Reviews

Everyone’s favorite conduit is back and she is more malicious than ever in this highly anticipated origin story of how Annabelle came into existence. While John R. Leonetti’s 2014 Conjuring spinoff, Annabelle, received mixed reviews and a 29% rating on Rottentomatoes, David F. Sandberg’s prequel follow-up, Annabelle: Creation, was the …

Just when you thought the found footage genre was dying out, here comes another supernatural found footage film called Altar. Does this film do anything new to reinvigorate this stale genre? Read on to find out! Altar was directed and written by Matthew Sconce (Firefall: An Epic Family Adventure) and stars …

John Carpenter’s The Thing is my favorite horror film of all time. It may be my favorite movie, period. I said as much in the retrospective I wrote for The Thing‘s 35th anniversary. It goes without saying that when I heard they were doing an illustrated tribute to the film …

“Nothing Human Loves Forever” In our final installment of our three part look into classic vampire movies (part one is here and part two is here), PopHorror travels all the way back to 1983 with The Hunger, a horror cult classic with elements of mythology, blood lust and romance. In this bloody erotic film, a …

I’m hopelessly addicted to social media, which is a double-edged sword. On one hand, I spend way too much time on my phone instead of talking to those around me. On the other hand, I’m able to connect with indie filmmakers and discover new films. Such is the case with …

I’ve never been a huge fan of sci-fi films, unless they’re more horror than science fiction (like Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, which is my personal favorite sci-fi/horror flick). I’m never in a rush to see the next Alien movie, and it’s rare for me to fall in love with …

I would think that starring in an indie horror film is kind of stressful: the long days, the short pay, the stretched budget. I can only imagine that the filmmakers deciding to actually try to kill you for the sake of their film would bring that stress to a whole …

Each year we celebrate our birthdays. If we’re lucky, we get to celebrate them with loved ones. Some look forward to it all day. But what if the person you’re waiting for never shows up? All this plus more happens in the dark horror story I Baked Him a Cake. I …

I recently had the opportunity to attend the red carpet and premiere party of the AT&T original series Mr. Mercedes. which was created by Boston Legal’s David E. Kelley and directed by Lost’s Jack Bender. With 2017 being the Year of the King, I was thrilled to be one of the …

Last year, I reviewed the film Don’t Fuck in the Woods (read the review here), and one of my favorite things about the movie was Brittany Blanton, who absolutely kicked ass in the film. Awhile back, I saw on Brittany’s Facebook page that she was writing a short. That short became Breaking …