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"Megalon! Megalon! Wake up, Megalon! Come on, rise up now, to the Earth's surface! Destroy the Earth! Destroy our enemies! Rise up! Go on! MEGALON!" That's quite the cheering section you have there, Megalon. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr, and guest hosts Dirk Rogers and Bryan Clark – as they go quadruple kaiju in Toho's Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 199 – Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)

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An inventor creates a humanoid robot (Jet Jaguar) that is seized by the undersea nation of Seatopia & used as a guide for Megalon and Gigan to destroy the above-ground dwellers as vengeance for the nuclear tests that have devastated their society. In an attempt to stop them, a now independently thinking Jet Jaguar brings Godzilla into the fight.

• Director: Jun Fukuda
• Writing Credits: Jun Fukuda (screenplay; Shin'ichi Sekizawa (treatment)
• Music by: Riichirô Manabe
• Cinematography by: Yuzuru Aizawa
• Editing by: Michiko Ikeda
• Production Design by: Yoshifumi Honda
• Special Effects by: Teruyoshi Nakano (director of special effects)
• Selected Cast:
  • Katsuhiko Sasaki as Inventor Goro Ibuki
  • Hiroyuki Kawase as Rokuro 'Roku-chan' Ibuki
  • Yutaka Hayashi as Hiroshi Jinkawa
  • Robert Dunham as Emperor Antonio of Seatopia / Motorcycle assailant
  • Kôtarô Tomita as Lead Seatopian Agent
  • Ulf Ôtsuki as Seatopian Agent
  • Gentaro Nakajima as Truck Driver (credited as Gen Nakajima)
  • Sakyo Mikami as Truck Driver's Assistant
  • Fumiyo Ikeda as Man from Unit 1
  • Kanta Mori as Japan Special Defense Forces Chief
  • Shinji Takagi as Gojira
  • Hideto Odachi as Megaro
  • Tsugutoshi Komada as Jetto Jagâ
  • Kenpachirô Satsuma as Gaigan (credited as Kengo Nakayama)

With Doc and Chad occupied elsewhere, Jeff and Bill welcome guest hosts Bryan Clark and Dirk Rogers to examine a last-minute replacement feature for episode 199. Trust us, you will not be disappointed as the Grue-Crew champions another Toho, 1970s, Kaiju entry, Godzilla vs. Megalon, for some silly yet still awesome man-in-suit action. Joining Godzilla and Megalon on screen are fellow giant monsters, Gigan and Jet Jaguar. Jeff finds himself surrounded by kaiju super-fans Bill, Bryan, and Dirk. This episode should not be missed! Enjoy!

At the time of this writing, Godzilla vs. Meagalon is available to stream from Tubi, Freevee, Pluto TV, MAX, the Criterion Channel, and multiple PPV sources. The film is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray in Godzilla, the Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 (The Criterion Collection).

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode will be the podcast's landmark bicentennial (that's 200th, folks)! In honor of that occasion, the 70s Grue-Crew will also be celebrating the 50th anniversary of what many call the greatest horror movie of all time: The Exorcist (1973). Join us to discuss the film in which one character says, "There seems to be an alien pubic hair in my gin."

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"Dirty, stinkin', slimy gators! You bit my hand off, didn't you? I'm gonna spend the rest of my life killing gators. The rest of my life … killing 'em!" Maybe you shouldn't have put your hand in the gator's mouth. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in a sweat-soaked Lon Chaney Jr. and the wonderful Beverly Garland in the story of a man-turned-gator as told in The Alligator People (1959).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 161 – The Alligator People (1959)

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A woman in a hypnotic state recounts to two doctors the details of a horrific experience from her past life that began with the mysterious and sudden disappearance of her husband.

• Director: Roy Del Ruth
• Writers: Orville H. Hampton (screenplay); Orville H. Hampton & Charles O'Neal (story by); Robert M. Fresco (uncredited)
• Producer: Jack Leewood
• Music: Irving Gertz
• Cinematographer: Karl Struss (director of photography)
• Editor: Harry Gerstad
• Makeup Department:
  • Hair Stylist: Eve Newing
  • Makeup Artist: Ben Nye, Dick Smith (not that Dick Smith)
• Special Effects: Fred Etcheverry
• Selected Cast:
  • Beverly Garland as Joyce Webster – aka Jane Marvin
  • Bruce Bennett as Dr. Eric Lorimer
  • Lon Chaney Jr. as Manon (as Lon Chaney)
  • George Macready as Dr. Mark Sinclair
  • Frieda Inescort as Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne – Henry's Wife
  • Richard Crane as Paul Webster
  • Douglas Kennedy as Dr. Wayne MacGregor
  • Bill Bradley as Patient 'Number Six' (uncredited)
  • Hal K. Dawson as Train Conductor (uncredited)
  • Dudley Dickerson as Train Porter (uncredited)
  • John Frederick as 1st Male Nurse (uncredited)
  • Ruby Goodwin as Louann – the Maid (uncredited)
  • Ken Kane as Third Male Nurse (uncredited)
  • Boyd Stockman as Alligator-Headed Paul (uncredited)
  • Vince Townsend Jr. as Toby – the Butler (uncredited)
  • Lee Warren as 2nd Male Nurse (uncredited)

