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Popcorn Frights Wicked Weekend 2024 Lineup Includes ‘V/H/S/Beyond’ and More

September 3, 2024 Meagan Navarro Apartment 7A, Movies, Popcorn Frights, V/H/S/Beyond

Popcorn Frights’ Wicked Weekend, an annual celebration of all things spooky, returns later this month. Running September 25-29 at the historic Gateway Theater, Wicked Weekend will feature eight film premieres and special presentations highlighted by new nightmares. Wicked Weekend is headlined by a special presentation of Paramount+’s horrifying Rosemary’s Baby prequel Apartment 7A, a frightening […]

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Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2024’s First Wave Includes “Lost First Cut” of ‘Return of the Living Dead 3’ and More

July 17, 2024 Meagan Navarro Brian Yuzna, Maniac, maniac cop 2, Movies, Popcorn Frights, Popcorn Frights 2024, Return of the Living Dead 3, Skincare, Strange Darling, The Demon Disorder

The Popcorn Frights Film Festival is back this year, both in-person and virtually, from August 8-18. They’ve unleashed the first wave of programming, indicating that the fest is going big for its tenth anniversary celebration with new premieres, virtual screenings, and exciting retro showings including the “Lost First Cut” of Brian Yuzna‘s Return of the Living […]

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Popcorn Frights 2023 Award Winners: ‘The Puppetman’ Wins Best Film, ‘Ghosts of the Void’ Voted Scariest

August 24, 2023 Meagan Navarro Big Easy Queens, Ghosts of the Void, Movies, Popcorn Frights, Popcorn Frights 2023, The Puppetman

Popcorn Frights Film Festival announced today its juried and audience awards that were selected from its lineup of 119 films (51 features and 68 shorts hailing from 20 different countries) in 8 categories. This year, the jury panel, composed of national media figures and local filmmakers, elected to honor Brandon Christensen’s (Z, Still/Born) The Puppetman […]

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Popcorn Frights 2023 Capsule Reviews: From Killer Mannequin Horror ‘Don’t Look Away’ to Found Footage Cryptid ‘Frogman’

August 21, 2023 Meagan Navarro Don't Look Away, Frogman, Movies, Popcorn Frights, Popcorn Frights 2023, Reviews, That's a Wrap, The Black Mass, Wintertide

The latest edition of the Popcorn Frights Film Festival draws to a close, putting a cap on endless movie premieres, repertory screening, and horror celebrations. Our first roundup of Popcorn Frights 2023 capsule reviews included horror musicals and experimental genre-benders. The fest didn’t slow down in the back half, either. Here’s a round-up of some of […]

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Popcorn Frights’ Third Wave Unleashes Giallo Thrillers, Found Footage Creature Features, and So Much More

July 27, 2023 Meagan Navarro Beaten to Death, Dark Windows, Frogman, Movies, nightmare, Popcorn Frights, Popcorn Frights 2023

Popcorn Frights‘ third wave of programming is here, bringing even more delightful frights and curated programming for their most ambitious year yet. Prepare for a weeklong, face-melting celebration of genre cinema with 48 feature film presentations from 20 countries, industry sessions, beach parties, live performances, horror trivia, live comedy, and so much more. The fest […]

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‘Kindling’ Exclusive Trailer Introduces Horror Anthology Segment “The Lovers” Starring ‘Nightbreed’ Actor Anne Bobby

July 25, 2023 Meagan Navarro Anne Bobby, Exclusives, Kindling, Movies, Popcorn Frights, Popcorn Frights 2023

Next month, Popcorn Frights Film Festival is celebrating Clive Barker’s Nightbreed in a massive way with a special screening of the Director’s Cut hosted by star Anne Bobby. As if that’s not enough, Bobby is bringing a first look at her upcoming horror anthology Kindling. Bloody Disgusting can exclusively debut the trailer for the anthology that gives a closer look at […]

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‘Santastein’ Exclusive Clip Raises Santa from the Dead in Popcorn Frights Holiday Slasher Comedy

July 11, 2023 Meagan Navarro exclusive, Exclusives, Movies, Popcorn Frights, Popcorn Frights 2023, Santastein

A Killer Santa is a holiday horror staple, and upcoming slasher comedy Santastein aims to take it to another level by adding a Frankenstein-like twist and setting the mayhem in the non-wintry state of Florida. And its set to make its debut at this year’s Popcorn Frights Film Festival. Bloody Disgusting has been provided exclusive images and […]

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‘Psychosis’ – Exclusive Images and Clip Preview Psychedelic, Violent Popcorn Frights Horror Movie

