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‘Night of the Living Dead:’ The Birth of a Genre and My Love For Horror

In 1968, an independent horror film was being written, directed, photographed and edited by a man who would soon make such an impact on the horror genre that his name would not ever be recognized by anyone familiar with the genre. That movie was Night of the Living Dead and the …

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Movie Review – ‘Apocalypse Rising’ (2018)

Richard Lowry’s Apocalypse Rising (2018) is a mix of sci-fi, horror, and comedy all wrapped up in 83 minutes of pure entertaining glory. This movie creates its own track of footsteps as a combination of two popular television series: The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones. There’s a subtle whiff of …

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PopHorror Goes To ScareLA Los Angeles, CA 2018: Summertime Halloween

People are generally surprised when I admit to never having attended a horror convention, and they’re not alone. I’m surprised at this unfortunate fact. However, after interviewing Jon Schnitzer (which you can find here) and Shar Mayer (which you can find here) for their hit documentary, Haunters: The Art of …

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A Bad Day At The Lab – ’28 Days Later’ And The Horror of Accidents

28 Days Later is a very memorable horror film, and not just because of it’s a fast-paced, raging “zombies.” It also looks at the horror of accidents. Let me explain. Released in 2002, Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later has aged pretty well. It is a thoroughly modern, action-packed movie, but not overbearingly …

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‘Face of Evil’ (2018): Conspiracy, Chaos and Zombies Movie Review

When first hearing that filmmaker Vito Dinatolo’s full-feature directorial debut, Face of Evil, would tackle a viral epidemic and a nationwide conspiracy with a small, independent budget, I was skeptical, to say the least. Intending to feature a national crisis, government corruption and a quick spreading zombie plague on an estimated …

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Fifteen Years After ’28 Days Later…’ A Retro Review

28 Days Later… first graced American screens 15 years ago this month. I remember it vividly because my wife and I were expecting our first child, and I’m sitting there thinking that it’s either going to scar him in utero or give him an unexplainable affinity for horror. Well, neither …

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‘State of Decay 2’ Gaming Review

Undead Labs‘ latest zombie survival game, State of Decay 2, just released on Xbox One and PC, and I’ve been spending the past week playing and getting a feel for the game. If you’re not familiar with the series, State of Decay originally released in 2013 for the Xbox 360, with a follow-up …

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‘Feral’ (2018) A Hungry, Hungry Horror Flick

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For the last five years, all I’ve wanted to do is go camping in the summer. Life always gets in the way, and before I know it, another year goes by and camping did not happen. After watching Feral, I am now grateful that those plans have always fallen through. Directed …

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Isle of The Dead (1993) PC Game Review

When you think horror games, you think Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Bioshock, or the more recent Alien: Isolation. Back in the 1980s, Nintendo and Atari’s limited graphics made it almost impossible for horror-based video games to be scary. Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street …

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‘Dead Jack And The Soul Catcher’ by James Aquilone (2018) Book Review

Last year, I reviewed Dead Jack And The Pandemonium Device, the debut novel from writer James Aquilone (you can read my review here). Ever since, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the sequel. The time has finally come. Dead Jack And The Soul Catcher was released this week. Did it measure up …

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