Despite everyone raving about Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House, I decided to go against the grain and binge watch another Hulu series called Light as a Feather. It’s definitely marked towards a younger age group, but I enjoy horror and thrillers of all type, so I thought, “Why not give …
Read More »Happy Halloween: ‘Nightmare’ 2018 Trilogy Review
Happy Halloween, boils and ghouls, we have a treat for you. If you love all things Wes Craven, then you’ll definitely want to check out this Nightmare trilogy that is inspired by him. It had it’s world premiere at the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival and is unlike anything else out …
Read More »PopHorror Interviews Tommy Bertelsen: Director of ‘Welcome to Mercy’
IFC Midnight has been killing it with their horror releases this year including Welcome to Mercy (read our review – here). It’s one that I still keep thinking about, even weeks later, and much of that is due to the brilliant director, Tommy Bertelsen. I was lucky enough talk with …
Read More »Feel All The Feels With ‘Silencio’ (2018) Movie Review
How many times can one movie break your heart? When I started watching the newly released film, Silencio, I didn’t ask myself that, but perhaps I should have. I sat down to watch this movie thinking it would have some cool, sci-fi-esque story, and ended up getting all caught up …
Read More »Diphenylchloroarsine’s Post Apocalyptic Human Annihilation (2017) Album Review
Three man wrecking crew Diphenylchloroarsine from Norway/Czech Republic are back with their first full length following up after their EP, The 6 Level Purge, in 2015. They take their name from a deadly organoarsenic chemical compound and play a style self-described as “biochemical sludge slam.” The newest album, Post Apocalyptic Human Annihilation, …
Read More »BHFF 2018: ‘CAM’ (2018) Movie Review
Without knowing much about this movie before heading to the Brooklyn Horror Film Festival this year, Cam ended up being a beautiful surprise, and one of my personal favorites of 2018 thus far. Through its natural ability to touch base on a relatively taboo subject matter, this is a film …
Read More »‘Dracul’ by JD Barker and Dacre Stoker – Book Review
I’ve always loved vampires. Bram Stoker brought to life the most infamous vampire of all: Count Dracula. When Stoker submitted Dracula to his publisher, he included a preface indicating, “The events here described really took place.” This was during the time of Jack the Ripper, so his publisher took out …
Read More »Review of Assaf Bernstein’s ‘Look Away’ (2018)
As someone who was bullied throughout junior and high school, as well as backhanded compliments from family members, I’ve always wondered what it would be like to say or even do exactly what I was thinking. In my mind, it never ends well, so I mostly just kept it all …
Read More »Dan Wilder’s ‘Mercury Screams’ (2018) Horror Short Review
I absolutely love horror shorts. They’re like bite-sized chunks of terror that deliver a pitiless punch in just a fraction of the time a full length genre film. But, because of their short time frame, the filmmaker is usually limited as to what they can actually touch upon. However, in …
Read More »Interview with Chris von Hoffmann: Product of a Two World Collision
Born between the two worlds of wealthy upper class and blue collar life, Chris von Hoffmann began his career with the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and performed in several Broadway plays. However, after moving to Los Angeles, Chris began exploring his passion for film. Writing, producing and directing several …
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