Ever since the loss of Worcester’s Rock and Shock Music and Horror Convention (started in 2010 by Kevin Barbare of WAAF fame) in 2019, New Englanders have been clamoring for a pace where they can bring their love of music and horror together in one place. Spencer Charnas, of local …
Read More »BJ McDonnell’s ‘Hatchet III’ (2013) Turns 10: Some Legends Never Die – Retro Review
Some ideas just work. Especially when you have Kane Hodder onboard. Ten years after the release of Director BJ McDonnell’s Hatchet III, the film is still a gift to horror fans with a successful formula of thrills, gore, and comedy. “I should have gone on the swamp tour.” – Drunken Prisoner Let’s …
Read More »Adam Green’s ‘Hatchet’ (2006) Still Cuts Deep Fifteen Years Later – Retro Review
For decades, the slasher flick has been a staple of popular horror. A masked or disfigured creep running around bludgeoning unsuspecting teens has always made for a perfect date night at the drive-in. Hatchet not only used those popular ’70s and ’80s tropes, turning the dial up to ten, as a …
Read More »Scream n’ Stream: Inside Central Florida’s Hottest Halloween Ticket
“The best job I ever had was working for Halloween Horror Nights,” says Chris Louis, co-founder and production manager of Scream n’ Stream. In any other year, he’d be going head-to-head with Universal’s annual extravaganza. In any other year, however, there wouldn’t be a Scream n’ Stream. But it has …
Read More »Interview With Award-Winning Filmmaker Jonathan JJ Perez
Making its round on the independent festival circuit is Jonathan JJ Perez’s Beneath: A Cave Horror. Most recently featured during the Houston Horror Film Festival Virtual Weekend earlier this month and now on to the ninth annual Phoenix FearCON (October 16th – December 31st) which will also be held virtually, …
Read More »Jason Ages: Happy Birthday, Kane Hodder!
Kane Hodder is a name that is synonymous with the horror world. When a genre visionary needs a burly mountain of a man to play their mercenary, Kane is the one they call. Back in 1988, the man breathed new life into the iconic Jason Voorhees character, and now, he …
Read More »Horror Pride Month Interview: Horror Writer And Enthusiast Danni Winn
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 …
Read More »13 Of The Best Friends In Horror Films
Whether you find yourself in the middle of a maniac’s killing spree, an apocalypse, or a hostage situation, always make sure you have at least one friend who’ll have your back, no matter what. Today, PopHorror shows its appreciation for the best friends in horror films. This list isn’t speaking …
Read More »Victor Crowley (2017) – Movie Review
Like everyone else, I thought the Hatchet series was finished with Hatchet 3. This trilogy has one of the greatest slashers of our time and I was sad to see it end. But then I found out that Victor Crowley is back! You have no idea how happy I am that …
Read More »An Evening with Adam Green
Before I go into detail about this special event, I wanted to preface this by saying that Adam Green is my all time favorite modern day director. I have seen everything he has done excluding, his first film Coffee and Doughnuts, which I believe isn’t available anywhere. Not only am …
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