When arriving home from a long trip, we typically don’t want to do anything but relax and catch up on some sleep in our own bed. But what if something in your house has a different plan in mind? Find out just how bad it can be in the thrilling …
Read More »‘Friend Request’ (2017): Movie Review
Evil is trending in Simon Verhoeven’s new film Friend Request. Taking the fears of social media and turning it into a paranormal and stalker festival, Friend Request starts with main character Laura (Alycia Debnam-Carey) accepting the friend request of weird loner Marina (Liesl Ahlers), who has no other friends on Facebook. …
Read More »Creepy Trivia On The 1990 Thriller, ‘Flatliners’
In anticipation of the upcoming Flatliners sequel, PopHorror has decided to travel back in time nearly three decades to 1990 and revisit the film that started it all. Directed by Joel Schumacher (Lost Boys), the original film was filled with an all star cast, including Kiefer Sutherland (Lost Boys), Julia Roberts …
Read More »‘Retrograde’ by Peter Cawdron – Book Review
Most books about Mars end up being about alien life. Peter Cawdron’s Retrograde does not go this route. The Mars colonists are made aware that there was an epic nuclear strike on major cities back on Earth. This news ends up driving a wedge between the different mods who argue …
Read More »Revelator (2017) Movie Review
Seeing dead people has been used as a plot device for several movies in various genres, the latest of which is Revelator, a mystery film about a broken man with the ability to see the dead who helps mourning families find closure. Read on for my thoughts on Revelator. Revelator …
Read More »‘Safe Inside’ (2017) An Eerie and Suspenseful Horror Story
After a tragedy, sometimes paranoia sets in. People will often see and hear things that aren’t there. But what if they weren’t really going crazy? What if it was real? All this and more happens in the new horror film Safe Inside. From Tempe Entertainment, Safe Inside is directed and …
Read More »‘Blanky’ by Kealan Patrick Burke – Book Review
Horror is subjective. Different people are afraid of different things. But one thing that nearly all people are afraid of is death. While one’s own death can be a fearful prospect, the death of a loved one – especially an innocent baby – is the utmost in soul-wringing terror. In …
Read More »Review – LEATHERFACE (2017)
Of all the horror franchises, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has been one of the most execrable. Starting at a very high point in 1974, the series has done absolutely nothing but go straight down the shitter like a mushy turd (aside from a stubborn floater here and there). When it …
Read More »‘Happy Endings Are A Rarity’: A Prison of the Mind – Movie Review
Stemming from trauma and multiple fears of the outside world, agoraphobia is arguably the most severe irrational fear, causing such debilitating affliction that one cannot leave their own home. This phobia has been used as a focal point in many films and series, including Citadel (2012), The Last Days (2013) …
Read More »The Reaping (2007) Review
When I think of horror movies that don’t seem to get enough exposure for whatever reason, The Reaping comes to mind. With it being ten years old, I actually didn’t even hear about this one until just recently. About three years ago when I was Googling “horror movie lists,” this one appeared. …
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