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"Never stray from the path, never eat a windfall apple, and never trust a man whose eyebrows meet." "Good advice," he said after first checking in the mirror. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out maybe a more accurate telling of "Little Red Riding Hood" than you're used to in The Company of Wolves (1984), as envisioned in three stories from The Bloody Chamber, a short story collection by Angela Carter.

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 226 – The Company of Wolves (1984)

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A teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine, and has a disturbing dream involving wolves prowling the woods below her bedroom window.

• Director: Neil Jordan
• Writers: Angela Carter & Neil Jordan (screenplay); Charles Perrault (Quotations from "Petit Chaperon Rouge")
• Adapted from: "The Company of Wolves," "Wolf-Alice," and "The Werewolf" in the short story collection The Bloody Chamber (1979) by Angela Carter
• Production Design: Anton Furst
• Selected Cast:
  • Sarah Patterson as Rosaleen
  • Angela Lansbury as Granny
  • David Warner as Father
  • Tusse Silberg as Mother
  • Micha Bergese as Huntsman (his first role in a feature film)
  • Brian Glover as Amorous Boy's father
  • Graham Crowden as Old Priest
  • Kathryn Pogson as Young Bride
  • Stephen Rea as Young Groom
  • Georgia Slowe as Alice, Girl Killed by Wolves
  • Susan Porrett as Amorous Boy's mother
  • Shane Johnstone as Amorous Boy
  • Dawn Archibald as Witch Woman
  • Richard Morant as Wealthy Groom
  • Danielle Dax as Wolfgirl (a non-speaking role)
  • Jim Carter as Second Husband (uncredited)
  • Terence Stamp as The Devil (uncredited)

The Company of Wolves is directed by Neil Jordan (The Crying Game, Interview with a Vampire) and stars Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Micha Bergese, and Sarah Patterson in her film debut. The tales woven into Jordan's second feature film are primarily based on three werewolf stories ("The Company of Wolves," "Wolf-Alice," and "The Werewolf") in Angela Carter's short story collection The Bloody Chamber (1979).

An entirely different kind of werewolf movie, The Company of Wolves (1984) is definitely one you should consider for your must-watch list. Join the Grue-Crew as they revisit this wicked twist on fairy tales featuring Granny and Rosaleen – familiar, yet creatively original.

At the time of this writing, The Company of Wolves is available to stream from Peacock, Tubi, and Kanopy, among others. It is also available as a 4K UHD Collector's Edition 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 Vampire's Kiss (1988). Is everyone ready for some Nicolas Cage energy?

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"Well, it can't be Human, can it? It feeds on Human flesh!" Apparently, they hadn't heard of cannibals? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out The Ghoul(1975), a film with many ties to Hammer, yet, not a Hammer film.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 182 – The Ghoul (1975)

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A former Priest named Dr. Lawrence harbors a dark and horrible secret in his attic. The locked room serves as a prison cell for his crazed, cannibalistic adult son, who acquired his savage tastes in India during his father's missionary work there. Lawrence fears that his son will escape to prey upon the effete guests at his rural English estate during a cross-country auto race.

• Director: Freddie Francis
• Writer: Anthony Hinds (as John Elder)
• Producer: Kevin Francis
• Selected cast:
  • Peter Cushing as Doctor Lawrence
  • John Hurt as Tom Rawlings
  • Alexandra Bastedo as Angela
  • Veronica Carlson as Daphne Wells Hunter
  • Gwen Watford as Ayah
  • Don Henderson as The Ghoul
  • Ian McCulloch as Geoffrey
  • Stewart Bevan as Billy
  • John D. Collins as "Young Man"
  • Dan Meaden as Police Sergeant

You all remember Tyburn Films Productions Ltd., right? Wait, maybe not… With only just over a handful of films, this British company quietly began in 1973 with Tales that Witness Madness (uncredited), and, in 1975, they churned out a pair of gothic horror films that look very much like Hammer, Amicus, or even Tigon. Directed by the legendary Freddie Francis and featuring Peter Cushing, John Hurt, and Veronica Carlson, The Ghoul (1975) is one of these two creature features. The other is Legend of the Werewolf (1975). Join the Grue-Crew as they determine how well this film stands up to its contemporaries.

