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"...

“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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Unrelenting and Brutal – ‘WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND: SCARS’ (2023) Review

From director Nicolas Onetti (The Red Book Ritual) comes a new horror film: What the Waters Left Behind: Scars. The film stars Agustin Olcese (Oro Negro), Clara Kovacic (The Caregiver), and Magui Bravi (The 100 Candles Game). Synopsis “An Anglo-American indie rock band that winds up stranded in Epecuén, where …

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Dude, Where’s My Egg? ‘THE LAKE’ (2022) – Review

The Lake

From Epic Pictures and directors, Lee Thongkham (The Maid) (read our interview with Lee here) and Aquig Xu, is an exciting new horror/thriller: The Lake. The Lake (2022) Synopsis A girl finds a strange egg and brings it back to her village, only to later realize it was from a …

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Cicadas? Nope. Not This Guy… Guy’s ‘The Sound of Summer’ (2022) – Movie Review

Cicadas. They freak me out. Seriously, what purpose do they serve other than to live short lives, look alien, leave their creepy-ass pupal skins everywhere, and make a racket? I’m surprised that there isn’t a more vibrant cicada horror sub-genre dedicated to the ugly little bastards. But, outside of The …

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