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

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Synopsis: The head of the FBI Behavioral Science unit, Jack Crawford, calls on profiler Will Graham to assist them to catch a serial killer. The killer has now kidnapped eight women, all similar in appearance and always on a Friday. His most recent victim is Elise Nichols. Graham has been teaching at the FBI academy and isn't too keen on going out into the field. He is particularly empathetic and has a tendency to get far too involved in these types of cases. Crawford arranges for a well-known psychiatrist, Hannibal Lecter, to work with him and ease the stress. It seems Lecter has his own plans for Will.

• Director: David Slade
• Writer: Bryan Fuller (based on Red Dragon by Thomas Harris)
• Cast: Hugh Dancy, Mads Mikkelsen, Laurence Fishburne, Caroline Dhavernas, Hettienne Park, Scott Thompson, Aaron Abrams.

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"The octopus is the most intelligent species in the ocean." And yet, an anthropomorphic version of an octopus saw fit to appear in this film. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they try to figure out exactly what the filmmakers were going for in Octaman (1971).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 118 – Octaman (1971)

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Synopsis: A team of researchers discovers a strange mutation of man and octopus who proceeds to terrorize them.

• Writer/Director: Harry Essex
• Octaman costume: Rick Baker, Doug Beswick
• Cast
  • Pier Angeli as Susan Lowry
  • Kerwin Mathews as Dr. Rick Torres
  • Jeff Morrow as Dr. John Willard
  • David Essex as Davido
  • Read Morgan as the Octaman
  • Jerome Guardino as Johnny Caruso
  • Robert Warner as Steve Dodd
  • Norman Fields as Mort Stein
  • Jax Jason Carroll as Dr. Jameson
  • Wally Rose as Carlos
  • Buck Kartalian as Raul
  • Richard Cohen as Enrique
  • Samuel Peloso as Pedro

What does Octaman have going for it, you might ask? It is special effects maestro Rick Baker's first film credit and it is written, directed, and produced by Harry Essex.

Jeff points out that Essex also wrote The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), It Came from Outer Space (1953), Man Made Monster (1941), and even The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) but he can't figure out where things went off the rails with Octaman. Doc sees an obvious connection to The Creature from the Black Lagoon and Bill affirms that the suit is the best part of Octaman but with some strong caveats. Doug Beswick's involvement is emphasized by Chad. And they all wonder, what were they thinking?

Your decades of Horror 1970s Grue-Crew gives a cautious recommendation to Octaman for lovers of schlocky horror films and possibly to Rick Baker or Doug Beswick completists.

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 Cry of the Banshee (1970) with the great Vincent Price.

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"You don't think I sat there all evening with an eight-foot mamba in my pocket?" No, she thought you were just glad to see her. (Too easy?) Join this episode's Grue-Crew - Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr - as they discover which is the most dangerous animal found in Murders in the Zoo (1933).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 78 – Murders in the Zoo (1933)

A monomaniacal zoologist is pathologically jealous of his beautiful but unfaithful wife Evelyn and will not stop short of murder to keep her.

• Director: A. Edward Sutherland (as Edward Sutherland)
• Writer: Philip Wylie, Seton I. Miller
• Cinematography: Ernest Haller
• Cast
  • Charlie Ruggles as Peter Yates
  • Lionel Atwill as Eric Gorman
  • Gail Patrick as Jerry Evans
  • Randolph Scott as Dr. Jack Woodford
  • John Lodge as Roger Hewitt
  • Kathleen Burke as Evelyn Gorman
  • Harry Beresford as Professor G. A. Evans

Your Decades of Horror Classic Era Grue-Crew is delighted by this little known, pre-code classic film. Murders in the Zoo's gruesome opening scene sets the tone for the entire film. Whitney is suitably disgusted by Lionel Atwill's performance as the monomaniacal zoologist of the synopsis and is also impressed with the strength of Gail Patrick's character and the arc of Kathleen Burke's character. Chad thinks Charlie Ruggles adds just the right amount of humor when needed to lighten this heavy affair. A disturbing scene shot in the zoo with tragic results is described by Jeff as is the future career of cinematographer Ernest Haller.

