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Fantastic Fest 2023: ‘Kill Dolly Kill’ Interview With Filmmaker Heidi Moore

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Kill Dolly Kill being covered here wouldn’t exist. I have been eagerly awaiting the release of Kill Dolly Kill, the sequel to Heidi Moore’s 2016 feature film directorial …

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‘Trauma Therapy: Psychosis’ Asks “What If Self-Help Gurus Are Really Sadists?”

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Trauma Therapy: Psychosis being covered here wouldn’t exist. Trauma Therapy: Psychosis is the sequel to Trauma Therapy (2019) but essentially stands on its own. At least that was …

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The Heart Of Microbudget Filmmaking In ‘Once Upon A Time In Uganda’

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Once Upon a Time in Uganda being covered here wouldn’t exist. Once Upon a Time in Uganda is a feature documentary film that follows Isaac Nabwana (Who Killed …

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Celebrating 35 Years Of David Cronenberg’s ‘Dead Ringers’ With Seven Fascinating Facts Surrounding The Film

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Dead Ringers being covered here wouldn’t exist. David Cronenberg is most well-known for his uncompromising and often gory body horror flicks such as Shivers, Rabid, and the uncomfortably …

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‘X-Files’ Turns 30 This Month And Twice, Was My Salvation

I’ve been getting away from more standard retro-reviews lately. And this The X-Files retro will be no different. Maybe something along the lines of a “love letter” to a series that was a source of comfort for me. Tales of the Unexplained and Bizarre, But on the ‘Small Screen’ I grew …

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When Your Vacation Home Is A Blasted Out Hovel – Vinegar Syndrome’s ‘VACATION OF TERROR’ I and II – Blu-ray Review

Vacation of Terror

I know almost zilch about 1980’s Mexican horror cinema. I mean, I have a weird affinity for the “Coffin Joe” films, but those are Brazilian, and Paul Naschy did a plethora of Spanish language films, but other than the work in the last two decades from Guillermo Del Toro and …

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Did We Axe For Another ‘Killer At Camp’ Flick? John Isberg’s ‘FINAL SUMMER’ (2023) – Movie Review

Final Summer

I have a perfect “early retirement” scheme! Hear me out—find a summer camp, take out some life insurance policies on the counselors, and sit back and watch the cash roll in! I mean, c’mon, they all have: a disgruntled former employee, a grieving parent, a bullied tween all grown up, …

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Dustin Ferguson’s ‘Beyond the Gates of Hell’ (2022) – Movie Review

We at PopHorror have reviewed quite a few Dustin Ferguson films in our time. We’ve checked out Rattlers 2 (2021 – our review), The Beast Beneath (2020 – our review), Moon of the Blood Beast (2019 – our review), Frames of Fear 3 (2020 – our review), Mondo Shock (2017 …

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Barbie, Eat Your Heart Out…Because Jennifer Tilly Is 65!

Sept. 16, 2023 is a pretty momentous day. No, there’s not a major sporting event (to my knowledge) or any national holiday (though this should be considered one). Jennifer Tilly (Bound 1996), one of my all-time favorite Queens of Horror, is officially 65 years old! I’ve always been a massive …

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