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Hank: "Look at that hair." Frank: "You look at the hair." Hank: "I'm looking at the hair." Frank: "Yeah, I'm not looking at the hair." Hank: "She got pretty hair." Frank: "Mm-hmm." Would you trust Hank and Frank to protect the citizenry from the children turning everyone into crispy critters? Join your faithful Grue-Crew - Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they take a look at a Grue-Believer recommendation, The Children (1980).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 192 – The Children (1980)

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A nuclear-plant leak turns a bus-load of children into murderous atomic zombies with black fingernails.

IMDb

• Director: Max Kalmanowicz
• Writers: Carlton J. Albright, Edward Terry
• Music by: Harry Manfredini
• Cinematography by: Barry Abrams
• Selected Cast:
  • Martin Shakar as John Freemont
  • Gil Rogers as Sheriff Billy Hart
  • Gale Garnett as Cathy Freemont
  • Shannon Bolin as Molly
  • Tracy Griswold as Deputy Harry Timmons
  • Joy Glaccum as Suzie MacKenzie
  • Jeptha Evans as Paul MacKenzie
  • Clara Evans as Jenny Freemont
  • Sarah Albright as Ellen Chandler
  • Nathanael Albright as Tommy Button
  • Julie Carrier as Janet Shore
  • Michelle Le Mothe as Dr. Joyce Gould
  • Edward Terry as Hank
  • Peter Maloney as Frank
  • Jessie Abrams as Clarkie Freemont
  • Rita Montone as Dee Dee Shore
  • John P. Codiglia as Jackson Lane
  • Martin Brennan as Sanford Butler-Jones

The Children is Jeff's pick, based on a viewer/listener's recommendation that the Grue-Crew finally found online. This one had one of Jeff's phobias from way back (the "what if you weren't you" trope) which always gives him the heebie-jeebies and to top it off, kid killers, kids killed, and monster kid dismemberment. Chad had a tough time getting into it. He thought The Children had a good concept but didn't have the budget to see it through. Right off the bat, Crystal knew The Children was going to get weird because it doesn't make any sense. Even so, she did enjoy parts of it. Bill likes The Children for what it is and suggests it would make a great, weird-kids, 1980s double feature with The Pit (1981).

This one's for you, Evil! Though not the best film, the 80s Grue-Crew can see how The Children could definitely freak out someone who saw it when they were a kid and it's worth a watch. At this writing, The Children is available to stream on YouTube and some PPV services and is also available as a Blu-ray from Troma

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 Razorback (1984). Are you ready for some Ozploitation?

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On episode 473 of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: NEXT OF KIN (2021).

Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions!

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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: NEXT OF KIN (2021)

The film follows a young woman trying to discover what happened with her mother, who disappeared years ago, until she discovers a terrifying truth about her mother's past.

• Available Streaming on Paramount+ Beginning October 29, 2021
• Directed by William Eubank
• Written by Christopher Landon
• Cast: Emily Bader, Roland Buck III, Dan Lippert, Henry Ayres-Brown, Tom Nowicki

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"This place is gonna be rotten." Hopefully, that sounds familiar, either from this episode's subject or the original Horror News Radio introduction recording. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they celebrate their 150th episode and Halloween with Geroge Romero's uber-classic, Dawn of the Dead (1978)!

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 150 – Dawn of the Dead (1978)

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Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia S.W.A.T. team members, a traffic reporter, and his television executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

IMDb

• Writer/Director: George A. Romero
• Cinematography by: Michael Gornick (director of photography)
• Casting By: John Amplas
• Film Editing by:
  • George A. Romero
  • Dario Argento (recut version) (uncredited)
• Special Effects by: Tom Savini (makeup & cosmetic special effects); Don Berry & Gary Zeller (explosive effects)
• Selected Cast:
  • David Emge as Stephen "Flyboy" Andrews
  • Ken Foree as Peter Washington
  • Scott H. Reiniger as Roger "Trooper" DeMarco
  • Gaylen Ross as Francine "Fran" ("Flygirl") Parker
  • Richard France as Scientist
  • Tom Savini as Motorcycle Raider

Dawn of the Dead was the first time Jeff ever saws effects as graphic as those featured in the film and he admits he got a little nauseous. Watching the film now, he's impressed by Romero's depiction of the social conditions of the time and how relevant it still is today. During his first viewing of Dawn of the Dead, Bill saw people run from the theater during the exploding head scene early in the film and he loved the effect used when a male zombie bites a woman's shoulder. In his view, Dawn of the Dead is more influential in creating the zombie movie as we know it today than any other film. Chad was already a fan of Night of the Living Dead (1968) when the radio spot for Dawn of the Dead made a big impression while scaring the crap out of him. He had never seen anything like the zombie carnage he'd seen in Dawn of the Dead and it became one of his top ten favorite horror movies. The creepiness of the empty mall in the center section of Dawn of the Dead pulled Doc in and he is fascinated with the character development that takes place during that section.

