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Interview With Indie Horror Actress Maria Olsen to Celebrate WIHM

Women In Horror Month is an exciting time! I’m truly honored to promote local talent Maria Olsen, a true indie actress who has reached beyond her goals and accomplished her dreams. It was a pleasure to talk to her as my first interview for WIHM. Maria Olsen is South Africa’s own star …

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FGBFF 2018 – Don’t Ever Change (2018), A Hilariously Disturbing Short

We’ve all heard the phrase “Don’t ever change” at one time or another in our lives. Usually people tell us this as in, “You’re so funny!” “Your personality is so great!” or “You have such a a big heart.” But what if someone was telling us to not change the …

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FGBFF (2018) – Blood Sisters – Short Film Review

“Blood to blood, sister to sister…” Bonding can be a beautiful thing. That is, if you’re not performing a ritual to do so! As we dive into this year’s Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, we review one of the submitted short films, Blood Sisters!  (Synopsis provided by IMDb.com): Two friends (Emma …

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FGBFF 2018: What Metal Girls Are Into (2017) Short Film Review

One of the perks of growing up with a Metalhead for a brother is that I honestly can’t remember a time when metal wasn’t part of my life. I grew up listening to Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and Guns & Roses, among others, and my taste in metal grew heavier …

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FGBFF (2018) – ‘The Day my Mother Became A Monster’ Short Film Review

The Day my Mother Became A Monster

Horror shorts will never cease to amaze me. The amount of beauty and darkness that can be told in such a short period of time is truly brilliant. The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2018 has an amazing lineup of talented directors who have created unique, horrific, and well-crafted stories. It’s …

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FGBFF (2018) – ‘Dead. Tissue. Love.’ Horror Short Review

After watching this catchy little teaser for Natasha Austin Green’s horror short Dead. Tissue. Love., I decided to review the project for this year’s Final Girls Berlin Film Festival. Watch the video and you will see what I mean. https://vimeo.com/225867619 Dead. Tissue. Love. was written and directed by Natasha Austin …

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My Favorite Horror Movie – ‘The Howling’

I have so many favorite horror films, but if I had to pick the crossroads of where I was never the same again, it would have to be when I saw The Howling. There’s always that defining moment for anyone that has a lifelong love of horror films. How it …

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Blu-Ray Review – ‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’ (2017)

Brawl in Cell Block 99

Brawl in Cell Block 99 made several people’s top 2017 list. I was late to the game but eager to watch it. What was all the hype about? I’ll admit, the trailers and poster did look intriguing, so I finally gave the Blu-Ray a shot. Distributed by RLJE Films, this film …

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‘Stirring’ (2018) – A Bloody Yuletide Massacre, Not Your Average Reindeer Games

stirring

Christmas may be over (actually my tree is still up), but there’s a never a bad time to watch a Christmas horror movie, especially a new one. For close to a year, I’ve been waiting anxiously for Troy Escamilla’s new film Stirring. After seeing his work in Party Night, I …

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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 …

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