We are saddened to once again pay our respects to the loss of another great member of our beloved community. Donald Moffat, known for his roll as M.T. Garry, the commander of outpost 31 in the iconic John Carpenter film The Thing has passed away at the age of 87. Moffat …
Read More »Director Jérôme Cohen-Olivar’s ‘Little Horror Movie’ (2018) Is Anything But!
I have been watching a lot of found footage indie films recently, and while they have been pretty enjoyable for the most part, I’ve found that they all seem a bit cookie cutter when it comes to plot. I went into Jérôme Cohen-Olivar’s Little Horror Movie with much of the same expectations, …
Read More »The Boy Who Predicted the End of the World… Review of Nathan Leon’s ‘Prodigy’ (2018)
Prodigy is not in and of itself a straight up horror movie. It’s more of a journey with supernatural elements and divine characteristics. This film chooses deep thought scenarios over outright violence and does a great job incorporating the element of an all-powerful being without coming off as preachy. Writer/director Nathan …
Read More »Rest In Peace Steve Dash – Jason from ‘Friday the 13th Part 2’
It is with heavy hearts that we here at PopHorror announce the passing of Steve Dash. According to HorrorSociety, “Monster Mania, the East Coast’s biggest horror con, is reporting that Steve Dash, who played Sack Jason in Friday the 13th: Part 2, passed away yesterday, December 18th 2018, due to …
Read More »‘Squee Fu: Fans Celebrate The Return Of Joe Bob Briggs’: A Tribute To The Man Who Pulled Horror From the Screen & Into Our Hearts
As most of you by now may be aware, I’m one of Joe Bob Briggs’s biggest fans, and I love everything he has done for the horror community. I was pleasantly surprised when I was asked to join a who’s who of the genre to contribute my part to Hansi Oppenheimer’s video, Squee …
Read More »Review of Unique, Quiet Thriller, ‘Leave Yourself Alone’ (2016)
Leave Yourself Alone is a filmmaker’s film. If you are working in the business, or just have a fascination for the complicated process method actors go through, this is the slow burn for you. The film’s producer/director and main character, Nicole Eckenroad (The Bourne Legacy 2012), provides a long and detailed …
Read More »Run Away With A Thriller Of A Film In ‘Welcome Home’ (2018) Movie Review
Welcome Home was a sometimes creepy – sometimes creeper – kind of flick. The mark of a good director is that they can change the tone of a film at the drop of a hat, and George Ratliff (Joshua 2007) defiantly pulls this off effortlessly. Welcome Home will make you …
Read More »Everything I Want In A Ghost Hunting Movie – ‘Within The Darkness’ (2016) Movie Review
I love everything ghost hunter related. I’m not really sure why, but I think it has something to do with my parents giving me the book The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren when I was a kid. I was hooked, and ever since, I’ve gobbled up everything …
Read More »Movie Review of Sean Bingham and Jeff Hall’s ‘It Lives Inside’ (2018)
After seeing the trailer for It Lives Inside, I was excited to see what the film had in store for me. The trailer teases an intense ride with lots of action and interesting special effects. What ends up on the screen is more of an intense slow burn that shows …
Read More »Fantasia Fest 2018 – ‘Cinderella the Cat’ Is A Modern Twist On An Old Classic
One of the many types of movies shown at the Fantasia International Film Festival are animated films. I’m generally not a big fan of animated films other than the Warner Brothers Batman releases, but I decided to give the Italian made Cinderella the Cat (Gatta Cenerentola) a go, and I’m …
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