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When I first heard about the 2017 horror flick House of Salem, it sounded to me like a bunch of horror cliches thrown together to form a mishmash of storylines but no fathomable plot. Too many arcs can kill a story, horror or otherwise. I didn’t want to see this …
Read More »’10/31′ (2017) Wickedly Awesome, Endlessly Fun Horror Anthology
Anyone who knows me knows that I live and breath Halloween, and that horror anthologies are one of my favorite horror subgenres. So when I first heard about Rocky Gray’s 10/31, I was instantly enamored and couldn’t wait to see it. Not only is this anthology dripping with indie horror powerhouses, …
Read More »Q & A with Author JZ Foster – Plus a Stunning Prop Knife Giveaway!
Recently, I had an opportunity to review The Witch Hunter: Into the Outside by an upcoming Urban fantasy/horror author JZ Foster. The book releases on January 9th. In case you missed it, you may read the review here. I am beyond thrilled that I had an opportunity to interview him …
Read More »‘Lylith & Mara: Sisters of the Dark’ Comic Review
There have been so many origin stories about vampires, but writer/artistJason Dube’s take on it is a unique. His story, told in comic book form, is about twin sisters Lylith & Mara. They’re half human and half demon and eventually become the first vampire and first succubus in Lylith & Mara: …
Read More »Black Mirror: 6 New Terrifying Episodes of Tech
Charlie Brooker’s twisted anthology series Black Mirror is back with its fourth season hitting Netflix last Friday. Packed with six new haunting tales of hi-tech ingenuity and questionable morality, this captivating series takes a slightly darker tone than previous seasons. Filled with more blunt trauma than ever, Black Mirror expands its horizon …
Read More »The Devil’s Well (2018) – Found Footage Done Right?
Kurtis Spieler’s found footage film The Devil’s Well focuses on a group of paranormal investigators who are on the hunt to find out if all the folklore about the infamous Devil’s Well is true. They want to know if it played a part in the disappearance of a young woman named Karla …
Read More »Mad Macbeth (2017) Film Review
The Italian visionary Domiziano Delvaux Cristopharo is back to deliver yet another film drenched in equal parts Shakespeare and Mad Max post-apocalypse film. The appropriately titled Mad Macbeth is the latest project from Cristopharo which he has filmed in Kosovo, similar to some of his previous work. The movie has …
Read More »Q & A With ‘Quiet Places’ Author Jasper Bark
A few months ago, I read Jasper Bark’s newest novel Quiet Places. In case you missed the review, you can read it here. The synopsis piqued my interest right off the bat, and the disturbing plot made my stomach turn. Of course, this is not a bad thing in horror. The …
Read More »The PopHorror Writers’ Favorite Horror Movies of 2017
If you’ve spent any time on this website, you know that the PopHorror writers watch and review a LOT of horror movies. Between indie and mainstream, shorts and feature lengths, festivals and sequels, we have seen hundreds of hours of scary celluloid in 2017 alone. While we certainly aren’t complaining …
Read More »Verbintenis (2017) – Horror Short Review
Midsplatternight Pictures presents Verbintenis, a horror film from Director Wesley Remory. Remory and his crew have delivered a dark, moody, dreary feeling short film here. Big on atmosphere and enveloped in a feeling of utter hopelessness, Verbintenis succeeds in being a memorable film excursion. It revolves around a pact a couple of …
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