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Dracula Untold (2014), Extraterrestrial (2014) and The Walking Dead season 5 premiere are all lined up for discussion tonight as the grue-crew review both films and the hit AMC television program. Dave and Doc also provide the weekly Z Nation update.

Dave shares the horror news of the week with a barrage of television updates about American Horror Story: Freak Show, The Following, Resident Evil and The Other Dead on Animal Planet.

Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Dave Dreher, Thomas Mariani and Vixen, the voice of reason, are back again this week to give you the best in horror as they recap, review and obliterate all that is horror this week! This week we announce that it is time to remind you about the contest to win a fantastic Halloween mask from Ghoulish Productions.

Horror News Radio The Official HorrorNews.Net Podcast Episode 80 – Dracula Untold - The Walking Dead - Extraterrestrial Subscribe – iTunes – Facebook – Stitcher

Universal begins its attempt to wrangle its stable of "monsters" into a shared property, a share franchise, much like The Avengers, with the release of Dracula Untold. The grue-crew have been dreading this film for sometime, even jokingly labeling the film Dracula Unseen. Aside from Dave, who may have been literally offended by the film, the reviews are surprising positive but with reservations. Horror? No, not at all. Action film? Yeah, Doc and Thomas even suggest it is closer to a superhero film. Twists and turns, baby.

Terminus, oh, my. That story is continued in the season 5 premiere of The Walking Dead in surprising and exciting ways. With 17 million plus viewers, The Walking Dead kills its start this year with gore, action and powerful emotion. And a surprise or three. Yes, even Thomas was seduced into watching this episode.

Joseph Perry returns as the HNR man-on-the-street, or better yet man-abroad, as he provides the first report from the popular Busan International Film Festival. The films covered this week are Live TV from South Korea and Ghost Rituals from Malaysia.

Doc admits to being a fan of The Vicious Brothers, the directing team behind Grave Encounters. They are back with a sci-fi horror mash up with aliens and cabin in the woods blend of action, shocks, gore and humor. The film is called Extraterrestrial featuring the ever popular Michael Ironside in a cameo/supporting role. The film gets a seal of approval from The Black Saint.

Dave brings you the Horror News of the Week with news of a potential Resident Evil TV series in the works. Both American Horror Story: Freak Show and The Walking Dead debuted so strongly that each immediately received orders for their next seasons, to no ones surprise. Animal Planet is getting into the zombie craze with a series called The Other Dead. The Following displayed a promo trailer for season 3 at NYCC. The Butchers is looking to bring back all the infamous serial killers in one film.

Horror News Radio is teaming up with Ghoulish Productions out of Atlanta, GA to give away an awesome and gruesome MASK just in time for Halloween! Check out the visual for BLURP CHARLIE! Oh, my! Fantastic! The contest is open until Midnight, Sunday October 19, 2014 (EST) to enter. Just head over to http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-ghoulish for the change to win this incredible prize. The contest is open to US addresses only. But! Ghoulish Production is also offering an exclusivecoupon for all HNR listeners to save 10% off your entire order, just type in the coupon code HNR to get your discount! Just head over to http://www.ghoulishproductions.com to check out all the kick ass masks.

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Special thanks and a big shout out goes to the band Tear Out The Heart and Victory Records for allowing HorrorNews.Net to sample music from their single Undead Anthem for the podcast’s intro and outro theme music. Check them out and tell them The Official HorrorNews.Net Podcast sent you their way!

Monsters Among Us is the title of the first episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show. The show treats its viewers to all kinds of oddities: a woman with two heads, the bearded lady, the tattooed seal boy, the lobster boy and Elsa Mars, cabaret star. Just don't call them Freaks! This season starts off with a slow build paying close attention to Else, Dott and Bette and Jimmy Darling while introducing only a handful of the remaining cast. And then there's Twisty the Clown, quite possibly the most disturbing visual since Pennywise the clown from Stephen King's It.

Welcome to The American Horror Story Fan Podcast: Freak Show. This the unofficial podcast about the hit FX Horror Television show American Horror Story by fans for fans as brought to you by HorrorNewsTV.com and DocRotten.com. Now in its fourth highly anticipated season, the award winning genre show is set to push even more boundaries and break even more unimaginable taboos with Freak Show. The theme this season is a carnival struggling to survive in Jupiter, Florida in 1952. Returning to co-host the fan podcast are Doc Rotten and Thomas Mariani.