Calling all MONSTER KIDS! It's time for the Grue Crew to head to the bayou alongside actress Beverly Garland in search of her missing husband in the B&W creature feature The Alligator People (1959). Let's throw in some hilariously creepy – but still awesome as ever – Lon Chaney, Jr. for good measure. See a man turn into a gruesome gator – with pants! All kidding aside, this is a terrific B-Movie classic that should not be missed.

At the time of this writing, The Alligator People is available to stream from the Classic Horror Movie Channel and Wicked Horror TV. The film is also available on disc as a Blu-ray from Shout! Factory.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Chad, is This Island Earth (1955), two-and-a-half years in the making!

Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at [email protected]

To each of you from each of them, "Thank you so much for watching and listening!"

"After all, you're his father! If it wasn't for you, that little pecker wouldn't be here anyway." That's a heck of a thing to say to the devil's father. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they try their best to decipher the story of Lucifer's newest incarnation battling three archangels in Fear No Evil (1981).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 242 – Fear No Evil (1981)

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A high school student turns out to be the personification of Lucifer. Two arch angels in the form of human women take him on.

• Writer/Director: Frank LaLoggia
• Cinematographer: Fred Goodich
• Assistant Editor: Joel Coen
• Makeup Artist: Richard Jay Silverthorn
• Special Effects: John Eggett (special effects coordinator/special photographic effects)
• Visual Effects:
  • Robert Brown (optical effects supervisor: RGB Opticals)
  • Peter Kuran (special visual effects supervisor: VCE)
• Selected Cast:
  • Stefan Arngrim as Andrew Williams
  • Elizabeth Hoffman as Mikhail / Margaret Buchanan
  • Kathleen Rowe McAllen as Gabrielle / Julie
  • Frank Birney as Father Daly
  • Daniel Eden as Tony
  • John Holland as Rafael / Father Damon
  • Barry Cooper as Mr. Williams
  • Alice Sachs as Mrs. Williams
  • Paul Haber as Mark
  • Roslyn Gugino as Marie
  • Richard Jay Silverthorn as Lucifer

Fear No Evil (1981) is directed by Frank LaLoggia (The Lady in White, 1988) stars Stefan Arngrim as high-schooler Andrew Williams and the Lucifer. The film won the 1981 Saturn Award for Best Low-Budget Film, but does the film hold up today? Jeff, Crystal, and Bill will let you know if it does… or not. Regardless, the music is top notch and includes "Psycho Killer" performed by Talking Heads, "I Don't Like Mondays" performed by The Boomtown Rats, and "Blitzkrieg Bop" performed by the Ramones.

At the time of this writing, Fear No Evil is available for streaming from Shudder, AMC+, ShoutTV, Freevee, and Plex, as well as PPV from multiple sources. It is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray disk from Shout! Factory.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode's film, chosen by Crystal, will be Witchboard (1986), featuring Tawny Kitaen. You can expect that to be a fun ride!

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"So what he came up with … was a parasite that's a combination of aphrodisiac and venereal disease that will hopefully turn the world into one beautiful, mindless orgy." Wait a minute. Hopefully? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out David Cronenberg's first "official" movie, Shivers (1975). Do you feel the frisson?

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 198 – Shivers (1975)

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The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are being infected by a strain of parasites that turn them into mindless, sex-crazed fiends out to infect others with the slightest sexual contact.

