Tag Archives: Witch

Uncannily Ahead Of Its Time: ‘THE DEVONSVILLE TERROR’ (1983) Blu-ray Review

NOTE: This story was published during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the films being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts. Loaded with meaningful subtext, yet still retaining the more exploitative …

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Movie Review: Netflix’s ‘Nightbooks’ (2021) A Dark and Magical Story That Will Bewitch You!

NIGHTBOOKS. WINSLOW FEGLEY as ALEX, KRYSTEN RITTER as NATACHA in NIGHTBOOKS. Cr. CHRISTOS KALOHORIDIS/NETFLIX © 2021

As soon as I saw the official trailer and key art for Netflix’s Nightbooks, I knew it would be right up my alley as I love dark fantasy stories. The film was directed by David Yarovesky with a screenplay by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis, which is based on the …

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Fantasia Fest 2021: Richard Bates Jr’s ‘King Knight’ – Movie Review

After the mixed reception of his last film, Tone Deaf, Richard Bates Jr. (read our interview with him here) has rebounded strong with King Knight, his own film of self acceptance and embracing the art that drives oneself, even if others are telling you not to. Richard Bates Jr. has …

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PopHorror Interviews Heather Doerksen for Her Reprising Role in ‘Van Helsing’

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Heather Doerksen is a versatile actress, who can transform herself into any type of character. She’s played in several different films and TV series over the years including Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, CW’s Charmed, and SYFY’s Van Helsing (final season premiering now). Learn about how she became an actress, …

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‘Hex’ (2017) Movie Review

There are very few horror films that deal with Witches in a historical setting but Hex blends the two in a unique way. The synopsis is as follows: During the English Civil War, two opposing soldiers find themselves trapped in a forest controlled by a Witch. They now must work …

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Review – HANSEL AND GRETEL (2013)

I’m certain all of you know the name The Asylum, the movie studio responsible for such “treasures” as Zoombies, the Sharknado films, Nazis at the Center of the Earth, and many other pieces of fine entertainment. You may also know them as a creator of mockbusters like Sinister Squad, Transmorphers, …

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