In the Apocalypse, Your Best Friend Could Be a Roach Disney is no stranger to having dark elements in their stories. Hell, Bambi traumatized several generations of children. Not me though, I was already effed up from A Nightmare on Elm Street and Aliens. So for WALL-E to be a …
Read More »Adam Mason’s ‘BABY BLUE‘ (2023) Review: See You on the Other Side
“Baby Blue, Baby Blue, Don’t Look Back, Mommy’s Behind You…” Possessions, demonic curses, and ghosts make for some great movies, but do I believe in them? Nope. The thought of something so terrible happening in a particular place that it leaves energy behind seems arbitrary to me. I mean, bad …
Read More »Roxanne Benjamin‘s ‘There’s Something Wrong With The Children’ (2023) – Review
Maybe it’s just me, but when a title is a complete sentence, I’m intensely intrigued. Then add Blumhouse with the blooming director Roxanne Benjamin who produced some of my all-time favorite horrors in V/H/S and V/H/S 2, and you have my full attention. Let’s take a look at the movie …
Read More »‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’ (1983): An Anthology Classic
Twilight Zone: The Movie is a science fiction/horror anthology film released in 1983. Based on the popular television series The Twilight Zone, created by Rod Serling in the 1950s, this 1980s version begins in a classic way. In a great prologue directed by John Landis, two men (played by Dan …
Read More »‘BAD GIRL BOOGEY’ (2023) Review – Queer Horror From Dark Star Films
Dark Star Films is relasing Bad Girl Boogey proudly, and loudly, just in time for Pride season! The film stars Lisa Fanto (Love, Guns & Levels Ups), Prudence Cassar (Satranic Panic), and Steven Nguyen (Jupiter). The film was directed and co-written by Australian trans-gender filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay (So Vam …
Read More »Danny Boyle’s ‘28 Days Later’ (2002) – Retro Review
We’ve had 20 years and a real viral outbreak under our belts since the release of Danny Boyle’s brilliant 28 Days Later on November 1, 2002. Let’s look back on one of the most well-made horror films of the century thus far… with gratitude that toilet paper and masks were …
Read More »‘Debbie Does Demons’ (2023) Will Possess You – Movie Review
Demons have become one of the more popular subjects in horror over the past seventy years, ranging from dark supernatural possession to gore-laced giallo to comedic spoof. Demons also make great antagonists, as proven in Donald Farmer’s (Shark Exorcist 2015) newest addition to his iconic legacy, Debbie Does Demons. Let’s take …
Read More »Domiziano Cristopharo’s ‘La perdición’ (2021) – Movie Review
When it comes to overt body horror and pushing the limits of cinema and the psyche, Domiziano Cristopharo is without a doubt the go-to guy for all such things. Coming into La perdición, I had no idea what to expect, and boy was I surprised. Let me just say up …
Read More »‘THIS IS THE END’ (2013) Turns 10! – Ten Fun Facts
The spectacular Apocalyptic comedy This Is The End turned 10 this month. To celebrate PopHorror compiled a list of fun facts! This Is The End is honestly in my top five movies I’d bring with me if I was stuck on an island somewhere. This Hilarious comedy stars an A-List …
Read More »M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘THE HAPPENING’ (2008) Turns 15! – Fun Facts
The Happening turned 15 this month. To celebrate PopHorror compiled a list of fun facts! The Happening follows the story of science teacher Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg), his wife Alma (Zooey Deschanel) and his colleague Julian (John Leguizamo) as they try to elude the invisible killer in Pennsylvania’s farmland. Soon it …
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