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Nitehawk Cinema and Visual Vengeance have partnered to host an ongoing monthly theatrical series called Shot on Video dedicated to vintage microbudget genre independents from the 1980s through the 2000s. Full info on the series is available HERE. The inaugural month will kick off Thursday, September 1st with the infamous …
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Welcome to the Slave Pit… Interview With GWAR’S Michael Derks AKA BälSäc The Jaws Of Death
There’s a brand new documentary on coming out this summer on the outrageous shock rock band, GWAR, called This Is GWAR (our review). This magnificence is directed by Scott Barber (The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story) and features live and behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with many of the members and …
Read More »Matt Cunningham’s ‘3 Demons’ (2022) Leaves You Asking “How Much Is Too Much?” – Movie Review
Mixing two ingredients is a classic way to revitalize things that have become a bit overdone on their own. Mix some jelly into your peanut butter sandwich? Wham. You’ve got PB&J. Mix some comedy into your horror movie? You’ve got a nice way for audiences to get relaxed in between …
Read More »Looking Back On Michael Gornick’s ‘Creepshow 2’ (1987) – Retro Review
Released on May 1, 1987, Michael Gornick’s Creepshow 2 just happens to turn 35 this month. That’s some respectable company to be in. The summer of 1987 was epic for movie releases. I can’t even begin to do it full justice. Let me just mention a few: The Lost Boys, …
Read More »Interview With ‘The Scout’ Writer/Director Michael Kallio
The Scout is a found footage horror film that takes the perspective of an in-progress, behind-the-scenes documentary on a fictional, micro budget horror film gone wrong. We wanted to share our chat with Writer/Director Michael Kallio about the film. PopHorror: Hi Michael! Thank you so much for agreeing to do …
Read More »Dorff Goes to Hell: Tibor Takács’s ‘The Gate’ (1987) Retro Review
This year is the 35th anniversary of the kid-friendly horror classic, The Gate, written by Michael Nankin, directed by Tibor Takacs, and released on May 15th of 1987. It is a cautionary tale of every parent’s worst nightmare: their child accidentally performs a Satanic ritual and opens up a gateway …
Read More »Interview With ‘Psycho Ape!’ Director Addison Binek
Addison Binek’s Psycho Ape! might seem like just another goofy, low-budget horror spoof… well, okay. It is. But sometimes that’s what a person wants to see! The movie is intensely self-aware, always making it clear that it’s about a Psycho Ape (Stephen Albers) going around killing people. However, there is …
Read More »Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner’s ‘Wyrmwood: Apocalypse’ (2022) – Movie Review
In my humble opinion, Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner’s Wyrmwood: Road Of The Dead (2014) is one of the best action zombie movies ever made. Part grindhouse, part Mad Max, part Train to Busan (2016 – our review), this gory, ultra-violent Ozploitation flick took the rather plodding zombie subgenre and flipped …
Read More »Shudder Announces Long Lineup Of Films For April 2022
Check out all of the stuff you can see on Shudder next month! Between the Shudder Original movies and series, new horror films and some of our favorite genre classics, there’s something for everyone this April. New Shudder Originals And Exclusives Night’s End – Premieres March 31 In Night’s End, an anxious …
Read More »Somtow Sucharitkul’s ‘The Laughing Dead’ (1989) Vinegar Syndrome 4k Restoration Blu-ray Review
I’d like to start this review with a big thank you to Vinegar Syndrome. Not only do they share screener copies of their releases, but thanks to them, cult classic and strange films that are hard to find are preserved in the best quality available. Without their hard work, I …
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