At the time of this writing, The Ghoul 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 in their very flexible schedule, chosen by Chad, will be Pigs! (1973, aka Daddy's Deadly Darling), the film with a thousand titles. Well, almost.

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"If you are indeed a magician, why do you not use your great power to slay the one-eyed monster?" Of course, the princess is speaking of the Cyclops. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest host Ralph Miller – as they once again marvel at the wonders of Ray Harryhausen's skill and artistry in The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 144 – The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

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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/

When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.

• Director: Nathan Juran
• Writer: Ken Kolb (as Kenneth Kolb); Ray Harryhausen (story)
• Producer: Charles H. Schneer
• Composer: Bernard Herrmann
• Cinematographer: Wilkie Cooper
• Editors: Edwin H. Bryant (as Edwin Bryant), Jerome Thoms
• Visual Effects: Ray Harryhausen (special visual effects creator)
• Assistant Directors: Eugenio Martín; Pedro de Juan
• Selected Cast:
  • Kerwin Mathews as Sinbad
  • Kathryn Grant as Princess Parisa
  • Richard Eyer as Barani, the Genie
  • Torin Thatcher as Sokurah
  • Alec Mango as the Caliph of Baghdad
  • Harold Kasket as the Sultan, Parisa's father
  • Alfred Brown as Harufa, Sinbad's loyal right-hand man
  • Nana DeHerrera as Sadi (as Nana de Herrera)
  • Nino Falanga as Gaunt Sailor
  • Luis Guedes as Crewman
  • Virgilio Teixeira as Ali, one of Sinbad's crewmen
  • Danny Green as Karim, the leader of the mutineers
  • Juan Olaguivel as Golar

The Classic Era Grue-Crew, with the help of Ralph Miller III, tackles the Ray Harryhausen stop-motion masterpiece, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. Kerwin Matthews is Sinbad. Kathryn Grant is Princess Parisa. Richard Eyer is Barani, the Genie. And, Torin Thatcher is Sokurah. The film is filled with beautifully crafted monsters: giant Rocs, a horned Cyclops, a dragon, and a skeleton warrior – and more. All this and "Dynamation!" as well. Yes sir, a Monster Kid's dream. All this and they forgot to mention second unit director Eugenio Martino, the director of Horror Express (1972).

At the time of this writing, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad is available to stream with ads from Tubi and Crackle, as well as multiple PPV suppliers. It is also available on physical media in a Blu-ray format from various companies as an individual film or as part of a collection.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, chosen by Chad, will be Faust (1926), directed by F.W. Murnau and starring Emil Jannings. This will be the eighth silent horror movie covered by the Classic Era Grue-Crew. Bring on the intertitles!

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 house is not fit to live in. No one's been able to live in it. It doesn't want people." That sounds like a challenge. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss The Changeling (1980), the ghost story held in high regard by no less than Martin Scorsese (who named it one of the scariest movies of all time) and Guillermo del Toro.

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 225 – The Changeling (1980)

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After the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion's attic.

• Director: Peter Medak
• Writers: (screenplay by) William Gray & Diana Maddox; (story by) Russell Hunter
• Music: Rick Wilkins
• Cinematographer: John Coquillon (director of photography)
• Production Design: Trevor Williams
• Selected Cast:
  • George C. Scott as John Russell
  • Trish Van Devere as Claire Norman
  • Melvyn Douglas as Sen. Joseph Carmichael
  • John Colicos as DeWitt
  • Jean Marsh as Joanna Russell
  • Barry Morse as Doctor Pemberton
  • Madeleine Sherwood as Mrs. Norman
  • Helen Burns as Leah Harmon
  • Frances Hyland as Mrs. Grey
  • Eric Christmas as Albert Harmon
  • Roberta Maxwell as Eva Lingstrom
  • Bernard Behrens as Robert Lingstrom
  • James B. Douglas as Eugene Carmichael
  • J. Kenneth Campbell as Colin
  • Janne Mortil as Linda Grey
  • Terence Kelly as Sgt. Durban
  • Michelle Martin as Kathy Russell
  • Antonia Rey as Estancia
  • Louis Zorich as Stewart Adler
  • Voldi Way as Joseph's Ghost

The Grue-Crew settle in to tackle a slick, confident – and criminally overlooked – haunted house feature from 1980, The Changeling. The film earns its respect as a classic film and its place as a cult favorite capturing the very first Genie Award for Best Canadian Film from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. The film's stars, George C. Scott and Trish Van Devere claim Best Foreign Actor and Best Foreign Actress respectively as The Changeling sweeps five additional awards during the inaugural presentation. Yet, many are unaware of the film and its influence on horror movies and Canadian film. In this episode, the Grue-Crew share their opinions and appreciation for Peter Medak's best work.

