Tag Archives: thriller

PopHorror’s Top 25 Favorite Horror Movies of 2018

Top 25 Favorite horror films

When I hear people say, “Man, barely any horror movies came out this year,” I just roll my eyes and laugh. Although there weren’t a lot of mainstream horror films to come out in 2018, there were a notable amount of indie horrors that are must-see masterpieces. Never limit your …

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Interview with Justin McConnell: Director of ‘Lifechanger’

lifechanger

The end of the year is approaching and I’ve been reminiscing about all the amazing horror movies that have came out this year. One of them is the highly praised horror thriller, Lifechanger (read our review here), directed by Justin McConnell. I recently had a chance to talk with Justin …

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Blu-Ray Review (2018): ‘Monster Party’ is Brutally Entertaining

RLJE Films has delivered quite the range of amazing horror films this year. I just recently watched their new release, Monster Party, which is available on DVD and Blu-Ray. It was absolutely insane and brutally entertaining. Although I had read the synopsis beforehand, nothing could have prepared me for blood …

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Inside the Brilliant Mind of Director Simone Kisiel

Simone

Sometimes you meet someone and you just instantly connect. That was how I felt when I met Director Simone Kisiel at the 2018 Women in Horror Film Festival. We had chatted a few times before on social media, but meeting her in person was one of the highlights of my …

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Blu-Ray Review: ‘Await Further Instructions’ (2018) Makes You Question Your Sanity

Await Further Instructions

It’s the time of year for Holiday horror films and I recently got to watch one that definitely stands out from the run of the mill Christmas horror stories. Await Further Instructions caught me by surprise and took me on one hell of a crazy ride. Was that ride one …

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Interview with ‘Between Words’ Maria Pulera: A Director with Artistic Inspiration

Fascinated with movies from a young age, Maria Pulera has always aspired to direct her own feature films. Recently, this passionate filmmaker has garnered some worthy attention for her second feature, Between Worlds, starring Nicolas Cage. I had the pleasure of speaking with Maria about her new film, maybe even answering …

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BITS 2018: ‘Fugue’ Movie Review

In Tomas Street’s (The Plan 2011) feature length directorial debut, Fugue is about an amnesic named Malcolm (Jack Foley: Lifechanger 2018). The film immediately put me on edge as I watched Malcolm wake up, unsure of who or where he was. It was such an uneasy feeling that, if it wasn’t for …

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‘Welcome to Mercy’ (2018): Beautifully Terrifying Movie Review

Kristen Ruhlin in Welcome to Mercy

Although I do enjoy possession films, they are not my favorite horror subgenre. There’s just so many out there filled with too much regurgitated material, so it takes a compelling story to peek my interest. IFC Midnight has released several killer titles this year, and when I heard about Welcome …

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Hulu’s ‘Light as a Feather’ Series is Hauntingly Perfect

Light As A Feather

Despite everyone raving about Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House, I decided to go against the grain and binge watch another Hulu series called Light as a Feather. It’s definitely marked towards a younger age group, but I enjoy horror and thrillers of all type, so I thought, “Why not give …

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Review of Assaf Bernstein’s ‘Look Away’ (2018)

As someone who was bullied throughout junior and high school, as well as backhanded compliments from family members, I’ve always wondered what it would be like to say or even do exactly what I was thinking. In my mind, it never ends well, so I mostly just kept it all …

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