New year, new movies! I’m so excited to start 2021 with one of my favorite fests, the Final Girls Berlin Film Festival. This year, they’re screening 12 Hour Shift a film I’ve been wanting to see since I first read another PopHorror writer’s thoughts on it. The trailer is chock full …

Every horror movie fan has their favorite subgenres. You’ve got lovers of slashers, the paranormal, psychological, and even gore. One of my favorite genre topics is comedy horror. There’s just something about laughing at the most sick and twisted things imaginable that works for me. So when I was given …

Once again, I had the pleasure of reviewing a block of short films at another fabulous film festival! This time, it was The Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2021 Shorts Block: Young Blood. The festival describes the block as “these protagonists may be small, but they pack a punch. This …

Sick and Wrong sound like terms best defined in notorious court decisions. For six years now, the Sick ‘n’ Wrong Film Festival has celebrated genre cinema of all codes, creeds, and countries that belongs in such beautiful ambiguity. In a word, Sick ‘n’ Wrong means different, and in these unprecedented …

The Blood in the Snow Film Festival is one of my favorite festivals out there, and I always look forward to covering it. First up is the sci-fi thriller, Come True. This one had me shaken to my core. I’ve always wanted to know what it would be like to …

I had the privilege of checking out the new sci-fi paranormal horror thriller, The Return, for the 2020 Blood in the Snow Film Festival. This film was directed by BJ Verot as well as co-written by himself and Ken Janssens. It stars Richard Harmon (Puppet Killer 2019 – read our …

Paul Komadina’s live action short Abduction focuses on a woman who tries to retrace her steps after waking up in the middle of nowhere. This film won the 2020 CinefestOZ Audience Choice Award at Cinefest Oz, screened at the Oscar qualifying Atlanta Film Festival, and most recently screened at North Bend …

I had the chance to watch the short film block, Horror Shorts-B for Nightmares Film Festival 2020. Each film was a treat and spoke to my short horror film-loving heart. Let’s meet the line-up and read my thoughts. The Relic Synopsis: A group of adventurers in search of a mythological …

Nightmares Film Festival 2020 may be finished for the year, but we are still wrapping up some final reviews. I watched the Horror Comedy-A shorts block this year, and there were all gems. Let’s take a look at the films and my thoughts. Gorgar Synopsis: A cautionary tale. I love …

One of the best things about black comedy films is the even balance between humor and suspense. It always gives viewers a tongue and cheek suspense feel while at the same time giving them something to laugh at. This film gave me something to remember it by and that film …