Tag Archives: pophorror

15 Years ago, on April 15th 2011, horror fans were once again thrown face-first into Wes Craven’s dark, creative world when Scream 4 hit theatres. The movie is special because not only did it mark Wes Craven’s final film, it was released 15 years after the original Scream in 1996. …

Two minutes after completing the final, captivatingly dramatic pages of Then We’ll Be Safe the new  psychological thriller by award winning author Jes Hart Stone, I’m left with, not just goosebumps, but a feeling only too familiar to the stories teenage fugitive leads – I WANT MORE! Such is the …

I don’t have children, so I can’t tell you that I understand, or even know, what a parent will do to save or help their child.  This is the question that the new Brad Anderson film, Blood, raises. What would you do, and how far would you go, to save your …

I like found footage films because they’re scary. Something has happened to whomever made these videos and watching them is like an investigation into what led up to their disappearance. There’s an anticipation of seeing something horrible happen. The Outwaters, the new horror film from filmmaker Robbie Banfitch, is horrifying. …

The world doesn’t have enough werewolf flicks, in my humble opinion. The lore of Lycanthropes, their bloodlust, and what I imagine would be a powerful, painful transition into a beast, have always intrigued me.  Contemporary times have left horror fans with a short stack of worthy werewolf titles. Some of …

You would think that if you’re stuck somewhere with no exit, and you’re fighting for your life against sinister forces, that the best place to be stuck besides a grocery store, would be a hospital. You’ve got food, water, bandages and first aid, places to rest. Yeah, it doesn’t always …

Zombies have always been one of my biggest fears. I feel like it’s such a possible reality for humans in this day and age. Especially given how advanced our science is. I think it’s totally believable to think that our government could be doing experiments to make an undead army. …

I don’t have children, so I can’t tell you that I understand, or even know, what a parent will do to save or help their child.  This is the question that the new Brad Anderson film, Blood, raises. What would you do, and how far would you go, to save …

If you get the chance to see the NC-17 version of Brandon Cronenberg’s latest masterpiece, Infinity Pool, do it. It’s the best way to see more of cinematographer Karim Hussain’s work, especially the hallucination scene. The two friends and longtime collaborators have created something truly special and fascinating, and it’s …

I don’t discuss it often, but I am disabled. Every year, when festival season rolls around, I try to make sure to support a fellow disabled artist. This year’s first choice was Ella Glendining’s documentary, Is There Anybody Out There? I wasn’t sure what to expect going in. Would it …