M. Night Shyamalan celebrated his 50th birthday in August 2020. To celebrate, we here at PopHorror have compiled a list of some fun facts you might not already know about him. On August 6, 1970, Shyamalan was born in Puducherry, India, and then raised in the posh suburban Penn Valley …
Read More »‘The Basement’: A Split Inspiration Movie Review
I’ll be honest. Upon viewing the trailer for The Basement by filmmakers Brian M. Conley and Nathan Ives, it looked as though the feature would be a direct knockoff of M. Knight Shyamalan’s 2017 award-winning blockbuster, Split (read our review here). While it wasn’t for everyone, I was a big fan …
Read More »The PopHorror Writers’ Favorite Horror Movies of 2017
If you’ve spent any time on this website, you know that the PopHorror writers watch and review a LOT of horror movies. Between indie and mainstream, shorts and feature lengths, festivals and sequels, we have seen hundreds of hours of scary celluloid in 2017 alone. While we certainly aren’t complaining …
Read More »Why 2017 Is The Best Year For Horror Ever
I’m just going to come right out and say it… 2017 is the best year for horror ever. That’s right! We are currently living in the absolute best year for the horror genre yet. From movies to video games, 2017 is consistently giving us top notch entertainment and I don’t …
Read More »Happy Birthday, M. Night Shyamalan!
PopHorror would like to wish the visionary M. Night Shyamalan a happy birthday! Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan was born August 6, 1970, in Mahe, Pondicherry, India, and raised in the affluent Penn Valley area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Now known as M. Night Shyamalan, his middle name, Night, was made up in college. The …
Read More »What’s New in Horror for April 2017
Alas, April seems like a bum month for big budget theatrical horror releases. But do not despair! Just because Hollywood is holding off on theater releases this month doesn’t mean that the indie filmmakers aren’t hooking us up. There’s also quite a few DVD, Blu-ray and VOD offerings to whet …
Read More »Split (2017) Oh What A Twist Review
Have you ever seen a movie before anyone else and were literally so excited about it that you just wanted to discuss how amazing it was? However, you couldn’t because no one else has seen it yet and you didn’t want to ruin it for everyone else? This is exactly …
Read More »PopHorror’s 15 Highly Anticipated Horror Movies for 2017
Are you horror fiends ready for more horror in 2017?! We most definitely are. There are some films that we’ve been highly anticipating for awhile that are finally coming out while others are less known among the mainstream folks, but popular in the indie community. Here are the top 15 …
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