Beginning with John Larroquette’s ominous intoning of the set-up (for which, according to him, he was paid the princely sum of one joint), followed by those iconic camera noises, and culminating with a crazed Sally (Marilyn Burns) completely destroyed mentally and physically, giggling in the back of a speeding pick-up …
Read More »Interview: Steve Merlo, Writer And Director Of The TCM Fan Film, ‘The Sawyer Massacre’
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and the character of Leatherface have become titans in the genre since their inception in 1974. The small-budgeted movie made in the heart of the Lone Star State continues to earn fans as new generations discover its greatness. It’s surprising, that despite the popularity of …
Read More »Duane Graves And Justin Meeks’ 70s Themed Shockumentary, ‘Wild Man Of The Navidad,’ Comes To DVD December 7
Duane Graves and Justin Meeks’ The Wild Man of the Navidad comes to DVD on December 7, 2021. It’s brimming with the gritty realism rooted in those 1970s documentaries, the ones that made films all the more unsettling because they didn’t look like movies; they looked like real news! Stuff …
Read More »‘Found Footage 3D’ (2016) Movie Review
Most of our readers know by now that I really don’t care much for found footage films, with the exception of Wekufe: Origin of Evil and Room For Rent (you can read my reviews of the films here and here). I feel like the genre is full of potential to tell a compelling …
Read More »How I Realized My Favorite Horror Movie
When I was approached to join the PopHorror family, I was asked to write about my favorite horror movie. I’ve put it off and off – I’m not going to lie – in hopes that it would be forgotten. The thing is, I can’t really pinpoint just one movie as …
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