The “Scream Queen.” How often does this shopworn term get arbitrarily thrown around? For a while it seemed that any actress with two or three genre credits was tagging themselves with the moniker (for transparency’s sake, when I got my third genre credit, I started referring to myself as “Scream …
Read More »Celebrating 40 Years Of Cujo With Eight Fascinating Facts
The early 1980s were a golden era of horror. It served as the first wave of the American slasher craze and made rock stars out of the FX teams responsible for creating some of the most inventive kills to date. It was also when feature-length Stephen King adaptations were a …
Read More »Shelley Duvall’s Return to Acting: ‘THE FOREST HILLS’ – Spoiler-Free Review
In 2022, the news broke out that Shelley Duvall (The Shining, 1980) would be returning to acting for the first time in two decades. Duvall’s career briefly died out in a whisper with her 2002 movie Manna from Heaven. Afterwards, Duvall battled mental health issues and avoided Hollywood; resorting to …
Read More »New Posters Drop for Werewolf Film, ‘THE FOREST HILLS’
Coming soon is a cool new horror project that heralds Shelley Duvall’s (The Shining) return to cinema: The Forest Hills. This new werewolf film also stars Edward Furlong (Terminator 2: Judgement Day), Dee Wallace (The Howling), and Felissa Rose (Sleepaway Camp). Here are the new posters: Check out the trailer …
Read More »The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Return to Shudder This May
We’re so excited to announce that the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards are coming back to Shudder next month! Read on for more info. From the press release: FANGORIA, FANGORIA Studios and Shudder announced today that the 2022 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards will premiere on Sunday, May 15th at 7pm ET, exclusively on …
Read More »From the Producers of ‘Terrifier 2’ Comes An All New Modern Take On The Horror Genre In ‘Stream’
Put Some Skin In The Game Find out more about Michael Leavy’s film, Stream, and who else is involved. From the press release: SYNOPSIS: When Roy and Elaine Keenan realize their family is drifting apart, they decide that something needs to be done. Roy forces his work to take a …
Read More »’13 Fanboy’ (2021) Will Make ‘Friday The 13th’ Fanboys (and Fangirls) Happy – Movie Review
As a big Friday the 13th fan (Stan!), I’ve been looking forward to 13 Fanboy for quite some time. PopHorror writers, myself included, have covered the Deborah Voorhees helmed project since the very beginning. We cheered as the cast grew and as they looked for equity investors and even covered …
Read More »New Horror Anthology Film, ‘Campfire,’ Adds Dee Wallace And Others To An Already Stacked Cast
The new horror anthology, Campfire, has just added Dee Wallace (The Howling), Erika Eleniak (Under Siege), and Jeremy Irwin (Avatar 2) to an already incredible cast! They join Lisa Wilcox (Nightmare on Elm Street 4), Chester Rushing (Stranger Things), Matty Cardarople (Stranger Things), John Tague (American Horror Story), and James …
Read More »’13 FANBOY’ (2021) Official Trailer World Premiere – Some Fans Love You To Death!
Voorhees films sends word the official trailer for the highly anticipated 13 Fanboy is finally here! This all-new horror thriller tells the story of an obsessed fan stalking actors and actresses from our favorite horror franchises. We’ve been looking forward to this one for quite some time and we’re happy …
Read More »Interview With Horror Icon Dee Wallace
I feel like Dee Wallace needs no introduction. If you don’t know who she is by now… I don’t even know what to say to that. From secretly giving refuge to a displaced extraterrestrial in E.T., to saving her family from aliens again in Critters, to protecting her child from …
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