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On episode 499 of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… STRANGER THINGS (2022, NETFLIX).

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STRANGER THINGS SEASON 4 (2022, NETFLIX)

Set in March 1986, eight months after the events of the third season, the fourth season is split between different plotlines. Eleven is reunited with Dr. Martin Brenner to recover her powers. Joyce Byers and Murray Bauman head to Russia to rescue Jim Hopper. In Hawkens, Dustin, Lucas, Max and crew face the evil of Vecna.

• Part I Available on NETFLIX beginning May 27, 2022
• Part II Available on NETFLIX beginning July 1, 2022
• Directed by The Duffer Brothers, Shawn Levy, Nimrod Antal
• Written by The Duffer Brothers, Caitlin Schneiderhan, Paul Dichter, Kate Trefry, Curtis Gwinn
• Cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Brett Gelman, Priah Ferguson, Matthew Modine, Paul Reiser, Joseph Quinn, Jamie Campbell Bower

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"She is a disturbing child." It doesn't reach the heights of his USS Indianapolis monologue in Jaws, but Robert Shaw delivers this line with grim resignation. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out A Reflection of Fear (1972), a relatively unknown film starring Sondra Locke, Robert Shaw, and Sally Kellerman.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 167 – A Reflection of Fear (1972)

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A disturbed young girl starts believing that there is something very sinister at work after her estranged father visits her at her mother and grandmother's house with the woman he plans to marry.

• Director: William A. Fraker
• Writers: Edward Hume & Lewis John Carlino (screenplay); Stanton Forbes (from his novel "Go To Thy Deathbed")
• Selected cast:
  • Sondra Locke as Marguerite
  • Robert Shaw as Michael
  • Sally Kellerman as Anne
  • Mary Ure as Katherine
  • Signe Hasso as Julia
  • Gordon De Vol as Hector
  • Gordon Anderson as Aaron (voice only)
  • Mitchell Ryan as Inspector McKenna
  • Victoria Risk as Peggy
  • Leonard Crofoot as Aaron
  • Michael St. Clair as Kevin
  • Liam Dunn as the Coroner
  • Michelle Marvin as the Nurse
  • Michele Montau as Madame Caraquet

Doc chose A Reflection of Fear for the Jaws connection delivered by Robert Shaw in his starring role. He admits it's kind of a stupid movie but he still enjoyed it for its 70s flavor. There are a few creepy elements present and he really likes Shaw's and Sondra Locke's performances.

Chad took one look at the cast and thought A Reflection of Fear would be a great movie, but instead, he is very bored with it all. Even though he loves Shaw and Locke in it, and yes, there were some creepy parts, he was expecting a whole lot more than a predictable twist. A Reflection of Fear got under Bill's skin a little, but the two twists really date the movie. He thinks Sondra Locke is a perfect choice for her role and that Robert Shaw is terrific but there just isn't enough there to maintain interest. Jeff doesn't buy Sondra Locke as the teenager she is playing and points out some huge continuity jumps in a couple of the film's edits. He enjoyed Sally Kellerman's and Mitchell Ryan's performances the most, but not enough to become a fan of A Reflection of Fear.

Your 1970s Grue Crew has a fairly lukewarm reaction to A Reflection of Fear, but if you are so inclined, it is available for viewing. At the time of this writing, the movie can be streamed from Tubi.

If you're craving some more Shaw sauce to top off your summer, now would be a great time to revisit the Decades of Horror 1970s 2-part episode on Jaws! You can check it out here:

• JAWS (1975) Part 1 — Episode 18 — Decades of Horror 1970s
• JAWS (1975) Part 2 — Episode 19 — Decades of Horror 1970s

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 Jeff, will be Santo and Blue Demon vs. Dracula and the Wolf Man (1973).

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"Alan, we're in big trouble. The cloud is splitting up!" The cloud is splitting? Run for your lives! Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr – as they make a trip to Trollenberg for an eyewitness account of the terror known as Tempean's The Crawling Eye (1958), aka The Trollenberg Terror.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 129 – The Crawling Eye (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/

A series of decapitations on a Swiss mountainside appear to be connected to a mysterious, radioactive cloud. The cloud turns out to be inhabited by horrible alien creatures who like to decapitate humans and are also in telepathic communication with certain people.

