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Popcorn Pictures
Reviewing the best (and worst) of horror, sci-fi and fantasy since 2000


Jul 31, 2022
The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
Giant molluscs terrorise the Salton Sea area of California in hugely underrated 50s monster movie.


Jul 31, 2022
The Deadly Mantis (1957)
50s big bug movie about a giant preying mantis is one from the dying days of the genre and it shows.


Jul 31, 2022
The Phantom of the Opera (1962)
Hammer's Gothic take on one of the most famous works of literature of all time - and one of the most adapted.


Jul 24, 2022
Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
Shameless attempt to copy the successful formula of The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is an entertaining fantasy film in its own right.


Jul 24, 2022
To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
Hammer's final theatrical horror film in it's original production run is its most shocking and depraved outing yet!


Jun 19, 2022
Asylum (1972)
Old school horror anthology fun from the masters of the portmanteau, Amicus.


Jun 11, 2022
The Prey (1983)
With one of the best tag lines of the 80 - "It's not human and it's got an axe" comes backwoods slasher The Prey.




Jun 10, 2022
The Sand (2015)
If Blood Beach had been made nowadays, then The Sand is how it might have looked.
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