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"In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream." You can, however, usually hear space ships blowing up. Go figure. On this, their 100th episode, join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they spend the night on the Nostromo, the science fiction version of an old dark house, with Ripley and the gang on the 40th anniversary of Alien (1979).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 100 – Alien (1979)

After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as a distress call, its landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious lifeform, and they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.

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• Director: Ridley Scott
• Writers: Dan O'Bannon (screenplay), (story by) Dan O'Bannon & Ronald Shusett
• Alien design: H. R. Giger
• Featured Cast:
  • Tom Skerritt Dallas
  • Sigourney Weaver Ripley
  • Veronica Cartwright Lambert
  • Harry Dean Stanton Brett
  • John Hurt Kane
  • Ian Holm Ash
  • Yaphet Kotto Parker
  • Bolaji Badejo Alien
  • Helen Horton Mother (voice)

As of June 22, 2019, it has been forty years since the release of Alien, so the Grue Crew thought it would be the perfect choice for the 100th episode of DoH 1970s. The film had a profound impact on each member of the Grue Crew, as it did on society as a whole. Over the course of this extended episode, it's hard to tell what Doc, Chad, Bill, and Jeff like the most about the film. They unanimously trumpet nearly all aspects of the film: Ridley Scott's direction, Dan O'Bannon's script, each of the 9-member cast, H. R. Giger's designs, and the practical effects.

Doc also tells a story about the first two times - well, maybe it was 1.5 times - he saw Alien. The craft of setting up a jump scare, even when the audience is expecting it, is discussed by Bill. Let's face it. Everyone knew something was coming out of that egg, but everyone still jumped! Chad and Jeff first saw the film on HBO. Chad then took note of all future showings and took in as many as he could. Each of them had been lulled into a false sense of security by the films leisurely and uneventful pace, at least until the infamous face-hugger and chest-burster scenes maxed out their anxiety, tension, and fear. Your faithful Grue Crew trust that all of their listeners have seen Alien multiple times, but in this case, excess is never enough. Pull it up and watch it again, and again, and again.

To end the podcast, the Grue Crew look forward to the next 100 episodes and give a special thanks to The Black Saint. "Guard well the pips, and the fruit shall grow without let."

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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.

• Dave Dreher, the lead news writer at Gruesome Magazine.
• And award-winning filmmaker and host of Decades of Horror 1980s, Christopher G. Moore.
• And Podcasting Rock Star and International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson.

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• KNB is restoring an original Bruce from JAWS - Finally, Christopher can reveal ONE of the cool things he saw on his tour of KNB
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• [TRAILER] STRANGER THINGS season 3 brings the fearful festivities on July 4th
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/06/21/the-final-trailer-for-stranger-things-s3-brings-the-battle-for-humanity-to-the-mall/
• [TRAILER] A train crash becomes a creature feature in the trailer roll out for D-RAILED
  • https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/lance-henriksen-is-stalked-by-a-monster-in-d-railed-trailer
• [TV] THE TERROR season 2 scares up some WWII frights
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/the-terror-season-2-trailer-full/
• [VOD] Glenn Danzig makes his directorial debut with VEROTIKA
  • https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/glenn-danzigs-verotika-set-for-a-halloween-vod-release
• [SHUDDER] We now know all the episodes of the upcoming CREEPSHOW TV show
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/06/24/complete-episode-listing-for-shudders-creepshow-gives-us-all-a-reason-to-hope-for-an-early-autumn/
• [TEASE] Blumhouse promises HALLOWEEN II 2020 w/ Jamie Lee Curtis returning
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/06/20/blumhouse-confirms-halloween-2-october-of-2020-release-date-teased/
• [TEASE] Be on the lookout for the return of PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
  • https://deadline.com/2019/06/paranormal-activity-movie-new-paramount-jason-blum-quiet-place-2-production-start-cineeurope-1202634760/
• [AMUSEMENT] Hour Glass Escapes is opening an EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN escape room in Seattle
  • https://hourglassescapes.com/

FEATURE TOPIC: Child's Play (2019)

A mother gives her 13-year-old son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature.