If you haven't seen Murders in the Zoo, your loyal Grue-Crew give it a strong recommendation. The film is currently available for streaming on Amazon Prime and on Blu-ray as one of four films included in Scream Factory's Universal Horror Collection Volume 2.

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 Häxan (1922), the silent classic. A special guest will be joining them so be sure to check-in for the next episode.

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"I've done life; now I'm doing death." … and you're still around to talk about it? Wow! Join your faithful Grue Crew - Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr along with a special guest - as they investigate the zombies-in-a-mental-hospital world of The Dead Pit (1989) with the film's director of special effects Ed Martinez.

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 159 – The Dead Pit (1989)

A renegade doctor is shot dead and entombed with his fiendish experiments in the basement of an abandoned wing of a mental hospital. Twenty years later, a mysterious woman is admitted with amnesia, and her arrival is marked by an earthquake - which cracks the seal to the Dead Pit, freeing the evil doctor to continue his work.

• Director: Brett Leonard
• Writers: Brett Leonard, Gimel Everett
• Cinematography: Marty Collins
• Director of Special Effects: Ed Martinez
• Cast
  • Jeremy Slate as Dr. Gerald Swan
  • Cheryl Lawson as Jane Doe
  • Stephen Gregory Foster as Christian Meyers
  • Danny Gochnauer as Dr. Ramzi
  • Geha Getzas as Sister Clair
  • Joan Bechtel as Nurse Kygar
  • Michael Jacobs as Bud Higgins
  • Mara Everett as Nurse Robbins
  • Randall Fontana as Orderly Jimmy
  • Jack A. Sunseri as Head Orderly Jensen (as Jack Sunseri)

Your Decades of Horror 1980s Grue-Crew is very fortunate to be joined this episode by special effects artist Ed Martinez, the director of special effects for The Dead Pit. Ed and the Grue-Crew talk everything from special effects to Jeremy Slate to director Brett Leonard to stories from the set. The Dead Pit features beau coup special effects including, but not limited to, a dentist drill to an eye, an exploding water tower, needles to the brain, melting zombies, and more zombies than you can count.

Your 80s Grue-Crew calls The Dead Pit an underrated film and definitely recommends it. As of this writing, The Dead Pit is available to stream on Amazon Prime with a Blu-ray scheduled for release August 25, 2020, from Dark Force Entertainment/Code Red.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The film for their next episode is Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988), chosen by Crystal.

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"I prefer ghosts to vampires, though. They're so much more human; they have a tradition to live up to. Somehow they manage to keep all the horror in without spilling any blood." So much easier to clean up; that is if you're worried about that kind of thing. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they try to figure out exactly what is going on in Mario Bava's Lisa and the Devil (1973).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 117 – Lisa and the Devil (1973)

A tourist spends the night in a derelict Spanish villa seemingly held in the supernatural grip of an eccentric butler, who resembles a depiction of the Devil she had seen on an ancient fresco.

• Director: Mario Bava
• Writers: Mario Bava, Alfredo Leone
• Cast
  • Telly Savalas as Leandro
  • Elke Sommer as Lisa Reiner/Elena
  • Sylva Koscina as Sophia Lehar
  • Alessio Orano as Maximilian
  • Alida Valli as Countess
  • Gabriele Tinti as George
  • Kathy Leone as Lisa's Friend
  • Eduardo Fajardo as Francis Lehar
  • Franz von Treuberg as Shopkeeper
  • Espartaco Santoni as Carlo
• Additional cast members for The House of Exorcism
  • Robert Alda as Father Michael
  • Carmen Silva as Anna

Of course, Lisa and the Devil was chosen by Bill, the Grue-Crew's very own, registered, Bava fanatic. Even Bill admits to not knowing exactly what the story is about, but Bava! And Elke Sommer! And Telly Savalas! Your 1980s Grue-Crew universally agrees with Bill regarding Bava, Sommer, and Savalas. Chad is a little more hesitant but plans to watch the film again. The beauty of Bava's imagery is what captures Jeff's attention, but he is obviously just as confused by the story as everyone else.

