This piece is an April Fool’s joke I wrote up. It’s five slasher films that only exist in my head, but oh, they are glorious. Truly glorious. Finally! A list of obscure slashers from the 80s you’ve DEFINITELY never seen! As always, Pop Horror has your back this April 1st. Source: Top 5 Golden Age […]
Another PopHorror List I wrote about those movies that are right on the edge but might not be 100% horror. I call ’em Bigfoot Movies, find out why! Some movies can’t be defined. Like Bigfoot, they’ll always be a blur. Luckily, Pop Horror is here to help with the Top 5 Almost Horror Films […]
My usual brand of Splattered Screen ranting, now on Pop Horror! Funny Games (1997), can change the way you watch horror movies forever. Let Pop Horror tell you exactly how with this in depth Retro Review! Source: Funny Games (1997) is Still Disturbingly Amazing 20 Years Later
Another piece for PopHorror I wrote today…I’m uncomfortably proud of these spooky cinematic pairings. Enjoy! When it comes to pairing up horror movies for a week of double features, no one does it better than PopHorror. Source: 7 Nights of Perfect Double Features
Hey, everybody! So occasionally on this blog I’ll be linking to writing that I do for the good people at PopHorror! This is my first piece for them! With his upcoming Netflix series pending, Adam Wingard sees the horror in the Japanese anime Death Note. Here are eleven reasons why you should, too. Source: 11 […]
“What went we out into this wilderness to find?” That’s the opening line to Robert Eggers’ 2015 dread-filled spell of a film, The Witch. It’s a bold move to open with a question, and Eggers backs it up with almost a challenge to the audience. The Witch is a movie that bends reality and defies expectation. […]
So, I mentioned in my review of Devil’s Rejects (found here) that Rob Zombie seems to be in the business of making uniquely unlikable films. His work carries with it a grimy, thick, smear of brutality and meanness. There’s something compelling about sincerely pursuing basic unpleasantness as an aesthetic, and Rob Zombie has sunk his […]
There’s a kind of slow, grand stillness to the American Midwest. It feels like a land forgotten. Something about the seemingly endless stretches of farmland, highways, and grey skies make most of Ohio feel almost post-apocalyptic. It has it’s three cities (Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati), but in between there’s an uncharted quality to the state. When […]
M. Night Shayamalan is back. It’s weird to write that. I’m sure it was weird to read that, but the auteur behind The Happening has given movie goers an exciting film that relied on artfully constructed tension as well as Shayamalan’s insatiable urge to “twist.” This is a return to the toolshed where Shayamalan built well oiled machines like […]
There’s an elegance to old movies, the black and white makes every frame feel like a fitted tuxedo. Watching them now, transforms the viewer into a martini sucking sophisticate watching as square-jawed men and bony-wristed women waltz their way through heightened parlor dramas in opulent mansions. I think this is why I love Vincent Price. […]
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