Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio

On this episode of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… READY OR NOT.

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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• Podcasting Rock Star & International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson.

FEATURE TOPIC: Ready or Not

A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.

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Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Stars: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Andie MacDowell, Mark O'Brien, Nicky Guadagni

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On This Episode of Horror News Radio:

• The Sony/Disney dispute leads to SPIDER-MAN exiting the MCU…
• Disney+ debuts the trailer for THE MANDALORIAN…
• And, DC gets the last laugh with the trailer for JOKER…

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.

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

HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• TRAILERS
  • JOKER Full Trailer Is No Laughing Matter
    • https://www.slashfilm.com/joker-trailer-new/
  • Venice Premiere Wins an 8-Minute Standing Ovations - Oscar Buzz Follows
    • https://variety.com/2019/film/news/joker-joaquin-phoenix-robert-deniro-premiere-venice-1203320139/
  • TERMINATOR: DARK FATE Displays the Winning Combo of Hamilton and Schwarzenegger.
    • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/08/30/new-trailer-for-terminator-dark-fate-ramps-up-the-action/
  • Blumhouse and Franck Khalfoun ship the genre to an island of horrors in PREY
    • https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/299455/trailer-escape-a-very-creepy-island-in-blumhouses-prey/
  • Bruce Davison returns to fight evil in ALONG CAME THE DEVIL 2
    • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/08/31/trailer-along-came-the-devil-2-possesses-theaters-and-vod-on-october-11/
• CASTING
  • Fan Favorite Michael Rooker Cast in both FAST AND THE FURIOUS 9 and SUICIDE SQUAD 2
    • https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2019/08/19/michael-rooker-has-also-joined-fast-furious-9
  • George Young, Annabelle Wallis, and Jake Abel join James Wan's SILVERCUP
    • https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/299314/latest-casting-news-for-james-wans-secret-horror-movie-at-new-line/
  • Anthony Michael Hall is "Tommy Doyle" in HALLOWEEN KILLS
    • http://collider.com/halloween-kills-anthony-michael-hall-tommy-doyle/
  • Kyle Richards returns as "Lindsey Wallace" in HALLOWEEN KILLS
• DISNEY
  • Sony and Disney/Marvel have parted ways, SPIDER-MAN exits the MCU
    • https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2019/08/20/sony-and-marvel-have-ended-their-spider-man-partnership
  • THE MANDALORIAN is coming to Disney+ this November
    • https://www.slashfilm.com/the-mandalorian-trailer/
  • Rey sports a new lightsaber in new STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER footage
    • https://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-d23-teaser/
• TV
  • The full trailer for AHS: 1984 introduced "Mr. Jingles" (Wed. 9/18)
    • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/08/26/meet-mr-jingles-in-the-full-trailer-premiere-for-ahs-1984/

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On this episode of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… THE FANATIC.

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.

• 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 - Jeff Mohr, co-host of Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

FEATURE TOPIC: The Fanatic (aka Moose)

A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.

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Director: Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit / director of The Education of Charlie Banks, The Longshots) Writers: Dave Bekerman, Fred Durst Stars: John Travolta, Devon Sawa (Final Destination, Idle Hands), Ana Golja

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"I do believe in spooks, I do believe in spooks. I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do believe in spooks, I do believe in spooks, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do, I do!" He also believes in wicked witches, flying monkeys, anthropomorphic trees, and wizards! Join this episode's Grue Crew - Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr - as they take a trip to the land of Oz by way of Kansas to make a request of The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 63 – The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again.

- Rick Polito for TCM

• Directors: Victor Fleming; (uncredited) George Cukor, Mervyn LeRoy, Norman Taurog, Richard Thorpe, King Vidor
• Writers: Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson, Edgar Allan Woolf, (from the book by) L. Frank Baum ...
• Song Music: Harold Arlen
• Song Lyrics: E.Y. Harburg
• Score: Herbert Stothart
• Producers: Mervyn LeRoy
• Associate Producer: Arthur Freed
• Featured Cast:
  • Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale
  • Frank Morgan as Professor Marvel/The Wizard of Oz/Emerald City Doorman/the Cabby/Emerald City Guard/The Wizard of Oz angry face projection.
  • Ray Bolger as "Hunk" / Scarecrow
  • Jack Haley as "Hickory" / Tin Man
  • Bert Lahr as "Zeke" / the Cowardly Lion
  • Billie Burke as Glinda
  • Margaret Hamilton as Miss Almira Gulch / The Wicked Witch of the West
  • Clara Blandick as Auntie Em
  • Charley Grapewin as Uncle Henry
  • Harry Earles as Lollipop Guild Member (uncredited)
  • Jerry Maren as Lollipop Guild Member (uncredited)

You might not think The Wizard of Oz is a horror movie, but you will never convince Jeff. Let him count the ways it scares the crap out of him. He also considers the film to be his favorite film of any genre. Whitney is the one that recognizes that strong female characters run the worlds depicted in The Wizard of Oz. She is also astounded by how the makeup needs of over 100 munchkins were handled on a daily basis. Bert Lahr's portrayal of the Cowardly Lion is one of Chad's favorites, so much so, that as a child, he used to run around the house imitating him. The whole Grue Crew can't stop gushing over The Wizard of Oz and its iconic characters and the actors that so ably performed as those icons, even though it has been 80 years since its original release.

