Tag Archives: 1980s horror

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 …

Take a step back to 1984 for some holiday punishment with Silent Night Deadly Night The Game. Fright-Rags teamed up with the Producers of the original Silent Night Deadly Night film to create a new “Stop the Killer” boardgame! In Silent Night Deadly Night The Game, 1-4 players must choose …

If you grew up in the ’80s or ’90s, you do not have to be introduced to this teen vampire horror. If you need to be introduced, then I’m surprised, but mainly envious that you can now rush out and experience it for the first time. I don’t believe many …

First things first… I’m not really a fan of musicals. However, there are a few exceptions. I first saw Frank Oz’s Little Shop of Horrors, released on December 19, 1986, as a child and I immediately fell in love with the film. It is an adaptation of the off-Broadway musical …

“Rock’s chosen warriors will rule the apocalypse!” October 24, 2021, marks the the thirty-fifth anniversary of the release of veteran character actor Charles Martin Smith’s directorial debut, 1986’s heavy metal horror flick, Trick or Treat. (another PopHorror writer’s thoughts on the film). The film flashes its metal bona fides often, …

When horror fans talk about little movie monsters from the ’80s, they most likely mention Gremlins, Critters, Ghoulies, or maybe even Hobgoblins. However, before any of those delightful mini-terrors ever graced the silver screen, we had The Boogens, subterranean, fanged, turtle-like creatures who dwell in the underground tunnels of a …

Writer/director John Landis’ An American Werewolf in London was released forty years ago on August 21, 1981, and it is inarguably the greatest werewolf movie of all time. I’d also say it’s one of the best horror films of the ‘80s, a decade that’s absolutely saturated with genre classics. Notably, …

What a fun movie to talk about! Haunted Honeymoon was originally released on July 25, 1986, and is celebrating its 35th anniversary this month. The film stars such greats as Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 1971) as Larry, Gilda Radner (SNL) as Larry’s charismatic and blushing bride, …

The homemade aesthetic of no budget indie horror flicks has long had an appeal to me. They have a different flavor from their more polished and conventionally made brethren. I also love seeing my longtime home of Columbus, Ohio, onscreen since it doesn’t happen very often. I’m sure most American …

As a kid, I remember seeing Corey Wolfe’s awesome VHS box art for director Jim Wynorski’s 1986 film, Chopping Mall, at the numerous visits my family paid to various mom and pop rental shops. Along with Maniac (1980), it’s the art I remember most from that timeframe as I was …