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Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Medusa Deluxe being covered here wouldn’t exist. PopHorror: I finished up Medusa Deluxe last night, and I really enjoyed it! I was very impressed by the whole one-take decision. …

What is the Identity Game? While I don’t think anyone would really think of being in a scenario like Identity, we all have friends, or maybe we are that person, who has a zombie apocalypse plan. Or what about thinking about how you’d handle being in a haunted home? I thought …

I have yet to read Chelsea Ichaso’s Little Creepy Things, but after reading Dead Girls Can’t Tell Secrets… I’m officially a fan of her work. This was the perfect young adult murder mystery. I’m a pretty busy woman, but I managed to read this in 2 days and I couldn’t …

The Sinners is a new thrilling murder mystery that is being described as a blend of The Craft meets Seven meets Jawbreakers, and after watching it I can’t think of a more perfect description. This film was directed by Courtney Paige as well as co-written by herself, Erin Hazlehurst, and …

In the early 2000s, murder mystery films began abandoning the simplistic crime and drama angle in favor of complex psychological twists. Although incredible hits such as Identity (2003) and Shutter Island (2010) brought fresh angles to the murder mystery subgenre, it is always fun to see a film reminiscence of old school …

Slasher films of the 70’s and 80’s typically revolve around deranged mask donning knife-wielding monstrosities that often defy death. However, a new type of slasher emerged in the 90’s with films such as Urban Legend, Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. With motive driven mortal killers who …

From Los Bastardz Productions comes the latest in murder mystery slashers. Nightblade tells the story of three childhood friends trying to hunt down a knife-wielding maniac who seems to want them – and everyone they know – dead in a puddle of their own gore. Will they survive long enough …

Abattoir follows investigative reporter Julia Talben (Jessica Lowndes) who’s sister and family are murdered one evening. Less than a week later, the house is already sold and something is missing. The entire room where the murder took place has been gutted from the house. After further investigation, Julia finds a string of …

When I first went to watch the movie Everlasting, Gloria Estefan’s rendition of “Everlasting Love” came to mind. “Open up your eyes, then you’ll realize, here I stand with my everlasting love!” Although this song did not play at all throughout the movie, I somehow wonder if it could have …

Sometimes watching a movie that you don’t know anything about is the way to go. I knew that The Girl On The Train was a novel; however, I did not read it. Many times, people say that the original book is better than the movie, which is exactly why I …