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 The Company of Wolves (1984), directed by Neil Jordan and starring Sarah Patterson, Angela Lansbury, and David Warner.

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].

"Not your baby! Our baby! Satan's baby!!" You seemed like a folksy small-town doctor but it turns out, you're really the head, satanic dude. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out The Brotherhood of Satan (1971), a Black Saint favorite from the producing team (L.Q. Jones and Alvy Moore) that brought you A Boy and His Dog (1975).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 181 – The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)

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A family is trapped in a desert town by a cult of senior citizens who recruit the town's children to worship Satan.

• Director: Bernard McEveety
• Writers: William Welch; Sean MacGregor (original story by); L.Q. Jones (uncredited)
• Selected cast:
  • Strother Martin as Doc Duncan
  • L. Q. Jones as Sheriff
  • Charles Bateman as Ben
  • Ahna Capri as Nicky
  • Charles Robinson as Priest
  • Alvy Moore as Tobey
  • Helene Winston as Dame Alice
  • Joyce Easton as Mildred Meadows
  • Debi Storm as Billie Joe
  • Jeff Williams as Stuart
  • Judy McConnell as Phyllis
  • Robert Ward as Mike
  • Geri Reischl as K. T.

Back in the fall of 2013, just prior to launching Gruesome Magazine, Doc's cohost on Horror News Radio, Santos Ellin, Jr., The Black Saint, joined him on the Monster Movie Podcast to discuss their favorite films of the Seventies. Exploring two films from each year between 1970 and 1979, this two-episode retrospective would give birth to Decades of Horror 1970s.

For the year 1971, Santos picked The Brotherhood of Satan featuring Strother Martin, L.Q. Jones, Alvy Moore, and Charles Bateman. At long last, the Grue-Crew set their eyes on this often overlooked classic. The film holds up amazingly well over 50 years later, spotlighting Martin chewing the scenery in style and featuring some impressive cinematography. Seriously, only Strother Martin can handle dialog such as this and keep a straight face while delivering these lines and looking so menacing.

At the time of this writing, The Brotherhood of Satan is available to stream from Tubi and a variety of other PPV options. Regarding physical media, the film is currently available as a Blu-ray from Arrow Video.

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 Bill, will be The Ghoul (1975), a Tyburn Films production directed by Freddie Francis starring Peter Cushing, Veronica Carlson, and John Hurt. Gotta be good, right?

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. JOIN US FOR movie news of the week and 13 Recommended Horror Films for February 2023 . All this, and more, coming up next… Join your host Doc Rotten for HNR, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE HORROR NEWS podcast. Back again are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the 'Net:

• Dave Dreher, the lead news writer at Gruesome Magazine
• Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6dead6irl

HORROR MOVIE NEWS

• Zack (Barbarian) Cregger heads to New Line to film WEAPONS. Source: The Hollywood Reporter
• RLJE Films and SHUDDER send CHILDREN OF THE CORN (2023) to theaters on March 3, 2023. Source: Deadline
• Willem Dafoe reunites with Robert (The Lighthouse) Eggers for NOSFERATU. Source: Deadline

13 UPCOMING HORROR MOVIES FEBRUARY 2023

• 02/02 Skinamarink (Shudder)
• 02/03 Knock at the Cabin
• 02/03 Baby Ruby
• 02/03 Viking Wolf (Netflix)
• 02/07 They Wait In the Dark
• 02/09 The Outwaters
• 02/09 Attachment (Shudder)
• 02/10 Disquiet
• 02/10 Huesera: The Bone Woman
• 02/10 She Came from the Woods
• 02/15 Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey
• 02/24 Cocaine Bear
• 02/24 We Have a Ghost (Netflix)

Others

• 02/10 Daughter
• 02/10 The Unsettling
• 02/22 The Strays (Netflix)
• 02/24 Nocebo (Shudder)

FEEDBACK

Chad White: Great show everyone. I had to get out my pen and paper. I'm going to check out Possession (1981, Shudder) for sure, thanks for all the recommendations.

