
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


For episode 222, Chad chooses the often overlooked spectacle from Toho and Ishiro Honda, THE MYSTERIANS (1957). The movie begins with an entertaining, albeit goofy-looking, pointy-nosed kaiju Moguera. Somehow this robot giant monster still works in its own way and the Grue-Crew have their fun with all the shenanigans. Then the actual alien race of Mysterians ghost-light the cast as they plan their invasion. Earth is prepared to battle, however. Check out the review of THE MYSTERIANS and share your thoughts.
"The tragedy of the Mysterians is a good example for us! Don't use science in the wrong way!" – Ryoichi Shiraishi
Director: Ishiro Honda Writers: Takeshi Kimura; Story by: Jojiro Okami, Shigeru Kayama Cast: Kenji Sahara, Yumi Shirakawa, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata, Takashi Shimura, Susumu Fujita, Hisaya Ito
Synapsis: "Shortly after a giant robot destroys a village, aliens from outer space arrive offering friendship. Will the people of Earth tie these two events together?" – IMDb
Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content!
Next up for Decades of Horror The Classic Era is a wonderful pick from Doc: Vincent Price, Roger Corman, Edgar Allan Poe… THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH (1964)! See you there!
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 website, 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!"
Exploring 80s Slashers - HELL NIGHT (1981) Decades of Horror - Episode 303
Doc Rotten selects a little known, often overlooked slasher from the early 1980s featuring Linda Blair, Peter Barton, and Vincent Van Patton. HELL NIGHT (1981) sends four college fraternity and sorority pledges to Garth Manor to stay the night in the haunted mansion. Fake Scooby-Doo scares throughout... until the actual monster shows up to pick the cast off... one by one. Sounds like a great premise, right?! Gory, gruesome fun certainly, Eh?! Sigh, only 25% of the Grue-Crew champion the results while the others are less enthusiastic. Check out the podcast to found out who and why?
Synopsis: "Four college fraternity and sorority pledges spend the night in a deserted old mansion as part of a hazing ritual during hell night, where they are stalked by the only survivor of a family massacre from the mansion's sordid past." - IMDb
Director: Tom DiSimone Writer: Randy Feldman Cast: Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton, Kevin Brophy, Jenny Neumann, Suki Goodwin, Jimmy Sturtevant
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, is the fantasy EPIC from director John Boorman, EXCALIBUR (1981)
Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].
Join The Grue-Crew as they take a look back at the original The Town That Dreaded Sundown from 1976. The blueprint for slasher films of the 80s is clearly drawn in the film's plot including inventive kills, borrowed heavily from the Italian Giallo genre. Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, and Gilligan's Island star Dawn Well head up the cast. Check out what the crew think of Charles B. Pierce's Seventies horror film. Enjoy!
Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 259 - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
Director: Charles B. Pierce
Writer: Earl E. Smith
Cast: Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells, Jimmy Clem, Jim Citty, Charles B. Pierce, Cindy Butler, Earl E. Smith
Synopsis: The story of a berserk, hooded killer who terrorized the border town of Texarkana, Arkansas in 1946--leaving no fewer than five murder victims in his wake. He was never caught. Based on one of America's most baffling murder cases.
The Grue-Crew settle in to review the early Sixties fantasy film THE MAGIC SWORD (1962) from director Bert I. Gordon. To the Crew's surprise the film balances it's fantasy with some bonified creepy horror elements with monsters at each curse Sir George, Sir Branton, and the six Knights encounter. For a Mr. B.I.G. feature, the effects, cinematography, acting, and sets are above expectations with Basil Rathbone and Estelle Winwood hamming it up with delicious relish. Also, keep your eyes open for a fun performance from Maila Nurmi... "Vampira" herself!
Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 221 – The Magic Sword (1962)
Synopsis. The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armor and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard. - IMDb
Writer/Director: Bert I. Gordon Selected cast: Basil Rathbone as Lodac, Estelle Winwood as Sybil, Gary Lockwood as Sir George, Anne Helm as Princess Helene, Liam Sullivan as Sir Branton, Danielle De Metz as Mignonette, Merritt Stone as King, Paul Frees as Sir Ulrich of Germany (voice), and Maila Nurmi as the hag.
Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content!
Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Chad – is THE MYSTERIANS (1957).
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 website, 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!"
For episode 302, The Grue-Crew discuss the House series slasher film, THE HORROR SHOW (1989) on Decades of Horror 1980s.
