Movie Reviews

Grieve (2023) is relatable to anyone who has experienced the loss of someone close as they understand the nightmarish existence that the monster called grief creates. This horror drama submerges the audience into this terrifying, dreary abyss.  Grieve (2023) Synopsis Sam is grieving the tragic loss of his love. A …

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Nightsiren being covered here wouldn’t exist. Witch, hag, crone enchantress, necromancer, sorceress, and siren. All these words have been used for centuries against women to punish independent thought …

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Once Upon a Time in Uganda being covered here wouldn’t exist. Once Upon a Time in Uganda is a feature documentary film that follows Isaac Nabwana (Who Killed …

I know almost zilch about 1980’s Mexican horror cinema. I mean, I have a weird affinity for the “Coffin Joe” films, but those are Brazilian, and Paul Naschy did a plethora of Spanish language films, but other than the work in the last two decades from Guillermo Del Toro and …

I have a perfect “early retirement” scheme! Hear me out—find a summer camp, take out some life insurance policies on the counselors, and sit back and watch the cash roll in! I mean, c’mon, they all have: a disgruntled former employee, a grieving parent, a bullied tween all grown up, …

We at PopHorror have reviewed quite a few Dustin Ferguson films in our time. We’ve checked out Rattlers 2 (2021 – our review), The Beast Beneath (2020 – our review), Moon of the Blood Beast (2019 – our review), Frames of Fear 3 (2020 – our review), Mondo Shock (2017 …

I’m a dyed-in-the-wool fan of Italian cinema. From giallos to cannibal flicks, from lush, gothic yarns to complete sci-fi rip-offs, I love ‘em all! Dubious dubbing, psychedelic soundtracks, frequent, unnecessary nudity from countless Euro-babes—gimmie more! So it was with an open mind and a sardonic grin that I popped in …

It’s been a long, hard road for Jason Voorhees fans. There haven’t been any new entries in the Friday the 13th film franchise since Freddy vs. Jason (read our retro review here) and Jason X (read our retro review here) graced the silver screen more than 20 years ago. There’s …

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, even though I doubt that you have. A possessed, mass-murdering carousel horse with crude sarcasm butchers an unwitting party crowd. But don’t worry, the wooded theme park attraction was only evil because he was manipulated and weaponized by the government in a …

Those who know me best know how much I dearly love the found footage horror genre. From The Taking of Deborah Logan to The Last Exorcism, some of my favorite horror films of all time fall into this category. So I was very excited to try a new film showing …