I am all about movies centering about witches, magic, demons, possession and what have you. Strangely, most of the time I find that these kinds of movies are not very good. More often than not, movies in said themes are made cheaply and rely on the genre itself to carry …
Read More »‘Agramon’s Gate’ (2019) Movie Review
Conducting a séance at a house party is all fun and games… that is, until the devil’s left hand uses the spiritual opening to breach the land of the living. Writer/director Harley Wallen (Moving Parts) uses this devious opening to deliver chills in his latest horror feature, Agramon’s Gate. Creating …
Read More »Horror Comedy ‘My Uncle John Is A Zombie!’ Proves That Some Things Never Change
Pittsburgh horror legend John A. Russo is back in the zombie game with the upcoming horror comedy, My Uncle John is a Zombie! It’s the genre he helped popularize as co-writer of Night of the Living Dead (1968 and 1990), and Return of the Living Dead (1985). And while technology and certain societal …
Read More »German Fantasy ‘Snowflake’ (2017) Blu-Ray Review
A little over a year ago, one of my fellow PopHorror writers reviewed the German crime fantasy Snowflake (you can read that review here), which I thought sounded like an absolute blast, and I couldn’t wait to see it. After a long wait, Snowflake was finally released by Artsploitation Films, and …
Read More »‘Butterfly Kisses’ Is An Ingenious Take On The Found Footage Genre
Butterfly Kisses is a new found footage horror film/mockumentary directed by Erik Kristopher Myers (Roulette 2012). The film stars Seth Adam Kallick (8 Ball Clown II 2019), Rachel Armiger (Revan 2015), and Reed DeLisle (Shelter For the Bloodstained Soul 2016). At its center, Butterfly Kisses tells the story of a …
Read More »French Film ‘Dial Code Santa Claus’ Is Holiday Horror Done Right
Holiday horror has been one of my favorite genres of film for as long as I can remember. I read about the protests against Silent Night Deadly Night being screened in theaters back in 1984. Taking a jolly holiday family icon and twisting him into a psychopathic killer didn’t sit …
Read More »Adam Weber’s ‘The First Date’ Is Silent But Deadly
If you’ve read my review for the horror short, After Hours, then you’ll know how much I loved it. Right away, I noticed the name of the scriptwriter, an Australian named Adam Weber, and recognized him as the guy behind Adam The Movie God movie reviews. A movie by a …
Read More »‘No Lives Matter’ (2018) – One Minute Short Film Review
As you probably know by now, I am a huge fan of short stories and films. Most short films are under twenty minutes, while some are even shorter. Recently, I checked out MIKAL’s 2018 zombie flick, No Lives Matter, which is only one minute long. You read that right… one …
Read More »Why ‘Bird Box’ Is Almost A Good Movie
Bird Box, the newest Sandra Bullock film exclusively on Netflix, is almost a good film. Almost. It’s so close. There’s a ton of promise, a strong list of actors and actresses, an interesting premise – it has a lot going for it. And it’s almost, almost a good film. But, …
Read More »Movie Review of ‘Possum’ (2018): An Eloquent and Dismal Psychological Horror Film
Do you like psychological horror films that have more substance and depth than what is expected? Possum (2018) will have you pondering if you can spy him, deep within… Will you find Possum black as sin? Possum is Matthew Holness’s (also known as spoof horror writer Garth Marenghi) film directorial debut. The …
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