• Writer/Director: David Cronenberg
• Producer: Ivan Reitman
• Executive Producers: John Dunning, André Link
• Creatures Creator / Special Makeup Artist: Joe Blasco
• Selected Cast:
  • Paul Hampton as Roger St. Luc
  • Joe Silver as Rollo Linsky
  • Lynn Lowry as Nurse Forsythe
  • Allan Kolman as Nicholas Tudor (as Alan Migicovsky)
  • Susan Petrie as Janine Tudor
  • Barbara Steele as Betts
  • Ronald Mlodzik as Merrick
  • Barry Baldaro as Detective Heller (as Barry Boldero)
  • Camil Ducharme as Mr. Guilbault (as Camille Ducharme)
  • Hanna Poznanska as Mrs. Guilbault (as Hanka Posnanska)
  • Fred Doederlein as Emil Hobbes
  • Cathy Graham as Annabelle
  • David Cronenberg as Infected Crowd Member / Stabbed Shoulder (uncredited)

Whether you remember it as The Parasite Murders or They Came from Within, David Cronenberg's early horror film from 1975, Shivers, is one of cinematic curiosity, taboo/body-horror, and skin-crawling terror. Produced by Ivan Reitman, the film features the beautiful Lynn Lowry and the stunning Barbara Steele along with character actor supreme Joe Silver with the calm, cool, and collected Paul Hampton in the lead. Oh, yeah, and dozens – if not hundreds – of sleazy, slimy, fat, worm-like mind-altering monsters. Cronenberg made a career of pushing the celluloid limits and Shivers is a perfect example of what is to come from Canada's top master of horror.

At the time of this writing, Shivers is available to stream from Wicked Horror TV, Tubi, and multiple PPV sources. The film is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray in the Vestron Video Collector's Series from Lionsgate.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Chad, will be Black Magic (1975). Abracadabra, Shaw Brothers please, and thank you!

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"Damn It! I don't like your tampering with the supernatural." What if he just tinkers with it a bit? Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they make the Decades of Horror's fourth encounter of a strange kind with Robert Louis Stevenson's story as depicted in Paramount's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 160 – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)

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Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing man's hidden, dark side and releases a murderer from within himself.

• Director: John S. Robertson
• Writers: Robert Louis Stevenson (novella, 1886); Clara Beranger (scenario) (as Clara S. Beranger); Thomas Russell Sullivan (play) (uncredited)
• Selected Cast:
  • John Barrymore as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde
  • Brandon Hurst as Sir George Carew
  • Martha Mansfield as Millicent Carew
  • Charles Lane as Dr. Lanyon
  • Cecil Clovelly as Edward Enfield
  • Nita Naldi as Miss Gina
  • Louis Wolheim as Music Hall Proprietor
  • Alma Aiken as Extra (uncredited)
  • J. Malcolm Dunn as John Utterson (uncredited)
  • Ferdinand Gottschalk as Old Man at table in music hall (uncredited)
  • Julia Hurley as Hyde's Landlady with Lamp (uncredited)
  • Jack McHugh as Street Kid – Raises Fist to Mr. Hyde (uncredited)
  • Georgie Drew Mendum as Patron in music hall (uncredited)
  • Blanche Ring as Woman at table with old man in music hall (uncredited)
  • May Robson as Old woman outside of music hall (uncredited)
  • George Stevens as Poole – Jekyll's Butler (uncredited)
  • Edgard Varèse as Policeman (uncredited)

The Classic Era Grue Crew takes in another silent scream with this 1920 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Barrymore. The makeup-lite early versions of Hyde soon develop into something far more terrifying, augmented by Barrymore's excellent acting and use of body language. Throw in a quality supporting cast and one of the freakiest dream sequences the crew's ever seen, and you have a top-notch silent scream!

To check out the other Decades of Horror episodes focused on Stevenson's novella check these out:

• DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931) – Episode 122 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
• DR. JEKYLL & SISTER HYDE (1971) – Episode 175 – Decades of Horror 1970s
• THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1968) – Episode 71 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

If silent films are your thing, check out these episodes of Decades of Horror: The Classic Era focused on silent screams:

• THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920) – Episode 13
• NOSFERATU (1922) – Episode 21
• THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925) – Episode 42
• THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1927) – Episode 60
• HÄXAN (1922) – Episode 79
• PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921) – Episode 85
• THE GOLEM (1920) – Episode 99
• FAUST (1926) – Episode 145

At the time of this writing, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is available to stream from Tubi, Amazon Prime, Hoopla, Kanopy, Screambox, and Crackle. The film is also available as a DVD from multiple sources. Unfortunately, the Kino Classics Blu-ray is no longer available.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Doc, is The Alligator People (1959) featuring Lon Chaney Jr., effects makeup by Dick Smith and Ben Nye, and the cinematography of the legendary Karl Struss!! Put your hip-waders on for this trip; they're going to the swamp!

Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at [email protected] To each of you from each of them, "Thank you so much for watching and listening!"

"Will you put that goddamn map away? Look, I gave you 78 men, you've got the National Guard, and he's still loose in my city! And look at the hole he made!" Would that be a… manhole? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they brave the body-strewn sewers populated by Alligator (1980).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 241 – Alligator (1980)

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A pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. Twelve years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu.

• Director: Lewis Teague
• Writers: John Sayles (screenplay); (story by) John Sayles, Frank Ray Perilli
• Cinematographer: Joseph Mangine (director of photography)
• Editing by: Larry Bock, Ron Medico (as Ronald Medico)
• Special Effects Makeup: Robert Short
• Special Effects:
  • Special effects coordinator: Richard O. Helmer
  • Special effects: William F. Shourt, Pete Girard, David Beasley, David Bartholomew, John Ramsey Jr. (as John Ramsey)
  • Gator operators: Kevin Blackton, Tom Goeken
• Original alligator created by: The Stansbury Company
• Miniatures: Bill Kaufman
• Production Assistant/Effects Assistant: Bryan Cranston
• Selected Cast:
  • Robert Forster as David Madison
  • Robin Riker as Marisa Kendall
  • Michael V. Gazzo as Chief Clark (as Michael Gazzo)
  • Dean Jagger as Slade
  • Sydney Lassick as Luke Gutchel (as Sidney Lassick)
  • Jack Carter as Mayor
  • Perry Lang as Officer Jim Kelly
  • Henry Silva as Col. Brock
  • Bart Braverman as Kemp
  • John Lisbon Wood as Mad Bomber
  • James Ingersoll as Scientist Arthur Helms
  • Robert Doyle as Bill
  • Patti Jerome as Madeline
  • Angel Tompkins as Newswoman
  • Sue Lyon as ABC Newswoman
  • Leslie Brown as Young Marisa
  • Buckley Norris as Bob
  • Royce D. Applegate as Callan
  • Mike Mazurki as Gatekeeper (as Michael Mazurki)

The Grue Crew chase down the classic creature feature Alligator starring Robert Forster. Writer John Sayles and director Lewis Teague turn the urban legend of flushing baby alligators, which in turn grow to sewer-dwelling alligator adults, into a full-fledged monster movie. How glorious! Silly hijinks and fun chomping ensue! What will the Grue Crew think of it?

At the time of this writing, Alligator is available for streaming from Shudder and Tubi, and asPPV from multiple sources. It is also available on physical media as Alligator – Collector's Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray [4K UHD] from Shout! Factory.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode's film, chosen by Bill, will be Fear No Evil (1981), written and directed by Frank LaLoggia (Lady in White, 1988).

Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].

"If you don't stop pestering me, one of these mornings I'm gonna show up and start milking that cow." Who doesn't like milk? Don't answer that! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out Capt. Kirk/T.J. Hooker/Denny Crane while he attempts to wage war on attacking arachnids establishing their own Kingdom of the Spiders (1977).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 197 – Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)

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In rural Arizona, countless killer tarantulas are migrating through a farm town, killing every living thing in their path. The town's veterinarian will do everything in his power to survive the onslaught.

• Director: John 'Bud' Cardos
• Writers: Richard Robinson & Alan Caillou (screenplay); Jeffrey M. Sneller & Stephen Lodge (original story)
• Produced by: Igo Kantor and Jeffrey M. Sneller
• Makeup Department:
  • Kathy Agron (makeup artist)
  • Ve Neill (makeup artist)
• Selected Cast:
  • William Shatner as Dr. Robert 'Rack' Hansen
  • Tiffany Bolling as Diane Ashley
  • Woody Strode as Walter Colby
  • Lieux Dressler as Emma Washburn
  • David McLean as Gene Smith
  • Natasha Ryan as Linda Hansen
  • Altovise Davis as Birch Colby
  • Joe Ross as Vern Johnson
  • Marcy Lafferty as Terry Hansen
  • Adele Malis-Morey as Betty Johnson (as Adele Malis)
  • Roy Engel as Mayor Connors
  • Hoke Howell as Earl Forbes
  • Bill Coontz as Clyde (as Bill Foster)
  • Whitey Hughes as The Baron
  • Jay Lawrence as Deputy
  • Bettie Bolling as Mildred
  • Anita Merritt as Waitress (as Juanita Merritt)
  • Nadia Caillou as Screaming Woman
  • Valla Rae McDade as Screaming Woman
  • Jon-Jon as Injured Boy