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• Director: Lars Klevberg
• Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill, Gabriel Bateman

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Longtime Horror News Radio listeners are sure to remember that HNR co-host and award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore listed NIGHTMARE CINEMA on his top 10 horror films of 2018, having seen the film at the New York City Horror Film Festival in November. His admiration of the film made a strong impression the rest of the Grue-Crew making them incredibly curious about this new anthology film. Well, this week brings good news!

NIGHTMARE CINEMA is finally arriving on this Friday, June 21, 2019, and to celebrate Gruesome Magazine has declared this week Nightmare Cinema Week. With this special episode of Horror News Radio, the Grue-Crew present a special interview with the creature-actor and FX artist, Dirk Rogers.

Doc Rotten joins Christopher G. Moore to speak with Dirk Rogers who portrays two of the creatures featured in NIGHTMARE CINEMA. In Mick Garris' Dead segment, he is Mr. Stitches. In Ryûhei Kitamura's short, he portrays the title monster, Mashit. Dirk shares his history with KNB, the effects they created for the film, and some behind the scenes secrets in creating this incredible anthology film. And, to Doc's delight, there's an unexpected discussion about Bruce the shark from Jaws.

"Last day. Capricorn 15's. Year of the city - 2274. Carousel begins." Normally, everyone loves a carousel, but you definitely don't want a ride on this one. Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they try to evade renewal (they're all over 30, you know) while searching for Sanctuary in Logan's Run.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 99 – Logan's Run (1976)

An idyllic science fiction future has one major drawback: life must end at the age of thirty

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• Director: Michael Anderson
• Writers:
  • Screenplay by: David Zelag Goodman
  • Based on the novel Logan's Run: by William F. Nolan & George Clayton Johnson
• Featured Cast:
  • Michael York as Logan 5
  • Richard Jordan as Francis 7
  • Jenny Agutter as Jessica 6
  • Roscoe Lee Browne as Box
  • Farrah Fawcett as Holly 13 (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors)
  • Michael Anderson Jr. as Doc
  • Peter Ustinov as "the Old Man"

Logan's Run is one of Doc's favorites from his youth. Admitting it can be a bit silly, he still thinks the themes the film deals with make it worth your time. Chad is a lover of Logan's Run too and just can't get over the disposal method used for terminated runners. Jenny Agutter is the big draw for Bill (as it is for his crewmates). He also remarks how Star Wars (1977) forever lowered where Logan's Run fit in the hierarchy of science fiction-fantasy films. Having grown up with the mantra, "Never trust anyone over 30," it makes sense that Jeff is attracted to the film's premise and even though he's not a big Michael York fan, he loved the supporting cast, especially Peter Ustinov and Roscoe Lee Browne. Your Grue Crew recommend Logan's Run as a must-watch science fiction/fantasy film of the 1970s. Besides, who doesn't love vine-covered monuments in Washington, D.C. and a whimsical Peter Ustinov on the floor of Congress surrounded by cats?

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"I sometimes foretell things that are frightening." Please, tell us more! Join this episode's Grue Crew - Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and special guest host Doc Rotten - as they take a deadly train ride with Dr. Terror who manipulates the cards in the tarot deck he refers to as his house of horrors in the aptly titled Dr. Terror's House of Horrors.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 59 – Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)

Five strangers board a train and are joined by a mysterious fortune teller who offers to read their Tarot cards. Five separate stories unfold: An architect returns to his ancestral home to find a werewolf out for revenge; a doctor suspects his new wife is a vampire; an intelligent vine takes over a house; a jazz musician plagiarizes music from a voodoo ceremony; a pompous art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand.