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"It's been insane since the beginning. . . . Bathtubs that fill up, and swimming pools that empty. That's insane. And I was insane to listen to you." That's not even the half-of-it. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr – as they experience Boileau-Narcejac's twisted tale as presented by Henri-Georges Clouzot in Les Diaboliques (1955).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 143 – Les Diaboliques (1955)

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The wife and mistress of a loathed school principal plan to murder him with what they believe is the perfect alibi.

• Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot (as H.G. Clouzot)
• Writing Credits:
  • From the novel by: Boileau-Narcejac (Pierre Boileau as Boileau & Thomas Narcejac as Narcejac; She Who Was No More (1952, Celle qui n'était plus)
  • Scenario & dialogue by: Henri-Georges Clouzot (as H.G. Clouzot) & Jérôme Géronimi
  • Collaboration by: René Masson & Frédéric Grendel
• Cinematographer: Armand Thirard (director of photography)
• Selected Cast:
  • Simone Signoret as Nicole Horner
  • Véra Clouzot as Christina Delassalle (as Vera Clouzot)
  • Paul Meurisse as Michel Delassalle
  • Charles Vanel as Alfred Fichet, le commissaire
  • Jean Brochard as Plantiveau, le concierge
  • Thérèse Dorny as Mme. Herboux
  • Michel Serrault as M. Raymond, le surveillant
  • Georges Chamarat as Dr. Loisy
  • Robert Dalban as Le garagiste
  • Camille Guérini as Le photographe (as Camille Guerini)
  • Jacques Hilling as L'employé de la morgue
  • Jean Lefebvre as Le soldat
  • Aminda Montserrat as Madame Plantiveau
  • Jean Témerson as Le garçon d'hôtel (as Jean Temerson)
  • Jacques Varennes as M. Bridoux, professeur
  • Georges Poujouly as Soudieu, un élève
  • Yves-Marie Maurin as Moinet, une jeune Moynet
  • Noël Roquevert as M. Herboux
  • Pierre Larquey as M.Drain, professeur
  • Johnny Hallyday as Un élève (uncredited)

Are you ready for a French murder thriller/ghost story/character piece from the mid-1950s? We thought so! Move over Hitchcock! Director Henri-Georges Clouzot has the rights to the novel and the skill to write and direct Les Diaboliques (1955). If celebrated genre author Robert Bloch (Psycho) considers this his all-time favorite horror film, then the Classic Era Grue Crew just has to check it out! And they loved it! In fact, this is one of those movies that demands (at least) a second watch.

Shame on you if you listened to this podcast without first watching Les Diaboliques! At any rate, at the time of this writing, the film is available to stream from HBOmax, The Criterion Channel, and Plex. If physical media is your preference, Les Diaboliques (Diabolique) is available as a Blu-ray from Criterion.

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 Whitney, will be The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), another Ray Harryhausen extravaganza! Who doesn't love 'em some stop-motion?

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 listening!"

JOIN THE GRUE-CREW FOR movie news of the week and the 13 "Nepo-babies" in Horror Movies . All this, and more, coming up next…

This is HNR, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE HORROR NEWS podcast. Back with your host Doc Rotten again 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

• Sean S. Cunningham developing Friday the 13th reboot, House reboot, and the original script The Night Driver. Source: Bloody Disgusting
• Rob Savage's Stephen King adaptation, The Boogeyman, moves from streaming to theatrical release. Source: Hollywood Reporter
• To no one's surprise, Blumhouse announces M3GAN sequel for 2025. Source: Hollywood Reporter

TOP 13 - NEPO-BABIES IN HORROR MOVIES

INFINITY POOL is heading to theaters this weekend, January 27, 2023, from director Brandon Cronenberg, son of fan-favorite director David Cronenberg. Let's take a look at 13 other second - or even third - generation actors, writers, and directors in horror films in 2022 and into 2023.

