Riff Raff may be flying under a lot of people’s radar early this year, a time when the box office tends to slow down following the post-Oscar slump. However, Dito Montiel, known for films like A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Man Down, and Son of No One, returns with a …
Read More »A Look Back At Robert Hammer’s ‘DON’T ANSWER THE PHONE’ (1980)
Don’t Answer the Phone! is a 1980 American psychological horror film co-written and directed by Robert Hammer. It was released 45 years ago in February. Have you revisited it recently? Maybe it’s time… Synopsis Vietnam vet, amateur bodybuilder, and talented porno-photographer Kirk Smith is a crazed killer who stalks the …
Read More »Monkey See, Monkey Die: Oz Perkins’ ‘THE MONKEY’ (2025) – Movie Review
Inspired by Stephen King’s short story and produced under James Wan’s Atomic Monster banner, Oz Perkins’ The Monkey focuses on twin brothers Bill and Hall (both played by Theo James: The White Lotus 2022) as they discover a musical toy monkey that is seemingly connected to a series of bizarre …
Read More »Snow One Is Safe: ‘ICED’ (1989) – Movie Review
Thawed from the deep freezer known as 1989, Iced has been given new life on home video. Originally released on VHS, Iced has lived on through murky bootlegs that passed through the hands of only the most niche horror fans. After years of begging for a physical release, Vinegar Syndrome …
Read More »Christopher Landon’s ‘HEART EYES’ (2025) – Movie Review
Slashers are among the favorite subgenres of most horror fans. When you add in the murder mystery elements of a whodunit, it becomes even more of an immersive and nostalgic watch. Such is the case with Heart Eyes, the newest Valentine’s Day related entry in the horror world. Let’s take …
Read More »Drew Hancock’s ‘COMPANION’ (2025) – Movie Review
The modern world has a constant and vigilant fear of the potential dangers of artificial intelligence as it grows stronger. This has been showing up more and more in the horror world, in the forms of movies like Companion. Let’s take a look at this movie and see how it …
Read More »The Man Behind The Maniac: ‘DINNER WITH LEATHERFACE’ – Blu-ray Review
Anyone who had the distinct opportunity to meet Gunnar Hansen at one of his many convention appearances can attest to the fact that he truly was a “gentle giant.” With his passing, the horror community not only lost an icon of the slasher genre, but also a great ambassador for …
Read More »Matthew Packman’s ‘REAL COOL TIME’ (2023) – Film Review
A few years back, PopHorror had the opportunity to review Matthew Packman’s feature film Morbid Colors. We are fans of this film, and you may read our review HERE. Recently, we had an opportunity to review the next film in the series, Real Cool Time. The film was written and …
Read More »Robert Rippberger’s ‘RENNER’ (2025) – Movie Review
Many people will say that genius and loneliness may go hand in hand. Of course, when you add a touch of Artificial intelligence it proves to be a complicated endeavor to journey through. Renner is a movie that takes love and AI to very new extremes, albeit, extremes that may …
Read More »Rock On: ‘HARD ROCK NIGHTMARE’ (1988) Revisited – Retro Review
When I was in high school I really wanted to be a heavy metal bass player (despite the fact that I had no musical talent whatsoever), so horror movies that involved heavy metal bands-such as Black Roses, Trick or Treat, and even the incredibly atrocious Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare really …
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