Be sure to tune in for the next episode when the Classic Era Grue Crew travels to Russia for some folk-horror and discuss Viy (1967).

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"All I know is the air in Dunwich is getting awful thick. Soon as I can find somebody to buy my shop and my house, I'm vamoosin'. You can bet your ass." Much to Crystal Clevelenad's delight, some of that "thick air" in Dunwich is created by fog machines. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr - as they take a viscera-filled trip to Lucio Fulci's City of the Living Dead!

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 145 – City of the Living Dead (1980)

In the small New England town of Dunwich, a priest commits suicide by hanging himself in the church cemetery which somehow opens the gates of hell allowing the dead to rise. Peter, a New York City reporter, teams up with a young psychic, named Mary, to travel to the town where they team up with another couple, psychiatrist Jerry and patient Sandra, to find a way to close the gates before All Saints Day or the dead all over the world will rise up and kill the living.

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• Director: Lucio Fulci
• Writers: Lucio Fulci (story and screenplay), Dardano Sacchetti
• Music: Fabio Frizzi
• Cinematography: Sergio Salvati
• Film Editing: Vincenzo Tomassi
• Production Design and Costume Design: Massimo Antonello Geleng
• Special Effects: Gino De Rossi, Franco Rufini
• Makeup Artist / Special Makeup Effects Artist: Franco Rufini
• Featured Cast:
  • Christopher George as Peter Bell
  • Catriona MacColl as Mary Woodhouse (credited as Katherine Mac Coll)
  • Carlo De Mejo as Gerry
  • Janet Agren as Sandra
  • Antonella Interlenghi as Emily Robbins
  • Giovanni Lombardo Radice as Bob
  • Daniela Doria as Rosie Kelvin
  • Fabrizio Jovine as Father William Thomas
  • Luca Venantini as John-John Robbins (credited as Luca Paisner)
  • Michele Soavi as Tommy Fisher
  • Venantino Venantini as Mr. Ross

Bill chose this film and recounts how Fulci's work has risen in his estimation over the years. He also emphasizes the importance of the production design by Massimo Antonello Geleng in creating the look of City of the Living Dead. Fog machines are Crystal's thing so she's all about the look of this movie as Fulci went for the "fog-everywhere-all-the-time" look. She also talks about the importance of the filmmakers having worked on several pictures together, building their mutual understanding of each others' methods. Chad surprises the rest of the Grue-Crew by revealing that he saw City of the Living Dead first run, younger than he should've been to see the movie, by sneaking into the theater with his buddies. He is also enthralled by the idea that a priest committing suicide could open a gate of hell and cause the dead to rise. Jeff gets into Christopher George's filmography and is thrilled at the opportunity to explore more Fulci films.

Originally titled Paura nella città dei morti viventi in Italy and first released in the U.S. as The Gates of Hell, City of the Living Dead is the first chapter in what is referred to as Lucio Fulci's Gates of Hell Trilogy. The Decades of Horror 1980s Grue-Crew are universally impressed with City of the Living Dead!

As you might have noticed, the Gruesome Magazine Decades of Horror 1980s is back from its hiatus with a completely new Grue-Crew. They plan to fit into the new Decades of Horror 3-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1970s and hope they can live up to the standards set by the previous Decades of Horror 1980s Grue-Crews.

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]

On this episode of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… 47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED.

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

FEATURE TOPIC: 47 Meters Down: Uncaged

Four teen girls diving in a ruined underwater city quickly learn they've entered the territory of the deadliest shark species in the claustrophobic labyrinth of submerged caves.

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Director: Johannes Roberts Writers: Ernest Riera, Johannes Roberts Cast:

• Sophie Nélisse … Mia
• Corinne Foxx … Sasha
• Brianne Tju … Alexa
• Sistine Rose Stallone … Nicole (as Sistine Stallone)
• Brec Bassinger … Catherine
• John Corbett … Grant
• Nia Long … Jennifer
• Axel Mansilla … Chum Man
• Khylin Rhambo … Carl
• Davi Santos … Ben

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On This Episode of Horror News Radio:

• Freaks Run Amok in CANDY CORN…
• Neo returns in MATRIX 4…
• And, Movie Fans Bid Farewell to a Counter-Culture Legend…

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.

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

HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• [RIP] Peter Fonda (Easy Rider, Race with the Devil, Escape from L.A.)
  • https://variety.com/2019/film/news/peter-fonda-dead-star-of-easy-rider-ulees-gold-dies-at-79-1203305078/
• [TRAILER] Freaks Run Amok in CANDY CORN
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/08/17/poster-and-trailer-debut-for-director-john-hastys-candy-corn/
• [DEVELOPMENT] Wachowski, Reeves, Moss all back for MATRIX 4
  • https://variety.com/2019/film/news/matrix-4-keanu-reeves-carrie-anne-moss-lana-wachowski-1203307955/
• [TRAILER] Pray It Desires Not You… ANTLERS from Scott Cooper
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/08/22/the-trailer-for-antlers-weaves-a-tale-of-terror/
• [TRAILER] Kristen Stewart finds horror lurking…UNDERWATER
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/underwater-trailer/
• [BLU-RAY] Extended director's cut of THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is precisely what every horror fan needs
  • https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2019/08/16/an-extended-directors-cut-of-the-haunting-of-hill-house-is-on-the-way

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"My brother always makes me wear this stupid mask. Do you know why? Because I'm prettier than him." There is no doubt, he is far prettier than his brother! Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they visit Mr. Slausen's Lost Oasis in Tourist Trap, the film which Stephen King says, "wields an eerie, spooky power."