Are you ready for thousands of live spiders vs. William Shatner in John "Bud" Cardos' Kingdom of the Spiders? "A living, crawling, hell on Earth," indeed! Yeah, perhaps this creature feature is a bit silly and asks for a lot of reality to be suspended but the results are effective and often well shot. Of course, the more the eight-legged beasties give you the creeps, the more this film will get your skin crawling. Join the Grue Crew as they revisit Santos Ellin Jr.'s favorite horror film for 1977, examining the SFX, the wonderful cast of character actors, and the Shatner himself. Oh, yeah, and props for the downbeat Seventies ending! Enjoy!

At the time of this writing, Kingdom of the Spiders is available to stream from Tubi.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Jeff, will be David Cronenberg's Shivers (1975). No, Nick, we haven't done that one yet.

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at [email protected].

"Hey, Doc. Tell her it's an old American custom called smooch. And tell her she smooches good, huh? And tell her I'd like to give her some advanced lessons, huh?" Don't you just love those old American customs? Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they travel to a mountaintop in Japan; a mountaintop that provides the inconvenient lab location for the creation of . . . The Manster (1959)!

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 159 – The Manster (1959)

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ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era is partnering with THE CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL, THE CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE CHANNEL, and WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL Which all now include video episodes of The Classic Era! Available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, Online Website. Across All OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. https://classicscifichannel.com/; https://classichorrorchannel.com/; https://wickedhorrortv.com/

An American journalist stationed in Japan is given a mysterious injection by a mad scientist, turning him into a murderous, two-headed monster.

• Directors: George P. Breakston (as George Breakston); Kenneth G. Crane
• Writers: William J. Sheldon (screenplay by) (as Walt Sheldon); George P. Breakston (from an original story by) (as George Breakston)
• Music by: Hirooki Ogawa
• Cinematography by: David Mason (director of photography)
• Makeup Department: Fumiko Yamamoto (makeup artist)
• Special Effects: Shinpei Takagi
• Selected Cast:
  • Peter Dyneley as Larry Stanford
  • Jane Hylton as Linda Stanford
  • Tetsu Nakamura as Dr. Robert Suzuki (as Satoshi Nakamura)
  • Terri Zimmern as Tara
  • Norman Van Hawley as Ian Matthews (as Van Hawley)
  • Jerry Itô as Police Superintendent Aida (as Jerry Ito)
  • Toyoko Takechi as Emiko Suzuki
  • Kenzo Kuroki as Genji Suzuki
  • Alan Tarlton as Dr. H.B. Jennsen
  • Shinpei Takagi as Temple Priest
  • George Wyman as Monster
  • Fujie Satsuki as Cleaning Woman (uncredited)

"SEE THE TWO-HEADED KILLER CREATURE!" screams the tagline from The Manster, half man-half monster. The Grue-Crew follows the cast and crew to Japan for this delightfully silly, yet oddly effective, late 50's creature feature. The results are part Jekyll and Hyde, part pre-Cronenberg body horror (RE: an eye growing out of the hero's – or is it the villain's – shoulder). Don't let the title fool you, this one deserves a Saturday afternoon Monster-kid viewing. Check out what the Grue-Crew think with episode 159.

At the time of this writing, The Manster is available to stream from Amazon Prime in B&W and colorized versions, and from Tubi.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Daphne, is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) starring John Barrymore! This will be the Classic Era Grue Crew's ninth journey to Silent Screamland. Yup, Chad's going to have to read intertitles again.

Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at [email protected]

To each of you from each of them, "Thank you so much for watching and listening!"

"Buk, buk, buk, buk, buk, ba-gawk, buk, ba-gawk!" You can say that again! Or can you? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they try to answer the question, "What's up with Luther the Geek (1989)?" (Hint: The answer is not, "Chicken butt.")

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 240 – Luther the Geek (1989)

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Decades of Horror 1980s is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

A psychotic killer convicted of multiple murders is released on parole after spending twenty years in prison. His psychosis immediately takes over and he goes on a killing spree.

