‘Final Summer’ – First Images and Poster Honor ‘Friday the 13th’ [Exclusive]

Popcorn Frights is roaring back with a vengeance for its eighth edition and yesterday the South Florida-based festival unveiled its first wave of films, which included the World Premiere of John Isberg‘s throwback slasher Final Summer. In the film… “It is late summer 1991 and the final day of summer camp at Camp Silverlake when […]

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Trailer Sends Out ‘Distress Signals’ Ahead of World Premiere [Exclusive]

Another film set to World Premiere at the forthcoming Popcorn Frights Film Festival in South Florida is the gut-wrenching survival thriller Distress Signals, which hails from Terence Krey & Christine Nyland, the team behind 2021’s An Unquiet Grave. In the film… “When a fall down a steep rock face separates her from her friends, Caroline […]

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[Popcorn Frights] First Wave – ‘PussyCake’, “Living With Chucky”, ‘Final Summer’, ‘Tiny Cinema’, and More!

Popcorn Frights is roaring back with a vengeance for its eighth edition and today the South Florida-based festival unveiled its first wave of films, which includes Bloody Disgusting and SCREAMBOX’s hotly-anticipated sci-fi splatterfest PussyCake! “Popcorn Frights’ opening night will open with the World Premiere of Tiny Cinema, Tyler Cornack’s follow-up to his acclaimed provocative feature […]

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Popcorn Frights Film Festival Offering Free Screening of Shorts and Notable Premieres

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 with the genre streaming platform ALTER to host a free theatrical experience for film fans. From August 19-21, the “ALTER Screening Room” located at the O Cinema South […]

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Popcorn Frights 2021 Capsule Reviews: Psychedelic Nightmare ‘Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes’ and More

Another Popcorn Frights Film Festival winds down, bringing a hybrid model that offered in-person screenings, including a sneak peek of The Night House and a slew of curated online programming. Through their virtual showing and Q&A for the short film “Mask of the Evil Apparition,” the event even broke the news that Alex Proyas is […]

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‘Dashcam’: Police Accidentally Send Classified Footage to a News Editor in This Exclusive Clip [Popcorn Frights]

One of the highlights of the forthcoming Popcorn Frights Film Festival is Christian Nilsson‘s psychological thriller Dashcam, which will World Premiere virtually nationwide on August 16th (get tix here). Said to be inspired by Brian De Palma’s Blow Out, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation, and Alan J. Pakula’s Klute, “Dashcam is a stunning psychological thriller […]

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Popcorn Frights Books a ‘Night at the Eagle Inn’ [Exclusive Images]

Outside of the Popcorn Frights features playing in theaters, the south Floridian festival also has a huge batch of films that will premiere virtually, from August 16-19. Bloody Disgusting has your first look at Night at the Eagle Inn, the latest feature from Erik Bloomquist, who saw his Ten Minutes to Midnight premiere at last […]

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‘The Ex’ Won’t Let Go in Haunting Trailer Premiere [Exclusive]

Popcorn Frights recently pulled back the curtain on its virtual festival experience that will be available nationwide. Running parallel to its in-theater program (August 12-15) and through the duration of the Festival (August 12-19), Popcorn Frights’ virtual experience is headlined by seven feature film World Premieres. There will also be a handful of North American […]

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First Look at Valentine’s Day-Themed ‘Pretty Boy’, the Psycho Slasher Set for a Popcorn Frights World Premiere [Exclusive]

Fans of slashers like My Bloody Valentine and Valentine (2001) get ready for Marcel Walz‘s indie Pretty Boy, his own Valentine’s Day-themed slasher that’s set to hold its World Premiere at the forthcoming Popcorn Frights, the South Florida-based horror film festival that returns to theaters next month, from August 12-19, 2021. “In this gloriously melodramatic […]

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‘The Night House’ Opens This Year’s Popcorn Frights in South Florida

Popcorn Frights has just announced its first wave of programming for its in-theater festival experience to take place next month, from August 12-19, 2021. “The festival will open with the Florida Premiere of Searchlight Pictures’ hotly-anticipated supernatural thriller THE NIGHT HOUSE, the new nightmare from The Ritual director David Bruckner starring Rebecca Hall (Godzilla vs. […]

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