Most horror movies have a set theme: supernatural, psychological, slasher, thriller, creature feature… Normally, those themes and/or genres are pretty easy to spot from the very beginning of the film. Movies like those have a very distinct formula, and it’s rare that they stray from that. But sometimes, there are …
Read More »‘The Waning’ By Christina Bergling – A Book Review
Christina Bergling is an author that I discovered when I read her novel, The Rest Will Come. You may read my review here. I also had a chance to chat with her as well, and you may find that interview here. I am now a huge fan of hers, soI …
Read More »Interview with Canadian Filmmaker Leo Scherman, Director of ‘Trench 11’
What do you get when you mix The Thing with Nazis, British troops and biological warfare? You get the WWI body horror gorefest, Trench 11. I was lucky enough to speak with Leo Scherman, the writer/director of the film. We chatted about his influences, making a period piece, and what it was …
Read More »Body Horror Film ‘Trench 11’ (2017) Delivers on the Guts and Gore
I don’t like war movies. I don’t like period pieces. I especially don’t like period pieces about war. But Trench 11 is different. Set during the last days of WWI, this film is full of slimy worms, biological weapons, and one of the best exploding head scenes I’ve ever seen… …
Read More »‘Lost Child’ (2018) Is A Haunting Tale Of Loss
Lost Child is a thriller from Director Ramaa Mosley (Girl Rising 2013). Also known as Tatterdemalion, Lost Child is about an Army vet named Fern (Leven Rambin: The Hunger Games 2012) returns to her hometown in the Ozarks looking for estranged brother. She meets up with an old friend named Mike (Jim …
Read More »‘Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride’ (2018) A Bloody Yuletide Adventure!
It’s never too early to start indulging in Christmas horror movies, right? I was asked to review this upcoming slasher film, Mother Krampus 2: Slay Ride, and it’s definitely put me in the holiday spirit. Did this one stand out above all the other bloody slay rides before it? Find …
Read More »‘Cherokee Creek’ (2018) Movie Review: Nonstop Boobs, Booze, and Blood!
Not long ago, I was asked to check out a new creature film called Cherokee Creek. I went into it blind, and it definitely took me by surprise. I love creature features, but I can’t say I’ve ever seen anything like this one before. But is that a good or …
Read More »Let’s Do Real Bad Things and Revisit ‘True Blood’ On Its 10th Anniversary
It was 10 years ago this month that viewers tuned in to the first season of HBO’s new vampire television show, True Blood, a series created, written, and produced by Alan Ball. Soon viewers would have an insatiable desire that needed to be quenched every Sunday night to catch a …
Read More »Documentary ‘The Bray Road Beast’ (2018) Is A Fascinating Tale – Movie Review
The Bray Road Beast, directed by Seth Breedlove (The Flatwoods Monster: A Legacy Of Fear, Boggy Creek Monster), is a documentary set in the rural Wisconsin community called Elkhorn. For three decades, the citizens of the surrounding county have reported seeing a mysterious wolf-type creature. Wisconsin itself seems to be a …
Read More »Interview with Javier Botet: The Man Who Breathes Life Into Monsters
Did you know that an actual person played Mama in Mama (2013), Crooked Man in The Conjuring 2 (2016), multiple ghosts in Crimson Peak (2015), Slender Man in this year’s Slender Man, Keyface in Insidious: The Last Key (2018), the hobo in IT (2017), and a Neomorph in Alien: Covenant (2017)? That person’s name …
Read More »
PopHorror Let's Get Scared