Body swap horror goes back decades but was popularized in the 1970s by David Cronenberg (The Fly 1986)(check out our tribute article to David here). We’ve seen the transference of souls through all different mediums and purposes in horror. But few modern takes on this trope have been done as …
Read More »Bubblegum and Blood: 18 Fierce, Feminist Horror Flicks
If you loved Barbie (2023) and all it stands for, chances are you also enjoy women empowerment in frightening films. So, to keep riding the recent high of girl power, here are some horror movies starring female characters reminding us that although women are known to be the fairer sex, …
Read More »PopHorror Writers’ Favorite Horror Movies And TV Series 2021
It’s always a bit surprising to look back and realize how many genre movies and TV series you’ve managed to squeeze in over the past year. This is especially true in 2021, where nothing was normal and time was fluid. Even the PopHorror writers have fallen victim to this blip …
Read More »New Horror ‘Jakob’s Wife’ Coming to DVD and Blu-ray this July from RLJE Films
RLJE Films will be releasing Jakob’s Wife (read our SXSW review – HERE) this July! The film was directed by Travis Stevens (Girl on the Third Floor) and he co-wrote the film with Mark Steensland and Kathy Charles. Jakob’s Wife stars Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator, You’re Next – read our interview …
Read More »Shudder’s Summer of Chills: 12 Films In 12 Weeks, Including George A. Romero’s ‘The Amusement Park’
Shudder is bringing horror fans a summer of chills in 2021! The horror streaming network’s Summer slate includes an incredible 12 films in 12 weeks. At the forefront? The legendary George A. Romero’s recently unearthed “lost” film, The Amusement Park! I don’t know about you, but we can’t wait to …
Read More »Interview With Master Of Horror Larry Fessenden For ‘Dementer’
Dementer (read our review here), the latest film from Jug Face filmmaker Chad Crawford Kinkle (read our interview with him here), really took me by surprise. I went into it mostly blind as the only thing I knew was that he had cast his sister, who has Down Syndrome, in it. …
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