In 1985 my dad bought the family a VCR for Christmas, and one of the first movies we rented was A Nightmare on Elm Street. We watched it Christmas Eve night, and I remember being terrified and afraid to go to sleep that night because I was sure Freddy was …
Read More »Review: Laurence Vannicelli’s ‘MOTHER , MAY I?’ (2023) Takes Therapy To A New Level
Mother, May I? (2023) just hit my radar. All I needed to know is that the movie stars Kyle Gallner and I was sold on checking it out. Did the movie meet my expectations? Keep reading to find out. Mother, May I? (2023) is a new horror thriller that takes therapy for …
Read More »Check Out Detroit’s Dopest Con, Astronomicon 6.5!
Astronomicon 6.5 is hitting the Detroit area with an all-star lineup! This pop culture convention continues to bring horror icons to fans with the master of special effects – Tom Savini! A Nightmare on Elm Street fans should be pleased to see the ultimate final girl – Heather Langenkamp! There …
Read More »Filmmaker Ricky Glore Opens Up About ‘Open House’ – Interview
We recently got the chance to chat with indie horror filmmaker and comedian Ricky Glore and picked his brain about his films, All Your Friends Are Dead, Caw, Racyst, Dead Woods, and his upcoming horror comedy, Open House. Check it out! PopHorror: You’ve only been in the film industry for …
Read More »Horror Movie Heroes vs. Monsters From Other Franchises
We here at PopHorror were thinking: what would it be like if horror movie heroes took on other monsters that are not from their universe? We decided to compile a list of heroes and who we’d like to see them match up against. FIGHT! Hero vs. Monster Gale Weathers from …
Read More »‘Scream 2’ (1997) Turns 25 – Retro Review
The original Scream (1996) crashed into the horror world when the genre needed it most. Wes Craven’s (A Nightmare On Elm Street, 1984) meta whodunit not only became an instant hit, but it also breathed new life into horror in a period when things were starting to feel stale and …
Read More »Celebrating Robert Englund’s 75th Birthday With Trivia and Our Favorite Roles
Robert England celebrated his 75th birthday on June 6, 1947. To celebrate, we are taking a look back on some of his many roles. Robert Barton Englund is an American actor and director, best known for playing the Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street film series and has appeared …
Read More »8 Horror Franchise Crossovers That Almost Happened
Horror is no stranger to crossovers or expanded universes. The Universal Monsters did it back in the 1930s-1940s, and there is of course, Freddy Vs Jason (our retro review). But there were almost a lot more of them that were all scrapped for one reason or another. Below, we’ll look at …
Read More »Steel City Con 2022 Pittsburgh’s Most Popular Convention – Event Review
Steel City Con has rapidly become the go-to convention for pop culture fans in the Pittsburgh area. This convention was first founded in 1994 and has gone through several name changes over the years. The Pittsburgh Comic Con has been going under its latest incarnation, the Steel City Con, since …
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