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 …
Read More »Going Mad: William Lustig’s ‘MANIAC’ (1981) – Retro Review
Anyone who reads my articles regularly knows how I feel about 80’s slashers. Maniac won me over a long time ago, in my childhood, even. Also, most of you also know, I started watching horror movies at way too young an age. It molded me into who I am today. …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Millennial Monster Slayers: ‘DEMON SQUAD: TOOTH AND CLAW’ (2026) – Movie Review
After the success of the first film, Demon Squad (2019), and a Kickstarter (Read about the Kickstarter) campaign, director Thomas Smith is back to bring the “Demon Squad” to tackle their greatest foe yet. When a string of brutal killings is linked to a werewolf, paranormal investigator Nick Moon (Khristian …
Read More »Review: ‘SCREAM 7’ Taps Into ‘90s Nostalgia For Gen X!
Scream 7 (2026) stabbed its way into theaters this weekend, with fans turning out in huge numbers for the franchise’s latest chapter. While online reactions have been mixed, the big question remains: is it worth experiencing on the big screen, or should you wait to catch it on streaming? Let’s take …
Read More »The Hell House! Lucio Fulci’s ‘HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY’ (1981) – Retro Review
If you aren’t aware of Lucio Fulci, I would take this time to suck in every movie you can. Envelop this genius of early 80’s gore. Folks rally around the “Fulci Lives!” slogan. There is a reason, and House by the Cemetery is one of them. I started on Fulci …
Read More »Bark at the Moon: ‘LONE WOLF’ (1988) Revisited – Retro Review
I have always been into werewolves and as such I am always on the lookout for great werewolf movies. While I love the better-known ones such as The Howling, An American Werewolf in London, and Ginger Snaps I have also run across a few that most people don’t know about …
Read More »Jeremiah Kipp’s ‘THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT’ (2026) – Movie Review
Dealing with dead bodies has always been a staple for unrest and tension in the horror genre. Whether it’s in the form of zombies, spirits, or metaphors, corpses and scares go hand-in-hand. Such is the case in The Mortuary Assistant, one of the newest undertakings that’s coming to Shudder. This …
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