Reviews

‘DEEP SHOCK’ Review: Red Still Runs Deep

An Homage to Giallo’s Greatest Hits Directed by Davide Melini, Deep Shock takes you into the kind of fever dream that feels half memory and half nightmare. This short film opens as a beautifully unsettling dive into grief, memory, and the giallo tradition itself. What at first seems like a …

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Have A Nice Day! Celebrating Jim Wynorski’s ‘CHOPPING MALL’ (1986)

As a kid, I remember seeing Corey Wolfe’s awesome VHS box art for director Jim Wynorski’s 1986 film, Chopping Mall, at the numerous visits my family paid to various mom and pop rental shops. Along with Maniac (1980), it’s the art I remember most from that timeframe as I was …

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Brandon Christensen’s ‘BODYCAM’ (2026) – Movie Review

There’s a lot of commentary in the world right now about the actions and decision-making of the police. That subject is one of the many topics breached in the new-age found footage horror film, Bodycam. Let’s examine this movie and see what the footage reveals to us. Bodycam is written …

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Devil’s Night: Douglas A. Plomitallo’s ‘HALLOWEEN CANDY’ (2025) – Review

Firstly, I happen to love anthology films with a passion, but some are just, well, stupid.  I have to be honest, there are a lot of amateur filmmakers handling these movies. However, Halloween Candy changed that mentality. Because it was bad in a good way. I will try to explain …

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Kevin Yagher and Joe Chappelle’s ‘HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE’ Turns 30!

While many regard it as an incoherent entry to the series, Hellraiser: Bloodline is quite the entertaining little gem. On March 8, 2026, this installment turned 30. 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 …

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Absolutely Nothing To Do With AC/DC: ‘HIGHWAY TO HELL’ (1990) – Blu-ray Review

SOV director Bret McCormick (The Abomination) was churning out product for VHS rental at a pretty decent clip in the 1990’s. Some of his output is hit-or-miss, and he wore his influences on his sleeve, but for fans of the campy & cheap, but ambitious, this is the stuff! Wildeye’s …

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Jeremy Schuetze’s ‘ANACORETA’ (2022) – Movie Review

PopHorror had the chance to check out Anacoreta (2022) ahead of its streaming release! Does this meta-horror flick provide interesting story telling or is it a confusing mess.   Let’s have a look… Synopsis A group of friends heads to a secluded woodland cabin for a weekend getaway, planning to …

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Want More ‘Dawn of the Dead?’ ‘JEANIE’S FACE EXPLODED’ – Blu-ray Review

George Romero’s seminal 1978 film, Dawn Of The Dead, is widely regarded as one of the most influential films in modern horror. Being such an iconic film interest in anything, and everything, about the fabled production is in high demand. Surviving stars of the film are regulars on the convention …

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