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"Hand down the Shark-repellent Batspray!" Let's hope the Boy Wonder doesn't get it confused with the Barracuda-repellent Batspray. That could create a toothy problem for the Caped Crusader. Join this episode's Grue Crew - Joseph Perry, Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr - as they join Batman and Robin in their fight against the United Underworld in Batman: The Movie (1966).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 62 – Batman: The Movie (1966)

The Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.

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• Director: Leslie H. Martinson
• Writers: Lorenzo Semple Jr., Bob Kane (based upon the characters created by)
• Featured Cast:
  • Adam West as Bruce Wayne / Batman
  • Burt Ward as Dick Grayson / Robin
  • Lee Meriwether as Catwoman
  • Cesar Romero as The Joker
  • Burgess Meredith as The Penguin
  • Frank Gorshin as The Riddler
  • Alan Napier as Alfred Pennyworth
  • Neil Hamilton as Commissioner James "Jim" Gordon
  • Stafford Repp as Chief Miles O'Hara
  • Madge Blake as Aunt Harriet Cooper
  • Reginald Denny as Commodore Schmidlapp
  • Milton Frome as Vice Admiral Fangschleister
  • Van Williams (uncredited voice) as President Lyndon B. Johnson

Of course, the Classic Era Grue Crew knows Batman: The Movie is not a horror movie, but they just couldn't help themselves. From the beginning of the podcast, they've been making connections between the film they discussed and Batman (TV-Series. 1966-1968) and even some of the Batman films. It was inevitable that they would eventually pull the Bat-trigger and feature this 1966 film. Joseph was the one who finally put it on the schedule and everyone had beaucoup Bat-fun covering this Batman: The Movie.

Chad points out Adam West wasn't a shoo-in for the role of Batman and encourages us to check out Lyle Waggoner's screentest on YouTube. Other works in horror by the cast and crew are identified by Joseph while Jeff focuses on other screenplays written by Lorenzo Semple Jr. Whitney notices Adam West's version of Batman is more nurturing toward Robin than most later depictions. If you haven't seen this campy and fun film, your Grue Crew highly recommends you watch Batman: The Movie in the near future!

If you're unaware of the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era's many connections to the Batman TV-series, you might want to check out these episodes: Frank Gorshin (The Riddler) in 48. Invasion Of The Saucer Men (1957), Vincent Price (Egghead) and Elish Cook Jr. (Prof. Isaacson in 17. House On Haunted Hill (1959), Carolyn Jones (Queen of Diamonds) in 24. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956) and 25. House Of Wax (1953), and Alan Napier (Alfred) in 18. The Uninvited (1944) and 37. Cat People (1942). There are a lot more so go to it!

The Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Grue Crew plan to release a new episode every three weeks. The next episode in our very flexible schedule will be The Wizard of Oz (1939), the first experience many children have with being scared to death by a movie.

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On This Episode of Horror News Radio:

• HAUNT gets an extreme Trailer…
• Universal pulls THE HUNT from release…
• And… Tom Savini pens a new BIO book called… SAVINI

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• [TRAILER] Extreme Thrills coming September 13, 2019, in HAUNT
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/08/07/haunt-trailer/
• [TRAILER] Gary Oldman and Emily Mortimer sail aboard the haunted ship MARY
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/mary-trailer/
• [BOOK] Tom Savini pens his biography with SAVINI coming November 3, 2019
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/08/07/bring-savini-home-to-sit-on-your-coffee-table/
• [CULTURE] Universal cancels its release of Blumhouse's THE HUNT
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/the-hunt-movie-release-canceled/
• [TV] EVENT HORIZON TV series from Adam Wingard
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/event-horizon-tv-series/
• [DIRECTOR] Andy Serkis will direct VENOM 2
  • https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2019/08/05/its-official-andy-serkis-will-direct-venom-2
• [RELEASE DATE] LAST NIGHT IN SOHO from Edgar Wright lands in theaters on September 25, 2020
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This week on Horror News Radio:

• Ruben Fleischer reunites the crew for ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP,
• James Wan lines up a new Horror Film as his next directorial effort,
• and Universal Studios announces Orlando's EPIC UNIVERSE...

