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• The Grue-Crew review… LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (2020) Season 1 Episode 5 "Strange Case"

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• Award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore.
• Podcasting Rock Star & International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson.
• Special Guest-Host, Christopher Slattery, The Slattman!

FEATURE REVIEW: LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (2020) Season 1 Episode 5 - Strange Case

After making a devil's bargain with William, Ruby steps into the charmed shoes of a white woman, but her transformation only fortifies her resentment of the racial divide. A betrayal by Montrose unleashes Atticus' pent up rage, leaving Leti deeply disturbed and sending Montrose into the comforting arms of his secret lover.

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• Director: Cheryl Dunye
• Writer: Misha Green (developed by), Jonathan I. Kidd, Sonya Winton, 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… LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (2020) Season 1 Episode 4 "A History of Violence"

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• Podcasting Rock Star & International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson.
• Special Guest-Host, Christopher Slattery, The Slattman!

FEATURE REVIEW: LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (2020) Season 1 Episode 4 - A History of Violence

After Christina mysteriously shows up at her doorstep, Leti confronts Atticus about his plan to surreptitiously return to Florida. Later, in search of missing pages to a crucial text, Leti, Tic, and Montrose head to Boston, with Hippolyta and Diana (Jada Harris) along for the ride. Back in Chicago, a handsome stranger nurses Ruby's disappointment over a squandered job opportunity.

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

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"Look at the size of those hematomas!" Do we have to? Join your faithful Grue Crew - Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr - as they visit the land of chins in Maniac Cop (1988).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 163 – Maniac Cop (1988)

A killer dressed in a police uniform begins murdering innocent people on the streets of New York City.

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• Director: William Lustig
• Writer: Larry Cohen
• Music: Jay Chattaway
• Special effects makeup assistant: Brad Look (as Bradley Look)
• Cast
  • Bruce Campbell as Officer Jack W. Forrest, Jr.
  • Tom Atkins as Detective Lieutenant Frank McCrae
  • Laurene Landon as Officer Theresa Mallory
  • Robert Z'Dar as Officer Matthew Cordell/Maniac Cop
  • Richard Roundtree as Commissioner Pike
  • William Smith as Captain Ripley
  • Victoria Catlin as Ellen Forrest
  • Sheree North as Officer Sally Noland
  • Nina Arvesen as Regina Sheperd
  • William Lustig as the Motel Manager (uncredited)
  • Sam Raimi as the News Reporter (uncredited)
  • Jake LaMotta as the Detective (uncredited)

Your 1980s Grue-Crew bravely tackles the first film in director William Lustig's and writer Larry Cohen's Maniac Cop franchise despite the constant danger from being hit by swinging chins. Robert Z'Dar and Bruce Campbell are the main offenders but William Smith is no slouch in the chin category either. In fact, one of the film's biggest assets is its cast. Bill keeps trying to figure out what makes the titular character so hard to kill while Crystal digs Laurene Landon's performance and her 80s hairdo. Tom Atkins is the main attraction for Chad while Jeff gets lost in all the cameos.

Currently, all three films in the Maniac Cop franchise are available for streaming on Shudder and on Blu-ray: Maniac Cop from Synapse Films, and Maniac Cop 2 and Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence from Blue Underground.

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 Maniac (1980), the Crew's second William Lustig film in a row.

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"She eats unmarried young girls. It is the only time she can wear her wedding gown." Cool! Sounds like a great place to spend your summer vacation. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they ride the bus to Auntie's and try to avoid the cat with the laser eyes in House (1977).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 121 – House (Hausu, 1977)

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A schoolgirl and six of her classmates travel to her aunt's country home, which turns out to be haunted.

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• Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
• Writers: Chiho Katsura (screenplay), Chigumi Ôbayashi (original story)
• Cast:
  • Kimiko Ikegami as Gorgeous
  • Miki Jinbo as Kung Fu
  • Ai Matsubara as Prof
  • Kumiko Oba as Fantasy
  • Mieko Sato as Mac
  • Masayo Miyako as Sweet
  • Eriko Tanaka as Melody
  • Yōko Minamida as Auntie
  • Kiyohiko Ozaki as Keisuke Tōgō
  • Saho Sasazawa as Father
  • Haruko Wanibuchi as Ryoko Ema

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's House is an infamous Toho film. According to Bill, if you do an internet search for "weird Japanese movies," House turns up number one on every list. Chad calls it the strangest movie they've ever removed. The 45-minute documentary on the Criterion Blu-ray edition is well worth the cost in Jeff's opinion, especially in giving the viewer a vague idea of what House is all about. Doc, on the other hand, says don't even bother trying to follow the narrative, but if you pay attention to what's going on in the background, you might just see a talking watermelon puppet.

