I’ll admit that I’m a paranoid person. I’m not one to walk around at night by myself, and if I feel someone nearby, I’m going to either look for the nearest public place to hide out at or walk really fast to my car. I don’t trust anyone. But what …
Read More »‘Hell’s Half Acre’ (2017) Horror Short – The Legends Are True
Investigating the paranormal is all fun and games until things go terribly wrong… All this and more happens in the new horror short called Hell’s Half Acre. Was it worth a watch? Read my review and find out. Brought to you by Fuller & Green Productions, Hell’s Half Acre was …
Read More »Steve Desmond’s ‘Monsters’ Shakes Up the Genre
The word “monster” can mean different things to different people. Some may consider supernatural beings to be pretty monstrous, while others may fear more mythological creatures. There are even people who think snakes, bees, strangers and clowns are out to get them. For 9-year-old Jenn in the horror short Monsters, …
Read More »Anti Matter (2017): Movie Review – Where Science Meets Insanity
The existence of a human soul and how this immeasurable part of the human consciousness may be defined is nothing particularly new. However, in his debut feature film Anti Matter, Keir Burrows offers a unique and thought provoking spin on this concept. Featuring a dark psychological undertone of horror, this …
Read More »Retro Review For The 1995 Thriller ‘Murder In The First’
Murder In The First is a 1995 thriller directed by the late Marc Rosso (Where The Day Takes You, Dream A Little Dream) and starring Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, and Gary Oldman. The film is about an eager and idealistic young attorney (Slater) defending an Alcatraz prisoner (Bacon) accused of murdering a fellow …
Read More »Malady (2017) Review: An Artistic Display of Emotion
Capturing a story using an artistic approach is no easy feat. This takes great skill and attention to detail with a boldness that could lose your audience in a heartbeat. One director who has been known for successfully using this technique is Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, Mother!). Following …
Read More »Lunch Ladies (2017 Horror Short) What Would Johnny Depp Do?
Recently, a dark horror comedy entitled Lunch Ladies had its world premiere at HollyShorts in the Midnight Madness Section. I got the opportunity to review it and let’s just say I was definitely surprised. But in a good or bad way? Find out! Lunch Ladies is directed by J.M. Logan (Kidnap) …
Read More »Devotion (2017) Movie Review
Jessie Seitz is a Midwestern indie filmmaker that I have been keeping my eye on for awhile now. Jessie is an absolute badass who lives and breathes film, writing and directing her own projects, working on and promoting others films, plus working at an Arthouse theater and hosting horror screenings. …
Read More »Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of ‘Hellraiser’ (1987)
HELLRAISER – ABOVE AND BEYOND THE LIMITATIONS OF HORROR PopHorror is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Hellraiser, which debuted in theaters on September 18, 1987. This cult classic goes to the limits of horror and takes you beyond. The movie is unique within the genre, and the images are unlike …
Read More »Stephen King’s ‘IT’ (2017) Movie Review – Totally Over-hyped Or The Best King Adaption Yet?
For the past year, everyone in the horror community has been talking about IT. Many were skeptical at first… who on earth could be a better Pennywise than Tim Curry? Certainly not the androgynous Bill Skarsgård! But over these twelve months, pictures of the Hemlock Grove actor dressed in a …
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