The Ghost of Spinach Past: Why Popeye the Slayer Man Means So Much to Me

As a horror lover, it isn’t hard to imagine Popeye character stalking through an abandoned spinach canning factory, trading his pipe and squinty grin for something much darker. As I watched the bloody, gritty trailer for Popeye the Slayer Man, I realized this wasn’t just a novelty—this was something that hit me right in the feels.