Tag Archives: slasher

PopHorror is excited to share the first exclusive stills from My Girlfriend the Serial Killer. This film was written and directed by Samantha Marie (check out our interview with her – HERE) and Derek Huey (check out our interview with him – HERE). Samantha also stars in the film alongside …

I love a good slasher flick. I especially love those from the ’80s with their bloody practical effects, deranged madmen slicing and dicing their way through big cities, beachside towns, underground dwellings, trains, or whatever. I want them all. The Last Matinee is a fantastic throwback to those super bloody …

I’m a huge fan of Tory Jones. I was blown away by the intensity of his debut The Wicked One, fell in love with his follow-up Angel, and was blown away yet again by how The Wicked Ones upped the intensity and violence of the original film. I’ve been anxiously …

The 1988 Japanese slasher Evil Dead Trap is heading to Blu-ray and DVD! The folks at Unearthed Films send word the modern classic is available for Pre-Order now and will hit store shelves soon. And the releases are loaded with special features! Check out the trailer below, then read on …

Murder is trending during a university’s pledge week in John Berardo’s new film, Initiation (read our Screamfest review of the film HERE). College is hard but add murder that amps up the party. Get ready to party and go back to school. Lionsgate is releasing Initiation on Blu-Ray and DVD …

Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures send word that Spiral: From The Book of Saw is getting a 4K Steelbook! The latest entry in the venerable Saw franchise is winding up its theatrical run, so it’s time to bring the movie home! Check out the trailer below, then read on for all …

Slasher films are perhaps one of horror’s most hallowed subgenres. Since they first rose to mainstream popularity in the 1980s, we’ve seen decades worth of attempts from filmmakers trying to bring masked serial killers back to prominence. Massacre Academy is the newest entry to that long and luxurious laundry list, …

When Friday The 13th was released in 1980, most people (including its cast and crew) believed it would be a standalone horror film. Enter Friday The 13th Part 2 the following year. Once the studios realized that these slasher films would be cheap to produce and easy to turn a profit, we …

The Funhouse is one of my top horror movies, and that’s because it combines two of my favorite things… the campiness and life of a carnival and gooooooore. Released on March 13, 1981, this slasher classic packs a wallop of both. Teenager Amy (Elizabeth Berridge: Results 2015), her boyfriend, Buzz …

It’s once again time for some holiday horror, PopHorror fam! For this installment, we have the Terror Films’ Christmas slasher, Slayed, from the folks over at Code 3 Films. You may remember them from our reviews of Massacre On Aisle 12 (2016 – read the review here) and 6:66PM (2017 …