Popcorn Frights Film Festival: TEACHER’S PET gets a solid “B” for its cat-and-mouse thrills — Moviejawn by Samantha McLaren, Associate Editor Teacher’s Pet is a true indie, and a solid one at that. Leave an apple on its desk on your way out.

MJ's @themeatispeople.bsky.social says, "TEACHER'S PET is a true indie, and a solid one at that. Leave an apple on its desk on your way out."

#TeachersPet had its East Coast premiere at #PopcornFrights.

Crossword (2024) Review: Popcorn Frights FF Crossword is a thriller filled with rich symbolism and exquisite detail. We follow a grieving man driven mad by the suggestive power of a crossword puzzle.

Crossword is a psychological thriller that pays close attention to the smallest details and is rich in symbolism. An absolute must-watch for fans of puzzles and crosswords. If you're looking for a blood-and-guts slasher, check out a different movie. #PopcornFrights #HorrorSky #PFFF2025

The Mother, The Menacer, and Me (2025) Review: Popcorn Frights FF The Mother, The Menacer, and Me depicts the struggles of an independent horror film maker who is stuck having to film his movie at his mother-in-law's house as he and his wife await the birth of their...

Being an independent horror movie maker isn’t easy. Eddie Mathews sacrifices everything in his power to keep his directing dreams alive. This movie celebrates that spirit. #HorrorSky #PopcornFrights #PFFF2025

What the Tide Dragged In (2025) Review: Popcorn Frights FF ★★★ out of ★★★★★ Intensity: 🩸1/2 out of 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 What the Tide Dragged In (Lo Que Trajo La Marea) is an emotionally charged, Chilean tale of sisterhood and loss. Two sisters go to the coast to comply wit...

What the Tide Dragged In (Lo Que Trajo La Marea) is an emotionally charged, Chilean tale of sisterhood and loss. It's a slow burner with a lot of heart. Chalk up another win for Chilean horror! #PopcornFrights #PFFF2025 #SupportIndieHorror #HorrorSky

WHITCH won the Jury Prize for Best Short Film at POPCORN FRIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL!

Thank you Marc Ferman, jury, and festival team! We are thrilled and honored!

#WhitchFilm #Whitch #Witch #PopcornFrights #PopcornFrights2025 #TreColoriFilms #ShortFilm #film #IndieFilm

From E.T. to Cujo, Dee Wallace has defined iconic roles. At Popcorn Frights 2025 she sat with Allison Rose to talk horror and legacy. Full video: youtu.be/oJB31ptVsM0

#PopcornFrights #DeeWallace #Horror

Artwork for this year’s Popcorn Frights film festival in blue, yellow & red, featuring a giant, ghostly skull

That’s a wrap on #PopcornFrights. Excellent birthday present for me!

Movie poster for documentary ExorcismoTheTransgressiveLegacyOfClasificadaS

I love learning about #filmhistory & this is a great #documentary about Spanish #movies from the time of Franco to the 90s. Currently playing at #PopcornFrights

#AmericanaMovie, Tony Tost's elaborately structured crime thriller/neo-Western hybrid, has thematic heft and a fine performance by the suddenly ubiquitous Paul Walter Hauser, but the Tarantino-flavored #PopcornFrights selection doesn't quite stick the landing. My Miamiartzine review: bit.ly/4lsf0Dt

Movie poster for Making Megaforce, featuring the documentarian & lead actor of that film, Barry Bostwick

IDK who else remembers #Megaforce. I saw it on cable eventually. This is a great #documentary of the making of the #Movie & how far 1 fan will go to support a dream. Currently playing at #PopcornFrights virtually. #screeningoftheday

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Brandon Christenson Double-Feature
* Night of the Reaper boxd.it/VSf8
* Bodycam boxd.it/Wde6

Movie poster of Carry The Darkness, featuring the two leads in the distance & distant from each other.

Caught another interesting #film at #PopcornFrights #filmfestival. You should check out #CarryTheDarkness, a #horrormovie set during #SatanicPanic of the early 90s. Still a couple of days where you can watch online.

A ★★★★★ review of Crossword (2024) Thank god for Michael Vlamis. His highly emotional directorial debut is a masterclass in pacing and tension. Beautifully acted, gorgeously shot, deftly edited. This completely saved Popcorn Frights 20...

Bonus film!

Crossword (2025) - #PopcornFrights

This does not meet #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days criteria but I'm including it here because I've dogged on Popcorn Frights in this thread this year. This, however, may have turned the whole thing around for me. Tense. Emotional. Perfect.

