Tag Archives: Goblin

It isn’t every day that you come across movies that make you grin with the strange particularity that filmmakers like Dario Argento can bring. Although Demons didn’t get much attention at the time, looking back at the film now, we can’t help but see the genius behind the motion picture. …

There are many horror films out there that have stood the test of time. But what makes them truly recognizable by their audience is through their music. Horror films have long been known to create fear and terror, but the soundtrack is what really helps to provide that bone-chilling, spine-tingling …

Remakes are tricky. A lot of them fall into the trap of being “but with cell phones” copies of their originals. Some are so unique, they might as well be different movies. The best remakes are defined by their intention. By that metric, Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria (2018) is a triumph. It’s …

I have to say that 2018 was a big year for music. There were so many releases from so many different genres this year – usually within weeks of each other – that, at times, it was difficult to keep track of all the new albums and EPs dropping. Bands …

The band S.H.O.U.T. sound akin to a bunch of goblins that got together in their basement one night, perhaps after a long evening of drinking and screaming at other fantasy creatures, found some instruments, and recorded the whole thing in one debaucherous take. Indeed, their most recent release, The Rock’n’Roll Monsters, …

I’ve been watching horror cinema faithfully since High School in the early nineties. When I discovered Italian cinema, my mind was blown, especially Lucio Fulci, Umberto Lenzi, Ruggero Deodato and Dario Argento. In the early wave before a lot of these films even got good VHS treatment from companies like …

Grindhouse Films is a fine German purveyor of only the filthiest underground horror around. With numerous notorious titles under their belts, they have now completed their latest work. Lo Specchio Di Colore Giallo Dell’Anima, which means “Yellow Mirror Of The Soul,” is Grindhouse Films offering to the giallo gods. What I …

Music is one of the most frightening aspects that horror films have. Without their terrifying scores, these films wouldn’t have the same effect on audiences. Today, in honor of SCORE: A Film Music Documentary, which will be in theaters on June 16th, PopHorror looks back on some of the most spine-chilling …