Movie Reviews

Director Nick Szostakiwskyj’s Hammer of the Gods is the story of a band called Sled Dog, whose members need some inspiration for new songs and creativity. It’s been ten years since their last hit single, “Backfire,” and as such, they are in desperate need to do something new. Songwriter/guitarist Eric (Rob …

I first saw Blood Fest at Horrorhound Weekend Indianapolis earlier this year. I remember enjoying the film, but there was a drinking game involved, so my memory was a little hazy. Recently, I picked up Blood Fest on Blu-ray to revisit it. Was it just as fun without booze? Read …

From the brilliant minds of writer Tony Burgess and directors Jesse Thomas Cook and Matt Wiele comes the uproarious mockumentary film The Hoard, a hilarious look at modern reality television that takes a wildly horror twist. Burgess might be best known for Pontypool, a powerfully inventive spin on zombie films, but he has …

The Blood In The Snow Canadian Film Festival, celebrating its seventh year, again brings some of the best genre entertainment from our neighbors to the North. One of the films selected for this years festival and making its Toronto premiere, was Montreal Dead End, an eclectic depiction of the havoc …

As a fan of extreme horror, it takes a lot of gore to make me uneasy. Having no idea what’s going on, though… that’s freaky. I don’t like being in unfamiliar, uneasy situations, so films like the Saw franchise, Would You Rather? and Tusk – all about being forced into a position …

I’ve been a fan of Bad Cookie Pictures since I first saw their short, Ready to Burst, back in 2016. Created by filmmakers Ariel Hansen and Christopher “Topher” Graham, the company has creeped out the indie community in quite a few ways, including body horror with Ready to Burst (read our …

Nervous Breakdown is an interesting, confusing horror short by director Dan Robinette (Tethered 2017). It’s often strange seeing a movie like this, because I feel I missed something along the way. Maybe there was a sparse detail I didn’t catch, or some piece of unfamiliar mythology that slipped by me. Basically, …

It’s a surreal moment when you finally get to watch a film that you’ve been hearing about for years, riding the wave from its initial conception to the eventual post-production. You build up an expectation of what it will be like, hoping against hope that it’s everything you want it …

Leave Yourself Alone is a filmmaker’s film. If you are working in the business, or just have a fascination for the complicated process method actors go through, this is the slow burn for you. The film’s producer/director and main character, Nicole Eckenroad (The Bourne Legacy 2012), provides a long and detailed …

If you’ve been reading PopHorror for awhile, you’ll probably recognize the name Tony Ahedo (you can read our interview with him here). Not only is he the innovative mind behind Barry Baker: Aspiring Serial Killer series, but he’s also been instrumental in helping Filmmaker Ryan Swantek (White Willow 2017, Panther Ridge 2018, 5:29 See …