Aww, it’s February, the month of love… and also, more importantly, the celebration of Women in Horror Month. Ten years of celebrating women in horror, to be exact! That was just one of the reasons I was so excited to help cover one of my favorite film festivals for the …
Read More »‘The Fly 2’ (1989): 30 Years Gestation Period – Retro Review
In 1986, Jeff Goldblum graced our eyeballs with more than his hairy chest in The Fly, and let’s face it, the more Goldblum we can get the better all our lives will be. David Cronenberg (Rabid 1977) gave us this cult hit motion picture. Just three years later in 1989, …
Read More »‘The Deer Hunter’ (1979) Retro Review
One of the darkest yet endearing movies ever made. Well deserving of the Oscar for Best Picture in 1978.
Read More »NOES 4’s ‘Behind the Screams’ By Mick Strawn and Blake Best – Book Review
Back then in the late ’80s and early ’90s, we didn’t have the luxury of YouTube or DVD extras to satisfy our cravings for the inside stories on what went on during the making of our favorite spooky films. After much begging and negotiation, my parents finally relented and bought …
Read More »Hulu’s Into The Dark Series: ‘Down’ – A Grim and Gory Valentine Story
Hulu’s Into the Dark series delivers a new holiday horror-themed segment each month, and the new one for Valentine’s Day has arrived. Down is not your average sweetheart tale. The director for this twisted story is the one and only Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism 2010) from a script written by Kent …
Read More »‘The Amityville Murders’ (2019) – Movie Review
It’s a story that’s been told several times. Amityville Horror and the movies that followed told the events that happened to the Lutz’s and everyone else who has ever lived at 112 Ocean Avenue. But this version of the Amityville story is slightly different than the ones that I have …
Read More »Dario Argento’s ‘Opera’ (1987) 2K Restoration Blu-Ray Review
Over the last couple of years, my husband has increased my knowledge of Italian horror, and it’s been quite the journey. There are so many foreign gems out there that I never knew about. So, when I got the opportunity to review the new 2k Restoration Dual format for Dario …
Read More »‘The Dark’ (2018) DVD Review: A True Tale of Monsters
Dark Sky Films is known for releasing quality horror films of all kinds, and I’m always excited about their releases. That being said, although PopHorror did a lot of coverage for The Dark, I never had much interest in it until it was called one of the best films of …
Read More »FGBFF 2019: Midnight Movies Short Film Block Review
Midnight Movies… A movie phenomenon that began in the 1950s that has continued throughout the decades. Usually considered a low budget and/or cult movie, with a creature of some sort running amuck, and shown with a host such as Joe Bob Briggs (read our interview with him here) or Elvira. Later …
Read More »Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2019 – ‘Felt’ (2014) Movie Review
There is no guidebook, no set of rules, for dealing with a trauma. Everyone deals with wounds in their own way, and that’s the beauty of healing. You can do it however you want to, in any way that makes you more comfortable, and move towards to rising above. Felt, …
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