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HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• [TRAILER] Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock return for ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/07/29/trailer-debut-for-zombieland-double-tap-takes-the-gang-to-the-east-coast/
• [TRAILER] Fred Durst directs John Travolta in THE FANATIC
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/07/25/john-travolta-stars-in-the-trailer-for-the-fred-durst-directed-the-fanatic/
• [TRAILER] Fangoria releases Chelsea Stardust's SATANIC PANIC in September
  • https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3576205/trailer-fangoria-director-chelsea-stardust-unleash-satanic-panic-september/
• [TRAILER] Lupita Nuong'o Battles the Undead in LITTLE MONSTERS
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/little-monsters-trailer-lupita-nyongo-fights-zombies/
• [TV] AMERICAN HORROR STORY: 1984 (Season 9) Arrives on FX on 9/18
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/07/29/its-the-80s-and-the-lake-is-a-dangerous-place-to-be-in-the-first-look-at-american-horror-story-1984/
• [DIRECTOR] James Wan returns to horror with untitled film for New Line
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/new-james-wan-horror-movie/
• [WISHFUL THINKING] Tom McLoughlin has a Winter-Set 'Jason Never Dies' FRIDAY THE 13TH spec script ready - if only!
  • https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3575843/tom-mcloughlins-winter-set-jason-never-dies-script-pits-jason-female-cast-exclusive/
• [THEME PARKS] Universal reveals EPIC UNIVERSE, will it have Classic Monsters
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/universal-epic-universe-theme-park/

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• IT: CHAPTER 2 sends us back to Derry…
• SHUDDER frightens us with a trailer for CREEPSHOW…
• … and the Grue-Crew review… STRANGER THINGS SEASON 3.

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• Christopher updates us on the progress of BACKWARD CREEP
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HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• [SDCC] Back to Derry with the final trailer for IT: CHAPTER 2
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/07/18/time-to-return-to-derry-the-final-trailer-for-it-chapter-two-is-here-to-scare-you-senseless/
• [SDCC] CREEPSHOW premiere data and trailer and.. WOW
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/07/19/we-got-the-premiere-date-we-got-the-trailer-creepshow-madness-begins/
• [SDCC] DOCTOR STRANGE AND THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS: May 7, 2021
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/07/22/marvel-reveals-that-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-will-be-first-mcu-horror-film/
• [SDCC] Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is playing BLADE in a brand new movie
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/07/22/a-new-daywalker-steps-into-the-light-marvel-announces-mahershala-ali-is-the-new-blade/
• [SDCC] DANIEL ISN'T REAL is full-on "Mandy"-ized WTF
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/07/21/daniel-isnt-real-wtf-trailer-from-the-producers-of-mandy/
• [SDCC] Trade in your Sharknados for ZOMBIE TIDAL WAVE
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/07/19/the-sea-is-alive-with-the-living-dead-in-the-trailer-for-zombie-tidal-wave/
• [SDCC] HALLOWEEN KILLS and HALLOWEEN ENDS are coming
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/07/19/not-one-but-two-halloween-sequels-heading-our-way-in-the-blumhouse-halloween-universe/
• [SCREAM FACTORY] Announces 14 kick-ass releases at SDCC 2019
  • THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN (1957)
  • BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986)
  • BODY PARTS (1991)
  • DR JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE (1971).
  • DRACULA (1979) (Collector's Edition)
  • THE FAN (1981)
  • THE FLY COLLECTION (1958/1959/1965/1986/1989)
  • LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1971)
  • MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) (Collector's Edition)
  • PET SEMATARY II (1992) (Collector's Edition)
  • PROPHECY (1979)
  • ROAD GAMES (1981) (Collector's Edition)
  • SILVER BULLET (1985) (Collector's Edition)
  • UNIVERSAL HORROR COLLECTION VOLUME III (1939/1941) – Tower of London (1939), Man Made Monster (1941), The Black Cat (1941) and Horror Island (1941).
• [THEME PARK] Universal Halloween Horror Nights announce its GHOSTBUSTERS maze - and there is much rejoicing

FEATURE TOPIC: Stranger Things Season 3

In the summer of 1985 in Hawkins, the new Starcourt Mall has become the focal point of the town, driving other stores out of business. Sheriff Jim Hopper is conflicted over Eleven and Mike's budding relationship, while Joyce considers moving out of Hawkins for better prospects, leaving the state of the children's friendships and her own relationship with Hopper in the air. However, strange power fluctuations trigger Will's awareness of something otherworldly, and Eleven and Max sense something is off about the town's residents, and despite having closed the portal to the Upside Down, fears that they are all in danger from it still.

