Tag Archives: Tony Todd

Friday night, November 8th, I and many others were hit with the shocking news. Tony Todd, the actor behind Candyman and friend to many fandoms, including comics, Transformers, Star Trek and gaming; passed away at the age of 69. A few of us here at PopHorror wanted to get together …

Nicholas Gyeney’s surreal horror film, The Activated Man, premiered recently at Dances With Films Festival. I was fortunate enough to get a chance to check it out recently when PopHorror interviewed the folks behind the film (interview coming soon – stay tuned). What did I think? Watch the trailer below, …

George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968) is one of the most revered horror films of all time. It spawned no less than 5 sequels and influenced multiple generations of filmmakers and their films. It is adored by critics and audiences alike. The Library of Congress added the film to …

After the rise and fall of the area’s beloved Rock and Shock, New England was clamoring for another horror and music con that they could sink their teeth into. Along came Silver Scream Con in 2022, created by Spencer Charnas and Jeremy Schwartz, members of the Boston heavy metal band, …

Everyone has a favorite slasher, for one reason or another. My heart belongs to the burned-up dude who invades your dreams, makes on-the-nose dad jokes, and slaughters innocent teenagers to make them atone for the sins of their parents.  However, Freddy Krueger isn’t like other slashers. He doesn’t play horror …

That Death needed a sequel, so Final Destination 2 was released on January 31, 2003. The film stars Ali Larter (Final Destination 2000, House on Haunted Hill 1999), A.J. Cook (The Virgin Suicides 1999, Wishmaster 3 2001), Michael Landes (Lakeview Terrace 2008), and Tony Todd (Candyman 1992, The Crow 1994). …

As of September 19, 2022, Robert Kurtzman’s (The Walking Dead franchise) second directorial project, Wishmaster, is 25 years young. Starring Andrew Divoff (our interview) and Tammy Lauren, the film is about a young jewel appraiser (Lauren) who is given a stolen jewel to look over, one that happens to have …

Horror is no stranger to crossovers or expanded universes. The Universal Monsters did it back in the 1930s-1940s, and there is of course, Freddy Vs Jason (our retro review). But there were almost a lot more of them that were all scrapped for one reason or another. Below, we’ll look at …

It’s time for SXSW 2022, horror fam! There are so many cool films being shown this year. One of them that caught my eye was Bill Posley’s Bitch Ass (2022). With a title like that, how could it not? Check out the synopsis: A gang initiation goes wrong when a …

If you’re a fan of films like Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (read our retro reviews for the original here and the remake here), I get the feeling you’re going to want to check out The Changed (2021)! The new sci-fi/horror film from Mean Time Productions and Quiver Distribution is …