A couple of years ago, comedian turned filmmaker Jordan Peele took the horror world by storm with his directorial debut, Get Out (read our review here). While some found it to be a masterpiece, others found it to be predictable and derivative. For me, it fell somewhere in the middle (to …
Read More »Hulu’s Into The Dark Series: ‘Down’ – A Grim and Gory Valentine Story
Hulu’s Into the Dark series delivers a new holiday horror-themed segment each month, and the new one for Valentine’s Day has arrived. Down is not your average sweetheart tale. The director for this twisted story is the one and only Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism 2010) from a script written by Kent …
Read More »Interview with Cecil Gentry: Production Designer for Hulu’s ‘Into the Dark’
Like most other horror fans, I’m a huge fan of Hulu’s Into the Dark. This amazing series tells a new holiday horror tale every single month and the magic is continuing tomorrow with the Christmas-themed horror story, “Pooka.” I had the opportunity to talk with Cecil Gentry, the production designer …
Read More »Our Trip Through Halloween Horror Nights 28 – Part 1
Nothing gets under my skin like the syrupy perfume of fog juice. It’s a conditioned response that tells the pit in my stomach that an unholy night is falling, where the shadows stretch into sinister shapes, chainsaws beckon like gas-fed cicadas and lines creep on for all eternity. That smell …
Read More »‘Halloween’: 5 Potential Directions The Franchise Can Go In
With David Gordon Green’s Halloween roughly 3 months away, many horror fans have been wondering what the future holds for Michael Myers’ own personal franchise, curious to see what other changes could be made to the slasher series, whether it be on a cinematic, TV or streaming scale. Here are five …
Read More »Gregg Daniel: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Blumhouse’s ‘Truth or Dare’
Although his IMDb resume is packed with impressive appearances in numerous noteworthy television series, horror fans will recognize Gregg Daniel from his role as Reverend Daniels in the HBO hit series, True Blood. More recently, Daniel has taken on the role of a sympathetic detective in Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare. PopHorror had …
Read More »Happy 59th Birthday, Jamie Lee Curtis!
Jamie Lee Curtis is born of horror royalty. Her mother, Janet Leigh, was cinema’s first scream queen. It’s only fitting that her daughter, Jamie Lee, would go on to be one of the most recognized scream queens of all time! Please join all of us at PopHorror in wishing Jamie …
Read More »Interview With Zoe Kavanagh, Director of ‘Demon Hunter’
Awhile back, I got to check out the badass horror/action film Demon Hunter (see my review here) from director Zoe Kavanagh. The film was a fun and moody ride, not afraid to show its dark side. Recently, I got the chance to talk with Zoe about Demon Hunter, its potential sequels, …
Read More »Why Horror Fans Are Not Actually Bloodthirsty Psychos
This subject has been on my mind ever since I’ve become a part of the horror community. Recently I read an article by a woman who became a person of interest in a criminal investigation and was almost arrested based on her love of horror. Seriously?!? After reading her story, I …
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