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• Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers
• David Harbour as Jim Hopper
• Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
• Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven / Jane Hopper
• Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson
• Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair
• Noah Schnapp as Will Byers
• Sadie Sink as Maxine "Max" Mayfield
• Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler
• Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers
• Joe Keery as Steve Harrington
• Dacre Montgomery as Billy Hargrove / Mind Flayer
• Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley
• Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair
• Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler

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• Next Week on HNR: ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD

"Let it be known, sons and daughters, that Satan was an acid-head. Drink from his cup. Pledge yourselves. And together, we'll aaaalll freak out!" And indeed, your Grue-Crew did freak out. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they kick off their next one-hundred episodes with this truly wondrous, groovy, and gory film from 1970, I Drink Your Blood!

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 101 – I Drink Your Blood (1970)

A band of satanist hippies roll into a town and begin terrorizing the local folk. They rape a local girl and her grandpa goes after them. He fails and is given LSD. This bothers his grandson and he gets back at the hippies by feeding them meat pies infected with blood from a rabid dog. They turn into crazed lunatics and begin killing and/or infecting everything in their path.

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• Director: David E. Durston (as David Durston)
• Writer: David E. Durston (as David Durston)
• Featured Cast:
  • Bhaskar Roy Chowdhury as Horace Bones
  • Jadine Wong as Sue-Lin
  • Rhonda Fultz as Molly (credited as Ronda Fultz)
  • George Patterson as Rollo
  • Riley Mills as Pete Banner
  • John Damon as Roger Davis
  • Elizabeth Marner-Brooks as Mildred Nash
  • Richard Bowler as Doc Banner
  • Tyde Kierney as Andy
  • Alex Mann as Shelly
  • David E. Durston as Dr. Oakes
  • Arlene Farber as Sylvia Banner
  • Lynn Lowry as Carrie

Not surprisingly, there is a lot to say about I Drink Your Blood and the 70s Grue-Crew is up to the task. Bill proclaims that with the right distribution and marketing, this film might have been as influential as Night of the Living Dead. The memory of The Black Saint is invoked by Chad as he recounts how Santos talked of the giant syringe that came with a special edition of I Drink Your Blood, just in case you needed to inject someone's food (meat pies work the best) with the blood of some rabid animal. Doc has an unusual interpretation of the "foaming-at-the-mouth" effect used by the filmmakers but the rest of the Grue-Crew really don't want to go there. The opening scene, including the strategically placed sword hilt, was all Jeff needed to see to go all-in on I Drink Your Blood. They universally proclaim the boy as the best character in the film as he unintentionally wreaks havoc on the local citizenry while seeking revenge on the satanist hippies.

Your Grue-Crew highly recommends I Drink Your Blood, but cautions that there are a lot of different versions out there. Even the version on Shudder is missing a couple of key scenes. Doc and Chad viewed a version on Youtube that seems to be the most complete and includes a final scene that is much truer to the decade's vibe.

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 week on Horror News Radio:

• Blumhouse and Universal sign their INVISIBLE MAN…,
• Rob Zombie and the Firefly Family return in 3 FROM HELL…,
• … and the Grue-Crew review… CRAWL!

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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Christopher updates us on the progress of BACKWARD CREEP
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• Vanessa weighs in on MIDSOMMAR
• Dave shares his trip to INKarceration

HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• [TRAILER] Rob Zombie resurrects the Firefly family in 3 FROM HELL
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2hf8E4rUd4
• [TRAILER] THE HUNT with shades of The Most Dangerous Game (teaser online, trailer in theaters)
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Mx8Xoq2hc
• [TRAILER] Irish horror comedy gold with EXTRA ORDINARY
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/07/13/horror-comedy-extra-ordinary-promises-a-hell-of-a-time/
• [CASTING] Oliver Jackson-Cohen (The Haunting of Hill House) is Blumhouse's THE INVISIBLE MAN (and The Haunting of Bly Manor!)
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/invisible-man-cast/
• [TEASE] GHOSTBUSTERS 2020 reveals first cast photo - Chris & Vanessa have ideas
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/ghostbusters-2020-first-look-jason-reitman-reveals-the-films-family-as-production-begins/
• [RUMORS] Sam Raimi wants to produce one more THE EVIL DEAD film
  • https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/sam-raimi-pondering-three-options-for-continuing-evil-dead-franchise
• [COMICS] John Carpenter to co-write an upcoming JOKER comic
  • https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/297213/master-of-horror-john-carpenter-to-co-write-upcoming-joker-comic-book/

FEATURE TOPIC: Crawl

A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a Category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators.

