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• The Grue-Crew review… LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (2020) Season 1 Episode 8 "Jig-A-Bobo"

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• Special Guest-Host, Christopher Slattery, The Slattman!

FEATURE REVIEW: LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (2020) Season 1 Episode 8 - Jig-A-Bobo

Diana finds herself in Captain Lancaster's crosshairs. When a visitor from his past arrives, Atticus and Leti take steps to protect their future.

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• Director: Misha Gree
• Writer: Misha Green (developed by), based on the novel by Matt Ruff
• Cast: Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Courtney B. Vance, Aunjaunue Ellis

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• The Grue-Crew review… HANNIBAL (2013) Season 1 Episode 10 - Buffet Froid.

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FEATURE REVIEW: HANNIBAL (2013)

Season 1 Episode 10 - BUFFET FROID

Beth LeBeau is found murdered, having drowned in her own blood as a result of her face being cut into a Glasgow smile. Graham's mental state continues to sharply decline; he loses hours at a time and when a vivid hallucination causes Graham to contaminate the crime scene, Lecter refers him to a neurologist, an old residency colleague, Dr. Sutcliffe.

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• Director: John Dahl
• Writer: Andrew Black, Chris Brancato, Bryan Fuller
• Creators: Bryan Fuller, based on characters from the book Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
• Cast: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Hettienne Park, Scott Thompson, Aaron Abrams, Gillian Anderson
• New Cast: John Benjamin Hickey

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"Though horse and carriage are always the same, the driver is not. The last soul to die each year - the one who passes over at the stroke of midnight - is destined to be Death's driver for the following year." Sounds like a good gig except they left out the "one night is like 100 years" part. Join this episode's Grue-Crew - Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and listener guest host Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff - as they travel to Sweden for a silent ride in The Phantom Carriage (1921).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 85 – The Phantom Carriage (1921)

On New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.

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• Director: Victor Sjöström
• Writer: Victor Sjöström; Selma Lagerlöf [based on the novel Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness! (Körkarlen; 1912) by the Nobel prize-winning Swedish author]
• Cinematography by: Julius Jaenzon (as J. Julius)
• Editorial Department: Eugen Hellman - color timer: negative cutter (as Eugén Hellmann)
• Cast
  • Victor Sjöström as David Holm
  • Hilda Borgström as Anna Holm
  • Tore Svennberg as Georges
  • Astrid Holm as Edit
  • Concordia Selander as Edit's Mother
  • Lisa Lundholm as Maria
  • Einar Axelsson as David's Brother
  • Nils Aréhn as Prison Chaplain
  • Tor Weijden as Gustafsson
  • Simon Lindstrand as David's Companion
  • Nils Elffors as David's Companion
  • John Ekman as Police Constable

Victor Sjöström's The Phantom Carriage is a groundbreaking silent film for both its narrative structure and its multiple exposure visual effects. This episode's Grue-Crew marveled at the depth of the character development. They're also wowed by the effective use of up to four-layered multiple exposures. The film also incorporates social problems of the times - alcoholism and tuberculosis - that resonate with ills of the current times. Of course, the crew discusses the legendary scene that inspired the "Heeere's Johnny" scene in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980).

The Grue-Crew universally regard The Phantom Carriage as a remarkable film. It is currently available to stream on the Criterion Channel and on physical media as a Criterion Blu-ray disk.

Chad, Whitney, and Jeff give a big Grue-Crew thank you to Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff for her insightful contributions to this episode … and for reading the book!

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. The next episode in their very flexible schedule, chosen by their next super-secret guest host, will be Onibaba (1964), a Japanese film written and directed by Kaneto Shindô, loosely based on a Shin Buddhist parable.

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"Every year he kills. Right now he's out there. Watching. Waiting. So don't look; he'll see you. Don't breathe; he'll hear you. Don't move; you're dead!" Well, heck. Seems like you're pretty much screwed no matter what you do. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr - as they have an encounter with the legendary Cropsey and even more legendary Tom Savini in The Burning (1981).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 166 – The Burning (1981)

A former summer camp caretaker, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong, lurks around an upstate New York summer camp bent on killing the teenagers responsible for his disfigurement.

