Remember when they released Amando de Ossorio’s Blind Dead films on DVD in that groovy coffin-shaped box? Not to be outdone, Synapse Films is bringing those crusty-ass Templar zombies back, in stunning high definition, starting with the original, Tombs of the Blind Dead, AKA La noche del terror ciego, on …
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Prepare yourself for a dark cinematic experience that is When Evil Lurks. It unfolds into a film that refreshingly doesn’t play by the rules and delves into the depths of violent suspense and terror, right from the opening title card scene that could rival the aftermath of Leatherface’s infamous chainsaw. …
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There is a sense of dread and inevitability from the first frame of The Collingswood Story. This little-known Screenlife thriller from 2002 is perhaps the first of the sub-genre. Primarily taking place on a pre-Skype video chat platform based on a landline, the instability and unreliability of the platform perfectly …
Read More »One-location horror is often the gateway to tension. When we see a beloved protagonist stranded in an enclosed space, it’s easy for us as an audience to relate to them. Even more so, it’s easy to feel like we’re in that space with them, claustrophobically immersed in every sound, corner, …
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Like most people my age, I grew up watching the infinitely quotable Caddyshack. And its legacy as the quintessential golf comedy is still stronger than ever. So imagine my delight when I saw that there was a horror/comedy titled Caddy Hack being released. But, I thought with some trepidation, it …
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Of all the categories of horror films, my heart will always belong to the found footage genre. Of those, I dearly love Stephen Cognetti’s Hell House LLC series, which follows mysterious and deadly events at the Abaddon Hotel in rural New York. After completing the trilogy in 2019, fans may …
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One of the cool things I get to do here at PopHorror is review films. I try to watch films that haven’t been on my radar and I go into them blind. I enjoy the mystery of watching a new film with no expectations and sometimes I get surprised by …
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With The Exorcist: Believer out now, the market seems flooded with possession movies. But everyone elsemight as well go home, because director Demian Rugna (Terrified) has fused extreme gore with cerebral horror and delivered one of the best possession stories of all time with his new film, When Evil Lurks. …
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Of all the horror genres, horror comedy is the most difficult one to pull off successfully. A good horror comedy needs to be able to seamlessly shift between dread to laughter at the right moments. In the case of director Su Kang’s (Han from Fast X) new film, Shaky Shivers, …
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Okay, let’s get real for a moment. The Puppetman is not your generic horror spectacle. Nope. It’s more like a dive into the deep end of malevolence, brought to you by none other than Brandon Christensen, a director who’s got a knack for shaking up the status quo. Imagine this, …
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