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How To Watch A Remake: Celebrating ‘PSYCHO’ (1998)

Psycho

How many excellent films have been cast out as garbage simply because they’re remakes? How many remakes are excellently crafted stand-alone films that would shatter box office records if their predecessors never existed? This is a consideration I want you to make as we take another look at Gus Van …

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Peeping Behind the Shower Curtain: The Role of Voyeurism in ‘PSYCHO’ (1960)

Psycho

Psycho is a classic psychological thriller and horror film that has become iconic in the history of cinema and has forever etched itself into horror and pop culture. Regarding the success of the film, Hitchcock said, “Thirty-three percent of the effect of Psycho was due to the music.” However, in …

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Peacock Kicks Off Halloween Season With 100+ Streaming Horror Titles!

Get your Halloween groove on early, with more than 100 horror titles streaming on Peacock starting September 1st, 2023! This is a pretty fantastic collection, and you’re definitely going to want to check it out! Read on for the details! Screaming Now: Peacock is Your Home for Halloween  Boo-kle up: …

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Greg Pritikin Talks on Masterful Subversion and How He Wants to Present Horror in ‘The Mistress’ – Interview

Note:  This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts.  After catching a screening of The Mistress (our review) last …

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16 Character Deaths We Never Saw Coming in Horror Films

I had been watching some clips lately and it made me think about how many deaths we didn’t see coming in horror films, be it a shocking discussion to kill the supposed “final girl” off, or if it was a character we thought for sure would survive. With that in …

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Lucky McKee’s ‘MAY’ (2002) – An Ageless Character Study – Retro Review

May

Simply put, character studies make some of the most intriguing films ever created. From Hitchcock’s genre-defining Psycho (1960) to the more recent masterclass Pearl (2022, read our review here), horror has allowed us to follow some of the most heartbroken and homicidal figures in history. May (2003) is no exception. It …

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Halloween Horror on Peacock this October!

Starting October 1st, Peacock will be the ultimate destination for Halloween Horror with dozens of curated collections and a long list of titles to explore. From iconic classics like PSYCHO to campy throwbacks like TREMORS and wizardly fun with the HARRY POTTER films, Peacock is celebrating this season with something …

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Rick Rosenthal’s ‘The Birds 2: Land’s End’- Vin Sin 2k Restoration Blu-Ray Review

In 1994, a staggering thirty-one years after the original classic, The Birds 2: Land’s End was released for a television premiere. This sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s formative film (our retro review here) gave birth to the saying, “Don’t remake Hitchcock movies,” among the crew. In spite of the critical reviews, this …

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There’s Even More Horror Coming From Peacock This October 2021

We are all so excited for Halloween Kills, which is coming out this October on Peacock. But that’s not the only reason to keep it tuned to the streaming service. They have just announced a whole slew of horror and horror-esque films and series that they’re hosting next month. They’ve …

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