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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.
SPECIAL GUEST-HOST: Cati Glidewell, The Blonde in Front http://theblondeinfront.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlondeInFront/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theblondeinfront/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC47qjoRNgkzvLiiuH_tXr4A
SPECIAL GUEST-HOST: Cati Glidewell, The Blonde in Front http://theblondeinfront.com/
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FEATURE REVIEW: GRETEL AND HANSEL (2020)
A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.
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Director: Oz Perkins (as Osgood Perkins) (The Blackcoat's Daughter) Writers: Rob Hayes
Stars: Sophia Lillis, Samuel Leakey, Alice Krige, Jessica De Gouw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZblQLhKcZQ
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"Touch it! Go on, touch it!" Get your mind out of the gutter. The speaker isn't talking about that "it." Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they uncover the true story of Frankenstein in Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) … or not.
Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 109 – Frankenstein: The True Story (1973)
When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.
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Yet again, the Decades of Horror 1970s Grue-Crew delves into the realm of television mini-series with Frankenstein: The True Story, broadcast in two parts in 1973. Bill points out exactly why the title is one of the biggest misnomers in film history. Chad had a problem with the creature (Michael Sarrazin) being so handsome in the beginning but enjoyed its deterioration as the film progressed. Doc opines that the 2-hour edited version available on Amazon Prime is a hot mess of bad editing and should probably be avoided. Jeff once again goes a bit fan-boy, this time for David McCallum.
Your Grue-Crew universally enjoyed the cast and some of the set pieces and are withholding judgment until the March 24, 2020 Scream Factory release. Maybe a quality copy of the unedited version will restore the film they remembered.
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 Hammer's Twins of Evil (1971).
We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave us a message or leave a comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at [email protected].
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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FEATURE REVIEW: THE TURNING (2020)
A young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after their parents' deaths. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw."
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Director: Floria Sigismondi Writers: Carey W. Hayes (as Carey Hayes), Henry James
Stars: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl33gU2APIs
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It's time to prepare for a month of horror with the Gruesome Guide for February 2020. Doc Rotten and Vanessa Thompson walk you through the top 10 Horror Films to see this month. Woot!
Editor's Note: VFW's release date is now 2/14/2020!
THE LODGE (FilmNation Entertainment, Hammer Films - 2/7/2020)
A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place.
Directors: Severin Fiala | Veronika Franz Stars: Riley Keough, Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone, Jaeden Martell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYUI97qAa_k
COME TO DADDY (Saban Films, Firefly Films - 2/7/2020)
A man in his thirties travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father.
Director: Ant Timpson Writers: Toby Harvard (story), Toby Harvard Stars: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Garfield Wilson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D05YjZmVSI
Blumhouse's FANTASY ISLAND (Columbia Pictures, Blumhouse Productions - 2/14/2020)
A horror adaptation of the popular '70s TV show about a magical island resort.
Director: Jeff Wadlow (Blumhouse's Truth or Dare) Stars: Maggie Q, Michael Peña, Lucy Hale, Portia Doubleday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6O30nJ02PU
AFTER MIDNIGHT (Cranked Up Films - 2/14/2020)
When his long-suffering girlfriend disappears suddenly, leaving a cryptic note as her only explanation, Hank's comfortable life and his sanity begin to crack. Then, from the woods surrounding his house, something terrible starts trying to break in.
Directors: Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella Writer: Jeremy Gardner Stars: Jeremy Gardner, Brea Grant, Justin Benson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEpHRkC-ZyM
BRAHMS: THE BOY II (STX Entertainment - 2/21/2020)
After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms.
Director: William Brent Bell Stars: Katie Holmes, Owain Yeoman, Ralph Ineson, Christopher Convery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DPYO6Rj_0k
THE NIGHT CLERK (Saban Films - 2/21/2020)
Voyeuristic hotel clerk becomes the subject of a murder investigation.
Director: Michael Cristofer Writer: Michael Cristofer Stars: Ana de Armas, Helen Hunt, Tye Sheridan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flDC7Ar2Deg
GREENLIGHT (Entertainment Squad - 2/25/2020)
A director's dream job quickly descends into a nightmare when he is forced to film a real-life murder.
Director: Graham Denman Writers: Graham Denman (story by), Patrick Robert Young Stars: Danielle Bisutti, Chris Browning, Caroline Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8tsJoSsIhA
VFW (RLJE Films, Fangoria - 2/14/2020)
A group of war veterans must defend their local VFW post and an innocent teen against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants.
Director: Joe Begos (Bliss) Writers: Max Brallier (co-writer), Matthew McArdle (co-writer) Stars: Martin Kove, Stephen Lang, William Sadler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yYN2-crPCI
THE INVISIBLE MAN (Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions - 2/28/2020)
When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
Director: Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSBsNeYqh-k&
GUNS AKIMBO (Saban Films - 2/28/2020)
Miles is stuck in a dead-end job, still in love with his ex-girlfriend Nova. Unbeknownst to him, a gang called Skizm is running a deadly competition within his city in which complete strangers fight to the death for the entertainment of an online audience of millions. Miles soon finds himself caught up in the game and forced to fight in a battle to the death. Initially, Miles' lifetime of running from his problems pays off as he manages to elude his first opponent but when Nova is kidnapped, he must finally stop running and overcome his fears to fight for the girl he loves.
