When’s the last time you watched Wes Craven’s Wishmaster? It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Why is that? That’s the question we find ourselves asking this September 19, 2017 – the 20th anniversary of the film! With the massive success of Scream in 1996 and the follow up Scream 2 in …
Read More »Interview with Peter Herro, cowriter/director of ‘WTF!’
Awhile back, I got to review the indie slasher film WTF!, (check out the review here), a horror film with a huge mean streak and brutal kills. Then I got the chance to interview one of its stars, Andrea Hunt (you can read that interview here), and now I’ve got …
Read More »My Favorite Horror Movie: Wes Craven’s 1984 Classic ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
My favorite horror movie is Wes Craven’s 1984 classic A Nightmare on Elm Street. Why is A Nightmare on Elm Street my favorite horror film? Does it have to do with the fact that it’s a Wes Craven film or because it was one of the first horror films I ever saw? …
Read More »Help Make Animated Horror Anthology ‘Chilling Tales For Dark Nights’
Remember when you were a kid and you’d huddle up under the blankets on your bed, armed with only a flashlight, and avoid sleep by reading Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark? Maybe you’ve since spent a few countless hours listening to the endless dark and twisted tales on …
Read More »Little Slices of Death: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors’ (1987) – Retro Review
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is one of the best movies ever. If you disagree, I pity you as much as Mr. T pitied fools — if not more so. February 27th marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. …
Read More »Fear Clinic (2015) Movie Review
For my debut article here on PopHorror, I thought it only fitting to review a film that I’ve had my eye on for several months now called Fear Clinic. What sold me on this? For starters, Robert Englund is in this movie. As a lifetime Nightmare on Elm Street fan, I’m always eager …
Read More »Two Worlds Collide: Freddy vs Jason 13 Years Later
As horror fans, we all have our favorite horror villains: Michael Myers, Candyman, Sam, Pinhead, Chucky, Leatherface, Freddy Kreuger, Jason Voorhees, and more. The idea of two horror legends fighting against each other was something fans wanted to see, often making guesses of who would win the fight and who …
Read More »Wishmaster (1997) – Wishing You to Read this Retro Review!
I get so annoyed when people say that the 90’s didn’t produce any worthy horror movies. In a world of remakes and reboots, you would think people would be more appreciative of some of the most original horror films to date. Obviously, the 90’s wasn’t as hyped up as the …
Read More »Adam Green’s ‘Hatchet’ (2006) is a Modern Classic
Ten years ago this month, a new horror movie monster was born. In a world of found footage, zombies, and demonic possessions, deformed hunchback Victor Crowley lumbered out onto the screen at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2006 in Adam Green’s Hatchet. Green both wrote and directed the film, his …
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