• Director: Quentin Lawrence
• Writers: Jimmy Sangster (screenplay); Peter Key (aka George Kerr, Jack Cross, & Giles Cooper) (story)
• Produced by: Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman
• Production Company: Tempean Films
• Music by: Stanley Black
• Cinematography by: Monty Berman (director of photography)
• Selected Cast:
  • Forrest Tucker as Alan Brooks
  • Laurence Payne as Philip Truscott
  • Jennifer Jayne as Sarah Pilgrim
  • Janet Munro as Anne Pilgrim
  • Warren Mitchell as Professor Crevett
  • Frederick Schiller as Mayor Klein
  • Andrew Faulds as Brett
  • Stuart Saunders as Dewhurst
  • Colin Douglas as Hans
  • Derek Sydney as Wilde
  • Richard Golding as first villager
  • George Herbert as second villager
  • Anne Sharp as German woman
  • Leslie Heritage as Carl
  • Jeremy Longhurst as first student climber
  • Anthony Parker as second student climber
  • Theodore Wilhelm as Fritz
  • Garard Green as pilot
  • Caroline Claser as little girl

Jeff chose this one and he loves it! Even though the effects may be a bit cheesy, he stares agog at the title characters. Janet Munro, Forrest Tucker, the terribly but awesomely acted professor, and a well-paced script make The Crawling Eye a fun watch.

The Crawling Eye is a pleasant sight to behold for Daphne, who shows up for the podcast as Daph-eye-ne, complete with costume. She likes how it starts off with a bang, (actually a decapitation) and she loves the "leg-a-cles." Whitney also describes the effects as wild and cheesy but then reminds Grue-believers how much she loves cheese. The Crawling Eye is a fun, crazy film, what with all the ocular shenanigans. Chad is reminded of a Quatermass film with a tinge of film-noir with some of its dark shots and characters knowingly walking into danger. He lauds the well-thought-out, Jimmy Sangster-penned script.

Your Classic Era Grue Crew unanimously labels The Crawling Eye a fun movie that includes its share of tension. At the time of this writing, the film can be streamed from the Classic Horror Movie Channel and the Classic Sci-Fi Movie Channel.

Jeff shows off his fresh copy of Little Shoppe of Horrors, issue 48, featuring Robert S. Baker, Monty Berman, and the films of Tempean. Of particular use to the Classic Era Grue Crew is "The Trollenberg Terror" by Clive Dawson. New and back issues of Little Shoppe of Horrors (The Journal of Classic British Horror Films), are available at https://www.littleshoppeofhorrors.com/

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: Mario Bava's Kill, Baby… Kill! (1966).

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"Release the Kraken!" Chad does his best impression of James Mason doing Laurence Olivier in recreating that iconic command. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they get pretty wound up discussing Ray Harryhausen's last feature film, Clash of the Titans (1981).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 210 – Clash of the Titans (1981)

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Perseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save Princess Andromeda.

• Director: Desmond Davis
• Writer: Beverley Cross
• Visual Effects:
  • Ray Harryhausen (creator of special visual effects)
  • Jim Danforth (assistant to Ray Harryhausen)
  • Steven Archer (assistant to Ray Harryhausen)
• Selected Cast:
  • Harry Hamlin as Perseus
  • Judi Bowker as Andromeda
  • Burgess Meredith as Ammon
  • Maggie Smith as Thetis
  • Siân Phillips as Cassiopeia
  • Claire Bloom as Hera
  • Ursula Andress as Aphrodite
  • Laurence Olivier as Zeus
  • Pat Roach as Hephaestus
  • Susan Fleetwood as Athena
  • Tim Pigott-Smith as Thallo
  • Jack Gwillim as Poseidon
  • Neil McCarthy as Calibos
  • Vida Taylor as Danaë
  • Donald Houston as Acrisius
  • Flora Robson, Anna Manahan, and Freda Jackson as the Stygian Witches

Ray Harryhausen is the reason Bill is involved in filmmaking, so it makes sense that Clash of the Titans is his choice for the 80s Grue-Crew. He looks in wonder at the brilliant-in-every-way Medusa sequence and voices his appreciation for how producer Charles Schneer enabled Harryhausen to make the movies he did.