The crewmates even get into The House of Exorcism (1975), a later version of Lisa and the Devil, recut with additional footage in a marketing ploy intended to take advantage of the success of The Exorcist (1973). Bill screams, "No, no, no, no, no!" On the other hand, Doc kind of likes The House of Exorcism, much to Bill's dismay.

Your Decades of Horror 1970s Grue-Crew recommend Lisa and the Devil. It can be viewed, as of this writing, VOD and as a Kino Lorber Blu-ray double feature which includes Lisa and the Devil and The House of Exorcism.

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"What you see is real. What's done is done and what I've done is right. It's the work of science." Who can argue with science, right? Join this episode's Grue-Crew - Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Joseph Perry, Jeff Mohr, and guest Sammie Cassell - as they get all sciency with The Brain that Wouldn't Die (1962).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 77 – The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962)

A doctor experimenting with transplant techniques keeps his girlfriend's head alive when she is decapitated in a car crash, then goes hunting for a new body.

• Director: Joseph Green
• Writers: Joseph Green (screenplay); Rex Carlton & Joseph Green (original story)
• Selected Cast
  • Jason Evers as Dr. Bill Cortner
  • Virginia Leith as Jan Compton
  • Anthony La Penna as Kurt
  • Adele Lamont as Doris Powell
  • Bonnie Sharie as blonde stripper
  • Paula Maurice as brunette stripper
  • Marilyn Hanold as Peggy Howard
  • Bruce Brighton as Dr. Cortner
  • Lola Mason as Donna Williams
  • Doris Brent as nurse
  • Audrey Devereal as Jeannie Reynolds
  • Eddie Carmel as monster
  • Sammy Petrillo as Art

Your Decades of Horror Classic Era Grue-Crew find much to fault and much to love with a generous portion of cheese to top it off in The Brain That Wouldn't Die. Filmed in 1959 and released three years later, The Brain That Wouldn't Die must be viewed through 1959 eyes to be enjoyed. Sexist behavior, attitudes, and dialogue abound and Dr. Bill Cortner, the character with the most screen time, has a likeability factor of zero. On the other hand, the image of Virginia Leith as "Jan-in-the-Pan" is riveting and somehow extremely disturbing.

This episode's Grue-Crew recommends The Brain That Wouldn't Die for its iconic and disturbing imagery. As of this writing. The film is available on a Blu-ray from Scream Factory and streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

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• The Grue-Crew review… USELESS HUMANS (2020).

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Synopsis: A thirtieth birthday -- and the survival of mankind -- are left hanging in the balance after a mysterious creature crashes the party, forcing four childhood friends to save the night.

• Director: Stephen Ohl
• Writers: Travis Betz, George Caine
• Cast: Josh Zuckerman, Rushi Kota, Davida Williams

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"... when it comes to blood in my underwear, I want to know how it got there." There are some things that do not need to be said. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr - as they investigate the effects of high-energy drug abuse in Frank Hennenlotter's Brain Damage (1988).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 158 – Brain Damage (1988)

One morning, a young man wakes to find that a small, disgusting creature has attached itself to the base of his brain stem. The creature gives him a euphoric state of happiness but demands human victims in return.

• Writer/Director: Frank Hennenlotter
• Selected Special Effects Crew: Gabe Bartalos (creature design), David Kindlon (animatronics), Al Magliochetti (visual effects supervisor)
• Cast
  • Rick Hearst as Brian
  • John Zacherle as voice of Aylmer
  • Jennifer Lowry as Barbara
  • Theo Barnes as Morris
  • Lucille Saint-Peter as Martha
  • Kevin Van Hentenryck as Man with basket

If ever there was a commercial, feature-length film that could serve as a PSA for the War on Drugs, it's Brain Damage. Your 1980s Grue-Crew marvel at the imagination of writer/director Frank Hennenlotter and the images that sprout from his brain and are transformed to film. The combination of special effects used to depict Elmer is impressive and John Zacherle's voice tops off the creation perfectly. Now that an uncut version is available, it is pretty obvious why certain scenes were cut. Yes, Doc nixed the image of one of the cut scenes and rightly so, but your Grue-Crew describes the scene in eye-popping detail.

