Tag Archives: The Blair Witch Project

Interview With Director Eduardo Sánchez For ‘Satanic Hispanics’

Note: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SGA-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, Satanic Hispanics being covered here wouldn’t exist. I have a hard time with anthologies because if the wraparound is lacking, or there are too many weak entries, then …

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The ‘V/H/S’ Franchise: An Ode to Found Footage

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Growing up as an 80s baby, I had heavy console televisions equipped with burnt-out picture tubes, usually with a smaller television stacked on top. It was a classy joint! I loved watching any movie really, but I was always drawn to the world of horror features and shows. What Was …

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Still Savage – 40 Years of Shock and Awe With ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ (1980)

Let’s face it… horror by its very nature is a lightning rod for controversy. It’s the genre of film tailor-made to push the envelope, to take things to extremes where others would dare not tread. We live to test the limits of decency, to see just how much we can …

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Fantaspoa 2019 Review – Catching Up with the Master in ‘Deodato Holocaust’

As a horror fanatic, probably the first thing that springs to mind when you hear the name Ruggero Deodato is Cannibal Holocaust. It’s perfectly natural, crafting one of the most controversial films in history does tend to define your reputation. Admittedly, it was primarily the only place I really knew him …

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PopHorror’s Top 10 Found Footage Horror Films

In a world filled with so many genres of horror, the year 1999 kicked off a brand new subgenre known as “found footage.” Most found footage films involve characters with cameras either on their bodies or being carried by them in some form or another. They are often shaky or …

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‘Butterfly Kisses’ Is An Ingenious Take On The Found Footage Genre

Butterfly Kisses is a new found footage horror film/mockumentary directed by Erik Kristopher Myers (Roulette 2012). The film stars Seth Adam Kallick (8 Ball Clown II 2019), Rachel Armiger (Revan 2015), and Reed DeLisle (Shelter For the Bloodstained Soul 2016). At its center, Butterfly Kisses tells the story of a …

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BITS Festival 2018: ‘Hammer of the Gods’ Movie Review

Director Nick Szostakiwskyj’s Hammer of the Gods is the story of a band called Sled Dog, whose members need some inspiration for new songs and creativity. It’s been ten years since their last hit single, “Backfire,” and as such, they are in desperate need to do something new. Songwriter/guitarist Eric (Rob …

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Is Blair Witch (2016) Worth the Price of Admission?

So far, 2016 has proven to be a fantastic year for horror films with such releases as Don’t Breathe, The Conjuring 2 and Green Room, among many others. Adding to the excitement of this year’s current hype train is Blair Witch, an official, finally-actually-a-real-sequel sequel to the original Blair Witch Project …

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