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 102 – Tourist Trap (1979)

Teenagers come across a shut-in psychopath with telekinetic powers. He proceeds to use these powers to slay them one by one as well as animate the various mannequins he uses to keep himself company.

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• Director: David Schmoeller
• Writers: David Schmoeller, J. Larry Carroll
• Production Co: Charles Band Productions
• Music: Pino Donaggio
• Art Direction & Makeup (special masks and mannequin effects): Robert A. Burns
• Cinematography: Nicholas Josef von Sternberg
• Featured Cast:
  • Chuck Connors as Mr. Slausen
  • Jocelyn Jones as Molly
  • Jon Van Ness as Jerry
  • Robin Sherwood as Eileen
  • Tanya Roberts as Becky
  • Dawn Jeffory-Nelson as Tina
  • Keith McDermott as Woody
  • Linnea Quigley as a Mannequin (uncredited)

Your Decades of Horror 1970s Grue Crew all agree Tourist Trap is an underrated film. In fact, they all admit to paying it little heed in passing until they took a closer look for this podcast. Bill brings up Pino Donaggio's quirky score and Robert Burns' art direction and mask designs as contributing factors to the film's creepiness. The first kill scene really got to Chad as Woody meets his demise in a seemingly abandoned gas station and don't even mention the hands! Jeff gives some background on Chuck Connors' athletic exploits prior to becoming an actor and points out an early uncredited role for scream queen Linnea Quigly.

The Grue Crew give Tourist Trap a solid recommendation with the following caveat: be prepared to watch a very odd film. Despite its oddness, you will be watching a very creepy and powerful take on slasher films in this hidden gem from 1979.

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].

On this episode of Horror News Radio:

• The Grue-Crew review… SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK.

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

FEATURE TOPIC: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

It's 1968 in America. Change is blowing in the wind...but seemingly far removed from the unrest in the cities is the small town of Mill Valley where for generations, the shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large. It is in their mansion on the edge of town that Sarah, a young girl with horrible secrets, turned her tortured life into a series of scary stories, written in a book that has transcended time-stories that have a way of becoming all too real for a group of teenagers who discover Sarah's terrifying tome.

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Director: André Øvredal Cast:

• Zoe Margaret Colletti … Stella Nicholls
• Michael Garza … Ramón Morales
• Gabriel Rush … Auggie Hilderbrandt
• Dean Norris … Roy Nicholls
• Gil Bellows … Chief Turner
• Lorraine Toussaint … Lou Lou
• Austin Zajur … Chuck Steinberg
• Natalie Ganzhorn … Ruth
• Austin Abrams … Tommy
• Kathleen Pollard … Sarah Bellows

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On This Episode of Horror News Radio:

• Amblin is developing an interactive haunted house movie…
• Universal Studios adds Rob Zombie and Zombieland to Halloween Horror Nights…
• PARASITE may be Bong Joon-Ho's best film yet..

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.

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

HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• [TRAILER] PARASITE, one of the year's best films?
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/parasite-trailer-us-official/
• [THEME PARK] Zombieland & Rob Zombie added to Universal Studios Florida's HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS
  • https://orlando.halloweenhorrornights.com/site/hhn/details/event-attractions
• [DEVELOPMENT] Alexandre Aja directing an interactive Haunted House movie
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/interactive-haunted-house-movie/
• [DEVELOPMENT] SEARCHING 2 continues to unravel the mystery
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/searching-2/
• [DEVELOPMENT] Stephen King's ROADWORK from Andy & Barbara Muschietti
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/roadwork-movie/
• [DEVELOPMENT] McG to direct sequel to THE BABYSITTER
  • https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/mcg-returns-to-direct-the-babysitter-sequel
• [DEVELOPMENT] Timo Tjanhjanto helms MAY THE DEVIL TAKE YOU TOO
  • https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3578241/timo-tjahjanto-heads-back-hell-may-devil-take-sequel/
• [TV] Original "Ghost Hunters" launch GHOST NATION on October 11, 2019, on the Travel Channel
  • https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3578548/new-series-ghost-nation-original-ghost-hunters-stars-gets-october-premiere-date/

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• WREAK HAVOC HORROR FILM FESTIVAL - September 21 - 22, Greensboro, NC
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• DAYS OF THE DEAD CHARLOTTE September 27 - 29 Charlotte NC
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• SPLATTERFLIX FILM SERIES October 11 - 13, 2019 Durham, NC
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• NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL October 24 - 27, 2019 Columbus, OH
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