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"Now then, come on there. Them stew with salt and them stew without. Come on, now." Isn't it wonderful to have options in your diet? Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in the telerecording of a live performance of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954), based on Nigel Kneale's adaptation of George Orwell's famous novel and featuring Peter Cushing in possibly his best performance.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 147 – Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954, BBC TV Live)

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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/

In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.

• Director: Rudolph Cartier
• Writers: Nigel Kneale (adapted as a television play by), George Orwell (novel)
• Selected Cast:
  • Peter Cushing as Winston Smith
  • André Morell as O'Brien
  • Yvonne Mitchell as Julia Dixon
  • Donald Pleasence as Syme
  • Arnold Diamond as Emmanuel Goldstein
  • Campbell Gray as Parsons
  • Hilda Fenemore as Mrs. Parsons
  • Pamela Grant as Parsons Girl
  • Keith Davis as Parsons Boy
  • Janet Barrow as Woman Supervisor
  • Norman Osborne as First Youth
  • Tony Lyons as Second Youth
  • Malcolm Knight as Third Youth
  • John Baker as First Man
  • Victor Platt as Second Man
  • Van Boolen as Barman
  • Wilfrid Brambell as Old Man / Thin Prisoner
  • Leonard Sachs as Mr. Charrington
  • Sydney Bromley as Waiter
  • Janet Joye as Canteen Woman
  • Harry Lane as Guard
  • Richard Williams as Narrator
  • Nigel Kneale as Telescreen Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
  • Roy Oxley as Big Brother (uncredited)

Join the Grue-Crew for a very special episode featuring a review of the 1954 BBC TV presentation of Nineteen Eighty-Four (originally an episode of BBC Sunday-Night Theatre) starring Peter Cushing in a break-out role alongside André Morell, Yvonne Mitchell, and Donald Pleasence. The original presentation on December 12, 1954, was controversial and unrecorded. Thankfully for genre fans and Peter Cushing fans alike, BBC programmed a second live show on December 16 which was recorded and remains available today. Check out what the Grue-Crew have to say about this slice of British television history. Let's just say they were gobsmacked.

At the time of this writing, Nineteen Eighty-Four is available to stream from the Classic Sci-Fi Movie Channel and is available as a Blu-ray disc (Playback Region B/2) from BFI.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule is one chosen by Whitney, Even the Wind is Afraid (1968, Hasta el viento tiene miedo), written and directed by Carlos Enrique Taboada, starring Marga López, and credited as having revitalized the Mexican horror genre.

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!"

Make Horror News Roll Call your daily stop for headlines from the horror entertainment world. Each day, the Doc, Dave, Crystal, and the Grue-Crew will gather the horror news of the day. Enjoy! Leave your comments below, we'd love to hear your thoughts.

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HORROR MOVIE NEWS

Universal sets dates for two Monkeypaw movies from Jordan Peele

Jordan Peele won't have one but two movies coming out in 2024: an untitled horror thriller on September 27 from his Monkeypaw Productions, and another coming out on Christmas Day that year.

Source: Deadline

It Follows director David Robert Mitchell adds Anne Hathaway to his next film at WB

Anne Hathaway (Eileen) has signed on to star in a mysterious new film that David Robert Mitchell (It Follows, Under the Silver Lake) will direct for Warner Bros. Pictures, Bad Robot and Jackson Pictures.

While the pic is billed as a "thrill-ride" to be shot in IMAX, which will head into production this fall, other details are scarce at present.

Source: Deadline

Slash (G'N'R) partners with Rue Morgue, Raven Banner, and Hangar 18 to form new Genre Film company, BeserkerGang

Comprised of Guns N' Roses ax man Slash; Rodrigo Gudiño, filmmaker and RUE MORGUE founder; horror genre specialists Michael Paszt, James Fler, and Andrew T. Hunt of distribution house Raven Banner; and Pasha Patriki of Raven Banner's in-house production wing, Hangar 18 Media, BeserkerGang was born in the wake of Gudiño's movie The Breach.

Source: Rue Morgue

Corin (The Nun) Hardy to direct LURE for Universal and Platinum Dunes

While plot details are being kept under wraps, the story is based on the haunting of the real-life King's Tavern, considered to be the most haunted building in all of Mississippi, with one of its tenants being the murdered mistress of one of the tavern's original owners.

