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Universal Monsters madman THE INVISIBLE MAN will return to the big screen thanks to Blumhouse and director Leigh Whannell. Nicolas Cage and Richard Stanley team up to bring COLOR OUT OF SPACE to theaters near you. The Grue-Crew also review POLAR which is streaming on NETFLIX and features Mad Mikkelsen in a John Wick type role. Join Dave Dreher, Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Vanessa Thompson as we discuss Horror News of the Week and review the latest horror offerings.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

• GRUESOME MAGAZINE HORROR MOVIE AWARDS https://gruesomemagazine.com/tags/horrormovieawards
• MAD MONSTER PARTY February 22-24, 2019 Charlotte NC http://madmonster.com/events/carolina2019/
• NEVERMORE FILM FESTIVAL March 8-10, 2019 Durham NC http://www.carolinatheatre.org/films/festivals/nevermore
• MONSTERPALOOZA - April 12-14, 2019 - Pasadena, CA (Christopher) http://www.monsterpalooza.com/spring/
• CRIMSON SCREEN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL May 24-26, 2019 Charleston SC http://www.crimsonscreenfilmfest.org/
• NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL October 24 - 27, 2019 Columbus, OH http://www.nightmaresfest.com/

HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• [FILM FESTIVAL] Sundance delivers a plethora of genre films
• [DIRECTOR] Blumhouse taps Leigh Whannell to direct THE INVISIBLE MAN
• [CASTING] Nicolas Cage joins Richard Stanley for COLOR OUT OF SPACE
• [TRAILER] What is DARKNESS VISIBLE
• [TV] CW orders LOST BOYS TV pilot, finally, after waiting nearly 3 years
• NETFLIX is delivering a RESIDENT EVIL series
• STARSHIP TROOPERS being developed with the original cast returning
• Clive Barkers promises a NIGHTBREED show is still in the work

FEATURE TOPIC: Polar

The world's top assassin, Duncan Vizla, is settling into retirement when his former employer marks him as a liability to the firm. Against his will, he finds himself back in the game going head to head with an army of younger killers.

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Director: Jonas Åkerlund

Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick

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"He's invisible, that's what's the matter with him. If he gets the rest of them clothes off, we'll never catch him in a thousand years." They're not talking about Jeff Mohr because if he got his clothes off, no one would want to catch him. Of course, the speaker is talking about the title character in Universal's Horror Classic, The Invisible Man (1933). Join this episode's Grue Crew - Whitney Collazo, Joseph Perry, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr - as they take a deep dive into James Whale's version of the H.G. Wells novel and make plans to go gathering nuts in May.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 50 – The Invisible Man (1933)

Synopsis: A scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.

• Director: James Whale
• Writers: R.C. Sherriff, (adapted from the novel by) H.G. Wells
• Special Effects: John P. Fulton
• Miniatures: Cleo E. Baker
• Featured Cast:
  • Claude Rains as Dr. Jack Griffin / The Invisible Man
  • Gloria Stuart as Flora Cranley
  • William Harrigan as Dr. Arthur Kemp
  • Henry Travers as Dr. Cranley
  • Una O'Connor as Jenny Hall
  • Forrester Harvey as Herbert Hall
  • Harry Stubbs as Inspector Bird
  • Dudley Digges as Chief Detective
  • E. E. Clive as Constable Jaffers
  • Walter Brennan as Bicycle Owner
  • John Carradine as Informer Suggesting Ink
  • Dwight Frye as Reporter

This is the 6th Universal Horror Classic covered by the DoH Classic Era Grue Crew. Their previous "Universal Horror Classic" episodes are The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) - episode 3, The Mummy (1933) - episode 11, Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - episode 14, Dracula (1931) - episode 20, and The Wolf Man (1941) - episode 39. Don't forget Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) – episode 44 and Phantom of the Opera (1925) - episode 42 (both Universal productions).

Your Grue Crew got a kick out of James Whale's signature black humor although Joseph felt it didn't work as well this time around and admits he might not have been in the right mood when he viewed it. Jeff was excited about the high body count in The Invisible Man and the bit parts given to John Carradine, Walter Brennan, and Dwight Frye. The special effects are what caught Whitney's eye and she expressed gratitude for the painstaking, long hours put in by the pioneers in the pre-digital era. Claude Rains is what tripped Chad's trigger as he points out The Invisible Man was Rains' first American film and served as his breakout role. All-in-all, The Invisible Man is a must see movie if you consider yourself a fan of the classic era of horror.

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 Columbia's The Devil Commands (1941), starring Boris Karloff.

Please let us know what you think of Decades of Horror: The Classic Era! After all, without you, we're just four monomaniacal fanatics talking about the films we love. Send us an email at [email protected] or leave us a message, a review, or a comment at GruesomeMagazine.com, iTunes, the Gruesome Magazine Horror News Radio Facebook group or your friendly neighborhood podcast aggregator.

To each of you from each of us, "Thank you so much for listening!