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• Director: Alexandre Aja
• Cast: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark

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• Next Week on HNR: STRANGER THINGS SEASON 3

"Doctor, you'll perform an autopsy!" "On a body that's turned to stone?" Wait a minute! Isn't that a Joe Walsh song? Join this episode's Grue Crew - Whitney Collazo, Joseph Perry, and Jeff Mohr - as they struggle to avert their eyes from the horrors of The Gorgon (1964).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 61 – The Gorgon (1964)

In the early twentieth century, a Gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a small European village by turning its citizens to stone.

IMDb

• Director: Terence Fisher
• Writers: John Gilling (screenplay by), J. Llewellyn Devine (based on an original story by)
• Featured Cast:
  • Christopher Lee as Professor Karl Meister
  • Peter Cushing as Dr. Namaroff
  • Richard Pasco as Paul Heitz
  • Barbara Shelley as Carla Hoffman/Megaera
  • Michael Goodliffe as Professor Jules Heitz
  • Patrick Troughton as Inspector Kanof
  • Joseph O'Conor as The Coroner
  • Prudence Hyman as The Gorgon

Although The Gorgon is infamous for its startlingly bad version of a Medusa-like head full of snakes, the Grue-Crew found plenty to like. The film scores first with Terence Fisher as director and again with a Hammer hat-trick in its three stars: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, and Barbara Shelley. Whitney points out how ineffective Peter Cushing's character is at controlling and manipulating the women in his life and how forceful and strong Barbara Shelley is as the lead female character. Joseph loves the almost swashbuckling fight between Peter Cushing's and Richard Pasco's characters. Jeff agrees and identifies the strength of the opening scenes as what drew him into The Gorgon.

Your Grue-Crew think this might have been a top-notch Hammer Film if not for the poor snake effects on the title character's head. As is, The Gorgon, though maybe not a must-see film, is most definitely a film you should see.

If you're a Hammer Horror fan, you might want to check out our episodes on The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) and Nightmare (1964). The Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Grue Crew plan to release a new episode every other week. The next episode in our very flexible schedule will be Batman: The Movie (1966)! Yes, you read that right!

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"Haven't you found anybody to put in your straight jacket yet?" "No, but I will by the time I leave." Good luck with that! Join this episode's Grue Crew - Joseph Perry, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr - when they book a room in an old dark house and try to identify who is the cat and who is the canary in Paul Leni's silent classic, The Cat and the Canary (1927).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 60 – The Cat and the Canary (1927)

Relatives of an eccentric millionaire gather in his spooky mansion on the 20th anniversary of his death for the reading of his will.

IMDb

• Director: Paul Leni
• Writers:
  • Original stage play: John Willard
  • Screenplay: Alfred A. Cohn
  • Adaptation: Robert F. Hill, Alfred A. Cohn
• Produced by: Paul Kohner
• Featured Cast:
  • Laura La Plante as Annabelle West
  • Creighton Hale as Paul Jones
  • Forrest Stanley as Charles Wilder
  • Tully Marshall as Roger Crosby
  • Gertrude Astor as Cecily
  • Flora Finch as Susan
  • Arthur Edmund Carewe as Harry
  • Martha Mattox as Mammy Pleasant, housekeeper
  • George Siegmann as the Guard
  • Lucien Littlefield as Dr. Ira Lazar
  • Hal Craig as Policeman
  • Billy Engle as Taxi Driver
  • Joe Murphy as Milkman

The Classic Era Grue Crew has a lot of fun with this founding member of the "Old Dark House" subgenre of films. Chad enjoyed viewing The Cat and the Canary with the knowledge that what later become classic tropes, were being viewed in this film for the first time by a lot of people. It is the shadows and lighting that wowed Jeff when he first saw this silent classic, but this time around, it was all about the actors, the characters, and the humor. Joseph points out how Universal's Carl Laemmle hired Paul Leni, whose roots are in German expressionism, with the purpose of adapting the form for American audiences in The Cat and the Canary. Your Grue Crew highly recommends this movie and don't get us started on the plastic eye!

The Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Grue Crew plan to release a new episode every other week. Hey, where else will you hear podcasts on films ranging from The Old Dark House (1932) to House on Haunted Hill (1959) to It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)? The next episode in our very flexible schedule will be Batman: The Movie (1966)! Yup! You read that right!

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FEATURE TOPIC: Annabelle Comes Home

While babysitting the daughter of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a teenager and her friend unknowingly awaken an evil spirit trapped in a doll.

IMDb

• Director: Gary Dauberman
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