Welcome to a new series where, every week, PopHorror picks a horror movie and tries to find a risky or unexpected double feature. We write up our reasons then take it to social media. Let’s find out if our pick is a great night at the theater or a disappointing …
Read More »My Favorite Horror Movie – ‘Halloween’ (1978)
Whenever a friend asks me for my shortlist of favorite horror movies, I always seem to struggle. However, I never have any issues in naming my all-time favorite. John Carpenter’s seminal horror masterpiece, Halloween, is a go-to favorite for many horror fans, and there’s plenty of reasons why. The film …
Read More »Erin From ‘You’re Next’ (2011): My Favorite Final Girl
Before I begin, I would just like to clarify that this article is in NO WAY intended to bash any of the Final Girls in history. This is just another subject that’s been on my mind for a long time, and this seems like the perfect time to discuss it. …
Read More »‘The Craft’s’ (1996) Lessons On Power Stand The Test Of Time
The Craft is undergoing the remake treatment fairly soon, and like many reimaginings, people will soon start the contentious debate over whether it’s a good idea. All that aside, let’s remember that we can always look back to the original film, regardless of how the new one pans out. Let’s …
Read More »Thirty Years of ‘Tales From The Crypt’ – Top Episode From Each Season List
Three decades ago this month, the TV show, Tales From The Crypt, premiered on HBO for the first time. The series ran for seven years from June 10, 1989 until July 19, 1996. Based on E.C. comic books of the 1950s and hosted by the legendary Crypt Keeper, a sinister …
Read More »PopHorror’s E3 2019 Predictions
Ladies and gentlemen, hold onto your butts, because E3 is right around the corner! Yes, that’s right, Sunday June 9th E3 2019 begins! For the gaming community, and us at PopHorror, this is one of our favorite times of the year. You never quite know what’s going to happen at …
Read More »PopHorror’s Horror Anime Reviews: AniMay Week 4 – Corpse Party: Tortured Souls
This whole month, I’ve been trying to watch horror anime that demonstrates the range of the medium. We’ve had emotional stories, thrillers and impossibly weird non-linear storytelling, and all of it fits into one subgenre of horror or another. One thing we’ve been missing, though, is a mind-peeling, hair-whitening, balls-through-the-wall …
Read More »Slipknot: Unmasking The Mystery Member
Anyone with their finger on the pulse of music news will have noticed longtime metal band Slipknot gracing headlines over the past several months, and for many reasons. As a fan myself, I have been eagerly awaiting the release of the band’s sixth studio album, We Are Not Your Kind (pre-order …
Read More »Why ‘Anna and The Apocalypse’ Is Becoming An All Time Favorite
Anna and The Apocalypse is quickly becoming one of my time favorite films, and I’m here to tell you why. I’ll start with the soundtrack, which is what draws me back to this brilliant film over and over again. All of the songs are very catchy and well written. In …
Read More »PopHorror’s Horror Anime Reviews: AniMay Week 3 – Puella Magi Madoka Magica
In our last AniMay review, we focused on Naoki Urasawa‘s Monster (you can read the article here) and anime’s potential to step outside of itself and tell a straightforward horror/thriller story. This week, we’re stepping back into anime’s wheelhouse with a story about one of the most persistent tropes in …
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