Source: Deadline

TOP 13 Modern Slashers Influenced by SCREAM

1. The Fisherman (1997, I Know What You Did Last Summer)
2. Patrick Bateman (2000, American Psycho)
3. The Creeper (2001, Jeepers Creepers)
4. Jigsaw / John Kramer (2004, Saw)
5. Mick Taylor (2005, Wolf Creek)
6. Victor Crowley (2006, Hatchet)
7. Leslie Vernon (2006, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon)
8. The Strangers (2008, The Strangers)
9. The Orphan (2009, The Orphan)
10. Lamb Mask, Wolf Mask, Tiger Mask (2011, You're Next)
11. Art the Clown (2016, Terrifier)
12. The Grabber (2021, The Black Phone)
13. Pearl (2022, X and Pearl)

"You cut-a the hair; you lose-a the strength." The story of Samson and Delilah this ain't! Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they teach Jeff who John Mikl Thor is with Zombie Nightmare (1987).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 228 – Zombie Nightmare (1987)

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A mother resorts to voodoo to get back at those who killed her son.

• Directors: Jack Bravman, John Fasano (uncredited)
• Writers: John Fasano, David Wellington (uncredited)
• Selected Cast:
  • Adam West as Capt. Tom Churchman
  • Jon Mikl Thor as Tony Washington
  • Tia Carrere as Amy
  • Manuska Rigaud as Molly Mekembe
  • Frank Dietz as Frank Sorrell
  • Shawn Levy as Jim Batten
  • Linda Singer as Maggie
  • Hamish McEwan as Peter
  • Manon E. Turbide as Susie
  • Walter Massey as Mr. Peters
  • Tony Blauer as Teenager
  • Mark Kulik as Teenager
  • John Fasano as William Washington
  • Francesca Bonacorsa as Louise Washington
  • Jesse D'Angelo as Young Tony Washington
  • Tracy Biddle as Young Molly Mokembe
  • Dean Hagopian as Medical Examiner
  • Alan Fisler as Bob (as Allan Fisher)
  • Philip Pretten as Man At Disco
  • Linda E. Smith as Man's Date (as Linda Smith)
  • Michael D'Amico as Bouncer
  • Gayle Garfinkle as Mary Batten
  • James Rae as Fred Batten
  • Charles Biddle Sr. as Janitor Joe (as Charly Biddle)
  • David Gow as Cop
  • André Savard as Cop
  • Gaston Perreault as Cop
  • Jay Boivin as Cop
  • Tony Bua as Punk
  • Yvon Grise as Punk
  • Peewee Piemonte as Zombie Tony (uncredited)

The exploration of horror films from the 1980s continues with the Canadian feature Zombie Nightmare from director Jack Bravman. The cast includes Tia Carrere, Jon Miki Thor, and Shawn Levy. Oh, yeah, and Adam West!!! Holy Day Player, Batman! In this film, the zombie is resurrected by a voodoo priestess. Do we need more voodoo zombies in our horror movies? Maybe, just maybe. These particular voodoo zombies? The jury is still out. You know you want to know what the Grue-Crew thinks. Oh, yeah… that you do!

At the time of this writing, Zombie Nightmare is available to stream on the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Tubi, Night Flight (subs), Arrow (subs), and several PPV options. The film is also available as a Blu-ray disc from Code Red.

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 C.H.U.D. (1984). It's sort of a PG version of Humanoids of the Deep, right? Maybe, kind of?

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 website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].

"What was that maniac drinking? Tastes like the Volga river at low tide!" Muddy water turned to wine? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out the Tanned One as the undead Count in Love at First Bite (1979).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 184 – Love at First Bite (1979)

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When the Communist regime ejects the Count from his ancestral home, he and Renfield go in search of the current incarnation of Dracula's true love, a fashion model living in New York City. The Count finds it difficult to adjust to life in the Big Apple in the late 1970s, but true love triumphs in the end.

