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It’s that time of year again. The Nightmares Film Festival is back, and delivering “Better Horror” to horror fiends everywhere! Where is this year’s festival? When? What’s going on? Check out the details below! From The Nightmares Film Festival 2022 Press Release (Columbus, OH) Nightmares Film Festival (Oct. 20 to …
Read More »Shudder’s 61 Day Halloween Celebration Coming Soon!
Shudder announced it’s biggest slate of original series and new movies for Shudder’s 61 Day Halloween Celebration. The Celebration starts September 1st and goes through Halloween. Some of the new film premieres are V/H/S 99, Resurrection, Dario Argento’s Dark Glasses, Deadstream, Speak No Evil, Saloum, Sissy, Who Invited Them, Flux …
Read More »Frank Henenlotter’s ‘Basket Case’ (1982) He’s Not Heavy He’s My Brother – Retro Review
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Frank Henenlotter’s Basket Case, one of the most punk rock cult classic horror films ever made. Released in April of 1982, Basket Case became an underground sensation. While it was a staple of the horror section in small town video stores across the …
Read More »Shudder Announces February, 2022 Programming Lineup
Where did January go? We blinked and missed it! It’s February, now, and that means a ton of great new horror offerings from our friends at Shudder. From Boris Karloff to rare slashers to Tales of Terror to horror originals with a sprinkling of Joe Bob thrown in, Shudder has …
Read More »‘I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE’ (1978) and ‘DEJA VU’ (2019) Available Now On Special Edition Blu-ray
It’s an infamous film, with an infamous poster, and an infamous sequel. I am talking, of course, about I Spit On Your Grave (1978) and its 40 years later sequel Deja Vu. Both films are available now on Blu-ray from Ronin Flix and MVD and they are loaded with special …
Read More »‘Fried Barry’ Fan Art Competition Announced By Filmmaker Ryan Kruger
First making waves on the international film festival circuit throughout 2020, then subsequently shocking audiences as it landed on the streaming service, Shudder, Ryan Kruger’s feature, Fried Barry, has quickly gained a cult following. Legendary horror host and scholar Joe Bob Briggs even featured Fried Barry on his uber-popular The …
Read More »Interview With Shane Bradford, Writer/Director Of ‘Country Club’ – Home Of The SlaughterQ
Meeting new filmmakers is one of my favorite parts of writing for PopHorror. So when the opportunity arises to talk with someone I haven’t met yet, I always jump at the chance. You never know what new horror-ific treasures you will uncover. I was recently introduced to the upcoming slasher, …
Read More »Vinegar Syndrome’s ‘Zombie Island Massacre’ (1983) 2k Restoration DVD/Blu-ray Review
It’s time once again for another DVD/Blu-ray restoration from Vinegar Syndrome. Pack your bags, because this time, we’re taking a trip to the Caribbean in Zombie Island Massacre (1983)! Also known as The Last Picnic, Zombie Island Massacre is the first and only movie by Writer/Director John N. Carter and …
Read More »Joe Bob Briggs: How Rednecks Saved Hollywood Tour Comes To Providence, RI
On November 22, 2019, the one and only Joe Bob Briggs came to the Columbus Theater in Providence, RI. He was there to teach us Drive-in Mutants the history of the lowly redneck and how they went on to save the movie industry, all during this stop on his How …
Read More »Cinepocalypse 2019 Interview: Joe Bob Briggs
Not only is Joe Bob Briggs an incredible horror icon, he has single handedly brought the horror community together with his return as horror host on The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, available exclusively on Shudder. I knew I’d be interviewing him for Cinepocalypse 2019, and I’ve done my …
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