"Never sneak up on a man when he's blasting Metallica" is the perfect quote to sum up the vibe of often overlooked horror movie featuring Lance Henricksen and Brion James. Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content!
Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 302 – THE HORROR SHOW (1989)
Synopsis: "Detective McCarthy finally catches "Meat Cleaver Max", a serial killer, who promises revenge during his execution. Nonetheless, a parapsychologist tells the detective that the only hope of stopping Max for good is to destroy his spirit." - IMDb
Director: James Isaac Writer: Leslie Bohem, Alan Smithee Cinematographer: Mac Ahlberg Special Effects: KNB Selected Cast: Lance Henricksen, Brion James, Rita Taggart, Dedee Pfieffer, Aron Eisenberg, Thom Bray. 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/ 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 Doc: HELL NIGHT (1981) featuring Linda Blair. Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].
Join us for a review of the Andy Milligan horror movie from the 1970s, BLOOD (1973). Classic Retro Horror Movie reviews from the GRUE-CREW.
Grue-Believers,
You knew the day was coming, the day Bill Mulligan finally delivers on his frightening promise, the Andy Milligan selection for the Grue-Crew to dive into with his creature feature opus, BLOOD (1973). Dave Dreher joins the crew in Jeff's absence just in time for all the bad movie shenanigans. Somehow, even though the film is truly bad cinema, the Crew find themselves enjoying it for what it is... crap. Maybe we all need therapy. Who knows?
Milligan's Blood is a strange beast, supposedly set in the 19th century, it features the son of the Wolfman shacking up with the daughter of Dracula trying to survive in Staten Island, New York. Throw in various gothic tropes like hunchbacks, wacky scientists, and even man-eating plants and the film still struggles to overcome its bad acting, poor lighting, wooden dialog, oddball special effects, and silly, plastic, dime-store fangs. Thankfully, the Grue-Crew manage to come out of it alive. Whew!
Enjoy,
Chad, David, Doc, and Bill
Thanks to RetroGameManDan79, joseluisherreralepron9987, Abermelinthermage, and gregorycrosby3325 for their feedback shared in this episode. We'd love to hear from you, leave comments below. https://www.patreon.com/c/gruesomemagazine
Join us on Patreon for early access episodes, and exclusive such as reviewing each episodes for Kolchak The Night Stalker and Night Gallery.
Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content!
"This mysterious germ of the bacillus vampiris creates in the body of the vampire a fiery fluid, similar in chemical composition to that of hot glue, so that no bullet can cause any damage whatsoever to the flesh of the body of a vampire. The hot glue renders the bullets harmless, but wood turns the glue into water!" And now you know… the rest of the story. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in this unique Filipino horror film from National Artist of the Philippines for Film, Gerardo de Leon: The Blood Drinkers (1964).
Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 220 – The Blood Drinkers (1964)
Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine
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/
Synopsis: A mad nobleman and his vampiric helpers terrify a small town until the villagers turn against them.
In this episode, Daphne treats the rest of the Grue-Crew to a 1964 Filipino horror film from director Gerardo de Leon. Whether you know the film as The Blood Drinkers, Kulay Dugo Ang Gabi, Blood is the Color of Night, Color of Night, or The Vampire People, there are aspects and scenes of this film that will burrow their way into your permanent memory. Driven by the high cost of color film stock, de Leon and crew came up with a unique solution that makes the movie more interesting. The story also employs variations on vampire mythology to drive the conflict, although those variations might not make much sense. To top it off, a heart transplant, a surgical procedure first performed in January 1964, finds its way into the plot. Finally, the crew can only say… they hope you really like the theremin.
At the time of this writing, The Blood Drinkers (1964) is available to stream from the Classic Horror Movie Channel. It is also available on Blu-ray from Severin.
Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Bill – is Bert I. Gordon's The Magic Sword (1962), featuring Basil Rathbone, Estelle Winwood, Gary Lockwood, Anne Helm, Liam Sullivan, and Danielle De Metz. Bill says it haunts his nightmares. Are you game?
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 website, 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!"
"My curiosity is justified by the fact that I am writing a book." That, and you're just plain nosey. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in a bit of '70s Eurohorror starring the one and only Klaus Kinski: The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974).
Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 257 – The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974)
Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine
ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror 1970s 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/
Synopsis: Under strong influence from his burn victim wife, a wealthy aristocrat takes skin transplants from young women, who were captured, operated on against their will, and then killed, to fix his wife's burnt body.
