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In the world of low budget horror and subversive cinema, there are many, many “WTF?” moments. One of these was when I heard of the title Orgy of the Dead 2, and looked up the original film. Imagine the WTF-ness of the moment when I learned that the OG Orgy …

A new group of stars have joined cast of the new Kaiju film directed by Andrew L Phillips (Le Retour de Samourai): Kaiju: Island of Fire. The latest round of cast additions to finalize the main cast are Philip Granger (Backrooms), Yuki Morita (Godzilla 2014), Jason Schombing (Time Cop), Jerry …

My introduction to director Rolf Kanefsky was 1990’s brilliant There’s Nothing Out There, but my introduction (apart from a fleeting Tromatic glance)  to horror film goddess Tiffany Shepis (Victor Crowley) was Kanefsky’s equally brilliant The Hazing. Having only seen it on bootlegs of dubious quality and streaming, I jumped into …

Rockstar biographies run the gamut. Often they’re sordid tell-alls, or they’re fictionalized fluff pieces, glamorizing a destructive lifestyle and elevating very flawed people to deity status. With Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer, director Wes Orshoski (Lemmy), no stranger to metal biopics, leaves it to the viewer to decide, for the …

Natasha Tonisis film Bloodline of Bathory gave me an experience that felt alive in the current horror universe. With current and age-old kill scenes, the genre would be run by artistic abominations. Bloodline of Bathory gives that legendary and horrifying fable a new vision. We all remember running like hell …

Prepare for a blood-soaked descent into the dark heart of the Louisiana bayou. The highly anticipated supernatural horror-comedy The Hoodoos is coming to home video this summer. Blending the high-stakes tension of a classic heist movie with aggressive Vodoun terror, the film will be available starting July 1st on Amazon, …

Coming soon to theaters from director Rhys Frake-Waterfield (Firenado) is a new horror film: Pinocchio Unstrung. The film stars Robert Englund (A Nightmare on Elm Street), Richard Brake (31), and Cameron Bell (The Silo – TV Series). Synopisis Pinocchio Unstrung unfolds inside an elite London prep school. Influenced by a sinister …

A masked killer stalks leaving a trail of brutal murders while hiding in plain sight. His motive unfolds, his bloody spree reveals a history of bullying, rejection, and lost love. It blends classic horror intensity with emotional depth. The Stutterer is deeply personal to me. As someone who grew up …

Back in 2022, ‘The Backrooms,’ a short film by Kane Parsons went viral, racking up millioms of views and capturing the horror community’s imagination. We covered it here at PopHorror, but I somehow completely missed it. That small film inspired A24’s new full length horror feature, Backrooms, which is scaring …

Coming soon to Digital and On Demand from director Aaron Fisher (Inside the Rain) is a new thriller: Corporate Retreat. The film stars Alan Ruck (Succession – TV Series), Odeya Rush, (Cha Cha Real Smooth) and Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction). Synopsis In Corporate Retreat, a group of ambitious tech corporate …