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A Prank Gone Too Far? Telling a complete story in a short amount of time is no easy task. More often than not, what I’ve seen come into festivals are highly stylized, beautifully shot scenes, but not full stories. Give me substance over style any day. ‘Wrightwood‘ delivers quite the …

Scary Movie V turned 10 this month. To celebrate PopHorror compiled a list of fun facts. Scary Movie V follows the story of a husband (Simon Rex) and his wife (Ashley Tisdale) and the bizarre paranormal activity that follows them when they bring home their newborn infant from the hospital. …

Bill Zebub’s crowdfunded dream is now a reality with the release of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASCARA (2022)! Synopsis New Yorkers visit the Texas depicted in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Their car breaks down. A young girl offers them her home as a refuge. Upon arrival, their northern prejudices clash with the …

Gravitas Ventures has a new horror/thriller headed to video on demand soon: EXHIBIT #8 (2022). We’ve got the trailer, poster, and an exclusive clip for you right here! Check it out! First up: the trailer… EXHIBIT #8 (2022) Synopsis When refugee Aisha and cameraman Elias decide to shoot a documentary …

I realize that Chantilly Bridge isn’t horror, or even horror adjacent. But I was so fascinated by its concept, and that of its predecessor, Chantilly Lace, coupled with the amazing and strong cast, that I had to see it. Chantilly Lace is a 1993 made-for-tv movie that was filmed for …

Welcome Villain Films announced they have acquired the rights to the Australian horror film directed by Sam Curtain (The Slaughterhouse Killer): Beaten to Death. The film stars David Tracy (Sorrowland), Thomas Roach (Blood Hunt), and Nicole Tudor (The Five Stages). Beaten From Death Synopsis After a desperate choice leads a …

‘Strain 100’ is a 2020 zombie movie from writer/director Hassan Hussein and screenwriter Todd Klick (‘Followed’ 2018). ‘Strain 100’ follows a group of people surviving a zombie outbreak resulting from a mutation of a flu vaccine.  Early on, after the protagonist Jesse (Jemma Dallender ‘I Spit on Your Grave II’ …

When I found out one of my favorite horror anthologies, V/H/S, was getting its own spin-off movie, I was both stoked and concerned. The vignette was Alien Abduction Slumber Party on V/H/S/2 (2013). Now, I’m on the record saying that the V/H/S/2 is a perfect movie – you can read …

As a writer, there’s a short list of things worse than writer’s block. Among those things, surely misplacing your indie movie makes the list. Beyond Dark Dreams was primarily filmed in 2014, most footage was thought lost for the next six years until it was discovered on a hard drive …

Stalker movies aren’t really my jam. I have seen some, but they aren’t usually something I’ll pick to watch over other genre movies. With that said, oddly, when I saw the trailer for Stalker (2022), my interest was piqued and I wanted to see it. Let’s get into my thoughts …