The 70s Grue Crew gives a big thank you to all of the Grue Believers who voted in the poll that chose Dawn of the Dead for this episode. You helped make the sesquicentennial episode of Decades of Horror 1970s a special one for all of us. If you haven't seen this classic in a while, you owe it to yourself to give it a rewatch and this Halloween might be just the time.

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 will be Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), chosen by Chadl!

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"Humboldt, you will pay for this with your life. I curse you, Humboldt! And I curse your descendants. I will hunt you to your grave!" No brag, just fact. Join this episode's Grue-Crew - Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr - as they hang out in an Italian castle with Barbara Steele and the gang in Antonio Margheriti's The Long Hair of Death (1965).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 110 – The Long Hair of Death (1965)

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A woman under suspicion of witchcraft is burned alive. Her curse brings her back from the dead for revenge.

• Director: Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony Dawson)
• Writer: Tonino Valerii (as Robert Bohr) & Antonio Margheriti (screenplay); Ernesto Gastaldi (story) (as Julian Berry)
• Music by: Carlo Rustichelli (as Evirust)
• Selected Cast:
  • Barbara Steele as Helen Rochefort / Mary
  • George Ardisson as Baron Kurt Humboldt
  • Halina Zalewska as Adele Karnstein / Lisabeth Karnstein
  • Giuliano Raffaelli as Count Humboldt (as Jean Rafferty)
  • Laura Nucci as Grumalda (as Laureen Nuyen)
  • Umberto Raho as Von Klage (as Robert Rains)

The Long Hair of Death, aka I lunghi capelli della morte (original title), is Daphne's choice and the rest of the Classic Era Grue Crew are very pleased with it. The gothic atmosphere with a theme of women seeking revenge made it a fun movie for her. Chad was looking forward to seeing Barbara Steele and was pleasantly surprised to find an engaging story and a new character he most loves to hate. Even Whitney thinks the title should be Everybody Hates Kurt. She also describes The Long Hair of Death as full of drama and questions and revenge amidst a beautiful, dark, and angry atmosphere. The atmosphere is amplified with an emotional score from Carlo Rustichelli (as Evirust), giving Jeff goosebumps during the finale.

Your Classic Era Grue Crew really enjoyed The Long Hair of Death and if you haven't already seen it, they recommend that you make the effort to seek it out. It is currently available to stream on YouTube, Kanopy, and as PPV on Amazon Prime. There is also a Blu-ray disc from Raro Video which includes a better translation for the subtitles so be forewarned, the English dubbing and the subtitles do not match 100%.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next on their very flexible schedule is one chosen by Whitney, William Castle's 13 Ghosts (1960)!

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

HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK October 18, 2021

Horror News Radio Episode 472 featuring Doc Rotten, Dave Dreher, Jeff Mohr, and Award-winning Filmmaker, Christopher G. Moore.

Mike Flanagan Finds His Next House at NETFLIX: THE HOUSE OF USHER

https://www.slashfilm.com/625330/midnight-mass-team-making-fall-of-the-house-usher-horror-series-at-netflix/

Universal Picture's dates February 3, 2023 for M. Knight Shyamalan's KNOCK AT THE CABIN

https://deadline.com/2021/10/m-night-shyamalan-knock-at-the-cabin-new-release-date-title-revealed-1234855706/

As HALLOWEEN KILLS destroys the box office, David Gordon Green reveals he will be co-writing and directing THE EXORCIST …TRILOGY… for Blumhouse

https://collider.com/new-exorcist-movies-david-gordon-green-trilogy-script/

Meanwhile, Jason Blum teases Bryan Fuller's CHRISTINE

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/hannibal-creators-script-for-stephen-kings-christine-is-complete/

AMC announces TALES OF THE WALKING DEAD

https://www.avclub.com/amc-announces-new-anthology-show-to-wring-a-little-bit-1847849629

Rob Zombie reveals the cast for THE MUNSTERS (2022)

• Jeff Daniel Philips is Herman Munster
• Sheri Moon Zombie is Lili Munster
• Daniel Roebuck is Grampa Munster

Zombie's latest take on The Munsters will also mark the first film in the franchise since Munsters, Go Home! In 1966. The original cast featured Fred Gwynne, Yvonne de Carlo, Beverly Owen, Butch Patrick and Al Lewis as Grandpa Munster.

