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In our modern world, we rely on technology, which can be a good or a bad thing. Sometimes you read through comments on social media, and you’re horrified how brutal people can be. Wasn’t it better to not know people’s every single thought? I’m sure we have all had an …

Few true crime documentaries are as gripping and complex as Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s 13 episode series, The Staircase. The makers of the series decided to make a documentary about a case from beginning to end, including all aspects of the family life, court planning, and trial details. This is truly the …

The internet can be a terrifying place. There are tremendous benefits, sure, but far too often, the web serves as a veil for scumbags to hide behind. The Stranger, Nicole Nielsen Horanyi’s semi-documentary, highlights one such case, and will surely make you think twice before giving your trust to someone …

No, the Boston Red Sox didn’t move Fenway Park. There’s another Green Monster, and he makes his home in the deep woods of West Virginia. He goes by many names, but he’s mostly known as The Flatwoods Monster, and he’s been given some love and attention by filmmaker Seth Breedlove …

Jason goes To Hell has always been the most ambitious of the Friday the 13th series. Whether you love it or hate it, its amount of enthusiasm is a fact. I happen to love the entry for how brave it is and its creativity, and I also find it to …

Over the course of writing for PopHorror, I have had the pleasure to talk with and interview so many interesting people. I was recently honored with the privilege to sit down and chat with the one-time youngest Medicolegal Death Investigator, On-Air Forensic Expert and renowned Professor at Jacksonville State University… the …

1. What really scares you in horror films? Animals coming back from the dead evil. Or evil animals period. 2. What was the first horror movie you remember seeing? Children of the Corn. I don’t remember how I old I was, but I still think cornfields are creepy as hell …

Mondo Shock is the latest film from Dustin Ferguson, a throwback to the Mondo Films of the ’60s to ’80s, films that featured shocking footage that was said to be 100% real. So how much of Mondo Shock is actually real? Your guess is as good as mine. So what …

The bond of trust between parent and child is a sacred one. When that bond is violated, it can unleash a monster inside the most innocent looking among us. The unsettling HBO documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest delves deeply into a horror that could be anywhere, even in the people …

What if the boogeyman were real? What if you did not obey his every command that he would hunt you down and murder you and your family. What happens when horror meets reality? This sadly is the case in the HBO documentary Beware the Slenderman. The film premiered at South by …