• Alexander Skarsgård (Stellan Skarsgård) - The Northman and Infinity Pool
  • Bill Skarsgård (Stellan Skarsgård) - Barbarian, It, The Crow (Eric Draven)
• Allison Williams (news anchor Brian Williams) - M3GAN
• Jamie Lee Curtis (Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh) - Halloween Ends and Haunted Mansion
• Nicolas Cage (August Coppola -Father; Francis Ford Coppola -Uncle) RENFIELD
• Sosie Bacon (Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick) SMILE
• Odessa A'zion from the new Hellsraiser 2022 is the daughter of actress Pamela Adlon and German director Felix O. Adlon
  • Gideon Adlon (Pamela Adlon and Felix O. Adlon) SICK
• Maya Hawke (Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke) - Stranger Things
• Fiona Dourif (Brad Dourif) - Chucky
• Wyatt Russell (Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn) - Godzilla and the Titans (TV) and Night Swim
• Jack Quaid (Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid) - SCREAM 2022, The Boys
• Lewis Pullman (Bill Pullman) - Salem's Lot (2023), The Strangers: Prey at Night
• Mason Gooding (Cuba Gooding Jr.) Scream 2022, Fall, Scream VI
• Asia Argento (Dario Argento) DARK GLASSES

OTHERS

• Michael Gandolfini (James Gandolfini) Beau is Afraid
• Billie Lourde (Carrie Fisher) American Horror Story
• Emma Roberts (Eric Roberts) Abandoned
• Dan Levy (Eugene Levy) Haunted Mansion
• Grace Gummer (Meryl Streep) Let the Right One In (TV), AHS

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"Welcome to prime time, bitch!" Not words I'd use in front of my mother, but they are iconic just the same. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest host Ralph Miller – as they enter another Wes Craven nightmare, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987). Expect a lot of FX talk with Ralph in the house!

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 224 – A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

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A psychiatrist familiar with knife-wielding dream demon Freddy Krueger helps teens at a mental hospital battle the killer who is invading their dreams.

[NOTE: Effects crew credits are listed as they appear in the film credits.]

• Director: Chuck Russell
• Writers: Wes Craven (story) (screenplay) (characters); Bruce Wagner (story) (screenplay); Frank Darabont (screenplay); Chuck Russell (screenplay)
• Music: Angelo Badalamenti
• Storyboard Artist / Visual Consultant: Peter von Sholly
• Stop-Motion Skeleton and Marionette Effects: Doug Beswick Productions, Inc.
  • Stop-Motion Animation: Doug Beswick
  • Effects Photography Supervisor: Jim Aupperle
  • Stop-Motion Puppet Construction: Yancy Calzada
  • Marionette Construction: Mark Bryan Wilson (as Mark Wilson)
  • Miniatures: James Belohovek
  • Illustrator: Larry Nikolai
• Makeup effects Sequences: Greg Cannom
  • Assistants to Greg Cannom: Larry Odien, Earl Ellis, John Vulich, Keith Edmier, Brent Baker
• Krueger Makeup effects: Kevin Yagher
  • Assistants to Kevin Yagher: Jim Kagel, Mitch DeVane, Gino Crognale, Brian Penikas, David Kindlon, Steve James, Everett Burrell
• Makeup Effects Sequences: Mark Shostrom
  • Assistants to Mr. Shostrum: Robert Kurtzman, Bryant Tausek, John Blake Dutro, James McLoughlin (as Jim McLoughlin), Cathy Carpenter
• Additional Makeup Effects: Matthew W. Mungle (as Mathew Mungel)
  • Assistant to Mathew Mungel: Russell Seifert
• Mechanical Effects: Image Engineering
  • Special Effects Coordinator: Peter Chesney
  • Lead Technician: Lenny Dalrymple
  • Mechanical Designers: Bruce D. Hayes (as Bruce Hayes), Joe Starr, Anton Tremblay (as Tony Tremblay)
  • Effects Technicians: Bernardo F. Munoz (as Bernard Munoz), Rod Schumacher, Bob Ahmanson
  • Effects Crew: Scott Nesselrode, Tom Chesney, Kelly Mann, Phillip Hartmann (as Phillip Hartman), Ralph Miller III (as Ralph Miller), Joel Fletcher, Brian Mcfadden, Sandra Stewart (as Sandy Stewart), Terry Mack (as Troy Mack), Blaine Converse, Ron MacInnes, Brendan C. Quigley
• Selected Cast:
  • Heather Langenkamp as Nancy Thompson
  • Craig Wasson as Dr. Neil Gordon
  • Patricia Arquette as Kristen Parker
  • Ken Sagoes as Roland Kincaid
  • Ira Heiden as Will Stanton
  • Rodney Eastman as Joey Crusel
  • Jennifer Rubin as Taryn White
  • Penelope Sudrow as Jennifer Caulfield
  • Bradley Gregg as Phillip Anderson
  • Laurence Fishburne as Max Daniels (credited as Larry Fishburne)
  • John Saxon as Donald Thompson
  • Priscilla Pointer as Dr. Elizabeth Simms
  • Clayton Landey as Lorenzo
  • Brooke Bundy as Elaine Parker
  • Nan Martin as Sister Mary Helena
  • Stacey Alden as Nurse Marcie
  • Dick Cavett as Himself
  • Zsa Zsa Gabor as Herself
  • Paul Kent as Dr. Carver