TRAILERS

Set Aside Thanksgiving for RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY (11/26/2021)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q6UGCyHZCI

The New Years Brings Back Dewey… and Ghostface - the SCREAM (1/24/2022) trailer is here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beToTslH17s

Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill Unleash The Grabber with THE BLACK PHONE (2/4/2022)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eGP6im8AZA

"He was here before Christ, before civilization. He was king here! Rawhead, that's what they called him! RAWHEAD!" Okay, okay. Call him Rawhead, already. Join your faithful Grue-Crew - Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they visit rural Ireland with Clive Barker's Rawhead Rex (1986) on episode 191 (even though Jeff calls it episode 190).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 191 – Rawhead Rex (1986)

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An ancient creature called Rawhead is awakened from its slumber near an Irish village and goes on a rampage killing anyone in sight.

IMDb

• Director: George Pavlou
• Writer: Clive Barker (screenplay)
• Selected cast:
  • David Dukes as Howard Hallenbeck
  • Kelly Piper as Elaine Hallenbeck
  • Ronan Wilmott as Declan O'Brien
  • Niall Toibin as Reverend Coot
  • Niall O'Brien as Detective Inspector Isaac Gissing
  • Hugh O'Conor as Robbie Hallenbeck
  • Cora Venus Lunny as Minty Hallenbeck (as Cora Lunny)
  • Heinrich von Schellendorf as Rawhead Rex
  • Donal McCann as Tom Garron

Chad, like most of us, is a big fan of Clive Barker's work and Rawhead Rex is his pick. As is often the case, the movie varies from the story even though Clive Barker wrote the screenplay. Chad admits it's not very good but he still has fun with it because it brings back memories of having fun going to monster movies with his buddies. Crystal, also a Clive Barker fan, loves the movie but thinks it would be even better if it had a more of a Barker feel to it. She does love the monster and its glowing eyes. Rawhead Rex doesn't feel like Clive Barker according to Bill and though he loves the original story, he hates the movie. And don't get him started on what he calls the big goofy monster and the limited movement of its mouth. For Jeff, Clive Barker's prose has a definite feel and tone which is missing in Rawhead Rex. On the plus side, he enjoyed Ronan Wilmott's over-the-top performance as the church's verger and Rawhead's disciple.

If you're a Clive Barker completist or just love 1980s monster movies, Rawhead Rex is currently available to stream on Shudder, AMC+, Spectrum, and Arrow subscription services as well as on a Limited Edition Steelbook Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.

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 Children (1980). You won't want to miss that one!

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On episode 471 of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… HALLOWEEN KILLS (2021).

Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions!

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• Award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore.
• Podcasting Rock Star & International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson.
• Special Guest Host, Jeff Mohr

HALLOWEEN KILLS (2021)

Madison is paralyzed by shocking visions of grisly murders, and her torment worsens as she discovers that these waking dreams are in fact terrifying realities.

• Available in Theaters and on Peacock Beginning October 15, 2021
• Directed by David Gordon Green
• Written by Scott Teems, Danny McBride, David Gordon Green
• Based on Characters created by John Carpenter, Debra Hill
• Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Thomas Mann, Robert Longstreet, Anthony Michael Hall, Kyle Richards, Nancy Stephens, James Jude Courtney, Nick Castle, Airon Armstrong

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"They come here, they have a pretty nurse, then they can do a little something, bing-bang, then they study the liquid and tell you if you have a hereditary disease or if your gun's jammed." Doesn't he mean "bada-bing, bada-boom?" Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr - as they experience The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971), a Giallo thriller from Dario Argento, starring Karl Malden and James Franciscus.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 149 – The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)

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A newspaper reporter and a retired, blind journalist try to solve a series of killings connected to a pharmaceutical company's top-secret experimental research projects; in doing so they become targets of the killer.

