Reviews

‘VICTIM NO MORE’ (2022) – A ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH’ Tribute Film Review

Victim No More

It’s been a long, hard road for Jason Voorhees fans. There haven’t been any new entries in the Friday the 13th film franchise since Freddy vs. Jason (read our retro review here) and Jason X (read our retro review here) graced the silver screen more than 20 years ago. There’s …

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GenreBlast 2023: Shorts Blast #3 “The Accursed Hat Trick”- Shorts Review

Accursed

I am a fan of short films. Some of the best horror films I’ve seen have been short films. I was intrigued and looking forward to seeing the GenreBlast 2023 block of shorts, The Accursed Hat Trick. The description of the block was right up my alley. Three long shorts …

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Steve Rudzinski’s ‘CarousHELL 3’ (2023): The Final Ride – Movie Review

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, even though I doubt that you have. A possessed, mass-murdering carousel horse with crude sarcasm butchers an unwitting party crowd. But don’t worry, the wooded theme park attraction was only evil because he was manipulated and weaponized by the government in a …

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‘BETA’ By Sammy Scott – Audiobook Review

Indie author Sammy Scott‘s first novel, BETA, is set to be one of the best novels, if not THE best novel, of the year. It easily became one of my favorites from 2023, and was one of the best debut novels I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Or, in …

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GenreBlast Film Festival 2023: Shorts Block #8 – ‘Horrorblast!’

Note:  This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts.  As a fan of short films, I was excited to …

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Iconic ’80s Actors Inject Life Into ‘Waking Nightmare’ – Movie Review

Note:  This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror fully supports the WGA and SAG-AFTRA and their efforts.  Steve Craig (LA’s last Parking Spot 2016) and Brian Farmer’s …

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Let The Dead Rise Again: The 45th Anniversary of George A. Romero’s ‘DAWN OF THE DEAD’ (1978)

Dawn of the Dead

The Dead will rise again this year for the 45th Anniversary: Dawn of the Dead was first released in Italy in September 1978, and all the OG zombie fans can’t wait to celebrate the walking dead all over again. Dawn of the Dead set the standards a little higher for …

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Review: New Aussie Horror ‘Beaten To Death’ Brings The Pain

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Beaten to Death being covered here wouldn’t exist. Outback Horror has a proud lineage which includes titles such as Wolf Creek, Wake in Fright, Storm Warning, and Charlie’s …

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