Nothing gets under my skin like the syrupy perfume of fog juice. It’s a conditioned response that tells the pit in my stomach that an unholy night is falling, where the shadows stretch into sinister shapes, chainsaws beckon like gas-fed cicadas and lines creep on for all eternity. That smell …
Read More »Ghosts and Ghouls Descend Upon the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor
Last weekend, I was invited to attend media night for the Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor haunted maze event in Long Beach, California. I had never attended such an event, and to say I was excited, thrilled and honored is an understatement. The more I read about it, the more elated I …
Read More »LA Film Festival Premiere: ‘The Dead Center’ (2018) Movie Review
I recently had the opportunity to attend the premiere for a great horror thriller at the LA Film Festival called The Dead Center. I can honestly say that this film is a thrilling horror film that continued to improve right up to its thrilling conclusion. Official Synopsis: When a mysterious “John …
Read More »Fantasia Film Festival 2018: Small Gauge Trauma Horror Shorts
The 2018 Fantasia International Film Festival has been one hell of a ride, and sadly, it will soon be wrapping up. Although we covered a lot of the feature film hits, we are also giving some love to the shorts as well. On that note, here are my thoughts on …
Read More »HorrorHound Weekend 2018: Top 5 Must Do’s
As an avid lover of all things horror, there is one horror convention that I look forward to over all others every year. HorrorHound Weekend is a convention that takes place in Sharonville, Ohio, over a three day weekend in March. It is all things a horror movie lover could …
Read More »BUFF 2018: ‘My Monster’ – Horror Short Review
It’s festival season and I’m super stoked to be covering the 2018 Boston Underground Film Festival. It’s an amazing festival chock-full of wonderful films and talented filmmakers. Next up is Izzy Lee’s My Monster, which is having its world premiere today! Nihil Noctem Films presents My Monster, a film directed, written, and produced …
Read More »Cinepocalypse 2017 Presents: ‘Snowflake’ (2017), Germany’s Answer to Pulp Fiction
When asked to review films for Cinepocalypse 2017, I read through the list and realized that PopHorror had already written about a majority of the titles available. Of the remaining films, I picked two I had never heard of and hoped for the best. The first one I chose was …
Read More »BHFF 2017 Review: ‘Fashionista’ Seductively Mad and Unnervingly Twisted
The 2017 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival has been quite the experience. I’ve had the amazing opportunity to watch and review several films, including Fashionista. I had no clue what was in store for me as the synopsis gives very little away, but I dove in headfirst and barely made it …
Read More »BHFF 2017 Review: ‘Ink’ When Fears Become A Reality
The horror shorts premiering at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival have been nothing short of amazing. The same can be said for the Ink, a story unlike anything I’ve seen before, which premiered on October 14th at the BHFF. Ink is a disturbingly heartbreaking horror short directed and written by …
Read More »BHFF 2017 Review: ‘Feeding Time’ Never Tasted So Good
In the last week, I’ve watched two horror films centering around a babysitter. However, that was definitely the only thing they had in common. One of them was Feeding Time, a horror short that premiered at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival on October 15th. Was it a tasty treat or …
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