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• Director: Tony Maylam
• Writers:
  • Story by: Harvey Weinstein, Tony Maylam, Brad Grey
  • Screenplay: Bob Weinstein, Peter Lawrence
• Film Editing: Jack Sholder
• Special makeup and effects: Tom Savini
• Cast
  • Brian Matthews as Todd
  • Keith Mandell as Young Todd
  • Leah Ayres as Michelle
  • Brian Backer as Alfred
  • Lou David as Cropsy
  • Larry Joshua as Glazer
  • Jason Alexander as Dave
  • Ned Eisenberg as Eddy
  • Carrick Glenn as Sally
  • Carolyn Houlihan as Karen
  • Fisher Stevens as Woodstock
  • Shelley Bruce as Tiger
  • Sarah Chodoff as Barbara
  • Bonnie Deroski as Marnie
  • Holly Hunter as Sophie

The Burning is often thought of as a response to the success of Friday the 13th (1980), but there's some argument that it was written before the first chapter in Jason's saga. Either way, your 1980s Grue-Crew sees it as a somewhat paler imitation with some exceptions. Crystal likes the time spent on character development but wishes it was spread out a little rather than consuming the first half of The Burning. All the running through the woods was very unrealistic for Chad and led to the frequent use of the 10-second advance function. Bill was upset with the "rowing-the-raft-upstream-without-any-real-paddles" plot device, wondering what they were thinking. Jeff notices the editor is Jack Sholder, who later directed Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985).

According to the Grue-Crew, the best reasons for watching The Burning are Tom Savini's usual stellar work and the first movie roles for Holly Hunter, Fisher Stevens, and Jason Alexander. At this writing, The Burning is available on a Scream Factory Blu-Ray Disc.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode will be dedicated to Ms .45 (1981), directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Zoë Lund (as Zoë Tamerlis).

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"If you knew what was in that book, you'd turn to jelly! It's not meant for worms like you!" Doesn't that make you want to read it even more? Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they give their unforced perspective on the legendary film, Equinox (1970).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 124 – Equinox (1970)

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Four friends are attacked by a demon while on a picnic, due to possession of a tome of mystic information. Told in flashbacks by the sole survivor.

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• Directors: Jack Woods, Dennis Muren (uncredited), Mark Thomas McGee (co-director) (uncredited)
• Writers: Mark Thomas McGee (based on a story by), Jack Woods
• Producer: Jack H. Harris
• Special Effects: David Allen, Dennis Muren, Jim Danforth
• Visual Effects: David Allen, Dennis Muren, Jim Danforth, Ralph Rodine, David Stipes
• Camera and Electrical Department: Ed Begley Jr. - assistant camera (uncredited)
• Production Staff: Conrad Buff IV - production staff (uncredited)
• Selected Cast:
  • Edward Connell as David Fielding
  • Barbara Hewitt as Susan Turner
  • Frank Bonner as Jim Hudson (as Frank Boers Jr.)
  • Robin Christopher as Vicki
  • Jack Woods as Asmodeus
  • Fritz Leiber as Dr. Arthur Waterman

A group of people with little or no experience decided to make a movie and they called it Equinox. What they did know how to do were special effects and stop motion animation. The people who worked on it became some of the most legendary special effects artists in movies and had shelves of Oscars to prove it. Bill even calls it one of the greatest movies ever made, professing it changed his life. Jeff gets into the differences between the original cut and the longer theatrical version with the additional footage that was shot. The whole idea of a book opening the door into the unknown intrigued Chad and he loves Equinox! Doc was not impressed the first time he saw the film but came to really respect the forced perspective and the stop motion animation elements.

The more the 70s Grue-Crew talks about Equinox, the more they are rendered dumbstruck by the cutting edge nature of the special and visual effects and they give it their highest recommendation. If you haven't seen it, please do so now!

As of this writing, it is currently available to stream on HBOmax, the Criterion Channel, and Kanopy. Equinox is also currently available on physical media from Criterion.

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 Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972).

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On this episode of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (2020) Season 1 Episode 7 "I Am"

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This is HORROR NEWS RADIO, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE podcast. Back with Doc Rotten once again are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the 'Net.

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• Special Guest-Host, Christopher Slattery, The Slattman!

FEATURE REVIEW: LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (2020) Season 1 Episode 7 - I Am

In the throes of the Korean War, nursing student Ji-ah crosses paths with a wounded Atticus, who has no recollection of their violent first encounter.

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• Director: Charlotte Sieling
• Writer: Misha Green (developed by), Shannon Houston, based on the novel by Matt Ruff
• Cast: Jurnee Smollett, Jonathan Majors, Courtney B. Vance, Aunjaunue Ellis

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On this episode of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… HANNIBAL (2013) Season 1 Episode 9 - Trou Normand.

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FEATURE REVIEW: HANNIBAL (2013)

Season 1 Episode 9 - TROU NORMAND

A totem pole of human bodies ranging from freshly killed to decades-old are found on a beach and while Graham is investigating the crime scene, he suddenly finds himself in Lecter's office, three and a half hours away, with no recollection of how he got there. Lecter theorizes that Graham's mind is trying to escape from having to investigate such brutal murders.