Guest host Ralph Miller III, who worked behind the scenes on Dream Warriors provides insights and many effects development photos that are shown in the YouTube version of the podcast. Post-recording, the crew wants to clarify that Kevin Yagher was responsible for the Freddy Snake, and Mark Shostrom was in charge of the Penelope Sudrow dummy that smashes into the Freddyvision TV.

With the success of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), following the critical failure of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), New line Cinema firmly cemented Freddy Krueger and A Nightmare on Elm Street as one of the most iconic horror franchises of its time. Not only does Dream Warriors feature Robert Englund continuing to breathe both humor and fear into Freddy Krueger but also the return of both Heather Langenkamp and John Saxon from the original. The film also features Craig Wasson (Ghost Story) as the male lead and early film roles for Patricia Arquette and Larry Fishburne. Frank Darabont (The Mist) and Bruce Wagner join Wes Craven on scripting chores and Chuck Russell (The Blob, The Mask) directs while Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet) provides the score – a winning combination of talent. Surely a Grue-Crew highly recommended selection with special effects by Greg Cannom, Doug Beswick, Mark Shostrom, Kevin Yagher, and more!

Be sure to check out the first time the 80s Grue-Crew took a dive into this film in February 2017, featuring Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Thomas Mariani as the Grue-Crew. You can find it here: A NIGHTMARE ON ELMS STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS (1987) — Episode 102

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 The Changeling (1980), starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, . . . and a bouncing, red, rubber ball.

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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, and Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6dead6irl.

HORROR MOVIE NEWS

• CRYSTAL LAKE, coming to Peacock, adds familiar faces, Adrienne King and Kevin Williamson. Source Gruesome Magazine
• Found Footage takes a mind-bending trip to THE OUTWATERS. Source: Gruesome Magazine
• Kane Hodder is the Goatman in KILL HER GOATS. Source: Gruesome Magazine
• UNIVERSAL is taking HOLLYWOOD HORROR NIGHTS to LAS VEGAS, BABY! Source: Bloomberg

13 STREAMING HORROR MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS

Crystal

• The Ritual (Netflix)
• Ghostland (Netflix)
• Possessor (Hulu)
• American Psycho (HBO Max)

DAVE

• The Night Flier - YouTube
• Anna And The Apocalypse - Shudder/Prime
• Psycho Gorman - Shudder
• The Rig - Prime

DOC

• Freaks (1932) HBOMAX
• The Raven (1963) TUBI
• Splinter (2008) HULU
• Revenge (2017) SHUDDER

HNR RECOMMENDATION

• Possession (1981) SHUDDER

FEEDBACK

MOST ANTICIPATED HORROR MOVIES of 2023

• Claire James: Can't wait for a ton of these!
• Chad White: Great show everyone . I'm a huge fan of the Evil Dead series, so I'm stoked for Evil Dead Rise.
• Don Joe: Great show, you all nailed all the ones I'd put on my list for sure. I might add 65 for the dino action.

BEST HORROR MOVIES OF 2022

• Zarchi Army: How did nobody include Men?

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