• Director: Stan Dragoti
• Writers: Robert Kaufman (screenplay); Mark Gindes (story); Bram Stoker (character Dracula)
• Selected cast:
  • George Hamilton as Count Vladimir Dracula
  • Susan Saint James as Cindy Sondheim
  • Richard Benjamin as Dr. Jeffrey Rosenberg/Van Helsing
  • Dick Shawn as Lieutenant Ferguson NYPD
  • Arte Johnson as Renfield
  • Ronnie Schell as Guy in Elevator
  • Isabel Sanford as Judge R. Thomas
  • Sherman Hemsley as Reverend Mike
  • Barry Gordon as Flashlight Vendor
  • Bob Basso as T.V. Repairman
  • Bryan O'Byrne as Priest
  • Ralph Manza as Limo Driver
  • Michael Pataki as Mobster
  • Susan Tolsky as Model Agent

Join Doc, Jeff, Bill, and Chad as they go disco dancing with George Hamilton's Count Dracula as they review Love at First Bite (1979). For a time, this comedic take on Bram Stoker's Dracula was the highest-grossing independent film of all time. But, it is actually… funny and the Grue-Crew are here to share their thoughts. If nothing else, it has a great cast. Alongside Hamilton are Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin, Arte Johnson (doing his best Dwight Frye!), and Dick Shawn. Enjoy!

At the time of this writing, Love at First Bite is available to stream from YouTube and on a Scream Factory Blu-ray disc as a double feature with Once Bitten (1985).

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 Death Race 2000 (1975) starring David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone, Mary Woronov, and Martin Kove. Roger Corman is the producer so you know stuff is gonna 'splode.

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].

This week on HNR, movie news of the week and the top 13 Slasher Films that influenced the SCREAM franchise . All this, and more, coming up next…Join your host Doc Rotten are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the 'Net: Dave Dreher, the lead news writer at Gruesome Magazine, and Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6dead6irl.

HORROR MOVIE NEWS

Jamie Lee Curtis dedicates Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress in Everything Everywhere All At Once to "Hundreds" including Genre Fans! Source: Deadline

Alicia Witt and Blair Underwood join Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe for Osgood Perkins' next feature, Longlegs.

Warner Bros. is courting Jenna Ortega for Beetlejuice 2. Source: Hollywood Reporter

TOP 13 SLASHERS THAT INFLUENCED SCREAM (Chronologically)

• Norman Bates (1960, Psycho)
  • d. Alfred Hitchcock
  • a. Anthony Perkins
• Billy (1974, Black Christmas)
  • d. Bob Clark
  • a. Albert J. Dunk (uncredited)
• Leatherface (1974, Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
  • d. Tobe Hooper
  • a. Gunnar Hansen
• Michael Myers (1978, Halloween)
  • d. John Carpenter
  • a. Nick Castle and Tommy Lee Wallace
• Curt Duncan (1979, When a Stranger Calls)
  • d. Fred Walton
  • a. Tony Beckley
• Mrs. Pamela Voorhees / Jason Voorhees (1980, Friday the 13th)
  • d. Sean S. Cunningham
  • a. Betsy Palmer and Ari Lehman
• Frank Zito (1980, Maniac)
  • d. William Lustig
  • a. Joe Spinell
• Cropsy (1981, The Burning)
  • d. Tony Maylam
  • a. Lou David
• The Miner / Harry Warden (1981, My Bloody Valentine)
  • d. George Mihalka
  • a. Peter Cowper
• Russ Thorn (1982, The Slumber Party Massacre)
  • d. Amy Holden Jones
  • a. Michael Villella
• Angela Baker (1983, Sleepaway Camp)
  • d. Robert Hiltzik
  • a. Felissa Rose
• Freddy Krueger (1984, A Nightmare on Elm Street)
  • d. Wes Craven
  • a. Robert Englund
• Charles Lee Ray / Chucky (1988, Child's Play)
  • d. Tom Holland
  • a. Brad Douriff

"Twelve minutes left. What a time to run out of sugar!" Especially when you're having a little coffee with your sugar. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr – as they gaze in wonder at Fantastic Voyage (1966), remarkable for its special effects and for being one of Raquel Welch's 1966 breakout roles.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 146 – Fantastic Voyage (1966)

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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/

A scientist is nearly assassinated. In order to save him, a submarine is shrunken to microscopic size and injected into his bloodstream with a small crew. Problems arise almost as soon as they enter it.