Your Decades of Horror 1970s Grue-Crew got together for a night of Klaus Kinski in The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974). Oh, oh! The Crew even found a tagline that pretty well summed up the experience: "Klaus Kinski carves up female faces in this lost Euro-horror shocker!" Of course, there is much more to the movie, but you get the picture. The most interesting thing about The Hand That Feeds the Dead might be Carlo Rambaldi's effects work, as Kinski's character repeatedly harvests his victims' skin and transplants the harvest to his wife, who was severely burned in the fire that killed his father. And then there's the dastardly manservant who goes beyond the pale while doing his master's bidding. It turns out that the discussion after the fact is much more fun than the movie itself.
At the time of this writing, The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974, aka Evil Face)) is available to stream from Tubi. The film is also available on Blu-ray from Full Moon Features.
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 '70s episode, chosen by Bill, will be Blood (1973), directed by the one and only Andy Milligan. Yikes!
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].
"A little bit nuts? You're an unmitigated madman! You don't have to tell me how weird you are. I know how weird you are!" It takes one to know one? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss a true classic: Ken Russell's Altered States (1980).
Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 301 – Altered States (1980)
Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine
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/
Synopsis: A psycho-physiologist experiments with drugs and a sensory-deprivation tank and has visions he believes are genetic memories.
Crystal chose Altered States (1980) as her favorite horror film of 1980 for the Grue-Crew's 300th episode of Decades of Horror 1980s, so it seemed only natural that she would immediately choose it for discussion. What an excellent movie! It's directed by Ken Russell, written by Paddy Chayefsky, and stars William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban, and Charles Haid, with a very recognizable supporting cast. Don't forget the quality crew, including Dick Smith, Craig Reardon, Cal Fullerton, and Rick Baker on makeup effects, and Bran Ferren orchestrating visual effects. Yes, the story is overloaded with scientific and psychological mumbo jumbo, but that failing is outweighed by the excellent acting and the visual extravaganza presented in Altered States. We had fun recording this episode, and we hope you enjoy our talkabout!
At the time of this writing, Altered States (1980) is available to stream on Roku, Tubi, and various PPV services. It is available on 4K UHD and Blu-ray from Criterion and on Blu-ray from Warner Home Video.
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, is Cat People (1982), a reimagining of Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur's 1942 original. Paul Schrader directs this version, which sports an incredible cast including Nastassja Kinski, Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Annette O'Toole, and Ed Begley Jr. Yeah, baby!
Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].
"You didn't mean it. You never mean it. You didn't mean it the time when you put up the bouquet with the get-well card in the funeral parlor. And sent the black lillies to the old lady in the hospital, you didn't mean it. But this time, I, Gravis Mushnick, mean it!" Hmmm, Gravis Mushnick? Weird name, but it sure sounds familiar. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in this legendary film from Roger Corman and crew, The Little Shop of Horrors (1960).
Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 219 – The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine
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/
Synopsis: A clumsy young man working at an impoverished flower shop discovers that the strange plant he has been nurturing has an insatiable appetite for blood, forcing him to kill to feed it.
It's a Corman Christmas for the Classic Era Grue-Crew! To kick off December, they covered X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes (1963) in episode 218, and now, for your holiday listening pleasure, they bring you episode 219, Corman's The Little Shop of Horrors (1960). It had been a while since the Grue-Crew members had viewed it, and they were all pleasantly surprised to discover how fun the film is today. Is it a technically sound movie? No. But it's pretty darn good considering the speed of its filming (2+ days). Jack Nicholson's bit as Wilbur Force is only three-and-a-half minutes long, but that doesn't make his appearance any less memorable. The cast and crew put together a quick but effective ensemble horror-comedy, featuring contributions from Mel Welles, Jackie Joseph, Jonathan Haze, Dick Miller, Jack Nicholson, Myrtle Vail, and more. And don't forget Charles Griffith's work on the script. Once you've checked out the film again, come back to the podcast to listen to our talkabout, and be sure to leave us a comment!
At the time of this writing, The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) is available to stream from Prime, Kanopy, Hoopla, MGM+, Pluto TV, Plex, and various PPV sources.
Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Daphne – is The Blood Drinkers (1964, Kulay dugo ang gabi), a Filipino film directed by Gerardo de Leon. Daphne's picks are always … interesting. Seriously, you won't want to miss this one!
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 website, 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!"
From the publisher's feed