Chad was bored out of his mind during the first half of Clash of the Titans but it picked up for him once the journeys and quests begin. The scenes with Medusa are thick with tension, the witches and Calibos are amazing, and he always loves Burgess Meredith. Even though Clash of the Titans is pretty bad in some places, Crystal loves it wholeheartedly. She sees it as an awesome epic with just enough whimsy to balance the scares. And, oh yeah, Medusa! For Jeff, there are opportunities with the back and forth manipulations between the gods to energize the first half of Clash of the Titans, but they aren't put to good use. He is all aboard with the Medusa appreciation, calling it one of the quintessential stop motion sequences in movies.

The 80s Grue-Crew are universally pleased that Harryhausen was able to go out on a high note with a bigger budget film. At the time of this writing, Clash of the Titans is available to stream from HBOmax and multiple PPV, and on physical media as a Warner Brothers Blu-ray.

If you are interested in more of Ray Harryhausen's work, check out the following Decades of horror episodes:

• THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS (1953) – Episode 69 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era
• THE VALLEY OF GWANGI (1969) – Episode 116 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

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 The Mutlilator (1984). Oh-oh.

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"His is the hand that makes. His is the hand that hurts. His is the hand that heals. His is the House of Pain. He who breaks the law shall be punished back to the House of Pain." And you definitely don't want to go to the House of Pain. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take another trip to the tropics to visit H. G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 166 – The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

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Synopsis: A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.

• Director: Don Taylor
• Writers: Al Ramrus & John Herman Shaner (screenplay); (1896 novel by) H. G. Wells
• Cinematography by: Gerry Fisher (director of photography)
• Makeup department:
  • John Chambers (makeup creator)
  • Thomas R. Burman (makeup designer) (as Tom Burman)
  • Daniel C. Striepeke (makeup designer) (as Dan Striepeke)
• Selected cast:
  • Burt Lancaster as Dr. Paul Moreau
  • Michael York as Andrew Braddock
  • Nigel Davenport as Montgomery
  • Barbara Carrera as Maria
  • Richard Basehart as Sayer of the Law
  • Nick Cravat as M'Ling
  • The Great John L. as Boar-Man
  • Bob Ozman as Bull-Man
  • Fumio Demura as Hyena-Man
  • Gary Baxley as Lion-Man
  • John Gillespie as Tiger-Man
  • David S. Cass Sr. as Bear-Man (as David Cass)

Chad picked The Island of Dr. Moreau because it "wowed" him as a kid. Watching it now, he can see its flaws but still likes it. Burt Lancaster, Michael York, and the Humanimal special effects makeup are high points for him.

Jeff loved the book and was irritated by the plot changes in this movie version when he first saw it in the theater back in the day. Now, the first half seems like a lot of running through the jungle, but the tension ramps up as soon as Moreau begins transforming Michael York's character. When he first saw the movie, Bill had read the Marvel comic book and was bitterly disappointed that the ending of the film had been cut and didn't match the Marvel version. For him, The Island of Dr. Moreau is not terrible but will always reside in the shadow of Island of Lost Souls (1932). He also laments that most of the story takes place in the daylight which hurts the makeup effects. When he first saw The Island of Dr. Moreau, Doc was not a fan and his opinion has not changed. While he appreciates the effort and the cast, it just seems like a weak sauce compared to the gravitas of Island of Lost Souls.

Despite the 70s Grue-Crew's lukewarm reception, they all agree that The Island of Dr. Moreau is worth a watch. At the time of this writing, the film can be streamed from Tubi and several PPV sources. The film doesn't appear to be currently available on domestically produced physical media.

If you're a fan of H. G. Wells' work, check out these other Decades of Horror episodes:

• FOOD OF THE GODS (1976) — Episode 28 — Decades Of Horror 1970s
• DEAD OF NIGHT (1945) – Episode 31 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era (The Golfer's Story segment based on "The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost" by H. G. Wells)
• THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933) – Episode 50 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era
• ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932) – Episode 98 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era
• THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) – Episode 125 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

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 A Reflection of Fear (1973) starring Sondra Locke, Robert Shaw, and Sally Kellerman.

