One of the first things I noticed as I was reviewing director Ryan Swantek’s debut short White Willow was the beautiful special effects work by Sarasota SFX artist Jess Marie. I knew right away that the horror world had found a winner. I was recently lucky enough to chat with her about her …
Read More »PopHorror Interviews White Willow Actress Emily Lamberski
.From the moment I saw Emily Lamberski onscreen in Ryan Swantek’s White Willow, she commandeered my attention. The intensity and savagery she brought to her unnamed character was disturbing – in the best way. Even without dialogue, Emily was able to convey an air of practicality and efficiency to the …
Read More »Interview With Ryan Swantek, Director of ‘White Willow’
First time filmmaker Ryan Swantek may be new to the horror scene, but after watching and reviewing his debut horror short, White Willow, I can honestly say that this guy has what it takes to leave his own bloody swath through the genre. Recently, I got the chance to chat …
Read More »Review of Debut Director Ryan Swantek’s Horror Short, ‘White Willow’
As a horror movie reviewer, when you get the chance to watch a young filmmaker’s first project, you think two things: either it’s going to be rough cut, overly long or chock full of bad acting, or it’s going to to be creative, innovative, and original. With no previous works …
Read More »‘Mistresses of Sleep’ By Dexter Williams – Script Review
Durham, North Carolina native Dexter Williams has been writing screenplays for over two decades now. Although at this time he has yet to have one of his scripts opted for production, Deter has not given up writing. As a matter of fact, his passion lies more in writing that in …
Read More »Rosalita (2017) Movie Review
Just last week, I was lucky enough to get to review Brazilian director Luciano de Azevedo’s short Cabrito, a tale of family, food and responsibility that was rich in symbolism and heavy in mental anguish. I thought it was dark, gritty, beautiful and horrifying. With much anticipation, last night I was able to …
Read More »Cabrito (2015) Movie Review
Imagine being emotionally tortured every time you slept or ate. Just performing basic human functions would trigger excruciating mental agony, mostly caused by the two people you cared for most in the world – your lover and your mother. What kind of insanity would that produce? Writer/director Luciano de Azevedo …
Read More »What’s New in Horror for May 2017
Another month is upon us, and with it comes new horror movies. Check out the list of all of the horror movies releasing in theaters and Blu-ray/DVD in May 2017. Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) – May 2 in Theaters (Limited Release), on Blu-ray/DVD on March 24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcqfNmtsn80 Set in a …
Read More »Hunting Grounds (2015) – Movie Review
In recent years, Bigfoot has come back into vogue for horror movie creators. The giant, hirsute forest dweller has had his story told many times over the past few years, labeling him as a bloodthirsty monster far removed from the Harry and the Henderson‘s gentle giant. With movies like Abominable (2006), …
Read More »3 Hours Till Dead (2017) – Movie Review
The horror community has been inundated with zombie movies over the past decade. It seems as if every walking dead trope has been done – slow zombies, fast zombies, unkillable zombies, talking zombies, pet zoombies, soldier zombies, zombie hordes, radioactive zombies, virus-infected zombies, rabid zombies… we’ve even had intelligent zombies. The synopsis …
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