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Why ‘THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY’ (1945) Is Uniquely Terrifying

When people think of horror movies, they might think of Universal Monsters, 2000s campy, scary movies or comedy horror movies. You might not think of Albert Lewin’s 1945 film The Picture of Dorian Gray. It might seem like a random pick for a terrifying horror movie, but it certainly checks …

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Blasphemy? Why ‘THE EXORCIST’ (1973) Is Not Scary

The Exorcist

Yes, the movie is over 50 years old, but it’s only fair that we discuss this scary – or unscary – issue. The Exorcist is not scary. At least, it’s not scary…anymore. Let me elaborate! When it was released in 1973, the film was considered to be one of the …

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The Case for ‘HELLRAISER: INFERNO’ (2000) – Movie Review

Hellraiser: Inferno

The Hellraiser franchise has been rife with some of the worst, most unwatchable films that have ever been made. The Weinsteins drug it out in the hopes for a reboot that never came, at least not under their supervision. This continued until there were more straight-to-video Hellraiser films than there …

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‘MY BLOODY VALENTINE’ (1981) Vinyl Soundtrack LP Available From Waxwork Records

Waxwork Records does it again with its latest horror soundtrack release, the Deluxe Vinyl LP release of My Bloody Valentine (1981) by Paul Zaza! Check it out! From Waxwork Records Waxwork Records is thrilled to release MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) Original Motion Picture Score by Paul Zaza! Praised by directors Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth as one of …

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‘DeepStar Six’ (1989): Not All Aliens Come From Space! – Retro Review

DeepStar Six

Growing up as a teenager in the late ’80s was a blast — especially if you were a sci-fi/horror fan! While the ’80s ushered in the golden era of slashers, genre films like The Terminator, Aliens, and The Fly blended sci-fi and horror seamlessly. Video stores ruled the home entertainment …

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Domiziano Cristopharo Announces ‘6 SONGS’ Anthology

6 Songs

Domiziano Cristopharo (Eldorado, read our review here) is a modern-day, extreme horror maestro. We at PopHorror have followed the writer/director/producer/cinematographer’s career for some time now (read our 2017 interview) and are always curious to see what he’s up to next! Cristopharo sends word about his next project, 6 SONGS, an international …

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Horror Icons, Activate! ‘THE ACTIVATED MAN’ (2023) – Review

Nicholas Gyeney’s surreal horror film, The Activated Man, premiered recently at Dances With Films Festival. I was fortunate enough to get a chance to check it out recently when PopHorror interviewed the folks behind the film (interview coming soon – stay tuned). What did I think? Watch the trailer below, …

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