House (Hausu, original title) is without a doubt a unique and stunning film, one everyone should see at least once. Jeff has already recommended the Blu-ray from Criterion and currently, House is available to stream on HBOmax and the Criterion Channel. Your loyal Grue-Crew says check it out!

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror 2-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode in their very flexible schedule will be And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973), another Amicus Productions film starring Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham, Ian Ogilvy, Herbert Lom, and Patrick Magee.

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On this episode of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (2020) Season 1 Episode 3 "Holy Ghost"

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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.

• Award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore.
• Podcasting Rock Star & International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson.
• Special Guest-Host, Christopher Slattery, The Slattman!

FEATURE REVIEW: LOVECRAFT COUNTRY (2020) Season 1 Episode 3 - Holy Ghost

Hoping to mend her relationship with her sister Ruby (Wunmi Mosaku), Leti turns a ramshackle Victorian on Chicago's North Side into a boarding house - an endeavor that stokes neighborhood racism and awakens dormant spirits stuck in the house. Meanwhile, Atticus remains burdened by a guilty conscience as George's wife Hippolyta (Aunjanue Ellis) presses him for the full story of what happened in Ardham.

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• Director: Daniel Sackheim
• Writer: Misha Green (developed by), Jonathan I. Kidd, Jordan Peele, Sonya Winton, 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 5 - Coquilles.

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• Award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore.
• Podcasting Rock Star & International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson.

FEATURE REVIEW: HANNIBAL (2013)

Season 1 Episode 5 - COQUILLES

A murdered couple is found in a motel room, posed in praying positions with the flesh of their backs opened and strung to the ceiling to give them the appearance of wings. Using hairs collected from the motel pillow, the BAU team discover several medications used to treat brain tumors in the killer's bloodstream. Graham surmises that the killer is transforming his victims into guardian angels to watch over him because he is afraid of dying in his sleep.

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• Director: Guillermo Navarro
• Writer: Scott Nimerfro
• 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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On this episode of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… THE GOOD THINGS DEVILS DO (2020).

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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.
• Guest Host, from Decades of Horror, Jeff Mohr
• Guest Host Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6dead6irl

FEATURE REVIEW: THE GOOD THINGS DEVILS DO (2020)

Richard, a small-time gangster is retiring. Before he can, he must take one last job: to steal money from a rival gangster's house. Miles apart, Melvin is a reluctant family man who has dreams of becoming a famous curator for his Museum of the Macabre. His newest acquisition? The remains of the notorious Masquerade, a vampire born from the embers of hell, slain centuries ago. On Halloween Night, their paths will collide and they'll be forced to work together to fight centuries-old evil with everything on the line.

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• Director: Jess Norvisgaard
• Writers: Jess Norvisgaard
• Stars: Bill Oberst Jr., Linnea Quigley, Kane Hodder, David Rucker III, Mary Katherine O'Donnell, Kelley Wilson Robinson, Veronika Stoykova

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"I have conquered science! Why can't I conquer love?" That's the age-old question, isn't it? Join this episode's Grue-Crew - Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Joseph Perry, and Jeff Mohr - as they show some mad love for Peter Lorre's performance in Mad Love (1935).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 81 – Mad Love (1935)

Paris, France: a demented surgeon's obsession with a British actress leads him to secretly replace her concert pianist husband's train-wreck-mangled hands with those of a guillotined murderer. . . with a gift for knife-throwing.

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• Director: Karl Freund
• Writers:
  • Maurice Renard (from the novel: "Les Mains D'Orlac"),
  • Florence Crewe-Jones (translation and adaptation: novel "The Hands of Orlac")
  • Guy Endore (adaptation)
  • P.J. Wolfson (screenplay)
  • John L. Balderston (screenplay)
• Photographed by: Chester A. Lyons, Gregg Toland
• Cast
  • Peter Lorre as Dr. Gogol.
  • Frances Drake as Yvonne Orlac.
  • Colin Clive as Stephen Orlac.
  • Ted Healy as Reagan, an American reporter
  • Sara Haden as Marie, Yvonne's maid
  • Edward Brophy as Rollo the Knife-Thrower
  • Henry Kolker as Prefect Rosset
  • Keye Luke as Dr. Wong
  • May Beatty as Françoise, Gogol's drunken housekeeper
  • Billy Gilbert as autograph seeker on the train

Your Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Grue-Crew finally got around to Mad Love, the 1935 gem directed by Karl Freund and featuring a stellar performance from Peter Lorre. Whitney is impressed by how Yvonne Orlac handles the excessive creepiness of Dr. Gogol. Ted Healy and May Beatty, as an American reporter and Dr. Gogol's maid, provide needed comic relief from the rest of the film's heavy tone and tickle Chad's and Joseph's funnybones. Jeff points out Oscar-winner Gregg Toland's involvement as the cinematographer of Mad Love.