The American Horror Story Fan Podcast: Freak Show Episode 1 – Monsters Among Us

Things to look forward to after the recap each episode are Thomas providing his favorite Crazy Moment of the Week of the week and Doc shares his favorite Outrageous Theory of the Week. Out of all the nutty things that show creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk could possibly shove into a single episode, what could Thomas possibly settle upon? And what theory could possibly come out of Doc’s warped mind to shed any light into the Freak Show's visual treats of wonder and horror? Listen to the podcast and find out.

We also want to hear from you! The American Horror Story Fan Podcast is designed with the fan in mind and listener feedback is encouraged. That’s right, we want to hear from you! To help you out, we have a Speakpipe account set up for you to leave your Voice Messages. Click on this link and leave Doc and Thomas your thoughts. What are your theories? What was the craziest moment of the show? Who’s your favorite character? Which character do you despise the most? The service is free and no number is required, all you need is a PC and mic.

Monsters Among Us is the title of the first episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show. The show treats its viewers to all kinds of oddities: a woman with two heads, the bearded lady, the tattooed seal boy, the lobster boy and Elsa Mars, cabaret star. Just don't call them Freaks! This season starts off with a slow build paying close attention to Else, Dott and Bette and Jimmy Darling while introducing only a handful of the remaining cast. And then there's Twisty the Clown, quite possibly the most disturbing visual since Pennywise the clown from Stephen King's It.

Welcome to The American Horror Story Fan Podcast: Freak Show. This the unofficial podcast about the hit FX Horror Television show American Horror Story by fans for fans as brought to you by HorrorNewsTV.com and DocRotten.com. Now in its fourth highly anticipated season, the award winning genre show is set to push even more boundaries and break even more unimaginable taboos with Freak Show. The theme this season is a carnival struggling to survive in Jupiter, Florida in 1952. Returning to co-host the fan podcast are Doc Rotten and Thomas Mariani.

The American Horror Story Fan Podcast: Freak Show Episode 1 – Monsters Among Us

Things to look forward to after the recap each episode are Thomas providing his favorite Crazy Moment of the Week of the week and Doc shares his favorite Outrageous Theory of the Week. Out of all the nutty things that show creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk could possibly shove into a single episode, what could Thomas possibly settle upon? And what theory could possibly come out of Doc’s warped mind to shed any light into the Freak Show's visual treats of wonder and horror? Listen to the podcast and find out.

We also want to hear from you! The American Horror Story Fan Podcast is designed with the fan in mind and listener feedback is encouraged. That’s right, we want to hear from you! To help you out, we have a Speakpipe account set up for you to leave your Voice Messages. Click on this link and leave Doc and Thomas your thoughts. What are your theories? What was the craziest moment of the show? Who’s your favorite character? Which character do you despise the most? The service is free and no number is required, all you need is a PC and mic.

DC comics takes over Monday nights on FOX this year with entertaining series GOTHAM. Jim and Harvey investigate a series of murders where the victims are attached to a giant weather balloon and launched into the atmosphere to die. The media declares the murderer a vigilante and names him The Balloonman. All that and more on this week's episode...

HORROR NEWS TV GOTHAM FAN PODCASTSeason 1 Episode 3 – The Balloonman

The third episode of GOTHAM receives luke warm to negative reviews on this week's Horror News TV Gotham Fan Podcast. While the main focus of the episode is about Balloonman and the implications of the city's first "vigilante," it's the Oswald Cobblepot subplot that has this podcast all excited. Robin Lord Taylor livens up even the most mundane, sluggish episode with his lively, entertaining portrayal of The Penguin. Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore and Joey Fittos discuss the tone, the characters and the future of GOTHAM.

As always, we want your feedback, so drop us a line at [email protected] and we’ll talk next week as we continue to explore the darker corners of the city with the HORROR NEWS TV GOTHAM FAN PODCAST.

A very special thank you goes to Joe Melluzzo and Night Spirit for giving the podcast permission to use of their new hit song, Fire, in the intro and outro of the show. Check them out and tell them the Horror News TV Gotham Fan Podcast sent you their way! Check out the show notes for links to You Tube, iTunes, Amazon, Facebook and The Night Spirit website. "Night Spirit is a modern metal group that adds a powerful twist to the music and story that will bring you into a different world. Please join Night Spirit at www.Facebook.com/Thenightspirit to connect with us directly, and www.thenightspirit.net for more info on us." - Joe Melluzzo

Annabelle (2014) scares up some solid box office but struggles to gain ample praise from the HNR grue-crew. The film dives into the back story of the creepy-as-all-get-out doll from The Conjuring. Watch your basements!

Dave shares the horror news of the week with news of Twin Peaks, ABC's of Death 2 and Adam Green's Happy Halloween. Did we mention, Twin Peaks? Thomas discusses Gone Girl from director David Fincher.

Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Dave Dreher, Thomas Mariani and Vixen, the voice of reason, are back again this week to give you the best in horror as they recap, review and obliterate all that is horror this week! This week we announce that it is time to remind you about the contest to win a fantastic Halloween mask from Ghoulish Productions.

Horror News Radio The Official HorrorNews.Net Podcast Episode 79 – Annabelle - Gone Girl Subscribe – iTunes – Facebook – Stitcher

Annabelle (2014) Expanding the story behind the possessed doll introduced in the intro to The Conjuring, Annabelle tries hard to scare and entertain audiences across the globe. Gauging from the week end box office, the film seems to have struck a chord with horror and film fans. The blandest of bland main characters lumber along until a demon enters into the picture to spice things up. A few good, well orchestrated scenes a great horror film does not make. The grue-crew discuss the successes and failures found in Annabelle.

What Have You Been Watching: Gone Girl Thomas Mariani jumps in with a review of David Fincher's latest film, Gone Girl. The film receives high praise from Thomas who dances around all the plot twists and surprises in the film. He cautiously discusses deserved Oscar nods and shares it is NOT a date movie!

Horror News of the Week for 10/06/2014 Dave returns to bring you the Horror News of the Week with news of the return of Twin Peaks from David Lynch coming to Showtime in 2016. Annabelle has drawn out Don Mancini to proclaim he wants to make Chuck vs Annabelle. Yeah, right. Vampires and Werewolves attack in Joe Dante's Ombre Amore and no one really cares. The marketing behind ABC's of Death 2 are stirring up a stink with 26 NSFW pictures from the film, one for each segment. Director Adam Green return with another Happy Halloween short.

Contest: Ghoulish Productions presents the mask, Blurp Charlie Horror News Radio is teaming up with Ghoulish Productions out of Atlanta, GA to give away an awesome and gruesome MASK just in time for Halloween! Check out the visual for BLURP CHARLIE! Oh, my! Fantastic! The contest is open until Midnight, Sunday October 19, 2014 (EST) to enter. Just head over to http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-ghoulish for the change to win this incredible prize. The contest is open to US addresses only. But! Ghoulish Production is also offering an exclusivecoupon for all HNR listeners to save 10% off your entire order, just type in the coupon code HNR to get your discount! Just head over to http://www.ghoulishproductions.com to check out all the kick ass masks.

Doc Rotten: twitter @doc_rotten, letterboxd DocRottenDave Dreher: facebook drehershouseofhorrors, twitter @savinifanSantos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr.: facebook theblacksainthnn, twitter @tbssaysyou, letterboxd TheBlackSaintThomas Mariani: twitter @notthewhostommy. , letterboxd SilentTomVixen: twitter @purevixen44

Horror News Radio: http://horrornewsradio.com/feedback

Special thanks and a big shout out goes to the band Tear Out The Heart and Victory Records for allowing HorrorNews.Net to sample music from their single Undead Anthem for the podcast’s intro and outro theme music. Check them out and tell them The Official HorrorNews.Net Podcast sent you their way!

With episode 13, The Strain reaches its season 1 finale with THE MASTER. Eph, Nora, Abraham, Fet, Dutch and Zach head into the den of the beast to go face to face with the Master and his vampire horde. It all comes down to this epic confrontation. All that and more on this week's episode...

HORROR NEWS TV THE STRAIN FAN PODCASTSeason 1 Episode 13– The MasteriTunes – Subscribe – Facebook

The Strain season 1 comes to a close as the finale battle between our heroes and the ancient evil horror comes to a head. Unfortunately for Eph and Abraham, the Master has a few tricks up his sleeve revealing that sunlight is not as deadly to the Master as it is to his servants. In other parts of the show, Palmer and Eichhorst engage in some unique political maneuvering while Gus meets up with a group siding with a trio of creatures called, The Ancient Ones. Doc and Dave have lots to discuss as the recap episode 13 of The Strain.

As always we want your feedback so drop us a line at [email protected] or [email protected] and we’ll talk next week as we continue to bring you our 13 nights of fear with HORROR NEWS TV THE STRAIN FAN PODCAST.

