Reviews

I’m going to start this review off by saying I don’t read romance. Never. Give me a shredded heart over a bleeding heart any day. But I was intrigued by the cover of Justin Bourne Boring’s (yes, that’s his real name) debut dark fantasy romance novel, Beauty Is A Blade. …

I met our dear author, Jamie Kort, through Bookstagram when he approached me with a read/review request, citing his book as “bizzaro sock puppet horror.” That description alone had me intrigued and I am always game to read something different; in hindsight, I had no idea what I was getting …

I was first introduced to our dear author, Duncan Ralston, when his extreme novella, Woom, was beginning to go viral. That story was my first step back into the horror genre (and my first-ever extreme horror read), after a very long sojourn into Psychological Thrillers. Now, I can say that …

How I Found Out About Artistic Phenom Ruth Anna Evans Indie horror is my jam. It’s what I read about 90% of the time. I first came across Ruth Anna Evans as a cover artist for a lot of the books I read. I was not aware until recently that …

I was first drawn into the world of “bizzaro sock puppet horror” with Jamie Kort’s, A Puppet Scorned.  This sequel opens up that world even further, with the inclusion of … HUMANS … and what our socks truly think of us and our world. Synopsis: This short story precedes the …

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, #chadgetstheaxe being covered here wouldn’t exist. As a found footage fan, I am always looking for films that either blow me away in the acting department (The Taking …

Synopsis: “A football star throws a party for his friends. Two insane killers escape from a nearby asylum on that same night, and in their efforts to elude authorities, wind up at the party.” The guys over at Vinegar Syndrome are extremely adept at releasing obscure films that you never …

The early 1980s were a golden era of horror. It served as the first wave of the American slasher craze and made rock stars out of the FX teams responsible for creating some of the most inventive kills to date. It was also when feature-length Stephen King adaptations were a …

Synopsis: A young man arrives at his father’s mansion in Louisiana to discover that a secretive cult is using winged creatures to raise the dead to do their bidding. Possibly inspired by Angel Heart (1987), writer/director David Schmoeller (Puppet Master, Tourist Trap) helmed Full Moon Feature’s inventive 1992 voodoo in …

NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Synopsis: Slave traders bring back an evil voodoo entity that …