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


The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
A giant killer moth is drinking the blood of young men in a village and only Peter Cushing can stop it in dire 60s British horror.
Aug 5, 2022


Arabian Adventure (1979)
Feeble fantasy from Amicus with flying carpets, evil genies and a load of British actors pretending to be Arabian.
Aug 5, 2022


The Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
Boris Karloff. Christopher Lee. A witch looking for revenge on the descendant of the man who killed her. What could go wrong?
Aug 4, 2022


Quatermass II (1957)
Sequel with Professor Quatermass uncovering an alien conspiracy which could end the world. Top quality sci-fi from the 50s.
Aug 3, 2022


Tarantula (1955)
Giant spider terrorises Arizona in one of the earlier, and better, examples of the 50s atomic monster movie cycle.
Aug 3, 2022


Target Earth (1954)
Extremely cumbersome alien robots invade Earth in this threadbare sci-fi from the 50s.
Aug 3, 2022


Sharktopus Vs Pteracuda (2014)
Nonsensically-named CGI monsters do battle with each other in this daft sequel to a daft film. It does what it says on the tin.
Aug 2, 2022


Slashers (2001)
Who needs Squid Game when you have Slashers? The world's first reality TV horror show where people have to survive being killed by maniacs.
Aug 2, 2022


The Banana Splits Movie (2019)
What happens when kids TV characters turn into killing machines? If you know who the Banana splits are, don't ruin your childhood.
Aug 2, 2022


Dawn of the Mummy (1981)
Dawn of the Zombies would be a more fitting title for this trashy exploitative romp which has all of the hallmarks of Italian horror .
Aug 2, 2022


Scarecrows (1988)
Underrated horror from the 80s featuring killer scarecrows and one of the best tag lines of the decade - "Trespassers will be violated"
Aug 1, 2022


House of Frankenstein (1944)
House of Frankenstein sees the Universal horror characters making extended universes plausible long before Marvel came up with the idea.
Aug 1, 2022


Don't Open Till Christmas (1984)
Mean-spirited and grim British-made horror which does little to get you in the mood for the festive season.
Aug 1, 2022


Stan Helsing (2009)
Painfully unfunny horror spoof which seems to have missed the call from Scary Movie about nine years earlier.
Aug 1, 2022


Earth Vs The Flying Saucers (1956)
"Flying saucers attack! Warning, Take cover!" Plot Operation Sky Hook is a project which is tasked with sending rockets into space to...
Aug 1, 2022
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