If you are missing October and Halloween, then you definitely have to check out The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell on Netflix. It is as if Marilyn Munster lived on her own with a penchant for video blogging and her own fluffy, snarky monster pets. It is a bit of …
Read More »German Fantasy ‘Snowflake’ (2017) Blu-Ray Review
A little over a year ago, one of my fellow PopHorror writers reviewed the German crime fantasy Snowflake (you can read that review here), which I thought sounded like an absolute blast, and I couldn’t wait to see it. After a long wait, Snowflake was finally released by Artsploitation Films, and …
Read More »‘Butterfly Kisses’ Is An Ingenious Take On The Found Footage Genre
Butterfly Kisses is a new found footage horror film/mockumentary directed by Erik Kristopher Myers (Roulette 2012). The film stars Seth Adam Kallick (8 Ball Clown II 2019), Rachel Armiger (Revan 2015), and Reed DeLisle (Shelter For the Bloodstained Soul 2016). At its center, Butterfly Kisses tells the story of a …
Read More »French Film ‘Dial Code Santa Claus’ Is Holiday Horror Done Right
Holiday horror has been one of my favorite genres of film for as long as I can remember. I read about the protests against Silent Night Deadly Night being screened in theaters back in 1984. Taking a jolly holiday family icon and twisting him into a psychopathic killer didn’t sit …
Read More »Adam Weber’s ‘The First Date’ Is Silent But Deadly
If you’ve read my review for the horror short, After Hours, then you’ll know how much I loved it. Right away, I noticed the name of the scriptwriter, an Australian named Adam Weber, and recognized him as the guy behind Adam The Movie God movie reviews. A movie by a …
Read More »‘No Lives Matter’ (2018) – One Minute Short Film Review
As you probably know by now, I am a huge fan of short stories and films. Most short films are under twenty minutes, while some are even shorter. Recently, I checked out MIKAL’s 2018 zombie flick, No Lives Matter, which is only one minute long. You read that right… one …
Read More »My Favorite Book From 2018: ‘You: A Novel’ (2014) By Caroline Kepnes
Working in a library gives me access to tons of great books. Over the past year, I’ve read The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell, The Troop and The Acolyte by Nick Cutter, Scythe by Neal Shusterman, Horrorstör and My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix, We The Animals by Justin …
Read More »Why ‘Bird Box’ Is Almost A Good Movie
Bird Box, the newest Sandra Bullock film exclusively on Netflix, is almost a good film. Almost. It’s so close. There’s a ton of promise, a strong list of actors and actresses, an interesting premise – it has a lot going for it. And it’s almost, almost a good film. But, …
Read More »Movie Review of ‘Possum’ (2018): An Eloquent and Dismal Psychological Horror Film
Do you like psychological horror films that have more substance and depth than what is expected? Possum (2018) will have you pondering if you can spy him, deep within… Will you find Possum black as sin? Possum is Matthew Holness’s (also known as spoof horror writer Garth Marenghi) film directorial debut. The …
Read More »‘3rd Night’ (2017) – Film Review
A lot of people say they want to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life and move to the country. They want to focus on family and have less stress. These people clearly are not horror fans. We all know that secluded areas are just an invitation …
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