Tag Archives: horror

Interview With Stephen Stull, Director of the Sick ‘n’ Wrong Film Festival’s 72-Hour Film Debacle

Sick and Wrong sound like terms best defined in notorious court decisions. For six years now, the Sick ‘n’ Wrong Film Festival has celebrated genre cinema of all codes, creeds, and countries that belongs in such beautiful ambiguity. In a word, Sick ‘n’ Wrong means different, and in these unprecedented …

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Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2020 Review: ‘Come True’ Is Nightmare Fuel At Its Best

The Blood in the Snow Film Festival is one of my favorite festivals out there, and I always look forward to covering it. First up is the sci-fi thriller, Come True. This one had me shaken to my core. I’ve always wanted to know what it would be like to …

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Movie Review: ‘The Dark and the Wicked’ (2020) Is A Haunting, Nightmare-Fueled Experience

The upcoming horror feature, The Dark and the Wicked was a wild and nightmare fueled ride. This film was written and directed by Bryan Bertino. The cast includes Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr., Julie Oliver-Touchstone, and Xander Berkeley. Synopsis for The Dark and the Wicked On a secluded farm, a man …

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Blood in the Snow Film Festival 2020 Review: BJ Verot’s ‘The Return’

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I had the privilege of checking out the new sci-fi paranormal horror thriller, The Return, for the 2020 Blood in the Snow Film Festival. This film was directed by BJ Verot as well as co-written by himself and Ken Janssens. It stars Richard Harmon (Puppet Killer 2019 – read our …

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Interview with Terrie Samundra, Director of the New Netflix Film ‘KAALI KHUHI’

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Terrie Samundra, the director of the new Netflix film, KAALI KHUHI (read our review – HERE). This was a great film and she’s an incredible filmmaker. Learn about her career, the inspiration behind this film, the casting process, and more. PopHorror – …

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Telluride Horror Show 2020 Short Review: ‘Red Light’ Will Make You See RED!

One of my favorite shorts of 2020 is hands down the brilliant horror, Red Light, which premiered at the Telluride Horror Show 2020. It was written and directed by Alex Kahuam (Escondida, Forgiveness). Red Light was a proof of concept and stars horror icons Ted Raimi (Ash vs. Evil Dead, …

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A Gory Good Time: ‘Triggered’ (2020) Movie Review

Triggered is an upcoming horror film directed by Alastair Orr (House on Willow Street 2016). The film stars Liesl Ahlers (Friend Request 2016 – read our review here) and Reine Swart (The Lullaby 2017 – read our review here). Triggered is making its North American debut on November 6, 2020. …

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Movie Review: IFC Midnight’s ‘Kindred’ (2020) is A Mind-Boggling Psychological Thriller

Tamara Lawrance as “Charlotte” in Joe Marcantonio’s KINDRED. Courtesy of IFC Midnight. An IFC Midnight Release.

Man, the last couple of weeks I’ve watched a plethora of amazing thriller and horror films and I can’t get enough of them. It’s definitely been one of the highlights of 2020 for me. One of those films is the new psychological thriller, Kindred from IFC Midnight. The film was …

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Netflix’s ‘His House’ is An Uncomfortable, Anxiety Fueled Thriller – Movie Review

I typically try to stay away from films that I know will make me sad, but I decided to give Netflix’s new thriller, His House, a whirl and let’s just say I wasn’t disappointed. It reminded me of other films that haunted me as a child and left a lasting …

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