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• Director: Freddie Francis
• Writer: Milton Subotsky
• Featured Cast:
  • Framing Story
    • Peter Cushing as Dr. Schreck/Dr. Terror
  • Segment: "Werewolf"
    • Neil McCallum as Jim Dawson
    • Ursula Howells as Deirdre Biddulph
    • Peter Madden as Caleb
    • Katy Wild as Valda
    • Edward Underdown as Tod
  • Segment: "Creeping Vine"
    • Ann Bell as Ann Rogers
    • Bernard Lee as Hopkins
    • Alan Freeman as Bill Rogers
    • Jeremy Kemp as Jerry Drake
    • Sarah Nicholls as Carol Rogers
  • Segment: "Voodoo"
    • Roy Castle as Biff Bailey
    • Kenny Lynch as Sammy Coin
    • Harold Lang as Roy Shine
    • Christopher Carlos as Vrim
  • Segment: "Disembodied Hand"
    • Christopher Lee as Franklyn Marsh
    • Michael Gough as Eric Landor
    • Isla Blair as Pretty girl
    • Judy Cornwell as Nurse
    • Hedger Wallace as Surgeon
  • Segment: "Vampire"
    • Max Adrian as Dr. Blake
    • Jennifer Jayne as Nicolle Carroll
    • Donald Sutherland as Dr. Bob Carroll
    • Al Mulock as Detective

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors is the first of seven portmanteaus produced by Amicus Productions. It has long been one of Doc's favorites and he enthusiastically explains exactly why that is. Whitney is taken by the hand makeup in the "Werewolf" segment and also appreciates the disturbing art of Dr. Terror's tarot deck. Jeff reveals that not only is "portmanteau" one of his favorite words but it's also one of his favorite film structures. Chad reiterates his dread for disembodied hand scenes and manages to make a connection to the sinking of the Titanic. If you haven't seen this Freddie Francis directed Cushing/Lee vehicle, your Grue Crew highly recommends you rectify the situation immediately!

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 Dead of Night (1945) to The Hideous Sun Demon (1958) to Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)? The next episode in our very flexible schedule will be The Cat and the Canary (1927), Paul Leni's silent classic of the "old dark house" subgenre.

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This week on Horror News Radio:

• The World will Shine again in DOCTOR SLEEP,
• SYFY twists our childhood into nightmares with THE BANANA SPLITS,
• And the Grue-Crew review… THE DEAD DON'T DIE

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.
• And award-winning filmmaker and host of Decades of Horror 1980s, Christopher G. Moore.
• And Podcasting Rock Star and International Cosplay Queen, Vanessa Thompson.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Production has begun on BACKWARD CREEP by Christopher G. Moore
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HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• [TRAILER] Herrrrre's Danny - DOCTOR SLEEP
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/06/13/trailer-debut-for-doctor-sleep-takes-us-back-to-the-overlook-and-beyond/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2msJTFvhkU4
• [TRAILER] Tra-la-la - boo! - THE BANANA SPLITS
  • https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/06/14/the-beloved-childrens-classic-the-banana-splits-are-back-and-theyre-pissed/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R1-ZZTcTBY
• [TRAILER] READY OR NOT plays a deadly game of Hide and Seek
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/ready-or-not-trailer/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtYTwUxhAoI
• [COMING SOON] Imogene Poots headlines Blumhouse remake of BLACK CHRISTMAS
  • https://www.slashfilm.com/black-christmas-remake/
• [COMING SOON] Paul Taylor's horror short THE BLUE DOOR to become a feature film
  • https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2019/06/11/the-blue-door-movie
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVvoJfuDuSg

FEATURE TOPIC: The Dead Don't Die

The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.

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• Director: Jim Jarmusch
• Cast: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloe Sevigny, Tilda Swinton

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Wrapping up NIGHTMARE CINEMA WEEK on Gruesome Magazine, the Grue-Crew review the film NIGHTMARE CINEMA. Christopher G. Moore caught the film at its New York City Horror Film Festival premiere and placed it on his best horror films of 2018 list. Finally, as the film is set to release on June 21, 2019, the Grue-Crew have all seen the film and now gather to discuss the anthology, the segments, the highlights, and the gore. Join Dave Dreher, Doc Rotten, Vanessa Thompson, and Christopher G. Moore as the review NIGHTMARE CINEMA on this special edition of HORROR NEWS RADIO.

