Reviews

Thirty-six years ago on July 24, 1981, a werewolf movie was released that was a reaction to the environmentalist movement of the late ’70s and early ’80s called Wolfen,. Directed by Micheal Wadleigh, and based on the novel by Whitley Streiber, it is a man versus beast story on the …

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE SECRET TO ETERNAL LIFE? PopHorror is taking a look back at some of the most classicly told vampire tales. In part one (you can see part 2 here and part three here), we’re going back to 1993 to remember the greatness that is Cronos. In …

So far, 2017 has delivered a decent amount of awesome horror movies and it’s only just begun. Although there’s plenty of big blockbuster hits coming out over the next few months, some highly anticipated indies are coming too. One that I’ve been looking forward to is the retro horror thriller, Close Calls, …

Ever since I had first heard of Ana Lily Amirpour’s The Bad Batch, it has been something that I’ve looked forward to seeing. Recently, after much procrastination, I finally got around to checking out her debut feature A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night and I fell in love with …

Poor Agnes just saw its premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, and I had the privilege of viewing it. Starring Lora Burke and Robert Notman, Poor Agnes is an intense and unpredictable film. The relationship between victim and killer is never viewed as much more than one killing the other. These …

While action films featuring terrorist attacks are not typically thought of as horror, the idea of terrorists plotting to throw our society into chaos is a terrifying prospect. At times, it is easy to think the world is on the edge of loosing its mind with a constant barrage of …

The mystifying thriller, Animals, was shown at the Fantasia International Film Festival on July 16th. Here is our review of the film. Also known as Tiere, this German film was directed by Greg Zglinski as well as co-written by Jörg Kalt and Greg Zglinski. The film stars Birgit Minichmayr, Philipp Hochmair, Mona Petri, and Mehdi Nebbou. …

High Octane Pictures presents The Answer, an exhilarating new sci-fi thriller from Iqbal Ahmed, releasing this month. Premiering on VOD on July 11th, the film stars Austin Hébert, Alexis Carra, and David S. Lee star. Was it worth a watch? Official Synopsis: The film tells the story of an introverted young man that …

By sheer coincidence, George A. Romero — the iconic horror director — passed away just days before the 32nd anniversary of his classic Day of the Dead. The movie was released on July 19, 1985, and he died on July 16, 2017. Normally, I don’t say much about celebrity deaths, but …

In Wes Craven’s classic 1977 film, The Hills Have Eyes, a family on their way to California has the misfortune to have their car break down in an area closed to the public and inhabited by violent savages ready to attack. We take a look back at this film on …