It's unfortunate that Mad Love has limited streaming or Blu-ray availability at this writing. Lorre's performance alone is worth a quality, in-depth treatment, and Mad Love has much to offer beyond that.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era puts out a new episode every two weeks. The next episode in their very flexible schedule will be Spider Baby or, the Maddest Story Ever Told (1967), chosen by Whitney.

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

The 1980s Grue-Crew has a special treat for listeners in this episode. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they interview Ed Martinez, a special effects artist who worked on crews for some memorable horror films, starting with The Dead Pit (1989).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 162 – Interview with Special Effects Artist Ed Martinez

Crystal Cleveland and Chad Hunt are unable to join the Grue-Crew for this episode so Bill Mulligan and Jeff Mohr get special effects artist Ed Martinez all to themselves. Martinez was so informative as our guest for episode 159 about The Dead Pit, they invited him back to discuss some of the rest of his career as a special effects artist spanning the years 1989 to 2015. Yeah, they know dang near all of that time falls outside the 1980s, but that's just shows how much they dig special effects and Ed Martinez!

Martinez openly discusses the beginnings of his love for the art and craft of special effects and the path leading to his first film industry job as the director of special effects on The Dead Pit. He shares stories of his work and relationships during that 25-year career, being quick to give credit to those with whom he worked. In terms of actors, Martinez helped create the special effects magic on films starring Jeremy Slate, David Naughton, Terry O'Quinn, Brigitte Nielsen, Richard Moll, Joe Estevez, Todd Bridges, and Eric Roberts to name a few.

There are a few stories from the making of The Dead Pit that they didn't have time for in episode 159, so Martinez starts with those and moves on to discuss his experiences working on the following films:

• The Dead Pit (1989), director of special effects
• Amityville: A New Generation (1993), special effects makeup: Vision Technologies
• Galaxis, aka Terminal Force (1995), stop-motion puppet construction
• Death Row (2007), special effects
• The Dead and the Damned (2011), special effects
• Project Arbiter (2013), special effects supervisor

In case you are interested, here are links to some of the individuals, pages, and films discussed in this episode:

• The Dead Pit - Behind the scenes makeup testing
• Project Arbiter (21-minute short)
• The Making of Project Arbiter (21 minutes)
• Ed Martinez - youtube channel
• Jaremy Aiello - IMDb
• "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow - Wikipedia, IMDb
• Lionel Ivan Orozco - IMDb
• The Ray Harryhausen Podcast
• The Fantastic World of Ray Harryhausen - Private Facebook Group
• When Jim Danforth Ruled the Earth - Public Facebook Group
• The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation
• The Clive Barker Podcast

If you haven't listened to it already, be sure to check out Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 159 - The Dead Pit!

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s is part of the Decades of Horror 2-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1970s. In episode 163, the 80s Grue-Crew will cover Maniac Cop (1988), directed by William Lustig, written by Larry Cohen, and starring Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Robert Z'Dar, Sheree North, William Smith, and Richard Roundtree.

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"One of our guests is a werewolf, I know it." Maybe they need a "werewolf break" to figure it out? Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they play "werewolf, werewolf, who can the werewolf be?" in The Beast Must Die (1974).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 120 – The Beast Must Die (1974)

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Eight people have been invited to an island estate for the weekend. One of them is a werewolf. Can you guess which one?

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• Director: Paul Annett
• Writer: Michael Winder (based on a short story by James Blish)
• Music: Douglas Gamley
• Cast:
  • Calvin Lockhart as Tom Newcliffe
  • Peter Cushing as Dr. Christopher Lundgren
  • Marlene Clark as Caroline Newcliffe
  • Charles Gray as Bennington
  • Anton Diffring as Pavel
  • Ciaran Madden as Davina
  • Tom Chadbon as Paul Foote
  • Michael Gambon as Jan

The Beast Must Die, the last horror film produced by Amicus Productions, is famous for it's "werewolf break," a gimmick in which the film is paused just prior to the werewolf reveal, giving the audience time to guess which character is the werewolf.

Chad has fun trying to find clues that aren't there and is thankful for the 10-second advance button on Amazon Prime to help get him through the car chase. Jeff again notices the prevalence of a 1970s, detective-series, funk score and admits The Beast Must Die is kind of a fun movie. The TV-movie feel of The Beast Must Die is a little much for Bill, signaling the beginning of the end for Amicus. Doc points out the pedigree of the actors appearing in the film (and of course, Peter Cushing} and bemoans the complete lack of clues to the identity of the werewolf.

Though the 70s Grue-Crew admits this isn't one of the best Amicus films, they still have fun with it. As of this posting, The Beast Must Die is available on Blu-ray from Severin and can be streamed on Amazon Prime.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror 2-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode in their very flexible schedule will be House (1977), aka Hausu (original title).

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