Kenn Hoekstra

PopHorror Writer. Associate Editor. @PopHorrorNews Tweeter. Also... Screenwriter. Blogger. Horror Movie Aficionado. Wisconsin Sports Fan. IT Guy. Father. Smartass. People's Champion. TIME Person of the Year - 2006.

My Bloody Valentine 3-D (2009) – Retro Review

My Bloody Valentine 3-D

Remakes of ’70s and ’80s horror films were all the rage in the 2000s. The box office success of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre remake in 2003 started a bit of a renaissance. What followed was a hodgepodge of mostly watered down studio fluff, including The Fog, The Wicker Man, and When A Stranger …

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Danny Boyle and Alex Garland Reuniting For ’28 YEARS LATER’

28 Years Later

According to The Hollywood Reporter, director Danny Boyle and Screenwriter Alex Garland are teaming up once more to produce a sequel to their 2002 horror hit 28 Days Later and its 2007 follow-up, 28 Weeks Later. The new project, previously bounced around as 28 Months Later, will be called 28 …

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Sink Your Teeth Into Universal’s ‘ABIGAIL’ (2024) Trailer

Abigail

From Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, the duo behind Ready or Not, Scream (2022) and Scream VI (2023) comes a new vampire film with a twist: Abigail (psst… Not to be confused with this film). It looks super fun, but don’t take our word for it. Check out the trailer! …

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‘DeepStar Six’ (1989): Not All Aliens Come From Space! – Retro Review

DeepStar Six

Growing up as a teenager in the late ’80s was a blast — especially if you were a sci-fi/horror fan! While the ’80s ushered in the golden era of slashers, genre films like The Terminator, Aliens, and The Fly blended sci-fi and horror seamlessly. Video stores ruled the home entertainment …

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Domiziano Cristopharo Announces ‘6 SONGS’ Anthology

6 Songs

Domiziano Cristopharo (Eldorado, read our review here) is a modern-day, extreme horror maestro. We at PopHorror have followed the writer/director/producer/cinematographer’s career for some time now (read our 2017 interview) and are always curious to see what he’s up to next! Cristopharo sends word about his next project, 6 SONGS, an international …

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‘LAND OF THE DEAD’ (2005) Retro Review – Zombies Evolved

Land of the Dead

Zombie-themed entertainment is big business in 2020. New indie and mainstream Zombie films are released, seemingly every month. The Walking Dead is in its 10th season on AMC. Shows like I, Zombie, Black Summer, Daybreak, Z Nation permeate our televisions and streaming services. There are graphic novels, video games, books, foreign films like Train To Busan. The …

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Shudder Unveils January, 2024 Programming Lineup

If your New Year’s resolution is to watch more horror, then Shudder has you covered! Here’s what’s coming to the great horror streaming service in January 2024! We’ve been looking forward to Destroy All Neighbors, and we also can’t wait to check out Suitable Flesh! Of course, it’s always a …

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‘SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT’ (1984): Controversial Yuletide Fear

Silent Night, Deadly Night

“You’ve made it through Halloween, now try and survive Christmas.”   The tagline tells you just about all you need to know about Silent Night, Deadly Night. The much-maligned 1984 killer Santa movie was a logical continuation of the holiday horror slasher films popularized in the early ’80s post-Halloween (1978) era. …

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Horror Icons, Activate! ‘THE ACTIVATED MAN’ (2023) – Review

The Activated Man

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, …

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Sony Greenlights Eli Roth’s ‘THANKSGIVING’ (2023) Sequel

Thanksgiving

Great news, horror fans! Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving (read our review here) is coming back for seconds! Here’s the news, straight from Roth himself, via Instagram! From Eli Roth’s Instagram BREAKING NEWS! John Carver will kill again! @thanksgivingmovie sequel is a GO!!! Thank you everyone who supported ORIGINAL HORROR in theaters!!! Go see …

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