Sean Stewart

Father. Artist. Writer. Horror Fanboy.

Early Bloomer: Carter Smith’s ‘The Ruins’ (2008) 15th Anniversary Review

The Ruins

What?! The Ruins (2008) is turning 15 years already? Sheesh. Well, let’s look back at 2008, a hard year for horror films featuring killer plants. It was a decade of ‘torture porn.’ Audiences craved more horror sequels to Saw (2004) and Hostel (2005), while thrillers like The Ruins and The Happening (2008) …

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Bold Futures’ ‘ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING’ (2023) – Full Review

All The World Is Sleeping is a powerful new drama that features SCREAM VI star, Melissa Barrera. All The World is Sleeping Synopsis Chama (Melissa Barrera), who as a young girl in New Mexico, strived to be different from her mother. Now in her twenties, she’s found herself falling into …

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Bruckner Strikes Again: ‘THE NIGHT HOUSE’ (2020) – Spoiler-Free Review

2020 was an insane year. From a devastating pandemic, worldwide police brutality marches, a bizarre election, missing toilet paper, and spicy chicken sandwiches (Popeye’s was better). While the pandemic had us on lockdown, movie theaters weren’t deemed essential. Production studios had to reconstruct their model to get movies to the …

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Psychosis Baby Blues: ‘ADALYNN’ (2023) – Movie Review

Adalynn

Only a few things come to mind as more difficult than becoming a new parent. Now add living with untreated mental illness and grieving trauma. Mixed in some baby blues and postpartum psychosis and you’ve got a recipe for real-life elevated horror cinema. Adalynn(2023) Synopsis After Adalynn’s husband goes away …

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Scarring Social Horror: ‘SPEAK NO EVIL’ (2022) – Spoiler-Free Review

Speak No Evil

Before I became a father, I can remember some friends telling me “You don’t know what love is until you have kids”. What they should’ve said is, “You don’t know what fear is.” I can’t think of a more unacceptable horror than not being able to protect my children. We …

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Writer/Director Abie Sidell Talks With PopHorror about ‘CRAM’ and the Honesty of Horror

Abie Sidell

I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Abie Sidell before the digital release of his latest creation, the short film, CRAM. We discussed the challenges of creating CRAM during a pre-vaccine pandemic with his company, Radical Rhinoceros. We covered the vampiric nature of the educational system. How hurt …

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The ‘V/H/S’ Franchise: An Ode to Found Footage

V/H/S

Growing up as an 80s baby, I had heavy console televisions equipped with burnt-out picture tubes, usually with a smaller television stacked on top. It was a classy joint! I loved watching any movie really, but I was always drawn to the world of horror features and shows. What Was …

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