Tag Archives: Sharks

‘THE BLACK DEMON’ Review: A Sharkbuster with Bite – and Heart

The Black Demon

The newest sharkbuster, THE BLACK DEMON, is righting capitalism’s wrongs and giving horror fans the R-rated megalodon movie it’s been waiting for. From Adrian Grunberg, director of Rambo: Last Blood (2019), comes THE BLACK DEMON, starring Josh Lucas (American Psycho, (2000), Fernanda Urrejola (Cry Macho, (2021), Julio Cesar Cedillo (Cowboys vs. Aliens, (2011), …

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Interview with ‘The Reef: Stalked” Writer and Director, Andrew Traucki!

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Everyone loves a good shark film and director/writer Andrew Traucki knows how to tell one! I recently had the privilege of chatting with Andrew about his career, his love for filmmaking, inspirations, and details for his newest film The Reef: Stalked. PopHorror – Hi Andrew. Thanks for chatting with me! …

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No Cage, More Danger And More Blood: ’47 Meters Down: Uncaged’ (2019) Movie Review

With the season coming to an end, I had to end it with a good, old fashioned summer movie, and I chose to watch 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, originally titled 48 Meters Down or 47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter. The first film (read our review here) was okay, but …

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‘Open Water’ (2003) And ‘The Reef’ (2010) – Shark-Infested Survival Horror Greats

Both Open Water and The Reef are well-done shark attack movies, but why do they resonate with some people as being classic? Some people don’t like killer shark movies, and not just because they dislike horror films. They just feel that sharks are given a bad rap. One of the characters in …

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Meet Our Writers: Tracy Allen

Tracy is not only a writer for PopHorror, but she is also a co-owner of the site (along with Tori Danielle) as well as the editor-in-chief. So, now that that part’s out of the way, on to the questions! 1.) What is your favorite horror TV series? I’ve been a …

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47 Meters Down (2017) A Caged Review

When I first saw the trailer for 47 Meters Down, I was really stoked to see the film. One thing, however, that did bring down my spirits was learning that film had actually been released last year but had been pulled from theaters after only a week. Typically, I don’t …

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47 Meters Down Trailer (2017) ‘Open Water’ Meets ‘The Shallows?

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In recent years, galeophobia – the fear of sharks – has filled our gorged and bloody hearts with films like the successful Sharknado franchise, last year’s box office smash The Shallows and even 2011’s box office blunder that was Shark Night 3D. All of these movies have tried to dethrone the best, most untouchable shark movie of …

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Retro Review – JAWS 5: CRUEL JAWS (1995)

You’d be surprised at the amount of crap you can find on YouTube. It’s like having the world’s trashiest video store right at your fingertips – and I’m talkin’ full movies here, folks, not just lame videos uploaded by Joe Average. That’s where I stumbled upon Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws. …

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