Nightmares Film Festival 2020 has been one of the most enjoyable festivals to cover this year because of all their quality content. This includes their Stephen King Dollar Babies block. This is a block that consists of four shorts that are based off Stephen King stories. If you ask me, …
Read More »Interview With Veteran Director Jack Bender For ‘Mr. Mercedes’
I almost feel like Jack Bender needs no introduction. He is a man of many talents, but is most notably known for directing some of my favorite things like Child’s Play 3, Lost, Under the Dome, and even some episodes of Game of Thrones and Beverly Hills 90210. More recently, he’s …
Read More »PopHorror Writers Pay Tribute To ‘The Shining’ (1980)
The Shining (1980) was initially released 40 years old on May 23, 2020. The film is a masterpiece of modern cinema to many, both in and out of the horror community. To honor the 40th anniversary, I asked the PopHorror team to remember the film and to talk about the …
Read More »Revisiting ‘The Shining’ (1980): Four Decades Of Isolation Terror
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980) is all about isolation. It’s a theme I think a lot of us can relate to right now. If you’re anything like me, you’ve been mostly locked inside for 2 or more months now. It’s a little maddening, isn’t it? So is it fitting or …
Read More »Lewis Teague’s ‘Cat’s Eye’ (1985) Fun Facts And Goofs
Cat’s Eye is an anthology film based on short stories by Stephen King. Released on April 12, 1985, the film follows a stray cat who links three tales of suspense and horror. Directed by Lewis Teague (Cujo 1983) from a screenplay written by King himself, Cat’s Eye stars many talented …
Read More »‘Dolores Claiborne’ (1995): Looking Back At A Classic Thriller
On March 24, 1995, the Stephen King psychological thriller Dolores Claiborne was unleashed. Directed by Taylor Hackford, the film was fairly successful. Today, it’s considered among the best of Stephen King adaptations. Frankly, this is a difficult film to categorize, or even discuss, as its central theme is abuse. Kathy …
Read More »The Hardest Stephen King Quiz Yet
Interview With Richard Chizmar, Author Of ‘Gwendy’s Button Box,’ ‘Gwendy’s Magic Feather’
This past November, Richard Chizmar’s Gwendy’s Magic Feather (read our review here) was released, the sequel to Gwendy’s Button Box, which was co-authored by Stephen King. We were absolutely thrilled to find out that we were able to interview the author of that book and ask him about the new …
Read More »‘Gwendy’s Magic Feather’ (2019) Book Review
We return to Castle Rock once again in Gwendy’s Magic Feather by Richard Chizmar. The novel is the second installment in the series following Gwendy’s Button Box, which was co-written by Chizmar and Stephen King. Gwendy Peterson is now thirty-seven and a congresswoman. She is completely different from the anxious teen who …
Read More »Mike Flanagan’s ‘Doctor Sleep’ (2019) Movie Review
I’ve been a fan of Stephen King since junior high when I found a battered copy of Christine in my school library. I own most of his books and have read a pretty good chunk of them. A couple of years ago, I was gifted a copy of King’s The …
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