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'I'm a man of all works, sir. When my Master says, "Krull, do this thing," I do the thing, whatever it may be.' And then there are the things Krull does that his master doesn't tell him to do. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr – as they experience the Punishment Poll (or is it "Pole?") in William Castle's Mr. Sardonicus (1961).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 128 – Mr. Sardonicus (1961)

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Synopsis: A search for a winning lottery ticket in his dead father's grave causes Sardonicus' face to freeze in a horrible grimace until he forces a doctor to treat his affliction–with even more grotesque results!

• Director: William Castle
• Writer: Ray Russell (screenplay, from his novella, "Sardonicus," Playboy, Jan '61)
• Music by: Von Dexter
• Cinematography by: Burnett Guffey (director of photography)
• Makeup Department: Ben Lane (makeup supervisor)
• Selected Cast:
  • Audrey Dalton as Maude Sardonicus
  • Guy Rolfe as Baron Sardonicus
  • Oskar Homolka as Krull (credited as "Oscar Homolka")
  • Ronald Lewis as Sir Robert Cargrave
  • Vladimir Sokoloff as Henryk Toleslawski
  • Erika Peters as Elenka
  • Lorna Hanson as Anna

Mr. Sardonicus, an underrated William Castle film, is Chad's pick; he had not seen the movie all the way through until now. He doesn't appreciate Castle interrupting the buildup to the climax by delivering his Punishment Poll gimmick, but Chad still thinks this is one of the Castle's best movies. For him, Mr. Sardonicus has a different feel from Castle's earlier films and he loves the makeup.

Daphne agrees with Chad regarding the break right before the climax and she also observes that Mr. Sardonicus deals with some sensitive subjects, making it more mature than much of Castle's work. She loves the mask Sardonicus wears and finds his character to be really evil – a proper bad guy. The story is a bit confusing to Whitney even though she finds the movie to be well-paced. The use of light and shadow also draws her attention in several scenes. Jeff is impressed with Ray Russell's screenplay, the cast, the cinematography, and both the mask and the makeup.

Check out these other Decades of Horror podcasts on William Castle's work:

• THE TINGLER (1959) – Episode 5 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
• HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959) – Episode 17 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
• 13 GHOSTS (1960) – Episode 111 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
• BUG (1975) — Episode 46 — Decades of Horror 1970s (Produced by)

Also, if you're so inclined, check out Grue-Believer Scot's "erratically published" blog, Saturday Mad Theater.

If you've never viewed Mr. Sardonicus, or haven't seen it for a while, the Classic Era Grue-Crew recommends you remedy that situation. At the time of this writing, Mr. Sardonicus is available to stream from the Classic Horror Movie Channel. As physical media, the film is available as a bare-bones Blu-ray in William Castle Double Feature – Homicidal & Mr. Sardonicus from Sony Pictures Home.

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: The Crawling Eye (1958, original title: The Trollenberg Terror).

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To each of you from each of us, "Thank you so much for listening!"

On episode 498 of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… THE BLACK PHONE (2022).

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This is HORROR NEWS RADIO, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE podcast. For this episode, the HNR Grue-Crew are teaming up with the HEROES AND DROIDS hosts to bring you this crossover review.

Back with Doc Rotten once again are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the 'Net.

• Award-winning Film-maker, Christopher G. Moore
• Lead News Writer, Dave Dreher
• Guest-host, Brian W. Smith

THE BLACK PHONE (2022, Blumhouse)

After being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, a 13-year-old boy starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer's previous victims.

• Available in Theaters Beginning June 24, 2022
• Directed by Scott Derrickson
• Written by Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
• Based on characters created by: Joe Hill
• Cast: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, E. Roger Mitchell, Troy Rudeseal, James Ransone

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"Why do you keep telling me to go on with those pills? I feel fine. I never felt better! My nerves are fine the way they are!" If you moved into a house in the middle of a cemetery with an actual tomb inside the house, and it was the site of a murder-suicide, your nerves might be shot too. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out the final entry in Lucio Fulci's Gates of Hell Trilogy, The House by the Cemetery (1981).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 209 – The House by the Cemetery (1981)

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A New England home is terrorized by a series of murders, unbeknownst to the guests that a gruesome secret is hiding in the basement.

