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Movie Review: Vincent Paronnaud’s ‘Hunted’ (2021) Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?

HUNTED

“Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?” Hunted is the live-action, English-language, and solo directorial debut for acclaimed French filmmaker and comic artist Vincent Paronnaud (Cannes Jury Prize Winner Persepolis, Chicken With Plums). Co-written by Paronnaud alongside Léa Pernollet, the film stars Magritte Award-winning actors Lucie Debay (The Confession) and …

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Movie Review: ‘A Nightmare Wakes’ (2021) Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Comes To Life

A Nightmare Wakes

Shudder has been killing it with their releases lately, and one of their new psychological thrillers is A Nightmare Wakes from Writer/Director Nora Unkel. This film is based on Mary Shelley’s writing of Frankenstein, which is steeped in accurate period details but told with a modern perspective. It stars Alix Wilton …

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‘The Reckoning’ (2021): A Revengeful Thriller During the Great Plague – Movie Review

Charlotte Kirk as Grace Haverstock in the horror film, THE RECKONING, an RLJE Films/Shudder release. Photo courtesy of RLJE Films/Shudder.

I recently watched the new horror thriller drama, The Reckoning. This film was directed by Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, Tales of Halloween) and co-written by himself, Charlotte Kirk (Ocean’s Eight), and Edward Evers-Swindell (The Descent). Charlotte Kirk also stars in the film alongside Joe Anderson (The Ruins), Steven Waddington (Sleepy …

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‘The Queen of Black Magic’ (2020): A Phenomenal Horror Story that Delivers Nightmare Fuel – Movie Review

The Queen of Black Magic

The sins of the past come back with a vengeance in this new film from two of Indonesia’s modern masters of horror. It is one of the best horror thrillers I’ve seen in a long time. The Queen of Black Magic was directed by Kimo Stamboel (HEADSHOT) and written by Joko …

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PopHorror’s Best Horror Movies Of 2020!

PopHorror's Best Horror Movies Of 2020

Let’s be honest. While 2020 was a shit year in general, it was actually a pretty great year for Horror. Thank God. Because while nothing could truly erase the horrors of COVID: a worldwide death toll, record joblessness, a wrecked economy, and a massive toilet paper shortage, at least Horror …

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‘A Creepshow Holiday Special’ (2020) – Movie Review

Christmas is just around the corner, and if you’re still not in the holiday spirit, I have the perfect remedy for you! A Creepshow Holiday Special is now streaming on Shudder and is the perfect mix of horror, comedy, and a splash of Christmas cheer. This holiday special was written …

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Interview With Director Of ‘The Beach House,’ Jeffrey A. Brown

The Beach House, a Shudder original, is an engaging crossbreed of cosmic and body horror. Just when you think you have it figured out, it reminds you that you don’t and throws you for a loop. We have Jeffrey A. Brown, a location manager turned director, to thank for that. …

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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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Josh Ruben’s ‘Scare Me’ (2020) Movie Review: A Fresh, Witty Horror Comedy

To make a good horror comedy these days, you need a delicate balance between the tension and the humor. If it’s too silly, it takes the audience out of the film and they lose interest in its characters. If it’s too serious, it becomes too heavy for people who don’t …

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Interview With Zoe Graham, Star Of ‘Scare Package’

With the recent pandemic and subsequent lockdown of, well… the ENTIRE world, newly released movies came to a screeching halt. With theaters shuttered indefinitely and productions shut down, we were really looking at a very slow, very mundane quarantine. Then Scare Package, a new horror anthology, was released on Shudder. …

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