Category: Film Reviews

*This review contains some spoilers.* – “Holy flippin’ fin f*ck!” Those were the exact words that came out of my mouth when I first learned of the concept to Mermaid Down back when the production was crowdfunding through Indiegogo. At the time, I was a full-time university student with barely two nickels to rub together but… Read More ‘Mermaid Down’ (2019) Is the Mermaid Revenge Story We’ve Been Waiting For [REVIEW]

When I was a kid, I fell in love with vampires. The second horror movie I ever saw was the 1987 classic The Lost Boys. The characters were cool, fun, scary and vicious as hell. It set me down a path into a love for all things horror and I have vampires to thank for… Read More Top 5 Underrated Vampire Movies | Pompadour of Terror

Now, here’s a bonafide classic. A treat for the eyes and a film comprised of truly terrifying images. I’m talking about The Gate (1987)… a little Canadian-born, video store generation classic starring an unknown 13-year-old Stephen Dorff and directed by Tibor Takacs (I, Madman and the Rutger Hauer straight-to-video Redline). It resonated with me at… Read More The Gate (1987) Review | Pompadour of Terror

Okay. New “Suspiria”… It should be noted that I watched this on a dreary day so that might influence some of my feelings about this film. I’m going to start this off my making a blanket statement. And this will inform you to read further or dismiss my review and interpretation of this film… whether… Read More Suspiria (2018) Review | Pompadour of Terror

The horror community has been rejoicing over the surge of horror films reaching theater audiences over the last few years, and with André Øvredal and Guillermo del Toro’s Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, another bridge has made itself available to cross for those who wouldn’t typically feast their eyes on the genre.  With… Read More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | REVIEW