It’s been twenty years since the premiere of Stir Of Echoes (1999), which was released on September 10, 1999. We thought it was about time we take a look back on the film while digging up some fun facts. So, sit down, and turn out the lights and feel the …
Read More »‘Hellarious’ (2019) Review: Seven Stories of Horror Comedy Gold
It’s been a very long and tiring week, but one thing I was looking forward to was watching the new horror-comedy collection, Hellarious. This type of horror is usually the perfect remedy to a shitty week. I didn’t even have to question if it was going to be good. I …
Read More »‘Satanic Panic’ (2019) Movie Review: Delivery From Hell… Literally!
One of my most anticipated films this year was Satanic Panic. Both critics and fans alike were raving about it, and I just couldn’t wait to sink my teeth into it. The time finally came for me to watch this bloody madness unfold in honor of its release date, and …
Read More »The Nuclear Holocaust: The Impact Of ‘Threads’ (1984) 35 Years Later
If you thought Chernobyl on HBO was tough, get ready for Threads. I wasn’t aware of this film until recently. I was searching through Shudder and came across this random title called Threads. I looked at the general synopsis, and it sounded like a mockumentary… and I’m all for mockumentaries. …
Read More »GBFF 2019 Review: ‘Lake Michigan Monster’ (2018)
One of the really cool things I get to do here at PopHorror is review films. I have a chance to see films that I probably otherwise would not see. A lot of those times, the reviews are for film festivals. Confession time: Sometimes, I pick a film. Other times, …
Read More »GBFF 2019 Review: Dionne Copland’s ‘Cold Wind Blowing’
Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of watching a screening of Cold Wind Blowing during the Genreblast Film Festival 2019. I honestly had not heard anything about it, but once I watched the trailer, I knew I had to check it out! I am a huge fan of isolated/contained …
Read More »GBFF 2019: Tom Botchii Skowronski’s ‘Artik’ Is A Brutal, Personal Apocalypse
Some things cling to you long after they should like the sweat of a hot day. You worry, even after a shower and enough time out of the sun, that it’ll never come off. Certain kinds of horror movies like Gerald Kargl’s Angst or JT Petty’s S&Man can stay with …
Read More »‘American Killing’ Movie Review: A Movie Inside A Movie
American Killing properly represents the direction that horror cinema is headed in. While it doesn’t go full-on meta, it does capture that “movie inside a movie” aspect that a lot of films aim for these days. It contains characters that are disenchanted with their personal lives and delves into some of …
Read More »GBFF 2019 Review: Ruckus and Lane Skye’s ‘Reckoning’ (2019)
Earlier this year, a film called Reckoning (2019) popped up on my radar. I honestly didn’t know much about it, aside from the host of top-notch talent from the Georgia film scene attached to it. My ears perked up even more when the film took the Best Georgia Feature award at the …
Read More »GBFF 2019 Review: Mark Beal’s ‘Bloodsucker’s Planet’ (2019)
Bloodsucker’s Planet is an independent sci-fi entry about a team of space explorers that get a call to go to another planet. While the budget appeared to be very low, this space-themed film did its best to blend genres, mixing sci-fi, comedy, and horror. This film was written and directed …
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