We live in a world consumed with outward appearances. What makes a person beautiful? Turn on the television, or page through a magazine, we’re bombarded incessantly with toned bodies and gorgeous faces trying to sell us everything we need to look our best on the outside. From fashion and makeup …
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2019 BITS: ‘She Never Died,’ An Electric Companion Piece To ‘He Never Died’
Playing at the 2019 Blood in the Snow Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, is an amazing new film directed by Darken’s (2017) Audrey Cummings (read our interview with her here) called She Never Died. The film stars Olunike Adeliyi (The Prodigy 2019 – read our review here), Peter MacNeill (A …
Read More »Interview with Filmmaker Adam Egypt Mortimer of ‘Daniel Isn’t Real’
This past September I attended Beyond Fest for the screening of Richard Stanley’s long-awaited Color Out of Space. It played a double feature with Adam Egypt Mortimer’s Daniel Isn’t Real, a horror story about a traumatized young man who awakens his childhood imaginary friend to help him cope. Both films …
Read More »Interview With ‘She Never Died’ Director Audrey Cummings!
So many amazing films have premiered this year, including Audrey Cummings’ She Never Died (read our review – here). It is currently having a very successful festival run. We had the chance to watch it for Screamfest and this Friday it premieres at BITS 2019. I was stoked to be …
Read More »PopHorror Interviews the Stars of New Western Horror ‘Black Wood’
Last week, we posted our interview with the director and one of the producers for the upcoming Western Thriller, Black Wood. The film is directed and written by Chris Canfield and produced by Eric Corneliuson and Ryan M Hall. It stars Bates Wilder, Tanajsia Slaughter, Stelio Savante, David Fralick and …
Read More »Interview With ‘Candy Corn’s’ Matt O’Neill: For The Passion Of Storytelling
Bitten by the acting bug in high school, Matt O’Neill began exploring theater and film in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. To fulfill his creative drive for storytelling and further cultivate his skill and love for his craft, the actor eventually made the leap to Los Angeles. Hitting the ground …
Read More »Blu-Ray Review (2019) ‘Bliss’ is A Blood-Drenched Story Layered With Madness
From Dark Sky Films comes a disturbing new horror entitled Bliss. Ever since this film hit the festival circuit, I was dying to see it. Would it live up to its hype? This off the walls horror story was directed and written by Joe Begos (The Mind’s Eye). It has …
Read More »BHFF 2019: Carlen May-Mann’s ‘The Rat’ (2019) And Its Gnawing Sense of Dread
The horror genre has a fascination with teens. Whether werewolf, ghost, masked killer or clown, the threat always comes for teenagers first if it can. I believe the teen is most often burned on horror’s bier because of their uncertainty. They are children in many ways, but on the cusp …
Read More »BHFF 2019: The Flavorful Fear In ‘Bakemono’ Horror Short Review
With Stranger Things, Tigers Are Not Afraid, (read our reviews here and here) and It (read our reviews here and here), people are rediscovering the terrifying magic of being a child. More than being vulnerable, the willingness in children to believe in the fantastical creates a grounded atmosphere for nightmares to …
Read More »‘Episode 3.4: Malvolia’s Halloween Party’ (2019) Review: Trick or Treat?
I’m a little behind on my Halloween festivities this year, but one of my favorite traditions is watching Malvolia devour her victims. Episode 3.4: Malvolia’s Halloween Party is her newest event and it’s possibly one of her best parties yet. Oodles of blood and delightful screams. Malvolia’s Halloween Party was …
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