• Director: Richard Fleischer
• Writing Credits: Harry Kleiner (screenplay); David Duncan (adaptation); (story by) Otto Klement and Jerome Bixby (as Jay Lewis Bixby)
• Music by: Leonard Rosenman
• Cinematography: Ernest Laszlo
• Film Editing: William B. Murphy
• Sound Department: Walter Rossi (Sound Effects) (uncredited)
• Art Direction: Jack Martin Smith, Dale Hennesy
• Set Decoration: Walter M. Scott, Stuart A. Reiss
• Visual Effects:
  • Art Cruickshank (special photographic effects)
  • L.B. (Bill) Abbott (special photographic effects)
  • Emil Kosa Jr. (special photographic effects)
  • Marcel Delgado (miniatures) (uncredited)
• Selected Cast:
  • Stephen Boyd as Charles Grant
  • Raquel Welch as Cora Peterson, the technical asst for Dr. Duval
  • Edmond O'Brien as General Alan Carter
  • Donald Pleasence as Dr. Michaels
  • Arthur O'Connell as Colonel Donald Reid
  • William Redfield as Captain Bill Owens
  • Arthur Kennedy as Dr. Peter Duval
  • Jean Del Val as Dr. Jan Benes
  • Barry Coe as communications aide
  • Ken Scott as a Secret Service agent
  • Shelby Grant as nurse
  • James Brolin as technician
  • James Doohan as Dr. Sawyer (Hypothermia technician) (uncredited)

Raquel Welch passed away on 15 February 2023, so the Classic Era Grue Crew thought a fitting tribute would be to cover one of her first breakout roles. Released a few weeks before One Million Years B.C. (1966), Fantastic Voyage features her as the only woman in a seven-member ensemble cast populated by excellent character actors, and she proves herself up to the task. The film's crew is also the recipient of two Academy Awards with an additional three nominations. The Grue Crew goes a tiny bit giddy over this influential classic from the 60s. Check out what they have to say.

At the time of this writing, Fantastic Voyage is available to stream from most PPV sites, and as a very economical Blu-ray treatment from 20th Century Studios.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule is one chosen by Daphne, the BBC TV Live production of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954), starring Pete Cushing, Yvonne Mitchell, Donald Pleasence, and André Morell!

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!"

"That's right, Alva. It's a horrible, horrible job; sifting through old contract after old contract. I couldn't think of a more horrible job if I wanted to. And you have to do it! You have to or I'll fire you. You understand? Do you? Good." Run, Alva! Run now! Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out Nicolas Cage at his Cage-iest in Vampire's Kiss (1988).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 227 – Vampire's Kiss (1988)

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After an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire.

• Director: Robert Bierman
• Writer: Joseph Minion
• Selected Cast:
  • Nicolas Cage as Peter Loew
  • María Conchita Alonso as Alva Restrepo
  • Jennifer Beals as Rachel
  • Kasi Lemmons as Jackie
  • Bob Lujan as Emilio
  • Elizabeth Ashley as Dr. Glaser
  • Jessica Lundy as Sharon (the patient his therapist sets Peter up with)
  • Marc Coppola as the joke guy

Witness Nicolas Cage go full-batty with Vampire's Kiss (1988), a full 35 years before tackling the role of Count Dracula in Renfield (2023). And don't forget supporting roles from Jennifer Beals, Maria Conchita Alonso, and Elizabeth Ashley. The film was a critical and commercial flop when it first arrived in theaters but found a cult following after landing on home video in 1990. Now it's time for the Grue-Crew – and you, as well – to determine if the film holds its entertainment value in the 21st century. Sit back and enjoy some cockroach snacks and prepare to scream, "I'm a vampire!"

At the time of this writing, Vampire's Kiss is available to stream from Kanopy, Tubi, Redbox, and PlutoTV. It is also available as a Blu-ray disc from MVD Rewind Collection.

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 Chad, will be Zombie Nightmare (1987). Wait! What?

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 website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].

"Yeah, you know, always on a full moon, the pigs get hungry. … They got used to eating human flesh. … You know the first time it happened was an accident. They got loose in the field. There was a drunk. He was asleep. Yeah, he was asleep." Yeah. That's right. An accident. It was all an accident. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out Pigs (1973), a bit of a vanity project, written and directed by Marc Lawrence for his daughter, Toni.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 183 – Pigs (1973)

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The owner of a roadside diner and his new helper kill people and feed them to pigs.

