When I first saw 2015’s Frances Stein, I knew right away that Big Biting Pig Productions, the people behind the film, were on to something. The way they took something as iconic as the classic Frankenstein story and not only modernized it but gave it one hell of a twist …
Read More »Just What the Doctor Ordered: Demonic Attachment (2016 Short)
“By the power of three times three!” I love a well told witch story and to be honest, there’s not enough of them out there. Witches are alluring and powerful, but they can also be downright evil. I was pleasantly surprised when I watched Demonic Attachment for the first time …
Read More »‘Leprechaun 4: In Space’ (1997) No One Can Hear You Laugh – Retro Review
Small town America? Check. City of Angels? Check. Las Vegas? Check. Where do you take a horror franchise that’s been everywhere? Where only the Hellraiser franchise (at this point) had gone before, of course! That, ladies and gentlemen, is how we wound up with Leprechaun 4: In Space. Lucky us! There …
Read More »Hellraiser: Bloodline Turns 21!
While many regard it as an incoherent entry to the series, Hellraiser: Bloodline is quite the entertaining little gem. On March 8, 2017, this installment turned 21. Previous Hellraiser films focused on the humans, their desires, and their flaws. Hellraiser: Bloodline focuses on the demons, Hell’s rules, and Hell’s history. That is …
Read More »The Devil’s Carnival (2012) Lose Your Soul, Learn A Lesson
The Devil’s Carnival is one of those films that you stumble upon. It is that old book in the attic you notice after living in the house for 10 years. I myself found it by scrolling through Netflix and it caught my eye. After reading the description, I felt compelled to …
Read More »Time Lapse (2015) Movie Review: Don’t Mess with Time
With cult classics such as Alien, The Thing, The Fly and From Beyond leaving their mark in horror history, it comes as no surprise that science fiction has its own niche within the genre. While Time Lapse pales in comparison to these timeless classics, it holds its own by incorporating …
Read More »Leprechaun 3 (1995) Retro Review
The term “horror comedy” is thrown around a lot these days. Some are legitimately funny such as Tucker & Dale vs Evil and Shaun of The Dead, but if you want a true horror comedy, check out Leprechaun 3. Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and written by David Dubos and Mark Jones, …
Read More »Pitfire of Hell (2016) Movie Review
Last year when I first started reviewing films on my blog, I had the pleasure of reviewing the micro budget indie horror anthology Pitfire of Hell. I figured since the film doesn’t get near enough love (and because my writing doesn’t suck near as bad now) I would take the opportunity …
Read More »‘Leprechaun 2’ (1994): Blood, Booze, and Boobs – Retro Review
It’s March, which means everything is turning green: green beer, green stockings, green shamrocks and little green leprechauns are prancing around looking for their pot of gold. In honor of the cheeky bastard, PopHorror has decided to look back on each film in the Leprechaun franchise, listing the things we loved and the …
Read More »Don’t Hang Up (2017)- Phoning in a Movie Review
There have been plenty of horror movies that have revolved around a very common device called the telephone… movies like When a Stranger Calls, Black Christmas, One Missed Call and obviously Wes Craven’s 1996 epic slasher film Scream. Is this concept getting too old to keep getting used? Or did 2017’s …
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