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Note:  This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts.  Steve Craig (LA’s last Parking Spot 2016) and Brian Farmer’s …

Note: This interview was conducted during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Waking Nightmare, being covered here, wouldn’t exist. PopHorror recently got the opportunity to speak with 80s icon, Diane Franklin. We discussed her latest film, Waking Nightmare (2023), …

A new trailer has been released for the new thriller directed by Jake C. Young (A Night of the Undead) and Kenny Scott Guffey (Beam Me Up: A Podcast): The Dark Room. The film stars Diane Franklin (The Amityville Murders), Brandon Ludwig (Corporate Prey), and Kayla Perkins (Wicked Ones). The …

The Movie Partnership’s recent crime thriller Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman was not what I expected. I’ll admit that I didn’t have very high hopes for the film, but it proved me wrong with great performances and a different look/perspective at the Ted Bundy crimes. The film was directed and written …

It is hard to believe that it has been 35 years since the cult classic, TerrorVision, was released on Valentine’s Day in 1986! The film was written and directed by Ted Nicolaou (Subspecies 1991, Bad Channels 1992). The movie stars Diane Franklin (Better Off Dead 1985, The Amityville Murders 2018), Mary Woronov …

After nearly a decade of taking a break from the director’s chair, Fred Vogel comes back in rare form for his latest feature, The Final Interview. Over the years, Vogel’s name has become synonymous with unrepentant gore—largely due to the infamous nature of the August Underground trilogy which he co-wrote …

What an honor it was to speak with the talented ’80s icon, Diane Franklin. She is recognized by her iconic, dark brown, curly hair and dialects, although it is her talent as an actress in films such as Better Off Dead (1985), Amityville Horror franchise, TerrorVision (1986) and Bill & …

It’s a story that’s been told several times. Amityville Horror and the movies that followed told the events that happened to the Lutz’s and everyone else who has ever lived at 112 Ocean Avenue. But this version of the Amityville story is slightly different than the ones that I have …