Released on May 27, 1988, the Chiodo brothers’ Killer Klowns from Outer Space turns 30 this month. Somehow, this movie has only gotten bigger and better with age! To celebrate this 3 decade milestone, PopHorror takes a look back at this horror comedy and reminds us all while we’re still …
Read More »Sequence Break (2017) Movie Review-A Modern Body Horror Classic
Between delving into the films of David Cronenberg and discovering the works of Bizarro author Carlton Mellick III, author of such bizarro body horror novels as Exercise Bike, The Haunted Vagina and The Handsome Squirm, I have been on a major body horror kick lately. I can’t seem to get …
Read More »Movie Review: Regionrat (2018) Suffers From Identity Crisis
**The following review for Regionrat is spoiler free.** I hail from Sanford, North Carolina. To the passersby heading into larger cities such as Raleigh or Fayetteville, we’re a simple, small town in the center of the state. They’re surely aware that there’s no real excitement happening here in Sanford, save …
Read More »‘Unwilling’ (2018) Movie Review: Refreshingly Brilliant, Utterly Disturbing
From the moment I heard about the new horror film The Unwilling, I was intrigued. Not only does it have a kickass cast (Hello! Lance-freaking-Henriksen!), but the plot sold me right away. For me, it was relatable in some ways. My mom had severe OCD while I was growing up. She’s …
Read More »‘Feral’ (2018) A Hungry, Hungry Horror Flick
For the last five years, all I’ve wanted to do is go camping in the summer. Life always gets in the way, and before I know it, another year goes by and camping did not happen. After watching Feral, I am now grateful that those plans have always fallen through. Directed …
Read More »Ryan Swantek’s ‘Panther Ridge’ Takes BDSM to A Whole New Level
When I first reported on filmmaker Ryan Swantek’s sophomoric project, Panther Ridge, I wasn’t quite sure what kind of film this was going to be. Would it be sexy? Disgusting? Terrifying? How about all three? I got the chance to check it out, and boy, was I surprised. Official Synopsis …
Read More »‘Salt and Iron’ (2018) Horror Short Review
I’ve known My Little Miracle‘s George James Fraser for quite awhile now, and one sure thing I can say about him is that he has a brilliantly unique style and vision. That’s why I was I pretty interested in checking out his new horror short, Salt and Iron. His newest …
Read More »Review of ‘Uzumaki (Spiral)’ (2000) – A New Level in J-Horror
“Curse of the Spiral – The Fingerprint of Life.” Uzumaki is one of my personal favorite J-Horror films, and I’ve seen it numerous times. This is a unique, weird, creepy tale indeed, and makes us aware of how nature affects us in many complex ways – on several levels of …
Read More »Review of Bobby Miller’s ‘The Cleanse’ (2018) – Let’s Get Pure!
I have to start this review by saying that The Cleanse grabbed me from the get-go. The tone of the movie leans toward a Wes Anderson creation, combined with an early Tim Burton-esque feel, and finally sprinkled with some of Alexander Payne’s visual cues for good measure. Considering this is …
Read More »Islandrocks’ New Album Rocks The Eurocrime/Giallo and Sci-Fi Retro Theme!
The amazing, one-man music project, Islandrocks, is back with some new and genuine material to sooth more movie genre fans. Hailing from Sweden, Islandrocks founder Thomas Nyholm has returned to deliver a 13 track album with some expertly executed and original eurocrime/giallo themes in the vein of the classical style used in …
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