When I was asked to review The Only Ones, I had no clue what to expect. I had only seen the poster for the film so essentially I was going in blind, which I think is for the best as the film totally took me by surprise. Synopsis Six friends …
Read More »Fantasia Film Festival 2024: ‘Carnage for Christmas’ Review
Youthful independent filmmaking is distinctly unique. There’s energy and passion and a willingness to experiment you don’t see as often in older peers. A drive to get the shot no matter the cost. It’s a genuinely remarkable thing that serves as a potent reminder of the modern-day alchemy of movie …
Read More »Fantasia Film Festival 2024: ‘Cuckoo’ Review
Cuckoo was probably my most hyped major horror release this year. The only thing I think can compete was the Oz Perkins’ directed Longlegs. With Hunter Schafer and consistently gold character actor Dan Stevens (The Guest) at the forefront and directed by Tilman Singer (Luz – read our interview with …
Read More »Extreme Horror Anthology ‘6 SONGS’ (2024) – Movie Review
Italian filmmaker Domiziano Christopharo (our interview) has a rich history of blending horror and erotica. From his first feature, 2008’s HOUSE of Flesh Mannequins, through more recent efforts like 2022’s Eldorado (our review), horror fans can count on healthy doses of blood, flesh, and fear. Christopharo’s latest project, 6 Songs (aka …
Read More »James Bamford’s ‘Hard Home’ (2024) Smart House, Dumb Movie – Movie Review
James Bamford’s (Elysium 2013) Hard Home stars Simone Kessell (Yellowjackets 2021) as Mary, a grieving mother who is seeking justice for the death of her daughter by a vicious serial killer known only as Diablo (Andrew Howard: Watchmen 2019). The film starts mid-action with a brief pursuit that ends in …
Read More »Unearthed Films’ Release of ‘Confessions of a Serial Killer’ (1985) – Movie Review
Unearthed Films has just released a brand new director’s cut of Mark Blair’s Confessions of a Serial Killer, an eyebrow-raising film from some point in the ’80s based on the tales told by notorious serial killer Henry Lee Lucas, who was arrested in 1983. That name may sound familiar to …
Read More »‘STARVE ACRE’ (2024) – Movie Review
One of my favorite films from the past couple years is Saint Maud, a psychological horror film from Rose Glass which stars Morfydd Clark, who gives a deeply tragic performance as Maud. When I saw the poster awhile back for Starve Acre, and saw it was a folk horror film …
Read More »‘CURTAINS FOR CHRISTMAS’ (2024) – Movie Review
While the origins of Christmas in July vary from place to place based on temperature and ideology, horror fans don’t get a lot of physical Christmas-based horror in the summer months to sink their teeth into. Enter Curtains For Christmas, the latest horror-comedy from Silver Spotlight Films. Let’s take a …
Read More »Oz Perkins’ ‘LONGLEGS’ (2024) – Movie Review
PopHorror takes a look at the new film Longlegs as it takes the horror world by storm.
Read More »Damian McCarthy’s ‘ODDITY’ (2024) Is A Fantastic Slow Burn Horror Film
There are openings to films, and then there are openings like the one in Damian McCarthy ‘s (Caveat) Oddity. There is a knock at the door, and an unkept man with a milky eye warns you that you are in danger. But the danger is already inside the house. What …
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