FEATURE TOPIC: Nightmare Cinema

Five strangers converge at a haunted movie theater owned by The Projectionist (Mickey Rourke). Once inside, the audience members witness a series of screenings that shows them their deepest fears and darkest secrets over five tales.

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• The Thing in the Woods (D: Alejandro Brugués)
• Mirare (D: Joe Dante)
• Mashit (D: Ryūhei Kitamura)
• This Way to Egress (D: David Slade)
• Dead (D: Mick Garris)

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• DRAGONCON - August 29 - September 2, Atlanta, GA
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• GENRE BLAST - August 30 - September 2, Winchester, VA
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• DAYS OF THE DEAD CHARLOTTE September 27 - 29, 2019 Charlotte NC
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• NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL October 24 - 27, 2019 Columbus, OH
  • http://www.nightmaresfest.com/
• NEW YORK CITY HORROR FILM FESTIVAL December 5 - 8, New York, NY
  • https://nychorrorfest.com/

Longtime Horror News Radio listeners are sure to remember that HNR co-host and award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore listed NIGHTMARE CINEMA on his top 10 horror films of 2018, having seen the film at the New York City Horror Film Festival in November. His admiration of the film made a strong impression the rest of the Grue-Crew making them incredibly curious about this new anthology film. Well, this week brings good news!

NIGHTMARE CINEMA is finally arriving on this Friday, June 21, 2019, and to celebrate Gruesome Magazine has declared this week Nightmare Cinema Week. With this special episode of Horror News Radio, the Grue-Crew present a special interview with the director, Ryuhei Kitamura, the man behind films such as Versus, The Midnight Meat Train, and Godzilla: Final Wars.

Join Christopher as he sits down with the director to discuss his segment of NIGHTMARE CINEMA, Mashit. This short plays on 70s possession film trope with a healthy splash of Italian Giallo. Mr. Kitamura gets into the casting, the challenges of working with kids, and all the gore in the final scenes. And, of course, he discusses the demon Mashit as well. Fun times!

Longtime Horror News Radio listeners are sure to remember that HNR co-host and award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore listed NIGHTMARE CINEMA on his top 10 horror films of 2018, having seen the film at the New York City Horror Film Festival in November. His admiration of the film made a strong impression the rest of the Grue-Crew making them incredibly curious about this new anthology film. Well, this week brings good news!

NIGHTMARE CINEMA is finally arriving on this Friday, June 21, 2019, and to celebrate Gruesome Magazine has declared this week Nightmare Cinema Week. With this special episode of Horror News Radio, the Grue-Crew present a special interview with the director, David Slade.

This is a special treat for Christopher G. Moore, the Grue-Crew, and listeners of the Hannibal Fan Podcast as David Slade directed a number of episodes of the Hannibal TV show along with the films 30 Days of Night, Bandersnatch, and Hard Candy. His short "This Way to Egress" is the most experimental of the bunch providing a wonderful and informative conversation with the director we are sure you will enjoy.

Longtime Horror News Radio listeners are sure to remember that HNR co-host - and award-winning filmmaker - Christopher G. Moore listed NIGHTMARE CINEMA on his top 10 horror films of 2018, having seen the film at the New York City Horror Film Festival in November. His admiration of the film was strong making the rest of the Grue-Crew incredibly curious about this new anthology film. Well, this week brings good news!

NIGHTMARE CINEMA is finally arriving on this Friday, June 21, 2019, and to celebrate Gruesome Magazine has declared this week Nightmare Cinema Week. With this special episode of Horror News Radio, the Grue-Crew present a special interview with the director and creator of Nightmare Cinema, the legendary Mick Garris.

Join Christopher as he sits down with the man with the plan himself to discuss gathering the talent to craft this anthology, working with Mickey Rourke, and directing his segment titled "Dead". And, if you listen closely, he may even tease the possibility of a Nightmare Cinema 2.