Reviews

‘Paint the Town Red’ (2017) Horror Short Review

After reviewing Bad Cookie Pictures’ disturbing body horror short Ready to Burst, I couldn’t wait to see what else filmmakers Ariel Hansen and Christopher Graham had in store for us horror fans. So when I checked my email to see a brand new short by them called Paint the Town …

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Gun Woman (2014) Movie Review

Recently I had the pleasure of reviewing Kurando Mitsutake’s Karate Kill, which I absolutely loved. After looking up the trailers to his other films, I decided that I needed to check them out ASAP, so I ordered them both immediately. The first one to come in was his 2014 Gun …

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Cult Classic Show ‘Dark Shadows’ Turns 51!

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This year, the cult classic show Dark Shadows show turns 51! It is an American Gothic horror soap opera which premiered June 27, 1966 and ended April 2, 1971. It aired on ABC in the afternoons and, at first, it was deemed boring by critics. It soon developed a cult following, in particular with teenagers …

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Tsunambee (2017) Movie Review

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Ever since my parents introduced me to King Kong and Godzilla as a small child, I have always loved creature features. No matter the budget, if its got a creature in it, there is a good chance that I want to watch it. A few days ago I saw the …

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’28 Days Later’ Turns 15! – Retro Review

Day 1: Exposure, Day 3: Infection, Day 8: Epidemic, Day 15: Evacuation, Day 20: Devastation, 15 Years Later… As 28 Days Later celebrates its 15 year anniversary, PopHorror looks back on what made this rage infected film so memorable!  Official synopsis: It has been 28 days since Jim (Cillian Murphy), …

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Italian Thriller ‘Deep in the Wood’ is Bone-Chillingly Good!

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In the last year or so, films circulating around Krampus have been quite popular. The legend of the mysterious creature stealing kids on Christmas is too good of a story to pass up. Recently, I watched Deep in the Wood, which brushes upon the Krampus culture and more. Deep in …

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Sunset (2015) – Horror Short Review

Before they made Servus de Infernum (2016), The Final Photograph (2017) and The Klondike Incident (2017), Gary Berger and Josh Mowatt of P.P. Urpansoph Films created a black and white horror short called Sunset. I just recently found the boys of Urpansoph Films, and as if you couldn’t tell from my reviews, I am a …

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Arrow Release Retro Review – MADHOUSE (1981)

Arrow Films is known for giving classic films and obscure gems the royal treatment and releasing them for a new generation of film fans, remastered and overflowing with special features. Tenderness of the Wolves, Island of Death, Bay of Blood, Slugs are just a few examples of unique films being …

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Slashed! The Musical is a Campy Good Time!

When I first went into the small, intimate Hollywood Fringe space to see Slashed! The Musical, I had no idea what to expect. I’d only seen a couple of horror musicals up to that point (if Rocky Horror even really counts as a horror musical), and I wasn’t sure of …

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’13 Dolls In Darkness’ (2017) Movie Review

Sometimes I like to know as little about as film as possible before I watch and review it. That was the case with 13 Dolls In Darkness. I had only seen the title and a couple of posters, so I really didn’t know what to expect when I agreed to …

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