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• Director: Guillermo Navarro
• Writer: Steven Lightfoot, Bryan Fuller
• Creators: Bryan Fuller, based on characters from the book Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
• Cast: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Hettienne Park, Scott Thompson, Aaron Abrams, Gillian Anderson
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On this episode of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… #ALIVE (2020).

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FEATURE REVIEW: #ALIVE (2020)

The rapid spread of an unknown infection has left an entire city in ungovernable chaos, but one survivor remains alive in isolation. It is his story.

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• Director: Il Cho
• Writers: l Cho (screenplay), Matt Naylor
• Stars: Ah-In Yoo, Shin-Hye Park, Hyun-Wook Lee

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On this episode of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… HANNIBAL (2013) Season 1 Episode 8 - Fromage.

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• Dave Dreher, the lead news writer at Gruesome Magazine.
• Award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore.
• Podcasting Rock Star & International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson.

FEATURE REVIEW: HANNIBAL (2013)

Season 1 Episode 8 - FROMAGE

A totem pole of human bodies ranging from freshly killed to decades old are found on a beach and while Graham is investigating the crime scene, he suddenly finds himself in Lecter's office, three and a half hours away, with no recollection of how he got there. Lecter theorizes that Graham's mind is trying to escape from having to investigate such brutal murders.

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• Director: Guillermo Navarro
• Writer: Jesse Alexander, Bryan Fuller
• Creators: Bryan Fuller, based on characters from the book Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
• Cast: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Hettienne Park, Scott Thompson, Aaron Abrams
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"Father, the bullet. Pepe the watchman has a silver bullet. Get it and use it. Use it on me, father! You must use it -- do you hear? You must use it! You must!" Yes. He heard. Join this episode's Grue-Crew - Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and listener guest host Alistair Hughes - as they take a trip to the land of Hammer Horror for The Curse of the Werewolf (1961).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 84 – The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)

In 18th Century Spain, an adopted boy becomes a werewolf and terrorizes the inhabitants of his town.

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• Director: Terence Fisher
• Writers:
  • Anthony Hinds (screenplay) (as John Elder),
  • Guy Endore (novel: The Werewolf of Paris, 1933)
• Makeup-artist: Roy Ashton
• Music: Benjamin Frankel
• Cinematography: Arthur Grant (director of photography)
• Film Editing: Alfred Cox
• Production Design: Bernard Robinson
• Cast
  • Clifford Evans as Don Alfredo Corledo
  • Oliver Reed as Leon Corledo
  • Justin Walters as Young Leon Corledo
  • Yvonne Romain as Servant girl
  • Loraine Carvana as Young Servant girl
  • Catherine Feller as Christina Fernando
  • Anthony Dawson as Marques Siniestro
  • Josephine Llewelyn as Marquesa Siniestro
  • Richard Wordsworth as Beggar
  • Hira Talfrey as Teresa
  • John Gabriel as Priest
  • Warren Mitchell as Pepe Valiente
  • Anne Blake as Rosa Valiente
  • George Woodbridge as Dominique the goat herder
  • Michael Ripper as Old Soak
  • Ewen Solon as Don Fernando
  • Peter Sallis as Don Enrique
  • Martin Matthews as Jose Amadayo
  • David Conville as Rico Gomez
  • Denis Shaw as Gaoler
  • Desmond Llewelyn (uncredited) as Marques's footman

The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), directed by Terence Fisher and starring Oliver Reed, is Hammer Film's one-off werewolf film and a doozy it is! This is Chad's pick and he describes it as being one of his top five favorite werewolf films, especially liking the role love plays in the story's werewolf mythos. The werewolf makeup captures Whitney's attention as she explains how an individual's skin and hair pigment varies. Jeff is impressed by the effects and acting in the final scene of The Curse of the Werewolf. Al provides several detailed tidbits, one of which regarding Roy Ashton, the creator of the film's werewolf special makeup effect. Of course, the entire Grue-Crew is enthralled with Oliver Reed's performance!

At this writing, The Curse of the Werewolf is available for streaming in the US on Peacock. Jeff highly recommends the Scream Factory Blu-ray, also available in the U.S.

Chad, Whitney, and Jeff give a big Grue-Crew thank you to Alistair Hughes for his insightful and informational contributions to this episode! Al is also the author of Infogothic: An Unauthorised Graphic Guide to Hammer Horror. Every fan of Hammer horror films should have a copy and the holidays are just around the bend, so what are you waiting for?

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. The next episode in their very flexible schedule, chosen by their next super-secret guest host, will be The Phantom Carriage (1921), a Swedish silent scream from director Victor Sjöström. Be sure to join us for that one!

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