Director: Jason Lei Howden (Deathgasm) Writer: Jason Lei Howden Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Rhys Darby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZSVxobsJz8
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THE TOP 10 MOST ANTICIPATED HORROR FILMS OF 2020
10 (11) Antebellum (d. Gerard Bush & Christopher Renz - 4/24/2020) TIE 10 Lodge, The (d. Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz - 2/7/2020) TIE 08 (09) Malignant (d. James Wan - 8/14/2020) TIE 08 Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, The (d. Michael Chaves - 9/11/2020) TIE 07 Last Night in Soho (d. Edgar Wright - 9/25/2020) 06 Invisible Man, The (d. Leigh Whannell - 2/28/2020) 04 (05) A Quiet Place Part II (d. John Krasinski - 3/20/2020) TIE 04 Antlers (d. Scott Cooper - 4/17/2020) TIE 03 Ghostbusters: Afterlife (d. Jason Reitman - 7/10/2020) 02 Godzilla vs Kong (d. Adam Wingard - 11/20/2020) 01 Halloween Kills (d. David Gordon Green - 10/16/2020)
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"From Marquette, Canada today comes word of a second ship destroyed by an enormous beast according to her Captain, George LeMay. He really ought to stop smoking that stuff and try Virginia Golds." Well, as you might have guessed, it wasn't the stuff he'd been smoking. Join this episode's Grue Crew - Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, Joseph Perry, and Jeff Mohr - as they leapfrog from the arctic to New York City to join the battle to stop The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)!
Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 69 – The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and, ultimately, New York City.
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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a landmark film for many reasons. Inspired by the success of a re-release of King Kong (1933) in 1952, it's success, in turn, inspired Toho to move forward with the production of Godzilla (1954). It also gave Ray Harryhausen his first shot as head of special effects on a feature film and provided one of Ray Bradbury's first paychecks for a feature film. The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms was also the first film featuring a giant creature that exists as the result of an atomic explosion. Put Eugène Lourié in the director's chair, John L. Russell behind the camera, and enlist a supporting cast of topnotch character actors and you have a recipe for success.
All members of your Classic Era Grue-Crew love this film and appreciate its place in film history. They gush over Harryhausen's stop-motion animation skills and dedication, the direction, cinematography, script, and cast. If you haven't seen this film for a while, it might be time to revisit The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. It's a gem of a film.
Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era is part of the Decades of Horror 3-week rotation with the 1970s and 1980s. In three weeks, the next episode in their very flexible schedule will be Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1953).
Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at [email protected]
To each of you from each of us, "Thank you so much for listening!"
"I'm supposed to read you your rights. But you're in *Mooney's* jail, and in Mooney's jail, you ain't *got* no rights!" I wonder what the Mooney ventriloquist dummy thinks about that? Join your faithful Grue Crew - Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they go on an outing to the big top for some cotton candy and Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988).
Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 150 – Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.
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You're faithful Grue-Crew are a little scattered in this episode. You see, due to a technical glitch, everyone sounded like Killer Klowns on the first go-around so they had to record this episode a second time. They got a little slap-happy in the process and, well, they now know whether or not Crystal likes ice cream.
At any rate, they do get to Killer Klowns from Outer Space and reach a quick, unanimous consensus: they love it! They discuss the Chiodo Brothers, John Vernon's turn as Officer Mooney, and the splendid and colorful look and feel of the film. Jeff was the Killer Klowns virgin of the crew, but he got so excited after their first attempt at recording the episode, he purchased the Blu ray and took a dive into the extras. This was indeed a great pick by Crystal and she recounts exactly why she loves it so much. Bill is impressed with the practical effects and sympathizes with the problems that had to be dealt with while filming something like Killer Klowns from Outer Space that seems to be a creation like no other. From Chad, we learn about yet another childhood fear of his.
If you haven't seen this cult classic, you owe yourself a favor. At this writing, it is available to stream and on a fine Arrow Video Blu ray.
Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s is part of the Decades of Horror 3-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1970s. In episode 151, the 80s Grue-Crew will take a broom to Street Trash (1987). Oh yes, they will.
Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected]
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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FEATURE REVIEW: UNDERWATER (2020)
(20th Century Fox)
After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a single mother and young detective tries to investigate and solve the case. Later, she discovers the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. Now, she runs to save herself and her son from demonic spirits from the cursed house in her neighborhood.
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Director: William Eubank Writers: Brian Duffield (screenplay by), Adam Cozad (screenplay by)
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Kristen Stewart … Norah Price T.J. Miller … Paul Abel Jessica Henwick … Emily Haversham Vincent Cassel … Captain Lucien John Gallagher Jr. … Liam Smith Mamoudou Athie … Rodrigo Nagenda Gunner Wright … Lee Miller
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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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FEATURE REVIEW: THE GRUDGE (2020)
(Screen Gems, Ghost House Pictures)
After a young mother murders her family in her own house, a single mother and young detective tries to investigate and solve the case. Later, she discovers the house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death. Now, she runs to save herself and her son from demonic spirits from the cursed house in her neighborhood.
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Director: Nicolas Pesce Stars:
Tara Westwood … Fiona Landers Junko Bailey … Kayako Ghost David Lawrence Brown … Sam Landers Zoe Fish … Melinda Landers Andrea Riseborough … Detective Muldoon John J. Hansen … Burke Demián Bichir … Goodman Joel Marsh Garland … Detective Greco Bradley Sawatzky … Officer Michaels Lin Shaye … Faith Matheson John Cho … Peter Spencer Betty Gilpin … Nina Spencer
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