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NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. At almost every Cinema Wasteland convention in Strongsville, Ohio (I …

In 1981, something was waiting in the woods, 32 years later, it returned… The rumblings began in 2004. Would your hero, and mine, the frequently put-upon Ash Williams return for another round? Fright fans were positively starving for more Deadite action: a crossover film, a sequel, a video game, an …

The folks behind Book Of Monsters (2018) are back (read our glowing review here) with How To Kill Monsters, and we couldn’t be happier! According to filmmaker Stewart Sparke, How to Kill Monsters is “an entirely practical FX-driven horror comedy movie about a rag-tag bunch of rookie cops and lawbreakers …

After watching the movie Dementia Part II, I was pumped when I found out I was going to get the chance to chat with two of the film’s stars, Graham Skipper and Najarra Townsend (Contracted franchise). Getting a look into what made this movie so much fun and finding out …

After speaking with Najarra Townsend, star of the film Dementia Part II, I couldn’t wait to pick the brain of her co-star, Graham Skipper. I loved his role in the film, and I wanted to know more about what went into it. PopHorror: So to get started, I see you’ve …

On October 23, 2019, we get to celebrate the 60th birthday of a true cinematic icon, the one and only Sam Raimi. This is a particularly big deal for myself, as Sam is the director and creator of my favorite horror franchise of all time, the one series that has …

I am a self-described underground horror fan, foodie, craft beer enthusiast and death metal freak, so I was thrilled beyond imagining when I got the chance to interview Mike Hochins from Canadian metal band Violent Homicidal Slasher (AKA V.H.S. – check out my review of their album, A Very Merry …

The Evil Dead is the first movie I ever saw that looked like a nightmare. And that’s not a rib-nudging insult. Honest. The Evil Dead doesn’t hide all its rough edges, but those edges are exactly what branded it onto the darkest, mushiest corner of my adolescent mind. The celluloid …

As a new writer for PopHorror, I was asked what my favorite horror movie is. Obvious choice is obvious, but dammit, it’s a classic for a reason. Evil Dead II is where the series really hit its mark and found its place in the world. Director Sam Raimi had a …

When we first heard about the upcoming indie creature feature Itsy Bitsy, the writers at PopHorror were pretty pumped to see this arachnophobic’s nightmare of a film come to fruition. And who better to chat about the film than the director himself, Micah Gallo? We asked Micah about his filmmaking …