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BayView Entertainment is proud to announce that two of its own DVD releases are official selections at the Horror-On-Sea Film Festival 2022: Teacher Shortage and Insanity. Both films are available now. Teacher Shortage (2020 – read our review of the film here) – Directed by Troy Escamilla and starring Brinke …

One of my very first reviews for PopHorror was for a little ol’ film called Volumes of Blood (2015 – read the review here). I picked it because I work in a library and I thought it would be fun to watch an entire film of horror tales that take …

One of my favorite filmmakers in the business is Troy Escamilla. I may be a little biased since he’s a fellow Iowan, but if you’ve seen his films… you can’t deny he creates indie horror magic. The community is lucky to have him and to see his growth with each …

I’ve been following Troy Escamilla’s work (read our interview with him here) since I first started writing for PopHorror, just after he had recently finished his first feature, Party Night.(you can read our review here). It wasn’t long after that I backed his second feature, Stirring (read our review here), on Kickstarter. …

Cinematographers often don’t get the love they deserve, but I recognize that many films wouldn’t be the same if it weren’t for that talented person behind the camera. Derek Huey is one of the most talented cinematographers in the indie horror business and with each film his work always improves. …

I live and breathe indie horror. There’s just something so creatively raw and beautiful about it that makes my icy, black heart beat just a little bit faster. That’s why I enjoy supporting the genre in any way I can. I especially love horror anthologies. What’s better than getting to …

I’m always raving about the amazing female actresses in the horror industry, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have my favorite indie guys as well. One of them is the incredibly talented Billy Brannigan, who after watching Party Night and Stirring, I believe has an amazing career ahead of him. …

Christmas may be over (actually my tree is still up), but there’s a never a bad time to watch a Christmas horror movie, especially a new one. For close to a year, I’ve been waiting anxiously for Troy Escamilla’s new film Stirring. After seeing his work in Party Night, I …

There are so many great indie directors in the horror industry right now – you can just feel their passion for the genre shining through in their work. They live it, breathe it, and believe in it. This can certainly be said about Troy Escamilla, the director of the goretastic slasher, Party Night. He’s …

Slashers are always a beloved favorite among horror fans because they have plenty of blood, gore, and sex… I mean, what’s not love? Party Night (2017) delivers a modern day slasher story that’s a blood-splattered love letter to ’80s horror films. But did it succeed at creating an homage to …