Movie Reviews

All hail the first feature zombie film from Belgium! Proprietor of TerrorVisions Productions Rob Ceus (Freak In the Basement 2018) is putting the finishing touches on his underground indie production, Zombies From Sector 9, and aiming with sniper precision for an early 2019 release. Also known as Ceus Rob, the filmmaker …

There is no denying that body horror has its place in this genre. Gruesome display of blood, guts, intestines and disfigurement can purposefully increase discomfort among horror audiences. While we once thought mainstream American filmmakers were pushing the limits with the birth of torture porn, we were sadly mistaken when …

Italian director Davide Pesca returns to deliver another collection of tales of the deranged, artistic and gore-riddled. The last film I had the pleasure of watching from Pesca was Tales From Deep Hell, a ride through a gory and macabre Hades where the devil is the least of your worries. …

Welcome Home was a sometimes creepy – sometimes creeper – kind of flick. The mark of a good director is that they can change the tone of a film at the drop of a hat, and George Ratliff (Joshua 2007) defiantly pulls this off effortlessly. Welcome Home will make you …

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a simple enough question, one we’ve all undoubtedly been asked at least once in our lifetimes. It probably shouldn’t be an elusive answer, although for myself personally, I still feel it’s a question that’s gone unanswered. I never really …

When researching the word “Monster” on Dictionary.com, it populated three results. 1: A legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx. 2: Any creature so ugly or monstrous as to frighten people. 3. Any …

Here at PopHorror, I’ve been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to review many films. Recently, for the 2018 Ithaca Fantastik, I was asked to review the film Knife + Heart. The story intrigued me. This is not a film I would automatically pick up to watch, but I found …

I love everything ghost hunter related. I’m not really sure why, but I think it has something to do with my parents giving me the book The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren when I was a kid. I was hooked, and ever since, I’ve gobbled up everything …

Here at PopHorror, we are huge fans of Yuletide terror. From ’80s classics like Silent Night Deadly Night, guilty pleasures like Santa’s Slay and Jack Frost, and modern indie films like Stirring and All Through The House, it’s something that even the biggest Scrooges in our writing staff can’t help …

I love it when a film starts off right away with killer music. I like a strong score or kick-ass song to draw me in and hold my attention. What’s even better is when that music keeps its control on me, and continues throughout the entire film. This is what …