We’re big fans of filmmaker Harley Wallen here at PopHorror (read our interview with him here). We’ve covered quite a few of his movies, including Ash And Bone, Tale of Tails, Enigma, Abstruse (our review), Abeyance, Agramon’s Gate (our review), The Initiation, and Eternal Code (our review), and now we’re …
Read More »Wes Craven’s ‘Deadly Friend’ (1986) Turns 35 – Retro Review
Deadly Friend is one of those movies that could easily fly under the radar, given the surplus of famous films that we flocked to in the mid-80s. But it has something of a Made for-TV charm to it that puts it among Wes Craven’s most underrated efforts. A mix of science …
Read More »‘Eternal Code’ (2019) Movie Review: A Battle Between Morals and Greed
Too often are low-budget sci-fi/thriller/action films driven by sloppy CGI that only comes across as a gigantic eye-sore rather than an aspect to add to the thrills it’s meant amplify. Award-winning Agramon’s Gate director Harley Wallen (read our interview with him here) avoids this massive pitfall by relying on a …
Read More »Interview with Jimmy Lee Combs: Driven by the Heyday of Horror
Most horror fanatics would agree that the ’80s and ’90s were the heyday of horror. It was an era that pushed the limits and created nearly every subgenre we know and love today. Driven by his love for the genre, Jimmy Lee Combs explored the roots of some of these …
Read More »Interview with Yan Birch: From Under the Stairs and Beyond
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a horror fan who has not at least heard of the ’90s cult classic horror films The Slumber Party Massacre III and Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Yan Birch, a man whose career in American film was launched by …
Read More »‘Agramon’s Gate’ (2019) Movie Review
Conducting a séance at a house party is all fun and games… that is, until the devil’s left hand uses the spiritual opening to breach the land of the living. Writer/director Harley Wallen (Moving Parts) uses this devious opening to deliver chills in his latest horror feature, Agramon’s Gate. Creating …
Read More »A Look At ‘Terror Tales’ (2016): A Wide Range of Horror Homage
I first heard about the horror anthology Terror Tales when I interviewed Laurene Landon when she mentioned upcoming projects (read that interview here). Other than likely including several stand alone stories of horror – after all, that is what makes an anthology – I had no idea what to expect …
Read More »Interview with Harley Wallen: Swedish Breakdancing to American Film
With an impressive background in MMA to which he has been dedicated since the age of 7, actor and filmmaker Harley Wallen received his first taste of the entertainment business when he was introduced to breakdancing. In pursuit of furthering his acting career, Harley travelled from his home country of …
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