From Epic Pictures and directors, Lee Thongkham (The Maid) (read our interview with Lee here) and Aquig Xu, is an exciting new horror/thriller: The Lake. The Lake (2022) Synopsis A girl finds a strange egg and brings it back to her village, only to later realize it was from a …
Read More »‘WALL-E’ (2008) Turns 15: Doesn’t Seem Too Farfetched
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 …
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