Can you believe it’s been two decades since the release of BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR (2003)? Synopsis After 13 years in prison, the mad scientist from Re-Animator (1985) gets a new chance to experiment with the arrival of a young prison doctor, who secretly hopes to learn to reanimate dead people. Good …
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Tony Scott’s THE HUNGER (1983) Turns 40! – Ten Fun Facts
Tony Scott’s The Hunger turns 40 this month. To celebrate PopHorror compiled a list of fun facts about the film. The Hunger follows John (David Bowie), who is the lover of the gorgeous immortal vampire Miriam (Catherine Deneuve), and he’s been led to believe that he’ll live forever, too. Unfortunately, …
Read More »Something’s not Right at ‘WRIGHTWOOD’ – Short Film Review
A Prank Gone Too Far? Telling a complete story in a short amount of time is no easy task. More often than not, what I’ve seen come into festivals are highly stylized, beautifully shot scenes, but not full stories. Give me substance over style any day. ‘Wrightwood‘ delivers quite the …
Read More »Chantilly Bridge: Interview With Filmmaker Linda Yellen, And Stars Patricia Richardson And Jill Eikenberry
I realize that Chantilly Bridge isn’t horror, or even horror adjacent. But I was so fascinated by its concept, and that of its predecessor, Chantilly Lace, coupled with the amazing and strong cast, that I had to see it. Chantilly Lace is a 1993 made-for-tv movie that was filmed for …
Read More »‘STRAIN 100’ of Many – Feature Film Review
‘Strain 100’ is a 2020 zombie movie from writer/director Hassan Hussein and screenwriter Todd Klick (‘Followed’ 2018). ‘Strain 100’ follows a group of people surviving a zombie outbreak resulting from a mutation of a flu vaccine. Early on, after the protagonist Jesse (Jemma Dallender ‘I Spit on Your Grave II’ …
Read More »F*ck Space: ‘KIDS VS. ALIENS’ (2023) – Review
When I found out one of my favorite horror anthologies, V/H/S, was getting its own spin-off movie, I was both stoked and concerned. The vignette was Alien Abduction Slumber Party on V/H/S/2 (2013). Now, I’m on the record saying that the V/H/S/2 is a perfect movie – you can read …
Read More »Sadistic Indie: ‘BEYOND DARK DREAMS’ (2021) – Review
As a writer, there’s a short list of things worse than writer’s block. Among those things, surely misplacing your indie movie makes the list. Beyond Dark Dreams was primarily filmed in 2014, most footage was thought lost for the next six years until it was discovered on a hard drive …
Read More »Steve Johnson’s ‘STALKER’ (2022) – Film Review
Stalker movies aren’t really my jam. I have seen some, but they aren’t usually something I’ll pick to watch over other genre movies. With that said, oddly, when I saw the trailer for Stalker (2022), my interest was piqued and I wanted to see it. Let’s get into my thoughts …
Read More »Review: Synapse Films 4K Two Disc Set Of Dario Argento’s ‘Phenomena’
Italian film legend Dario Argento is responsible for some of the most breathtakingly beautiful movies in horror. Significantly contributing to the Giallo sub-genre with films such as Tenebrae, Deep Red, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, Inferno, and of course, Suspiria, Dario Argento saturated screens with what would become his trademark …
Read More »Slasher: Ripper – Interview With Creator Aaron Martin, Showrunner Ian Carpenter, And Stars Paula Brancati And Gabriel Darku
When the first season of Slasher (The Executioner) premiered on the Chiller channel back in 2016, I binged the entire series in one day. It was that good. It was brutal, with a fascinating storyline and remarkable acting. I was hooked. When Chiller folded and faded from existence, there was …
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