• Director: Carlton J. Albright
• Writer: Carlton J. Albright (as Whitey Styles)
• Special Effects:
  • William Purcell (special effects) (as Bill Purcell)
  • Mike Tristano (special effects makeup) (uncredited)
• Selected Cast:
  • Edward Terry as The Freak
  • Joan Roth as Hilary
  • Stacy Haiduk as Beth
  • Thomas Mills as Rob
  • Jerry Clarke as Trooper (as J. Joseph Clarke)
  • Tom Brittingham as Geek
  • Carlton Williams as Little Luther
  • 'Chicken' Klabunde as Carnival Woman
  • Gil Rogers as Walsh
  • Karen Maurise as Mrs. Butler
  • Jerome Borgos as Chairman
  • Michael Boyle as Board Member 4
  • David Pavlosky as Jason
  • Robert Caraballo as Cook
  • Nat KT as Teenage Clerk
  • Tom Wadsworth as Store Manager
  • Sigrid Norris as Teenage Girl
  • Gail Buxton as Old Lady at Bus Stop
  • Tris Brumbly as Police Officer
  • Martin Widener as Hunter

Writer/director Carlton J. Albright's Luther the Geek is truly a freak show! The Grue-Crew dives into this often overlooked low-budget, gory splatter-fest. Does Luther the Geek disappoint or does it deliver the goods? Jeff, Chad, and Bill bravely explore the ghastly, gruesome slasher. Will they survive? Will they come out clucking like chickens? Will they go shopping for sharpened, metal dentures? Will they have an unnatural craving for chicken? Or even people?

At the time of this writing, Luther the Geek is available for streaming from Peacock, Tubi, Crackle, and Amazon PPV. It is also available on physical media in Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome.

As it turns out, The DoH 80s Grue Crew has covered Carlton Albright's complete filmography as a writer and/or director. Check out what the crew had to say about The Children (1980): THE CHILDREN (1980) – Episode 192 – Decades of Horror 1980s

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode's film, chosen by Jeff, will be Alligator (1989), directed by Lewis Teague, written by John Sayles, and starring Robert Forster. Remember, PLEASE DO NOT FLUSH REPTILES DOWN THE TOILET!

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"He had a heart attack." And you get a heart attack! Everybody gets a heart attack! Is that normal? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they count the heart attacks while they continue their reverse trek through Hammer's Karnstein Trilogy with Lust for a Vampire (1971).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 196 – Lust for a Vampire (1971)

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Decades of Horror 1970s is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https://wickedhorrortv.com/) which now includes video episodes of the podcast and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop.

In 1830, forty years to the day since the last manifestation of their dreaded vampirism, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla, or as she was in 1710, Carmilla.

• Director: Jimmy Sangster
• Writers: Tudor Gates (screenplay); J. Sheridan Le Fanu (based on characters created by)
• Selected Cast:
  • Barbara Jefford as Countess Herritzen
  • Ralph Bates as Giles Barton
  • Suzanna Leigh as Janet Playfair
  • Yutte Stensgaard as Mircalla / Carmilla Karnstein
  • Michael Johnson as Richard Lestrange
  • Helen Christie as Miss Simpson
  • Mike Raven as Count Karnstein (dubbed by Valentine Dyall)
  • Christopher Cunningham as Coachman
  • Harvey Hall as Inspector Heinrich
  • Michael Brennan as Landlord
  • Pippa Steel as Susan Pelley
  • Judy Matheson as Amanda McBride
  • Caryl Little as Isabel Courtney
  • David Healy as Raymond Pelley
  • Jonathan Cecil as Arthur Biggs
  • Erik Chitty as Professor Herz (as Eric Chitty)
  • Jack Melford as Bishop
  • Christopher Neame as Hans
  • Kirsten Lindholm as Peasant Girl
  • Luan Peters as Trudi

In the Seventies, Hammer Films struggled to find its way as horror films moved away from gothic horror into modern-day terrors; however, the company famous for Dracula and Frankenstein did earn some success with a trio of films referred to as The Karnstein Trilogy. The Grue Crew settles in to revisit the middle entry, Lust for a Vampire, which follows Vampire Lovers (1970) and leads into Twins of Evil (1971). Unfortunately, the film was plagued with misfortune from the onset: both Peter Cushing and Ingrid Pitt refused to return; the original director, Terence Fisher, suffered injuries when he was hit by a car and was replaced at the last minute by Jimmy Sangster; the director and the writer clashed with producers who insisted on including the pop song "Strange Love." Even co-star Ralph Bates called the feature, "One of the worst films ever made." Certainly, there must be some highlights. Certainly…

At the time of this writing, Lust for a Vampire is available to stream from Shudder, AMC+, Tubi, and Flix Fling. The movie is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray from Shout! Factory.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Doc, will be Kingdom of the Spiders (1977). William Shatner and 5,000 spiders! What could go wrong?

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