One of my very first reviews for PopHorror was for a little ol’ film called Volumes of Blood (2015 – read the review here). I picked it because I work in a library and I thought it would be fun to watch an entire film of horror tales that take …
Read More »Santa Claus Is Coming To Town: ‘Slayed’ (2020) Movie Review
It’s once again time for some holiday horror, PopHorror fam! For this installment, we have the Terror Films’ Christmas slasher, Slayed, from the folks over at Code 3 Films. You may remember them from our reviews of Massacre On Aisle 12 (2016 – read the review here) and 6:66PM (2017 …
Read More »Dana Ziyasheva’s ‘Greatland’ – A Candy-Coated Yet Socially Relevant Movie Review
It was just a few weeks ago when the head-spinning trailer for Dana Ziyasheva’s film, Greatland, was released and the internet lit up with excitement. The whimsical, outlandish colors, black light neon and dailaogue like, “He’s a rabbit! My son is a loving rabbit. And technically, he’s also my brother,” …
Read More »Bad Cookie’s ‘Clout’ Takes Internet Famous To A Whole New Level – Horror Short Review
We’re big fans of Bad Cookie Pictures here at PopHorror. Created by Ariel Hansen and Christopher “Topher” Graham in 2016, the multimedia company specializes in “projects that involve horror, science fiction and everything in between.” They also find the creep factor in our most comforting technologies. In the past few …
Read More »A Conversation With Filmmaker Dana Ziyasheva – What ‘Greatland’ Is Really About
When we think of filmmakers in the movie industry, the first thing that comes to mind are people who have spent their entire lives watching movies. They’re creatives who have imagined telling their own stories, setting up shots and writing lines for tales yet to be told. But there is …
Read More »BITS 2020: ‘Bloodthirsty’ – More Than A Mouthful Movie Review
The best kind of screener to review for any reason is one you’ve never heard of before. You have no preconceived notions about what you’re walking into, so you don’t judge it in any way before you watch it. You don’t think, “Oh, I’m not a big fan of ghost …
Read More »Paula Guran’s ‘The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy And Horror’ Book Review
You can’t swing a dead cat around here without hitting a PopHorror writer who loves short stories. We’ll take them in any form—filmed, animated, written or even spoken. Sharp little chunks of emotion, whether dramatic, funny, terrifying, obscure, or creepy, are what some we horror fans love the most. Are …
Read More »Juan Diego Escobar Alzate’s ‘Luz: The Flower Of Evil (2019) Movie Review
I was recently asked to review Juan Diego Escobar Alzate’s (Séptimo Día documentary series) 2019 Spanish fantasy/horror/western, Luz: The Flower Of Evil, and I agreed to do it as soon as I read the synopsis. Far into the mountains in a community led by a preacher named El Señor, a …
Read More »Interview With ‘Slayed’ Directors Jim Klock And Mike Capozzi
Yes, I’m talking about Massacre On Aisle 12 (2016 – read our review here) again. I can’t help it. This time, I’m talking to the film’s director, Jim Klock, who has just announced a new holiday horror film called Slayed, which was co-directed by him and Filmmaker Mike Capozzi. I was honored …
Read More »‘They Threw Us Away’ By Daniel Kraus – Middle School Horror Book Review
If you’ve read my review of The Living Dead, the 2020 book compiled by the late, great George A. Romero and New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus (read our interview with him here), you’ll know how much I loved it. I’ve been a huge fan of Kraus for years now, …
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