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• Directed: Lucio Fulci
• Writers: Dardano Sacchetti, Giorgio Mariuzzo, Lucio Fulci (screenplay); Elisa Briganti (story) (as Elisa Livia Briganti); H.P. Lovecraft (inspiration) (uncredited)
• Music: Walter Rizzati
• Cinematography: Sergio Salvati (director of photography)
• Makeup Department:
  • Giannetto De Rossi (makeup artist/special makeup effects artist)
  • Maurizio Trani (makeup artist/special makeup effects artist)
• Selected Cast:
  • Catriona MacColl as Lucy Boyle (credited as Katherine MacColl)
  • Paolo Malco as Dr. Norman Boyle
  • Ania Pieroni as Ann (babysitter)
  • Giovanni Frezza as Bob Boyle
  • Silvia Collatina as Mae Freudstein
  • Dagmar Lassander as Laura Gittleson
  • Giovanni De Nava as Dr. Freudstein
  • Daniela Doria as the first female victim
  • Gianpaolo Saccarola as Daniel Douglas
  • Carlo De Mejo as Mr. Wheatley
  • Kenneth A. Olsen as Harold (credited as John Olson)
  • Elmer Johnsson as the Cemetery Caretaker
  • Ranieri Ferrara as a victim
  • Teresa Rossi Passante as Mary Freudstein
  • Lucio Fulci as Professor Mueller (uncredited)

The House by the Cemetery, aka Quella villa accanto al cimitero (original title), is Jeff's pick and he loves it. Despite the weird voice dubbed for Bob, the young boy in the story, he digs the atmospheric music, the long-drawn-out kill scenes, and what turns out to be a fairly coherent story, at least for a Fulci film. Crystal also loves The House by the Cemetery. Besides having maggots, gruesome kills, a weird story, and a creepy kid, it's very well shot.

The little boy is not cute, according to Bill, and he too describes the horrible voice dubbing of said boy. Though The House by the Cemetery is not his favorite of the trilogy, he still thinks it's pretty cool. Despite the frequent scenes of characters walking around the house calling out names, it is pretty to look at and really well made.

The Decades of Horror Grue Crews always have something to say about Lucio Fulci's work. Here are the Decades of Horror episodes discussing Fulci's work:

• ZOMBIE (1979) — Episode 62 — Decades Of Horror 1970s
• CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD (The Gates Of Hell, 1980) – Episode 145 – Decades Of Horror 1980s
• THE BEYOND (1981) – Episode 123 – Decades Of Horror 1980s
• THE BLACK CAT (1981) – Episode 184 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

As of this writing, The House by the Cemetery is available to stream from Shudder. In terms of physical media, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD discs from Blue Underground are available.

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 Clash of the Titans (1981) with a stellar cast and, of course, the magic of Ray Harryhausen!

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"They had their chance to learn about my ideas 15 years ago. *evil chuckle* Now they'll pay for their scorn! I'll exact vengeance upon those fools who treated me like a madman and drove me into the shadows! *maniacal laugh*" And with the help of his robotic daughter! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they go to Toho-land for Ishirô Honda's Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 165 – Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

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Attempts to salvage Mechagodzilla are thwarted, causing an INTERPOL investigation that uncovers the work of a shunned biologist and his daughter, whose life becomes entwined with the resurrected machine.

• Director: Ishirô Honda; Jun Fukuda (earlier film clips)
• Writer: Yukiko Takayama
• Selected cast:
  • Katsuhiko Sasaki as Akira Ichinose
  • Tomoko Ai as Katsura Mafune
  • Akihiko Hirata as Dr. Shinzo Mafune
  • Katsumasa Uchida as Jiro Murakoshi, Interpol Agent
  • Gorō Mutsumi as Mugal, Black Hole Alien leader
  • Toru Ibuki as Tsuda, Black Hole Alien lieutenant
  • Kenji Sahara as General Segawa
  • Tadao Nakamaru as Chief of Interpol Tagawa
  • Akinori Umezu as boy #1
  • Toru Kawai as Godzilla
  • Ise Mori as Mechagodzilla 2
  • Katsumi Nimiamoto as Titanosaurus