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A ★★ review of The Only Ones (2024) Watchable but not terribly exciting or entertaining. The bashed head effect looked pretty gnarly, though, so points for that.

16. The Only Ones (2025) - #PopcornFrights

Man, the Popcorn Frights virtual lineup is just not hitting the way it did last year. Unsure if it's me or the films, but I've been so disappointed thus far. This was...fine. Didn't hate it; def didn't love it.

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14. Bodycam (2025)

A call to a quiet suburban home unleashes unthinkable carnage when two officers mistakenly shoot a man and his infant child, spiraling the tragedy into a fierce, unrelenting fall into the unknown.

#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days #PopcornFrights

Audiences at this year's #PopcornFrights Film Fest are in for a treat tonight. The Latvian animated feature DOG OF GOD is the best 2025 selection of the ones I've seen - an atmospheric, engrossing, well-researched period piece. Meatier than the Heavy Metal vibes of its promotional materials suggest.

A ★★ review of House of Ashes (2024) I have very mixed-to-negative feelings about this film. The lead actress was pretty good and the premise immediately hooked me; however, the story never really went anywhere, the boyfriend was full of...

15. House of Ashes (2025) - #PopcornFrights

The cinematographer deserves to work with a better script. They were truly the mvp of this film.

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Movie poster for the documentary #DarkFantastic about a relatively unknown horror music composer

Chances are you’ve heard his music if you’re any kind of #horrorfan, but an interesting look into #film composing with interviews with famous directors & intercut with a concert of performed pieces live. #TheDarkFantastic #screeningoftheday #PopcornFrights #filmfestival #documentary #documentaries

Movie poster for The Only Ones, featuring one of the characters behind a bloody knife.

Saw this at a previous #filmfestival & watched again via #PopcornFrights. It’s so well constructed, playing on #horror tropes, but also subverting them. #screeningoftheday

Good Boy - Popcorn Frights BEN LEONBERG, USA, 2025, 72MIN

I’m gonna be seeing this tonight! Can’t wait! Gonna start getting ready in a little bit. Gonna wear my “Be the person your dog thinks you are” tee shirt.

#GoodBoy #PopcornFrights

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“Americana” blew me away #popcornfrights

A ★★★ review of Don't Hang Up (2025) Imperfect and at times predictable but the shadow figure is genuinely the stuff of my nightmares so this gets an extra star just for scaring the bejesus out of me a time or two. An interesting, more e...

13. Don't Hang Up (2025) - #PopcornFrights

Letterboxd reviews for this are not kind but I was very freaked out by the shadow figure and his shiny eyes and that alone earned it an extra star from me.

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A ★★½ review of Itch! (2024) Very low budget affair with potential. None of the actors are particularly strong but, for the most part, the performances aren't so egregious as to take away from the story, one which clearly draws i...

12. Itch! (2025) - #PopcornFrights

First movie of Popcorn Frights 2025! This is a (mostly) single location infection story that never quite reaches its potential but is still a valiant low-budget effort.

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Opening night of Popcorn Frights kicked off with a bang, with two world premiere's from one of the best filmmakers in indie horror, Brandon Christensen. He has upped his game on both BODYCAM and NIGHT OF THE REAPER.

Both are headed to @shudder.com and very worth seeking out. #popcornfrights

Time to get ready for the ultimate nightmare beach party with #PopcornFrights! One of the funnest genre fests in America is just around the corner.

Another sneak preview from #Shudder and #PopcornFrights!

Spending the night with my daughter watching a sneak preview of #GetAway I love #PopcornFrights and #Shudder

Movie 45- Sigil (2023)

#100HorrorMoviesIn92Days #NowWatching #PopcornFrights

Birthrite (2024) Review: Popcorn Frights Film Festival In Birthrite, a pregnant woman and her wife inherit a house that carries a legacy curse that threatens to doom their family plans.

Birthrite is a slow-burning American Folk Horror tale of a pregnant woman who inherits a New England home with a hidden occult legacy. Birthrite had its world premiere showing at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival 2024. #PregnancyHorror #FilmFestival #PopcornFrights

Scared to Death (2024) Review: Popcorn Frights F.F. Scared to Death (2024) puts a horror film crew on location at a haunted orphanage to perform séance in preparation for their movie. It doesn't go well.

Repeat after me: nothing good ever comes from conducting a séance! In Scared to Death (2024), a horror film crew conducts field research by invoking a séance in an abandoned orphanage with a sordid past. Bad idea! #PopcornFrights #FilmFestival #PopcornFrights2024 #NotAGoodIdea