A very special thank you goes to Joe Melluzzo and Night Spirit for giving the podcast permission to use of their new hit song, Fire, in the intro and outro of the show. Check them out and tell them the Horror News TV The Strain Fan Podcast sent you their way! Check out the show notes for links to You Tube, iTunes, Amazon, Facebook and The Night Spirit website. "Night Spirit is a modern metal group that adds a powerful twist to the music and story that will bring you into a different world. Please join Night Spirit at www.Facebook.com/Thenightspirit to connect with us directly, and www.thenightspirit.net for more info on us." - Joe Melluzzo

Welcome to The American Horror Story Fan Podcast: Freak Show. This the unofficial podcast about the hit FX Horror Television show American Horror Story by fans for fans as brought to you by HorrorNewsTV.com and DocRotten.com. Now in its fourth highly anticipated season, the award winning genre show is set to push even more boundaries and break even more unimaginable taboos with Freak Show. The theme this season is a carnival struggling to survive in Jupiter, Florida in 1952. Sweet!

Returning to co-host the fan podcast are Doc Rotten and Thomas Mariani. Each week they will recap and review each episode. Tonight, they are looking forward to the upcoming season with a special episode 0 show to examine the themes, characters and promise of the what is known about Freak Show thus far: which actors return; who is added to the cast; and, which character is the first in the history of AHS to become a recurring character from season to season.

The American Horror Story Fan Podcast: Freak ShowEpisode 0 – Don't Call Us Freaks

Things to look forward to after the recap each episode are Thomas providing his favorite Crazy Moment of the Week of the week and Doc shares his favorite Outrageous Theory of the Week. Out of all the nutty things that show creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk could possibly shove into a single episode, what could Thomas possibly settle upon? And what theory could possibly come out of Doc’s warped mind to shed any light into the Freak Show's visual treats of wonder and horror? Listen to the podcast and find out.

We also want to hear from you! The American Horror Story Fan Podcast is designed with the fan in mind and listener feedback is encouraged. That’s right, we want to hear from you! To help you out, we have a Speakpipe account set up for you to leave your Voice Messages. Click on this link and leave Doc and Thomas your thoughts. What are your theories? What was the craziest moment of the show? Who’s your favorite character? Which character do you despise the most? The service is free and no number is required, all you need is a PC and mic.

DC comics takes over Monday nights on FOX this year with entertaining series GOTHAM. Addressed only as "Cat," Selina Kyle takes the title role this week as she becomes entangled in a disturbing plot to kidnap the street kids of Gotham City. Detectives Bullock and Gordon must race to save her from the clutches of the Dollmaker. All that and more on this week's episode...

HORROR NEWS TV GOTHAM FAN PODCASTSeason 1 Episode 2 – Selina Kyle

The second episode of GOTHAM receives mixed but positive reviews on this week's Horror News TV Gotham Fan Podcast. While the uneven tones and cross between goofball villains (Lili Taylor and Frank Whaley ) and dark turns (13 year old Kyle claws out a man's eyes) confuse the hosts, the fascinating and entertaining turn from Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot (AKA The Penquin) is a winning highlight of the show. Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore and Joey Fittos discuss the tone, the characters and the future of GOTHAM.

As always, we want your feedback, so drop us a line at [email protected] and we’ll talk next week as we continue to explore the darker corners of the city with the HORROR NEWS TV GOTHAM FAN PODCAST.

A very special thank you goes to Joe Melluzzo and Night Spirit for giving the podcast permission to use of their new hit song, Fire, in the intro and outro of the show. Check them out and tell them the Horror News TV Gotham Fan Podcast sent you their way! Check out the show notes for links to You Tube, iTunes, Amazon, Facebook and The Night Spirit website. "Night Spirit is a modern metal group that adds a powerful twist to the music and story that will bring you into a different world. Please join Night Spirit at www.Facebook.com/Thenightspirit to connect with us directly, and www.thenightspirit.net for more info on us." - Joe Melluzzo

The Sacrament (2013) has its roots grounded firmly in the true story surrounding the Jonestown tragedy from 1978. The similarities have many of the HNR grue-crew scratching their heads wondering what the film's director Ti West is really up to. The discussion gets heated beginning with an explanation of what happened to covering The Guest.

Doc shares the horror news of the week with news of The Walking Dead companion series, American Horror Story Freak Show and Five Nights at Freddy's. Doc and Santos discuss Mutantis. Just what the hell is Mutantis?

Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Dave Dreher, Thomas Mariani and Vixen, the voice of reason, are back again this week to give you the best in horror as they recap, review and obliterate all that is horror this week! This week we announce that it is time to announce another contest to win a fantastic Halloween mask from Ghoulish Productions and we have the winner of Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Hannibal Season 2 DVD giveaway prize pack.

