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Scarring Social Horror: ‘SPEAK NO EVIL’ (2022) – Spoiler-Free Review

Speak No Evil

Before I became a father, I can remember some friends telling me “You don’t know what love is until you have kids”. What they should’ve said is, “You don’t know what fear is.” I can’t think of a more unacceptable horror than not being able to protect my children. We …

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‘DOOMSDAY’ (2008) – Who Says Post-Apocalyptic Living Can’t Be Fun?

Okay, well maybe not exactly “fun.” I guess it depends on what all you’re into, and badass women and post-apocalyptic marauders happen to be at the top of my list. With some of these retro reviews, I feel like some kind of champion for films that were mostly unloved at …

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A Tribute To Film Composer Miriam Mayer

With sad, heavy hearts, we regret to announce the passing of the legendary film composer, Miriam Mayer, on March 1st, 2023. The film world not only lost one of its biggest and brightest stars in the industry, but in life in general. She was an amazingly talented individual, not to …

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‘FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN’ (1943): An 80 Year Legacy

Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943)

Before Batman fought Superman, before The Avengers assembled, before Freddy fought Jason, and before Godzilla fought King Kong, another shared universe was born. In 1943, in a successful attempt to revitalize the declining interest in their monsters, Universal Pictures created Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. The film would mark a …

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Coming Soon From Vertical Entertainment: ‘To Catch a Killer’

Coming soon from Vertical Entertainment and director Damián Szifron (Wild Tales) is a new crime thriller, To Catch a Killer. The film stars Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies – TV Series) and Ben Mendelsohn (Bloodline – TV Series). It will be available April 21, 2023. Synopsis: A modern-day Clarice Starling, Eleanor …

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Defending Nobody’s Favorite: Why ‘Scream 3’ Is Better Than You Thought

Scream 3

Recently I conducted a 24 hour survey on SCREAM sequels, asking Twitter their favorite. An overwhelming majority mentioned Scream 2 as their favorite (our writer, Jason, seems to agree). The least favored, however? Scream 3 by a harsh difference. So it’s fair to say it’s not popular. However, I want …

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Interview With Yoko Okumura, Director Of ‘Unseen’ (2023)

Yoko Okumura’s directorial debut, Unseen, is so fucking good. I have not seen a film with such strong female leads in a long time. Midori Francis (Grey’s Anatomy) and Jolene Purdy (Donnie Darko) carry this film from start to finish and I am here for it. All of it. Even …

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Interview: Director Jared P. Scott talks about ‘Who Killed Robert Wone?’

The story of one of the most bizarre and baffling murder cases will be premiering as a two-part docuseries on Peacock from director/producer Jared P. Scott (Age of Consequences 2016). The murder of prominent D.C. attorney Robert Wone occurred in 2006, and still remains an open cold case 16 years …

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Donovan Smith’s ‘Grimoire’ (2022)- Short Film Review

Grimoire

I absolutely adore short stories and short films. So when opportunities arise to review, I take them. Donovan Smith is a writer here at PopHorror and during the pandemic, he wrote, directed, and starred in his short film titled Grimoire. When he told me about it and I watched the …

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