• Writer/Director: Marc Lawrence
• Selected cast:
  • Toni Lawrence as Lynn Hart, a.k.a. Lynn Webster
  • Marc Lawrence as Zambrini
  • Jesse Vint as Sheriff Dan Cole
  • Catherine Ross as Miss Macy (credited as Katherine Ross)
  • Paul Hickey as Ben Sharp
  • Iris Korn as Annette
  • Walter Barnes as Doctor
  • Erik Holland as Hoagy
  • William Michael as Deputy
  • Jim Antonio as Jess Winter – Man from Hospital
  • Bone Adams as Truck Farmer
  • Larry Hussmann as Gas Attendant
  • Don Skylar as Oil Worker

What film would you rather see? Pigs or Daddy's Deadly Darling? Yeah, it's a toss-up. Thankfully, they're the same film. Woot! Daddy's deadly darling is a bit mad, you see. She whacks anyone she dislikes and then feeds them to the pigs. Or,… are they turned into pigs? Nah, just old-fashioned, psychotic murder and body disposal here. Check out what the Grue-Crew thinks of this multi-titled, muti-released, and multi-edited 70s flick!

At the time of this writing, Pigs is available to stream from the Classic Horror Movie Channel, PLEX, Cultpix, and Amazon (PPV). A Blu-ray disc of Pigs is available from Vinegar Syndrome.

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 in their very flexible schedule, chosen by Doc, will be Love at First Bite (1979), featuring Geroge Hamilton as the undead Count and Susan Saint James as his ideal inamorata.

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].

Welcome to HORROR NEWS RADIO for February 27, 2023. JOIN US FOR movie news of the week and the 13 HORROR MOVIES IN MARCH 2023. All this, and more, coming up next…

I am your host Doc Rotten and this is HNR, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE HORROR NEWS podcast. Back with me again are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the 'Net: Dave Dreher, the lead news writer at Gruesome Magazine.

HORROR MOVIE NEWS

Eli Roth adds cast to his THANKSGIVING horror feature include Patrick Dempsey. Source: Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, and Hollywood Reporter. Blumhouse's THE EXORCIST (2023) reboot adds cast including Jennifer Nettles. Source: Deadline, Variety, Deadline, Deadline.

Pennywise is heading to HBOMax in new series WELCOME TO DERRY. Source: Gruesome Magazine.

First trailer for THE POPE'S EXORCIST provides first look.

13 HORROR MOVIES IN MARCH 2023

03/02 Spoonful of Sugar (Shudder)

• Millicent is taking a semester off from her studies to concentrate on her thesis about children with severe allergies, which makes her the perfect person to take care of little Johnny, a sickly, mute child who suffers from every allergy under the sun, from nickel to artificial fabric. His overbearing mother, Rebecca, is an accomplished author who is focused on her latest book release, while his dissatisfied father, Jacob, spends sweaty, shirtless days toiling away on a carpentry project in the backyard.
• Director: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Writer: Leah Saint Marie
• Cast: Morgan Saylor, Kat Foster, Myko Olivier

03/02 The Park (XYZ Films)

• After a virus kills all of the Earth's adults, rival children battle for control of an abandoned theme park.
• Writer/Director: Shal Ngo
• Cast; Carli McIntyre, Laura Coover, Billy Slaughter

03/03 Sound of Silence (XYZ Films)

• Emma must uncover the dark secret behind a cursed radio to survive and protect her family.
• Writter/Director: Alessandro Antonaci, Daniel Lascar, Stefano Mandalà, T3
• Cast: Lucia Caporaso, Chiara Casolari, Daniele De Martino

03/03 Hunt Her, Kill Her (Welcome Villain)

• On an otherwise peaceful evening during her first night on the job, a lone night shift janitor finds herself in an unexpected fight for survival when she becomes the target of sinister masked intruders. As their disturbing motives become clearer, she must use her crafty instincts and barbaric violence to make it through the night alive.
• Directors: Greg Swinson, Ryan Thiessen
• Writer: Greg Swinson
• Cast: Natalie Terrazzino, JC Oakley III, Larry Bunton

03/03 Children of the Corn (2023)

• The film describes the events leading up to, and including, the massacre of the adults of a small town in Nebraska by their children, after the adults' irresponsibility ruins the crop and the children's future.
• Writer/Director: Kurt Wimmer
• Cast: Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey, Bruce Spence

03/07 Unseen (Paramount+)

• Sam, receives a call from Emily a nearly blind woman who is running from her murderous ex in the woods. She must survive the ordeal with Sam being her eyes using video call.
• Director: Yoko Okumura
• Writers: Salvadore Cardoni, Brian Rawlins
• Cast: Missi Pyle, Midori Francis, Jolene Purdy

03/10 Scream 6 (Theatrical)

