Tom Gleba

A life long fan of horror and ridiculous metal, I've spent my life: watching horror films, writing about them, occasionally making them, collecting them on physical media, and struggling to find meaning in Fulci's "Manhattan Baby"...

Unsung 80s Slasher Flicks Are Always Welcome! – ‘Night Screams’ (1987) Vinegar Syndrome 4K Blu-Ray Review

Synopsis: “A football star throws a party for his friends. Two insane killers escape from a nearby asylum on that same night, and in their efforts to elude authorities, wind up at the party.” The guys over at Vinegar Syndrome are extremely adept at releasing obscure films that you never …

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There Is A Place Between Heaven and Hell: ‘Netherworld’ (1992) – Full Moon Features’ Blu-ray Review

Synopsis: A young man arrives at his father’s mansion in Louisiana to discover that a secretive cult is using winged creatures to raise the dead to do their bidding. Possibly inspired by Angel Heart (1987), writer/director David Schmoeller (Puppet Master, Tourist Trap) helmed Full Moon Feature’s inventive 1992 voodoo in …

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The South Rises Again! (From the Grave This Time): ‘The Killing Box’ (1993) – Scorpion Releasing Blu-ray Review

NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Synopsis: Slave traders bring back an evil voodoo entity that …

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“What About The Goddamned Piranhas?” “They’re Eating The Guests Sir…” – Joe Dante’s ‘PIRANHA’ Turns 45

Piranha

NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Can you believe Joe Dante’s Piranha was released all the …

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Disturbing On Many Levels: ‘The Infernal Rapist’ (1988) – Vinegar Syndrome Blu-ray Review

NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Synopsis: Carlos “El Gato” is a serial rapist who’s condemned …

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Welcome Back Radu… ‘SUBSPECIES V: BLOODRISE’ Blu-ray Review

After 25 years since the last entry (1998’s Subspecies IV: Bloodstorm), everyone’s favorite long fingered vampire Radu (Anders Hove; General Hospital (!)) is back! This time though, in true super-hero fashion, it’s an origin story in the form of Subspecies V: Bloodrise, where we see how Radu became the miserable …

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Uncannily Ahead Of Its Time: ‘THE DEVONSVILLE TERROR’ (1983) Blu-ray Review

NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Loaded with meaningful subtext, yet still retaining the more exploitative …

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The Obvious Question Is: Why?!?! ‘AMITYVILLE DEATH TOILET’ (2023) – Review

NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. It was bound to happen. What with the recent spate …

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Freedom Ain’t All They’re Lusting For… ‘LUST FOR FREEDOM’ (1987) Blu-ray Review

Ah, the “women in prison” film. An exploitation staple. Was there ever a sleazier ‘70’s/80’s sub-genre than this? And who better to release a shining example of this dirty little genre gem, Lust For Freedom, in high definition no less, than the purveyors of all things cheap, nasty, and goofy: …

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This Is NOT a ‘WITCHBOARD’ (1986) Sequel! Kevin Tenney’s lost gem, ‘WITCHTRAP’ (1989) Blu-ray Review

Witchtrap

One of writer/director Kevin Tenney’s (Witchboard, read our retro review here) overlooked films, Witchtrap, is an entertaining supernatural yarn that features virtually all of the 80’s tropes we’ve all grown to love: stirrup pants, big sweaters, Member’s Only jackets, girls jogging, big hair, gratuitous nudity, and latent racism! All kidding …

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