- IMDb

• Director: Dario Argento
• Writers: Dario Argento, Bryan Edgar Wallace (uncredited); (based on a story by) Dario Argento, Luigi Cozzi (as Luigi Collo), Dardano Sacchetti
• Selected Cast:
  • James Franciscus as Carlo Giordani
  • Karl Malden as Franco "Cookie" Arnò
  • Catherine Spaak as Anna Terzi
  • Pier Paolo Capponi as Police Supt. Spimi
  • Horst Frank as Dr. Braun
  • Rada Rassimov as Bianca Merusi
  • Tino Carraro as Professor Fulvio Terzi
  • Cinzia De Carolis as Lori
  • Aldo Regianni as Dr. Casoni
  • Carlo Alighiero as Dr. Calabresi
  • Vittorio Congia as Righetto
  • Ugo Fangareggi as Gigi the Loser
  • Tom Felleghy as Dr. Esson
  • Emilio Marchisini as Dr. Mombelli
  • Werner Pochath as Manuel
  • Fulvio Mingozzi as Spimi's man
  • Corrado Olmi as Morsella
  • Pino Patti as Barber

The Cat o' Nine Tails is pure Giallo, according to Bill, but still pretty subdued for an Argento film. As a reasonably straightforward detective story, it held his interest and Karl Malden is terrific. Not being a big Giallo fan, Chad enjoyed The Cat o' Nine Tails more than he thought he would, specifically pointing to a couple of cool murder scenes and Malden's fantastic performance. Jeff agrees that The Cat o' Nine Tails is more mystery than horror and, as such, is true to original Giallo themes. He adds his love for Malden's performance to the chorus and enjoys seeing Argento's progression from The Bird with the Crystal Plummage (1970) to this film to Deep Red (1975) to Suspiria (1977). The Cat o' Nine Tails has Doc's attention with the idea of the two different types of journalists getting together, a couple of fascinating kills, keeping track of the red herrings, and putting a child in harm's way. And then there's the strange love scene between Catherine Spaak and James Franciscus. Hmm.

Giallo and Argento fans will want to see this film! As of this writing, The Cat o' Nine Tails is available to stream from Shudder and The Criterion Channel and on physical media as a brand new 4K restoration on 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, episode 150, will be George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978), chosen by a listener poll! Be there!

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"I am Dracula and I welcome you to my house." Are you falling for that old trick? Join this episode's Grue-Crew - Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr along with special guest Dick Klemensen (since 1972, the editor and publisher of Little Shoppe of Horrors Magazine - The Journal of Classic British Horror Films) - as they enter the House of Hammer once again with one of the company's best, (Horror of) Dracula (1958).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 109 – (Horror of) Dracula (1958)

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Jonathan Harker begets the ire of Count Dracula after he accepts a job at the vampire's castle under false pretenses, forcing his colleague Dr. Van Helsing to hunt the predatory villain when he targets Harker's loved ones.

IMDb

• Director: Terence Fisher
• Writers: Jimmy Sangster (screenplay), Bram Stoker (novel)
• Music by: James Bernard
• Cinematographer: Jack Asher (director of photography)
• Production Design: Bernard Robinson
• Makeup Department:
  • Philip Leakey (makeup artist) (as Phil Leaky)
  • Roy Ashton (assistant makeup artist) (uncredited)
• Special Effects: Sydney Pearson
• Selected Cast
  • Peter Cushing as Doctor Van Helsing
  • Christopher Lee as Count Dracula
  • Michael Gough as Arthur Holmwood
  • Melissa Stribling as Mina Holmwood
  • Carol Marsh as Lucy Holmwood
  • John Van Eyssen as Jonathan Harker
  • Valerie Gaunt as Vampire Woman
  • Olga Dickie as Gerda
  • Janina Faye as Tania
  • Charles Lloyd-Pack as Doctor Seward
  • George Merritt as Policeman
  • George Woodbridge as Landlord
  • George Benson as Frontier Official
  • Miles Malleson as Undertaker
  • Geoffrey Bayldon as Porter
  • Barbara Archer as Inga
  • Paul Cole as Lad

Whitney had a "reel" treat when she first saw (Horror of) Dracula at Geoffrey Rayles's Rayle Archives in Lenoir, NC where she was able to view the 1958, 35mm, Technicolor print along with a couple reels of the early 1960s re-release. Of course, she loved the movie. What's not to like with Cushing, Lee, and Gough? For Chad, (Horror of) Dracula changed the way he looked at the Count and, along with The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), this one is his favorite Hammer film. Chad also has a heck of a story about the first time he saw the film at his grandparent's house. Daphne had great fun watching Cushing and Lee, especially in the few scenes they had together in (Horror of) Dracula. Jeff is a big fan of Dracula (1931) but also loves Lee's more feral, animalistic interpretation in (Horror of) Dracula.

