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NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. At almost every Cinema Wasteland convention in Strongsville, Ohio (I …

NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Currently in its 6th year and running from August 31st …

The War of the Worlds is a science fiction film released in 1953, directed by Byron Haskin and produced by George Pal. Based on the 1898 novel of the same name by H.G. Wells (with screenplay by Barré Lyndon), it is considered one of the classic and influential movies in the …

You know from that opening scream, things are about to get strange. And “strange” is a very apt term to describe director Lucio Fulci’s splattery masterpiece, City of the Living Dead. After two very different Blu-ray releases, Cauldron Films has upped the ante with their new 4K transfer. Synopsis: “A …

Failure! (2023) is a psychological thriller written and directed by Alex Kahuam. The film stars Ted Raimi, who we all know from Xena: Warrior Princess, the Evil Dead franchise, and Darkman (1990). It is set to have its world premiere at Frightfest. Is this film’s tagline correct? Is Failure! an …

So I’ve written about extreme horror before (you can read my article in defense of extreme horror here), so it’s no surprise that I jumped at the opportunity to review a new extreme film from Belgium directed by Karim Ouelhaj (Parabola): Megalomaniac. Megalomaniac Synopsis In 1997, the Butcher, one of …

Fred Vogel is a pretty normal guy. By all outward appearances anyways. He’s not, like, Satan, or anything.  I’ve met him a few times at conventions, his eyes don’t glow red, he doesn’t have fangs (that I’ve seen…), and no horns protrude from his noggin. He’s actually quite friendly and …

Frank Henenlotter is one sick individual. In any circle—besides that of the horror fan, natch— that would be an insult. But the guy who would eventually bring us weird shit like Frankenhooker, Bad Biology, and Brain Damage cut his (bloody) teeth with Basket Case, a revered slice of 42nd Street cinema. …

Note:  This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Horror comedies can be tough to pull off. The balance …

When you think of the horror genre, two names come to mind almost immediately: Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees. For forty years, both have terrorized children and adults alike in their dreams, on the big screen, and in their minds in various capacities. You’d be hard-pressed to go to a …