Watching the trailer for Jaco Bower’s Gaia, it would be easy to assume this is just a Last of Us fan film with its ragged survivalist types struggling to survive against fungus beasties. However, I would encourage you to give it a second look as I did. Synopsis for Gaia: A …
Read More »Matt Mercer and Mike Testin’s ‘Dementia Part II’ (2021) Is Modern Midnight Movie Fun – Movie Review
What happens when you mix one cup of The Visit in with a few scoops of Re-Animator and Evil Dead? You get Matt Mercer and Mike Testin’s new film, Dementia Part II! Synopsis for Dementia Part II: When an ex-con takes a job as a handyman for an unstable elderly …
Read More »Interview With Najarra Townsend, Star Of ‘Dementia Part II”
After watching the movie Dementia Part II, I was pumped when I found out I was going to get the chance to chat with two of the film’s stars, Graham Skipper and Najarra Townsend (Contracted franchise). Getting a look into what made this movie so much fun and finding out …
Read More »Interview With Graham Skipper, Star Of ‘Dementia Part II’
After speaking with Najarra Townsend, star of the film Dementia Part II, I couldn’t wait to pick the brain of her co-star, Graham Skipper. I loved his role in the film, and I wanted to know more about what went into it. PopHorror: So to get started, I see you’ve …
Read More »David Charbonier And Justin Powell’s ‘The Djinn’ (2021) Is Lean And Mean – Movie Review
When you’re young, independence itself can be pretty scary. Most kids don’t have to deal with that while being haunted by an evil, wish-granting spirit. Unfortunately, one night after his radio host dad is called in for an overnight shift, young, mute Dylan Jacobs (Ezra Dewey) is planning a spooky …
Read More »Movie Review: Patrick Robert Young and Powell Robinson’s ‘Threshold’ (2021) Gets What It Gives
Admittedly, Threshold has an interesting technical concept as a horror/thriller combined with a road trip mumblecore/indie drama, improvised by the two leads and shot on two iPhones. It’s always impressive to see such moxie and go-get-’em spirit in filmmakers—to take the low-fi, low-budget route with high concepts for the time …
Read More »Movie Review: Ben Wheatley’s ‘In the Earth’ (2021)
There’s no delicate way around it; 2020 was universally awful for about 90% of the world. Health scares, quarantine, isolation, and misinformation ran rampant. Facts became irrelevant and changeable overriding truth. It was an experience that will define multiple generations throughout the world. While all this happened, Director Ben Wheatley …
Read More »Film Review: ‘Mortal Kombat’ (2021) Isn’t Flawless, But Is It A VICTORY?
Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, an evil interdimensional emperor decided he wanted total sovereignty over all life, and a small group of rag tag heroes had to come together to defeat him in a series of fights and narrow escapes… Wait. This isn’t a Star War? Oh …
Read More »Interview With Ryan Spindell, Director of ‘The Mortuary Collection’
Recently, I got the chance to speak with Ryan Spindell, director of the newly released The Mortuary Collection. It’s a wonderful film, and you can check out our review here. If you’ve clicked this link you probably want to read the interview, so without further ado… Ryan Spindell: Hey man. How’s …
Read More »Retro Review: ‘Meatball Machine’ (2005) Delivers a Twisted and Gory Love Story
With a special edition Blu-ray coming soon—April 12th, 2021—I thought I would take another look at the techno/splatterpunk and body horror film from Japanese directors Yudai Yamaguchi and Junichi Yamamoto, 2005’s Meatball Machine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVBQedhFk0g Synopsis: Capable of making bio-mechanical weapons out of human flesh, alien parasites grotesquely invade the Earth, …
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