trick R Treat, both Hollywood and indie filmmakers alike have re-embraced the horror anthology. Not since the ‘80s have we had so many options. Since 2007, we’ve gotten V/H/S (2012), V/H/S 2 (2013), V/H/S Viral (2014), Chillerama (2011), Monsterland (2016), Volumes of Blood (2015), Southbound (2015) and …

Sometimes, a single line of movie dialog is so powerful, so perfect in its context, it singlehandedly immortalizes the entire film. Many of these quotes become part of our popular vernacular, like “I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse,” and, “I’m ready for my close-up,” or, “I’ll have …

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 …

It seems like the horror remake is a trend that, to put it bluntly, simply won’t die. From Jason to Michael Myers, Freddy to Chucky, almost every horror movie under the sun has been remade with no end in sight to the onslaught. There was even talk of a remake …

If there’s one person capable of capturing the psychological unraveling of a tortured writer, it’s Stephen King. His novella, Secret Window, Secret Garden was published in the collection, Four Past Midnight (1990). It depicts a writer whose life is in shambles and whose mind is sure to follow. Adapted for the …

Now that 2023 is finally wrapped up and 2024 is in motion, we contributors at PopHorror wished to share our favorites in 2023 horror movies. Did we miss something amazing? Please let us know what you think! Sara Ferrarese: When Evil Lurks – Nothing is as it seems in this …

Alas! Released on May 13, 1988, the heavy sleeper of the F13 franchise turns 35 this year, and it’s not just the infamous heavy sleeping bag kill that makes Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood so great. We received an unmasked Jason for a full 5 minutes, the makeup …

Check out all of the stuff you can see on Shudder next month! Between the Shudder Original movies and series, new horror films and some of our favorite genre classics, there’s something for everyone this April. New Shudder Originals And Exclusives Night’s End – Premieres March 31 In Night’s End, an anxious …