Doug Sakmann and Lloyd Kaufman made this work in 2003. I will admit here that these movies are wrong now. But it’s all so bad that I love it. Watching your heroes die in extreme ways, with minimal CGI, stole my heart. Why was there no more? I don’t precisely …
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 …
Read More »George A. Romero’s ‘THE AMUSEMENT PARK’ (1973) – Retro Review
There is not one horror fan in the world who doesn’t know the name George A. Romero. It’s common knowledge that he is a legend. However, he wasn’t just the king of the Zombies; George was so much more, from working with Mr. Rogers to pandemics that make people stone-cold …
Read More »From Haunted Inns to Hollywood – A Love Letter to Ti West
For non-genre fans, Ti West suddenly burst onto the scene with the sleazy, Texas Chain Saw-esque slasher film X. But for those of us who have been following the horror director’s career the whole time, West’s fame is long overdue and very welcome. The first Ti West film I saw …
Read More »40 Years of Tears: Revisiting ‘THE NEVERENDING STORY’ (1984)
The most gut-wrenching scene from any 1980s children film has to be from The NeverEnding Story (1984). As a child, watching Artax succumb to the Swamps of Sadness in the film was devastating and left me sobbing hysterically. It is not any better rewatching this scene 40 years later as …
Read More »‘JASON TAKES MANHATTAN’ (1989): Slashing Through the Big Apple
In an understandable attempt to be different, Jason Takes Manhattan begins with a Charles Bukowski-esque poem about how “I love this city,” and visual scenes of how tough New York City is. To kids like me who lived in a small town, it was something to see. Of course, Jason Voorhees …
Read More »The Logical Companion Piece: ‘GHOULIES 2’ (1987) – 4K Ultra Review
A mere 9 or so months after the release of Ghoulies on 4K, along with a special edition of Ghoulies 2 on Blu-ray, MVD Visual has decided to satisfy many a collector’s OCD compulsions and give Ghoulies 2 the 4K treatment. Synopsis “The ghoulies wreak havoc at an amusement park, …
Read More »‘ANGELS FALLEN: WARRIORS OF PEACE’ (2024) – Movie Review
I just watched Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace, the latest release from Uncork’d Entertainment. The film starts by focusing in on a person who can see the future and what hell has in store for them. It isn’t long after, we meet the angels and the demons. Check out the trailer …
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