Reviews

William Malone’s ‘The Fair Haired Child:’ A Master of Horror Story – Retro Review

“Anything done out of love is beyond good and evil.” William Malone is truly a Master of Horror and has done some amazing stories with hypnotic visuals and soundtracks, like House on Haunted Hill (1999), FearDotCom (2002), Creature (1985) and episodes of Freddy’s Nightmares, as well as he memorable Parasomnia – one of …

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‘The Unseen’ (2017): Visually Stunning and Hauntingly Beautiful

Life is often burdened with real horror, especially when we lose someone close to us in a tragic accident. In the new mystery thriller The Unseen, the film dives deep in the psychological turmoil one can go through after a heartbreaking loss. Did it deliver a compelling story? The Unseen …

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‘Nikki Blade Book 2: The Awakening’ (2017) Book Review

I’ve always been a huge fan of urban fantasy, so when I heard extreme horror author (and PopHorror writer) Tim Miller (not to be confused with the Deadpool director) was trying his hand at urban fantasy with the Nikki Blade series, I knew I had to check it out. I …

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Cinepocalypse 2017 Presents: ‘The Crescent’ Hauntingly Beautiful

I’m wrapping up our coverage for Cinepocalypse 2017 with a review of The Crescent, which was shown at the festival on November 5th. Read my review and find out what this beautiful horror mystery entails. The Crescent is directed by Seth. A Smith (Lowlife) with a screenplay by Darcy Spidle (Lowlife). The film stars Britt …

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Cinepocalypse 2017 Presents: ‘Charismata’ – A Disturbing Game of Cat and Mouse

Cinepocalypse 2017 is killing it with their film lineup. I recently watched Charismata, which was shown at the festival on November 4th. This one is a fun psychological horror that will keep you on your toes. Charismata is co-directed and co-written by Andy Collier and Toor Mian. The film stars Sarah …

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Mortal Kombat, 25 Years of Horror

Its 1992 and you’re 6 years old. You are a video game fan most notably the Nintendo Entertainment System and the new fangled Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The graphics are primitive with unrealistic 8 or 16 bit sprites. Even arcade games which were graphically superior still displays cartoon-esque images. The …

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Cinepocalypse 2017 Presents: ‘Snowflake’ (2017), Germany’s Answer to Pulp Fiction

When asked to review films for Cinepocalypse 2017, I read through the list and realized that PopHorror had already written about a majority of the titles available. Of the remaining films, I picked two I had never heard of and hoped for the best. The first one I chose was …

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An Evening with Adam Green

Before I go into detail about this special event, I wanted to preface this by saying that Adam Green is my all time favorite modern day director. I have seen everything he has done excluding, his first film Coffee and Doughnuts, which I believe isn’t available anywhere. Not only am …

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Curse of the Slasher Nurse (2017): A Classic Slasher Throwback

Curse of the Slasher Nurse

Over the years, the horror genre has gradually relied more heavily on CGI rather than the art and creativity of practical special effects. If it is used sparingly and purposefully, CGI can be a great thing. However, as one of the biggest critical complaints in this year’s remake of IT have …

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