Tag Archives: Najarra Townsend

What do you get when you mix the Ghost Adventures TV series and Evil Dead (1981)? A new horror film called Portal (2019) that was written by Peter Dukes (Escape Room 2017) and Dean Alioto (Shadowheart 2009, Quarries 2016), and directed by Dean Alioto (Lizzie Borden Had An Axe 2004). The …

Writer, director and producer Jill “Sixx” Gevargizian is just as passionate about indie horror since the first time we spoke (read our interview here). Last year, we caught up with the filmmaker as she returned from the Chattanooga Film Festival where her two award-winning short films, BFF Girls (read our …

Welcome back, victims, for our second ever FEAR HAUS weekly recap. I hope you’ve recovered from last week’s descent into the depraved depths of American Hell (recap for that episode here). But if you’re expecting mercy from our malevolent mistress of the macabre, Blair Bathory, you clearly don’t know Blair (read …

Obsession, as defined by Webster’s Dictionary is a persistent, disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling. Obsessions can be dangerous. They can cause us to act impulsively or irrationally, to do things completely against our nature or character. So naturally, such fixation can make for some powerfully compelling …

One sign of a successful short film is when it has the ability to make the audience feel something in a limited runtime. Jill Gevargizian’s short horror film, 42 Counts, does just this in merely 8 minutes. With an outstanding soundtrack, well-shot scenes and great performances, 42 Counts is a …

Ever since her short horror film, The Stylist (read our review here), became a smash hit on the film festival circuit in 2016, winning 7 awards and garnering 5 nominations, independent filmmaker Jill “Sixx” Gevarigizian has been on a roll. This ambitious director, writer, producer and hair stylist recently returned from …

Recently, PopHorror had the chance to sit down and chat with Najarra Townsend (read the interview here) and she told us a little about her new thriller, Diverted Eden. We just had to know more, so we sat down with the writer and director of Diverted Eden, Prince Bagdasarian, to find …

This February was an amazing Women in Horror Month! We got to honor and showcase so many talented women in the industry. Although it’s technically over, I can’t help keeping the celebration going by sharing my interview with the awesomely talented Najarra Townsend. I loved her in Contracted (2013) and this …

I am beyond honored and feel so lucky that I was able to screen Rock Paper Dead, the legendary director Tom Holland’s latest film before it even comes out in 2018. Holland has given me nightmares since I was a kid with films such as Child’s Play and Fright Night. Would …

In the last week, I’ve watched two horror films centering around a babysitter. However, that was definitely the only thing they had in common. One of them was Feeding Time, a horror short that premiered at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival on October 15th. Was it a tasty treat or …