July 5, 2023 Meagan Navarro exclusive, Exclusives, Movies, Popcorn Frights, Popcorn Frights 2023, Psychosis

Australian horror film Psychosis aims to bring psychedelic, violent madness to Popcorn Frights Film Festival next month, and Bloody Disgusting has been provided with exclusive images and a clip that highlights the hyper-stylized feature. Popcorn Frights describes the film, “Stylishly gloomy tour-de-force of grainy high-contrast black-and-white photography, Psychosis offers a polarizing whirl of arresting visuals […]

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Popcorn Frights Teams Up with The Horror Collective for Free Horror Weekend This August

May 1, 2023 Meagan Navarro Movies, Popcorn Frights, Popcorn Frights 2023

Popcorn Frights, the largest genre film event in Southeast US delivering the best horror, sci-fi, fantasy and badass genre cinema to South Florida, has announced a partnership Entertainment Squad’s genre label, The Horror Collective, to host a free theatrical experience for film fans this August. From August 18-20, 2023, “The Horror Collective Screening Room” located […]

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‘Terrifier 2’ – Get Your Tickets Now for “Wicked Weekend” Screening from Popcorn Frights on September 30!

September 7, 2022 John Squires Movies, Popcorn Frights, Terrifier 2

Art the Clown is back in Damien Leone‘s Terrifier 2, with Bloody Disgusting and Cinedigm releasing the hotly anticipated sequel in theaters nationwide on October 6. Ahead of the wide release, Terrifier 2 is first bringing Art the Clown to Florida as part of the “Wicked Weekend” program from Popcorn Frights, and tickets for the special screening are available […]

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Popcorn Frights Award Winners: ‘Follow Her’ Wins Best Film, “Living With Chucky” Score Audience Award

August 29, 2022 Brad Miska Follow Her, Indie, Movies, Popcorn Frights

Popcorn Frights Film Festival announced today its juried and audience awards that were selected from its lineup of 113 films (36 features and 77 short films from 20 countries) in 10 categories. This year’s jury consisted of members of national media and local filmmakers, who chose to honor Florida filmmaker Sylvia Caminer’s Follow Her with the […]

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‘The Loneliest Boy in the World’ Review – A Sweet Fairy Tale About a Boy and His Corpse Family [Popcorn Frights]

August 18, 2022 Meagan Navarro Movies, Popcorn Frights, Reviews, The Loneliest Boy in the World

The Tim Burtonesque depiction of suburbia, full of quirky characters and pastel colors, signals a very different type of horror movie in The Loneliest Boy in the World. One freak accident further isolates the timid and lonely Oliver (Max Harwood), sparking a desperate quest for friendship. He finds it in death, creating a sweet coming-of-age fairy […]

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‘Tiny Cinema’ Review – Uneven Anthology Embraces Weird Humor [Popcorn Frights]

August 15, 2022 Meagan Navarro Popcorn Frights, Reviews, Ryan Koch, Tiny Cinema, Tyler Cornack

Tyler Cornack and Ryan Koch’s recent sci-fi comedy Butt Boy made waves on the festival run for its bizarre sense of humor and plot. Cornack played a protagonist with an affinity for putting objects and people up his, well, you know. So, it’s no surprise that the follow-up, Tiny Cinema, would continue that same thread of absurdity. This time, Cornack and […]

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‘Living With Chucky’ Review – Documentary Celebrates ‘Chucky’ Franchise as a Family Affair

August 15, 2022 Meagan Navarro Alex Vincent, billy boyd, Brad Dourif, Child's Play, Christine Elise, Chucky, Don Mancini, Fiona Dourif, Jennifer Tilly, Living With Chucky, Movies, Popcorn Frights, Reviews

Living With Chucky begins as a familiar horror documentary that assembles a variety of notable genre veterans to examine a prominent horror franchise. This one celebrates the iconic killer doll and the Child’s Play franchise. But Living With Chucky quickly diverges from the pack as a unique angle emerges. It’s not just a documentary that reflects upon the franchise’s legacy; it […]

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Exclusive ‘Final Summer’ Teaser Trailer Gives Homage to ‘Friday the 13th’! [Popcorn Frights]

July 26, 2022 Brad Miska Exclusives, Final Summer, John Isberg, Movies, Popcorn Frights, Popcorn Frights 2022, Videos

Popcorn Frights is lining up quite the event, which is jam-packed with festival favs and premieres. “Running August 11-21, the fest is headlined by six feature film World Premieres, including the documentary Living With Chucky featuring interviews with Don Mancini, Jennifer Tilly, John Waters, and Brad Dourif discussing the magic of the Chucky franchise.” Also set to hold its […]

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