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The ‘Burbs (1989) is celebrating its 35th anniversary this month. Let’s take a look back at this horror comedy that made suburbia seem like one hell of a place and explore a little movie trivia.  But first? Check out the trailer! Synopsis Ray Peterson (Tom Hanks) is a man trying …

If you’re a horror fan, then you have to know who Zach Galligan is since Gremlins is like, a staple in almost every genre fan’s diet. While 40 years ago Gremlins is what started Zach’s horror journey and set the course for the rest of his career, it’s current movies …

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. Can you believe Joe Dante’s Piranha was released all the …

Fun Fact: Not Just Slang for Nethers, Tehachapi is Also a Town! 35 years ago the sequel to Critters was released. Critters 2: The Main Course, is one of those sequels I list as ‘just as good if not better than the original’. It was Mick Garris’s directorial debut and …

I don’t need to tell horror fans to stay out of the woods. If you don’t know that by now, do you even watch horror? The new original Peacock show, The Girl in the Woods, a drama with monsters based on a series of shorts from Crypt TV, reminds me why …

Christmas time may not be a time that many associate with horror, but us fiends know that every day is Halloween, especially Christmas. So, to get you even more in the Christmas-y mood, here are my personal top must watches for holiday horror. 1. Black Christmas Black Christmas is an …

It’s that time of year again! December is upon us, and that means watching films full of holiday nostalgia. For most people, Christmas classics means movies like It’s A Wonderful Life, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Carol. For us horror fans, holiday standards means something else entirely. We like …

The Christmas season is officially here! It’s time to dust off your stocking, put up your tree, and visit your Great Uncle Lewis that you only see once a year. The winter season is special to just about everyone in some way. Starting as a former pagan holiday before working …

I love a good old fashioned Halloween romp. Moreover, I feel like it’s an experience growing scarcer and scarcer. We’re losing the mischievous kind of horror that audiences enjoyed from gems like Gremlins and Tales from the Crypt. Thankfully, we have Dead Peasant’s new horror comic series, Blood & Gourd. The …

If you know me, you know that I go all out for Women in Horror Month and this year I’ve decided to do the same for Pride Month, which is equally as important to me. Representation Matters. I know so many people who belong to the LGBTQ+ community who are …