Each of the 1980s Grue-Crew recommends Brain Damage as a unique, hallucinatory cinematic trip. Currently, Brain Damage is available for streaming on Shudder as a stand-alone film and as an episode of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs. You can also check it out as a Blu ray from Arrow.

Brain Damage is the third double-tap for Decades of Horror 1980s and you can check out the first time the film was covered on Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 113 featuring Thomas Mariani, The Black Saint, and The Black Saint's daughter Mariana. You can also find a Review of Brain Damage on Gruesome Magazine written by Paul Cardullo.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. In episode 159, the 80s Grue-Crew will go down into The Dead Pit (1989) with special guest Ed Martinez, the film's special effects director.

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• The Grue-Crew review… BLADE: THE IRON CROSS (2020).

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For decades the fans have been clamoring for it, and now Full Moon delivers with the first standalone feature debut of one of its most beloved (and most frightful) characters: the hook-handed maniac puppet, BLADE. Charles Band's PUPPET MASTER series continues as an unspeakable evil from Blade's past emerges in the form of a murderous Nazi scientist named Dr. Hauser. As Hauser's heinous crimes are discovered, the psychic war journalist, Elisa Ivanov, awakens Blade, and together the bloody journey of revenge begins. It's Herr Hauser's reanimated undead army versus a possessed doll and a beautiful vengeance-seeking clairvoyant. Who will win, and how will it affect the Full Moon Universe? Find out in BLADE: THE IRON CROSS.

• Director: John Lechago
• Writers: Neal Marshall Stevens (as Roger Barron)
• Cast: Tania Fox, Vincent Cusimano, Griffin Blazi

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"Ay, customers, come in, come in. I'm sure I have the very thing to tempt you. Lots of bargains. All tastes catered to. Oh... and a big novelty surprise goes with every purchase. Do come in... any time. I'm always open." Oh boy! A novelty surprise? Wait. Is this a trick? Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they meet the proprietor of Temptations Ltd., the sinister shop found in From Beyond the Grave (1974).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 116 – From Beyond the Grave (1974)

An anthology of four short horror stories revolving around a British antique shop and its mysterious owner.

• Director: Kevin Connor
• Writer: Robin Clarke, Raymond Christodoulou; based on stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
• Cinematographer: Alan Hume
• Cast
  • "Temptations LTD" (Connecting Story)
    • Peter Cushing as The Proprietor of Temptations Limited
    • Ben Howard as Burglar
  • "The Gate Crasher"
    • David Warner as Edward Charlton
    • Wendy Allnutt as Pamela
    • Rosalind Ayres as Prostitute - Edward's first victim
    • Tommy Godfrey as Mr. Jeffries
    • Marcel Steiner as The Face
  • "An Act of Kindness"
    • Ian Bannen as Christopher Lowe
    • Diana Dors as Mabel Lowe
    • Donald Pleasence as Jim Underwood
    • Angela Pleasence as Emily Underwood
    • John O'Farrell as Stephen Lowe
  • "The Elemental"
    • Ian Carmichael as Reginald Warren
    • Margaret Leighton as Madame Orloff
    • Nyree Dawn Porter as Susan Warren
  • "The Door"
    • Ian Ogilvy as William Seaton
    • Lesley-Anne Down as Rosemary Seaton
    • Jack Watson as Sir Michael Sinclair

From Beyond the Grave is the last of the Amicus horror anthologies, or portmanteaus if you will, and Decades of Horror has covered six of seven such films. Jeff is predisposed to like From Beyond the Grave because it is directed by Kevin Conner, the same man that directed Motel Hell, one of his favorite films. Doc is impressed by cinematographer Alan Hume's work and goes into some of his other credits. The penalties doled out by the proprietor of Temptations Ltd. seem a bit severe for the sins committed in Bill's view, but he still has fun with From Beyond the Grave. Chad loves Margaret Leighton's portrayal of Madame Orloff and the other members of the Grue-Crew adamantly agree.

Possibly the least familiar of the Amicus horror portmanteaus, From Beyond the Grave still receives a high recommendation from the Decades of Horror 1970s Grue-Crew. It might be the last, but in their opinion, it is not the least.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror 3-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In three weeks, the next episode in their very flexible schedule will be Lisa and the Devil (1973), a Mario Bava film.

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