Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Satanic Hispanics being covered here wouldn’t exist. I have a hard time with anthologies because if the wraparound is lacking, or there are too many weak entries, then …
Read More »The ‘V/H/S’ Franchise: An Ode to Found Footage
Growing up as an 80s baby, I had heavy console televisions equipped with burnt-out picture tubes, usually with a smaller television stacked on top. It was a classy joint! I loved watching any movie really, but I was always drawn to the world of horror features and shows. What Was …
Read More »Still Savage – 40 Years of Shock and Awe With ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ (1980)
Let’s face it… horror by its very nature is a lightning rod for controversy. It’s the genre of film tailor-made to push the envelope, to take things to extremes where others would dare not tread. We live to test the limits of decency, to see just how much we can …
Read More »Fantaspoa 2019 Review – Catching Up with the Master in ‘Deodato Holocaust’
As a horror fanatic, probably the first thing that springs to mind when you hear the name Ruggero Deodato is Cannibal Holocaust. It’s perfectly natural, crafting one of the most controversial films in history does tend to define your reputation. Admittedly, it was primarily the only place I really knew him …
Read More »PopHorror’s Top 10 Found Footage Horror Films
In a world filled with so many genres of horror, the year 1999 kicked off a brand new subgenre known as “found footage.” Most found footage films involve characters with cameras either on their bodies or being carried by them in some form or another. They are often shaky or …
Read More »‘Butterfly Kisses’ Is An Ingenious Take On The Found Footage Genre
Butterfly Kisses is a new found footage horror film/mockumentary directed by Erik Kristopher Myers (Roulette 2012). The film stars Seth Adam Kallick (8 Ball Clown II 2019), Rachel Armiger (Revan 2015), and Reed DeLisle (Shelter For the Bloodstained Soul 2016). At its center, Butterfly Kisses tells the story of a …
Read More »BITS Festival 2018: ‘Hammer of the Gods’ Movie Review
Director Nick Szostakiwskyj’s Hammer of the Gods is the story of a band called Sled Dog, whose members need some inspiration for new songs and creativity. It’s been ten years since their last hit single, “Backfire,” and as such, they are in desperate need to do something new. Songwriter/guitarist Eric (Rob …
Read More »My Favorite Horror Movie: ‘The Blair Witch Project’ (1999)
When I was asked to write about my favorite horror movie, my knee-jerk response was the 1978 film Halloween. It’s always my answer. But then, I got to thinking what qualifies something as my favorite horror film and I realized I was confusing my favorite villain with my favorite film. …
Read More »Is Blair Witch (2016) Worth the Price of Admission?
So far, 2016 has proven to be a fantastic year for horror films with such releases as Don’t Breathe, The Conjuring 2 and Green Room, among many others. Adding to the excitement of this year’s current hype train is Blair Witch, an official, finally-actually-a-real-sequel sequel to the original Blair Witch Project …
Read More »Double, Double, Toil, and Trouble: 8 Awesome Witch Movies!
Introduction The witching hour is about to begin! With only a few more months until October, Halloween and Halloween-related activities are all I can think about lately. It’s kind of hard not too with this heat wave moving across the nation that leaves us feels like we’re being burned at …
Read More »