Terror of Mechagodzilla, aka Mekagojira no gyakushu, is Bill's pick and even he is a bit surprised how little Godzilla is in the film. Even though Titanosaurus isn't normally held in high regard, Bill thinks he's a cool kaiju. Jeff is a relative newcomer to the world of Toho kaiju and he feels lucky to be shepherded through his introduction by the other members of the Grue-Crew. He gets into the campiness of Terror of Mechagodzilla, especially the fight scenes which seemed to him like a mashup of pro wrestling, boxing, and the Three Stooges. Chad loves all Godzilla films and sees him as emblematic of a good character that can be dropped into any situation – whether it be a comedy, child-oriented, or serious – and still tell a good story. He loves Terror of Mechagodzilla even though Godzilla does show up rather later in the story. Wacky aliens, a scientist that looks like Colonel Sanders, a robot daughter, and Godzilla appearing out of nowhere are all elements that pulled Doc into Terror of Mechagodzilla. He notes that even though this movie has a darker tone than recent Godzilla fare, it is still a lot of fun.

If you're a fan of Godzilla, and we know you are, check out these other Decades of Horror podcasts on films from the Showa Era:

• Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) – Episode 134 – Decades of Horror 1970s
• Godzilla (Gojira, 1954) – Episode 58 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
• Godzilla vs Hedorah (1971) – Episode 25 – Decades of Horror 1970s

At the time of this writing, Terror of Mechagodzilla is available to stream from HBOmax, the Criterion Channel, tubi, and various other streaming services. In terms of physical media, it is available in Godzilla: the Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 (the Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray].

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 The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) from the H.G. Wells novel, starring Burt Lancaster, Micahel York, Barbara Carrera, Nigel Davenport, and Richard Basehart.

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

"I just would like to warn you. My daughter sometimes acts in… an abnormal way." Here we go again. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr – as they make another trip south of the border for a horror film from Mexican masters, El libro de piedra (1969, The Book of Stone).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 127 – El libro de piedra (1969, The Book of Stone)

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A governess Julia comes to work in a bourgeois family that lives in an afforested property that they have recently bought. Julia is to take care of a little girl named Silvia, whose unusual demeanor may find its roots in the family garden.

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• Director: Carlos Enrique Taboada
• Writer: Carlos Enrique Taboada (story & adaptation)
• Selected Cast:
  • Marga López as Julia Septién
  • Joaquín Cordero as Eugenio Ruvalcaba
  • Norma Lazareno as Mariana
  • Aldo Monti as Carlos
  • Lucy Buj as Silvia
  • Rafael Llamas as Profesor Esquivias
  • Ada Carrasco as Paulina
  • Lilia Castillo as Herminia (as Lilia Richars)
  • Manuel Dondé as Bruno
  • Jorge Mateos as Dr. Molina
  • Miguel Gómez Checa as Teniente de policía
  • Eduardo MacGregor as Fabián (as Eduardo Mc.Gregor)
  • Jorge Pablo Carrillo as Hugo

Once again, Whitney treats her fellow Grue-Crew members to a gem from Mexico. This time, her pick is El libro de piedra (1969, The Book of Stone), a supernatural ghost story made by an award-winning crew and cast. It's another winning choice suggested to Whitney by her dad. She is intrigued by this gothic horror story that is also a bit of a mystery with a supernatural element. This offering has a fantasy feel and creepy kids to make it even eerier, leading her to question the characters and their surroundings.

Daphne loves creepy kid movies so she's all about El libro de piedra. She loves the characters in the atmospheric telling of this story, augmented by the music and the colors used. Jeff loves El libro de piedra as well. To him, its haunting feel is reminiscent of an episode of Night Gallery (1969-1973). He's impressed with the meticulous, well-laid-out story and the actors' performances. That creepy kid and her "imaginary" friend make everyone uncomfortable.

You won't want to miss a certain scene that's a precursor to a legendary shot in Halloween (1978). At the time of this writing, El libro de piedra is available to stream with subtitles on YouTube at EL LIBRO DE PIEDRA PELICULA COMPLETA English subtitles. It's not a great copy, but it is adequate. Unfortunately, physical media is scarce and pricey. El libro de piedra deserves a quality Blu-ray, as do many good Mexican horror movies.

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 Chad: William Castle's Mr. Sardonicus (1961). Who's up for some risus sardonicus? Or is it hysterical rictus? Either way, it should put a big grin on your face.

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