You might say Dick Klemensen gives truth to the statement, "If you show it, he will come," when he drove over two hours across the state to catch a showing of (Horror of) Dracula at a drive-in theater in Des Moines. According to Dick, if you want to show someone a Hammer film who has never seen one, this is it. The film has everything: action, blood, fights, and pacing.

Incidentally, if you haven't read an issue of The Little Shoppe of Horrors Magazine, edited and published by Dick Klemensen since 1972, head on over to their website and order yourself an issue (or two or three). They're stock full (at about 100 pages of 8-point font) of interesting articles and art about classic British horror films.

Also be sure to check out The Men Who Made Hammer shorts (running between 15 and 60 minutes each) featuring Dick and produced by Constantine Nasr on the Scream Factory Blu-ray releases of the following Hammer films: X the Unkown (1956, Jimmy Sangster), The Brides of Dracula (1960, Jack Asher and Terence Fisher), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961, Roy Ashton), The Phantom of the Opera (1962, Anthony Hinds), The Kiss of the Vampire (1963, James Bernard and Bernard Robinson), The Lost Continent (1968, Michael Carreras & film commentary), and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974, Roy Skeggs). The other entry in The Men Who Made Hammer series features Tony Dalton (author of Terence Fisher: Master of Gothic Cinema, 2021) discussing Freddie Francis on The Evil of Frankenstein (1964).

October is a great month to revisit this Hammer gem! As of this writing, (Horror of) Dracula is available for streaming on HBOmax.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next on their very flexible schedule is one chosen by Daphne, Antonio Margheriti's The Long Hair of Death (1964) starring Barbara Steele!

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

"I can't exist by myself because I'm afraid of myself, ...because I'm the maker of my own evil." This quote is a pretty good metaphor for the theme of this movie… maybe? Join your faithful Grue-Crew - Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they relish Metrograph's brand new 4K restoration of Possession (1981), Andrzej Zulawski's brilliant and demented film.

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 190 – Possession (1981)

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A woman starts exhibiting increasingly disturbing behavior after asking her husband for a divorce. Suspicions of infidelity soon give way to something much more sinister.

IMDb

• Director: Andrzej Zulawski
• Writer: Andrzej Zulawski (original screenplay); Frederic Tuten (adaptation)
• CInematographer: Bruno Nuytten
• Special Effects: Carlo Rambaldi (the creature)
• Selected Cast
  • Isabelle Adjani as Anna / Helen
  • Sam Neill as Mark
  • Margit Carstensen as Margit Gluckmeister
  • Heinz Bennent as Heinrich
  • Johanna Hofer as Heinrich's mother
  • Carl Duering as Detective
  • Shaun Lawton as Zimmermann
  • Michael Hogben as Bob
  • Maximilian Rüthlein as Man with pink socks (as Maximilian Ruethlein)
  • Thomas Frey as Pink socks' acolyte
  • Leslie Malton as Sara, woman with club foot
  • Gerd Neubert as Subway drunk

Chad first saw this film at a drive-in theater when he was a teen and thought it was incredibly boring. This time around, he found the relationship split brought to life to be incredibly intense with the camera work adding to the claustrophobic feel. Crystal loved it as well, calling Possession brilliance wrapped in a madness spiral with an amazing monster. Generally, Bill is not a fan of "artsy-fartsy European" movies, but he agrees with Crystal that Possession is a masterpiece even though he is not sure if he understands it or if he is supposed to understand it. He calls Isabelle Adjani's performance in this strange, well-directed, beautiful film to be one of the bravest he has seen. Jeff loves this film and is extremely excited to have the chance to cover it. He is delighted with the new 4K restoration from Metrograph which is far superior to the Blu-ray release in his collection.

If you're interested in checking out this incredible 4K restoration of Possession, and you should be, it opens theatrically and digitally exclusively at the Metrograph October 1-14 and in theaters nationwide on October 15.

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, and will be Rawhead Rex (1986). Really! They're not kidding this time. You won't want to miss that one!

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NOTE: The images below are from prior releases and not from the new 4K restoration.