Horror News Radio The Official HorrorNews.Net Podcast Episode 78 – The Sacrament (2013) - Mutantis (2014) Subscribe – iTunes – Facebook – Stitcher

The Sacrament (2013) Ti West is a controversial film maker around the HNR offices. His entries in the anthology films The ABC's of Death and VHS are responsible for some of the rockiest reviews on the show. While his past films get some love, House of the Devil and The Innkeepers, The Sacrament does not earn many accolades. Even Vixen is hardened by the blatant similarities to Jonestown and the films based on that real life tragedy. Even though Gene Jones does a great job as The Father, the leader of the cult, the story itself never brings anything original to the film. Bah, humbug.

What Have You Been Watching: Mutantis Doc Rotten and The Black Saint are here to share an experience that defies explanation, the film called Mutantis from Dire Wit Films. Low budget effects, sophomoric humor and a keen sense of self awareness, Mutantis is unlike any film you have ever seen.

Horror News of the Week for 09/29/2014 Doc steps in with the Horror News of the Week with news of The Walking Dead Companion Series with the reveal of the main character descriptions impressing no one. D'oh! Horror TV continues with information about NBC hiring James Wan to direct the show Maidenhead. Keeping the TV theme, Ryan Murphy releases the American Horror Story: Freak Show trailer for the first episode finally providing clues to the story, the tone and characters. The movie news this week is all about why the release of Amityville: The Awakening was postponed. Thomas and The Black Saint step in to talk about the PC game Five Nights at Freddy's.

Contest: Lionsgate Home Entertainment DVD prize pack of Hannibal Season 2. This week we announce a winner of the Hannibal Season 2 DVD from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Congratulations to Chip Mullins Jr. who has won the coveted prize. Thank you for listening!

Contest: Ghoulish Productions presents the mask, Blurp Charlie Horror News Radio is teaming up with Ghoulish Productions out of Atlanta, GA to give away an awesome and gruesome MASK just in time for Halloween! Check out the visual for BLURP CHARLIE! Oh, my! Fantastic! The contest is open until Midnight, Sunday October 19, 2014 (EST) to enter. Just head over to http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-ghoulish for the change to win this incredible prize. The contest is open to US addresses only. But! Ghoulish Production is also offering an exclusivecoupon for all HNR listeners to save 10% off your entire order, just type in the coupon code HNR to get your discount! Just head over to http://www.ghoulishproductions.com to check out all the kick ass masks.

Doc Rotten: twitter @doc_rotten, letterboxd DocRottenDave Dreher: facebook drehershouseofhorrors, twitter @savinifanSantos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr.: facebook theblacksainthnn, twitter @tbssaysyou, letterboxd TheBlackSaintThomas Mariani: twitter @notthewhostommy. , letterboxd SilentTomVixen: twitter @purevixen44

Horror News Radio: http://horrornewsradio.com/feedback

Special thanks and a big shout out goes to the band Tear Out The Heart and Victory Records for allowing HorrorNews.Net to sample music from their single Undead Anthem for the podcast’s intro and outro theme music. Check them out and tell them The Official HorrorNews.Net Podcast sent you their way!

With episode 12, The Strain spins its wheels a bit as it gears up for next week's finale. The main gist of this week is Eph's efforts to warn the world of the Vampire Virus thanks to Dutch's return hacking into the Emergency Broadcast System. But, the brief flashback scenes prove far more interesting and effective. All that and more on this week's episode...

HORROR NEWS TV THE STRAIN FAN PODCASTSeason 1 Episode 12– Last RitesiTunes – Subscribe – Facebook

The Strain delivers its penultimate episode with Last Rites where Eichorst attacks Abraham's stronghold. This week features the return of Dutch, Gus, the Rat-toothed Vampire killers and Bollivar, the vampire rock star. Poor Nora must make a hard decision, one that deeply affects Abraham as well. Meanwhile, back at Palmer's "batcave," The Master stops by to deliver on his promises...or, does he... Doc and Dave have lots to discuss as the recap episode 12 of The Strain.

As always we want your feedback so drop us a line at [email protected] or [email protected] and we’ll talk next week as we continue to bring you our 13 nights of fear with HORROR NEWS TV THE STRAIN FAN PODCAST.

A very special thank you goes to Joe Melluzzo and Night Spirit for giving the podcast permission to use of their new hit song, Fire, in the intro and outro of the show. Check them out and tell them the Horror News TV The Strain Fan Podcast sent you their way! Check out the show notes for links to You Tube, iTunes, Amazon, Facebook and The Night Spirit website. "Night Spirit is a modern metal group that adds a powerful twist to the music and story that will bring you into a different world. Please join Night Spirit at www.Facebook.com/Thenightspirit to connect with us directly, and www.thenightspirit.net for more info on us." - Joe Melluzzo