• In the next installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City.
• Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
• Writers: James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick
• Based on Characters by: Kevin Williamson
• Cast: Melissa Barrera, Courtney Cox, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Hayden Panettiere, Samara Weaving, Durmot Mulroney

03/10 65 (Theatrical)

• An astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he's not alone.
• Writers/Directors: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
• Cast: Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman

03/10 The Lake (Theatrical limited)

• One child brought back a strange egg, until realized that it was a monster egg. It emerged from the lake. and kill everyone in the whole town
• Directors: Lee Thongkham, Aqing Xu
• Writer: Lee Thongkham
• Cast: Chakrit Boonkeaw, Naiyana Bumee, Wanmai Chatborirak

03/10 Unwelcome

• Married couple Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent and murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden.
• Director: Jon Wright
• Writers: Mark Stay, Jon Wright
• Cast: Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth, Colm Meaney

03/27 Leave (Shudder)

• A young woman tries to find her origins after having been abandoned as an infant at a cemetery wrapped in a cloth with satanic symbols, but as she gets closer to answers a malevolent spirit is telling her to leave.
• Director: Alex Herron
• Writer: Thomas Moldestad
• Cast: Alicia von Rittberg, Herman Tommeraas, Stig R. Amdam

03/31 Enys Men (Neon)

• Set in 1973 on an uninhabited island off the Cornish coast, a wildlife volunteer's daily observations of a rare flower turn into a metaphysical journey that forces her as well as the viewer to question what is real and what is nightmare.
• Writer/Director: Mark Jenkin
• Cast: Mary Woodvine, Edward Rowe, Flo Crowe

03/31 The Unheard (Shudder)

• Director: Jeffrey A. Brown
• Writers: Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen
• Cast: Lachlan Watson, Michele Hicks, Nick Sandow

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Chad White

• Awesome show everyone. Thanks for compiling all these upcoming movies. There is a lot to look forward to. I love twist movies, so I'm hoping M.Night Shyamalan can bring the magic.
• BTW…No worries Crystal; both Possession and Possessor were awesome. Thanks for the recommendation.
• I really appreciate all the hard work you all do for the show.

"Poor Faust, why do you seek death when you have not yet lived?" That does seem kind of backward. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr – as they head for the realm of silent horror with F.W. Murnau's Faust (1926). Care to make a bargain?

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 145 – Faust (1926)

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The demon Mephisto has a bet with an Archangel that he can corrupt a righteous man's soul and destroy in him what is divine. If he succeeds, the Devil will win dominion over the earth.

• Director: F.W. Murnau
• Writers: Gerhart Hauptmann (titles), Hans Kyser (titles), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (play "Faust") (as Johann Wolfgang Goethe)
• Producer: Erich Pommer
• Cinematographer: Carl Hoffmann
• Selected Cast:
  • Gösta Ekman as Faust
  • Emil Jannings as Mephisto
  • Camilla Horn as Gretchen
  • Frida Richard as Gretchen's mother
  • William Dieterle as Valentin, Gretchen's brother
  • Yvette Guilbert as Marthe Schwerdtlein, Gretchen's aunt
  • Eric Barclay as Duke of Parma
  • Hanna Ralph as Duchess of Parma
  • Werner Fuetterer as Archangel

Featuring innovative special effects for the time, Faust, directed by F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu, 1922), is one of the preeminent examples of German expressionism. Faust is Murnau's final German film before heading to the U.S. where he would make three more films before passing in 1931 at the young age of 42. In the movie, Mephisto sets out to prove to an Archangel that he can corrupt a man's soul. An early example of superb cinema and intellectual horror, it is a must-see indeed. Check out what the Grue-Crew thinks of this true masterpiece.

At the time of this writing, Faust can be streamed from the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Kanopy, and Hoopla, as well as various subscription and PPV options. The movie is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray from Kino Lorber's Kino Classics line. If you haven't yet experienced Faust, there is no time like the present.

If silent films are your thing, you might want to check out these episodes of the Classic Era focusing on silent horror films:

• 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

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule is one chosen by Jeff. In honor of Raquel Welch's passing on 15 February 2023, the crew's next topic will be Fantastic Voyage (1966). Despite what you might think, the film is not based on an Isaac Asimov novel. It does, however, feature Oscar-winning special effects along with performances from Donald Pleasance and a bevy of top-notch character actors.

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