I love documentaries! Some of the best ones I’ve seen this year are For the Love of the Boogeyman: 40 Years of Halloween, The Bill Murray Stories, Wolfman’s Got Nards, and now The Dollhouse. I got the chance to watch The Dollhouse as coverage for the 2018 Screamfest Film Festival. When …
Read More »The Actor Factor: The Great Performances of ‘Child’s Play’ (1988)
Chucky is undeniably the star of the Child’s Play universe, but the original 1988 film had great performances all around. Let’s look at how their performances established the series! The Obvious Star: Brad Dourif as Charles Lee Ray/Chucky Brad Dourif is a great actor. Even when not in the greatest roles, …
Read More »‘Wildling’ (2018): A Coming-of-Age Creature Feature with Heart
Modern creature features in the horror genre typically revolve around a deformed, vicious beast that pummels and shreds its way to the end credits. Few films of today take the misunderstood Frankenstein’s monster approach to this subgenre. However, Fritz Böhm fuses this element with a unique, coming-of-age angle for his full-length …
Read More »Interview With Fritz Böhm: Behind-the-Scenes of ‘Wildling’
Soon to hit the indie scene is a phenomenal coming-of-age horror by filmmaker Fritz Böhm called Wildling. In this full-feature directorial debut starring Bel Powley (The Diary of a Teenage Girl), Brad Dourif (Child’s Play, Rob Zombie’s Halloween), Collin Kelly-Sordelet (The Path) and Liv Tyler (Armageddon, The Lord of the Rings, The Strangers), Wildling tells …
Read More »The Top 50 Men In Horror and Thrillers, Part Two
Inspired by PopHorror’s list of the Top 50 Women in Horror Movies and Thrillers (which you can read here and here), we have compiled a list of The Top 50 Men In Horror Movies and Thrillers. This is part two of two. The list will include men who are actors, writers, directors, and musicians. You can …
Read More »Top 50 Men In Horror Movies and Thrillers, Part One
Inspired by PopHorrors list of the Top 50 Women in Horror Movies and Thrillers (which you can read here and here), we have compiled a list of The Top 50 Men In Horror Movies and Thrillers. This is part one of two. The list will include men who are actors, writers, directors, …
Read More »‘Cult Of Chucky’ (2017) – Movie Review
Cult Of Chucky is here! I absolutely love the Child’s Play franchise. When I was growing up, Chucky was my biggest fear. My brother had a Seed of Chucky poster and I was scared to go near it. Eventually, I gathered the courage to watch Seed of Chucky. When the film ended, …
Read More »Pophorror’s Countdown to Brad Dourif’s Top 8 Performances
Veteran actor Brad Dourif has been in a hell of a lot of movies — everything from Mississippi Burning to Critters 4. It’s not easy making a list of his best, most interesting or intense performances, but in celebration of the actor’s 67th birthday, we at PopHorror compiled a list …
Read More »Interview: Director Peter Hurd Talks About ‘The Control Group’
The Control Group is a genre bending horror film that gripped my interest from the start. It begs you to invest yourself and makes sure you don’t regret it. Director Peter Hurd was more than willing to answer the questions I was begging to ask. In our interview, he answered …
Read More »Interview With Jerry G. Angelo – Actor from ‘The Control Group’
After screening The Control Group, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the cast was eager to be interviewed about the project. Jerry G. Angelo was the first to respond, and he did so in a candid and open manner. His character in The Control Group is a good guy with just …
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