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While we did see all the Midnighter and genre entries for SXSW 2021 and are working to catch up on coverage for that, we did also explore several other films in the fest. I thought I would give my thoughts on each of the non-Midnighter/horror screenings I attended at SXSW …

Being a long-time fan of Ralph Bakshi, a subversive and controversial animation director known for using the technique of rotoscoping, I had high hopes for the SXSW 2021 screening of The Spine of Night, his new animated film. When I heard it had a similar dark science fantasy tone to …

I recently had the privilege of watching Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break, which premiered at SXSW 2021. This is a phenomenal dark comedy directed by Nick Gillespie (read our interview with him HERE) and was co-written by himself, Brook Driver, and Matt White. The film stars Tom Meeten (read our …

Check out our interview with the star of Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break, which premieres at SXSW tomorrow. Learn about his career, how the role for Paul Dood came about for him, what his character is like, and much more!   PopHorror – Hi Tom. How is 2021 treating you …

I’ve luckily had the privilege of helping cover SXSW 2021 – one of the best festivals out there. One of the films on my radar is Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break and it was bloody fantastic. Unfortunately, that’s all I can stay until the premiere. I recently had the chance …

Dementer (read our review here), the latest film from Jug Face filmmaker Chad Crawford Kinkle (read our interview with him here), really took me by surprise. I went into it mostly blind as the only thing I knew was that he had cast his sister, who has Down Syndrome, in it. …

Stucco is an SXSW 2020-nominated short film with a star-studded cast that is now available on Gunpowder & Sky’s horror brand ALTER. This is a pretty powerful story that will stick with you long after you’re done watching it. This short was co-directed and co-written by Janina Gavankar (True Blood, …

The SXSW 2020-nominated short film, Stucco (read our review – here). was released in theaters nationwide on March 6. It is now available on Gunpowder & Sky’s horror brand ALTER and I can’t recommend it enough. I was lucky enough to chat with one of the directors and writers of …