In addition to his rockin’ band, Oingo Boingo, Danny Elfman has been a prominent composer and musician for film and television. While the 1980s had its fair share of decent music (especially the punk and new wave stuff), one of the best things to come out of that era was …
Read More »A Boy and his Demons: ‘The Gate’ (1987) Turns 30
Can a 12 year old boy’s life collapse into Hell? Yes, indeed — at least if the demons of The Gate have anything to do with it! Released thirty years ago on May 15, 1987, The Gate walks a fine line between kid’s movie and really sinister, adult-themed horror. Thinking …
Read More »Rowr Power! Obey ‘The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra’ (2001) – Movie Review
What is the rarest of all elements? Atmosphereum, of course! Never heard of it? Well, if you have access to The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (either the film or the actual skeleton), consider yourself in luck! You will soon learn all about it — or at least get a vague …
Read More »‘Reptilicus’ (1961): The Only Danish-American Giant Monster Movie
Not only is Reptilicus an early 1960’s Danish-American giant monster movie, it’s apparently the only Danish giant monster movie. How does it hold up? To start with, my first exposure to Reptilicus was through the Mystery Science Theater 3000 revival of April 2017. As one might expect, the new guys …
Read More »Stark Contrast: A Look Inside ‘The Dark Half’ (1993)
Directed by George A. Romero, Stephen King’s The Dark Half is a complicated film, with much of the storyline being open to interpretation. It’s also just a fun horror movie, Hoss. To be honest, I have not watched The Dark Half recently, yet many of the plot details and imagery are …
Read More »Two Paws Up For Stephen King’s ‘Cat’s Eye’
Written by Stephen King and directed by Lewis Teague, Cat’s Eye (1985) is among the greatest anthology movies of all time. It’s been 32 years and yet we still love everything about it. Let’s go into some reasons why! First but not least, you have that darn cat, General. Cat’s Eye …
Read More »New Edge To Sacrilege: Nicholas McCarthy’s ‘Easter’ From 2016’s ‘Holidays’
What happens when you take the tale of a cute little bunny who delivers candy and mix it with a serious story such as Christ’s resurrection? That’s what Nicholas McCarthy’s short film Easter is all about. Part of the hit-or-miss anthology film Holidays (2016), Easter accomplishes in a few short …
Read More »Werewolf Gangs Fight Over Magic Wolfboy: ‘Skinwalkers’ (2006) Movie Review
There are quite a few horror movies out there that deal with ancient prophecies and many end up looking corny as hell as a result. Does James Isaac’s Skinwalkers fall under this curse? To begin with, Skinwalkers has an interesting premise. There are two different sects of werewolves: (1) those …
Read More »What’s Wrong With Esther? Orphan (2009)
Loved by horror audiences, 2009’s Orphan is disliked by adoption groups and certain film reviewers. Let’s examine why, shall we? First of all, take a look at the plot basic plot of Orphan: After losing a child in birth, Kate and John Coleman (Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard) decide to adopt a …
Read More »Pophorror’s Countdown to Brad Dourif’s Top 8 Performances
Veteran actor Brad Dourif has been in a hell of a lot of movies — everything from Mississippi Burning to Critters 4. It’s not easy making a list of his best, most interesting or intense performances, but in celebration of the actor’s 67th birthday, we at PopHorror compiled a list …
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