First things first. Check out this trailer for The Blackening (2023)! If All the Characters are Black… Who Dies First? The Blackening (2022) is a horror comedy based on a short film by Chicago-based improv group 3Peat. It was acquired by Lionsgate last fall after premiering during the Toronto International …

Growing up as an 80s baby, I had heavy console televisions equipped with burnt-out picture tubes, usually with a smaller television stacked on top. It was a classy joint! I loved watching any movie really, but I was always drawn to the world of horror features and shows. What Was …

The Search Continues… Nearly two months after actor Julian Sands (Ghosts of Monday, 2022) first went missing on Mt. Baldy in the San Gabriel Mountains, there has been recent speculation that he’s been found. There have been other missing hikers recovered. But as of now, Sands still remains missing. The …

I’m a huge fan of revenge films, low-budget horror films, and heavy metal. It stands to reason that the indie horror/revenge film The Retaliators, which stars and features music from some of the biggest bands from the rock/metal scene, would be right up my alley.  Did The Retaliators satisfy my …

This month Pophorror is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of a cult classic: The Entity. Based on a ‘true’ story, the film was released by 20th Century Fox on February 4th, 1983, following a U.K release the previous year, by bankrupted production company American Cinema Productions. Because the …

I love animated films. You can create so much with animation—animals, explosions, car chases, and of course, bloody gruesome deaths—without the added expense of traveling, location scouting, permits, lodging… Sure, it might not have the same impact on your audience, especially if they’re the kind of people who think “cartoons …

A new clip and poster have been released for the horror-noir film directed by Jennifer Reeder (Knives and Skin): Perpetrator. The film stars Kiah McKirnan (Mare of Easttown – TV Series), Christopher Lowell (My Best Friend’s Exorcism), and Alicia Silverstone (The Crush). PERPETRATOR Synopsis Jonny Baptiste is a reckless teen …

Coming soon to Prime Video is a new horror film directed by David Clair-Bennett (RYKER): Survivor’s Choice. The film stars Eric Roberts (Minacious, read our review here), Dan Pena (The Sound of Settling), and Sarah Ooten. Survivor’s Choice (2023) Synopsis When three members of addictions anonymous group find themselves in …

I like found footage films because they’re scary. Something has happened to whomever made these videos and watching them is like an investigation into what led up to their disappearance. There’s an anticipation of seeing something horrible happen. The Outwaters, the new horror film from filmmaker Robbie Banfitch, is horrifying. …

Twenty years ago I overheard a coworker talking about a film that was so shocking that he couldn’t sleep that night. That film was Gaspar Noe’s Irreversible. My coworker begged me not to watch it. Challenge accepted! I went that very evening to my local art house theater and saw …