Reviews

His name is a whispered legend. Lucio Fulci comes from a time when Italian horror was making waves in the genre. We are introduced to hilarious voice-overs and some over-the-top kill scenes from movies like City of the Living Dead. Movies that could easily be considered schlock, and these movies are …

Compression is a film that was personally recommended to me by Matthew Packman. Recently, I had an opportunity to review two of his films, Real Cool Time (read my review here) and The Ghost That Wouldn’t Die (read my review here), both are short film sequels to his feature film Morbid …

I’m a big fan of Westerns and Revenge films so a film like They Call Her Death, which expertly combines the two, seems like a film that should be right up my alley. I checked it out on Shudder recently. Read on for my thoughts. Synopsis Molly Pray is on …

Sinners was one of my most anticipated movies of the year, not just horror films. I already had high expectations but wasn’t ready for the universal critical acclaim. Sinners currently sits at 98% from Critics and 97% from fans on Rotten Tomatoes. The question is did Sinners live up to …

Daydreamers is one of the first vampire films to emerge from Vietnam, and it deserves major attention for both its ambition and execution. In a genre often saturated with formulaic stories and flashy but hollow aesthetics,   Daydreamers brings something unique to the table. It’s not just another entry in the …

Nicolas Cage’s new film The Surfer is a fever dream brought to life—a sun-soaked descent into psychological chaos that unfolds like an acid trip on screen. From its very first frame, the film grips you with its unrelenting tension, spiraling trauma, and an almost hallucinogenic pace. It’s a movie that …

Havoc is a new, fast-paced, style-over-substance thriller from director Gareth Evans, best known for his masterfully brutal The Raid series. Evans undoubtedly knows how to construct and execute intense, kinetic action scenes. His background in action choreography and eye for dynamic cinematography are on full display here. The visuals are …

The Predators have faced off against several different types of opponents, including Aliens, Superman, and Batman, but they have never set their sights on Spider-Man (my all-time favorite superhero that I love dearly) until now. I am referring, of course, to Predator vs. Spider-Man. When I first heard about this …

Dark My Light (2025) is a new indie thriller from writer and director, Neal Dhand (The Well 2020). The anticipated film is heading to VOD soon, but we got an advanced screening. PopHorror is here to deliver our thoughts! First, have a look at the trailer! Synopsis Mitchell Morse’s investigation into …

M. Night Shyamalan movies are often among the most divisive and debated in the horror genre. From the beloved The Sixth Sense (read our retro review here) to the underrated The Visit, to the maligned Old, M. Night certainly gets the audience conversing on both sides of the fence. This is also …