Ghostheads, including but not limited to cohost Vanessa Thompson, was thrilled to discover that a new GHOSTBUSTERS film is in the works, more about that in the Horror News of the Week segment. Christopher is equally excited about the news of an upcoming Edgar Wright horror thriller filming this Summer. The Grue-Crew also review GLASS the sequel to both Unbreakable and Split. Join Dave Dreher, Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Vanessa Thompson as we discuss Horror News of the Week and review the latest horror offerings.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

• GRUESOME MAGAZINE HORROR MOVIE AWARDS https://gruesomemagazine.com/tags/horrormovieawards
• MAD MONSTER PARTY February 22-24, 2019 Charlotte NC http://madmonster.com/events/carolina2019/
• NEVERMORE FILM FESTIVAL March 8-10, 2019 Durham NC http://www.carolinatheatre.org/films/festivals/nevermore
• MONSTERPALOOZA - April 12-14, 2019 - Pasadena, CA (Christopher) http://www.monsterpalooza.com/spring/
• CRIMSON SCREEN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL May 24-26, 2019 Charleston SC http://www.crimsonscreenfilmfest.org/

HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• [UPCOMING] Edgar Wright directs a Horror-Thriller Feature filming this Summer https://www.slashfilm.com/edgar-wrights-next-film/
• [TRAILER] GHOSTBUSTERS 3 coming 2020 from Jason Reitman https://variety.com/2019/film/news/jason-reitman-ghostbusters-director-1203109264/
• [TRAILER] 'Prepare for War' with JOHN WICK CHAPTER 3 https://www.slashfilm.com/john-wick-chapter-3-trailer-asks-you-to-prepare-for-war/
• [TRAILER] SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME promises Mysterio https://www.slashfilm.com/spider-man-far-from-home-trailer/
• [TRAILER] Epic Pictures updates THE GOLEM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwKXEZK1wj0
• [FILMING] CREEPSHOW begins filming in February, the first story has been announced https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/01/18/shudders-creepshow-series-prepares-to-gear-up-in-february-first-episode-announced/
• [CASTING] Anne Hathaway leads THE WITCHES remake from Robert Zemeckis https://variety.com/2019/film/news/anne-hathaway-the-witches-robert-zemeckis-1203109856/

FEATURE TOPIC: Glass

Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.

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Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Cast: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson

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It is here, the episode the Grue-Believers wait all year to hear: The Most Anticipated Horror Films of 2019! Dave, Doc, Christopher, and Vanessa count down the list generated from a survey of the Grue-Crew, Patreon patrons, and Grue-Believers. Who will take the crown? The Grue-Crew also review GODZILLA: PLANET EATER the Toho anime film currently streaming on Netflix. Join Dave Dreher, Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Vanessa Thompson as we discuss Horror News of the Week and review the latest horror offerings.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

• GRUESOME MAGAZINE HORROR MOVIE AWARDS https://gruesomemagazine.com/tags/horrormovieawards
• MAD MONSTER PARTY February 22-24, 2019 Charlotte NC http://madmonster.com/events/carolina2019/
• NEVERMORE FILM FESTIVAL March 8-10, 2019 Durham NC http://www.carolinatheatre.org/films/festivals/nevermore
• MONSTERPALOOZA - April 12-14, 2019 - Pasadena, CA (Christopher) http://www.monsterpalooza.com/spring/
• CRIMSON SCREEN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL May 24-26, 2019 Charleston SC http://www.crimsonscreenfilmfest.org/

HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• [TRAILER] Netflix makes a true Art House Horror with VELVET BUZZSAW
• [TRAILER] More Creepy Kids in the trailer for A HOLD IN THE GROUND
• [TRAILER] Mads goes full-John-Wick in the Netflix Feature POLAR [Cast/Crew] 'Saw' writers Dunstan and Melton heading up a reboot of FINAL DESTINATION
• [TV] WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS comes to FX this Spring [BLURAY] Scream Factory announces the release of THE MANITOU
• [BLURAY] Sony is finally releasing FRIGHT NIGHT
• [GAMES] Ripley's daughter battles xenomorphs in the ALIEN: BLACKOUT Mobile Game

FEATURE TOPIC: Godzilla: Planet Eater

Humanity, their alien allies, and Godzilla all enter their endgame as the powerful destructive entity known as Ghidorah arrives on Earth.

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Director: Hiroyuki Seshita, Kôbun Shizuno

Cast: Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa

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YEAR IN REVIEW: The Most Anticipated Horror Films of 2019

1. It: Chapter 2 (d. Andy Muschietti)
2. Us (d. Jordan Peele)
3. Godzilla: King of the Monsters (d. Michael Dougherty)
4. Glass (d. M. Night Shyamalan)
5. Pet Sematary (d. Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer)
6. Brightburn (d. David Yarovesky)
7. Zombieland 2 (d. Ruben Fleischer)
8. Nightmare Cinema (d. Joe Dante, Mick Garris)
9. Rabid (d. Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska)
10. The Curse of La Llorona (d. Michael Chaves)

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"Scream…So They Can Find You!" … because they're dead … and they're blind, don't 'cha know? Gruesome Magazine Patreon members have spoken in the latest poll to choose the film for this episode of Decades of Horror 1970s! Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they take their second trip to Amando de Ossorio's land of the Blind Dead in the curiously titled second film in the series, Return of the Evil Dead (1973).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 89 – Return of the Evil Dead (1973)

Synopsis: 500 years after they were blinded and executed for committing human sacrifices, a band of Templar knights returns from the grave to terrorize a rural Portuguese village during its centennial celebration. Taking refuge in a deserted cathedral, a small group of people must find a way to escape from the creatures.

• Writer/Director: Amando de Ossorio
• Featured Cast:
  • Tony Kendall as Jack Marlowe
  • Fernando Sancho as Mayor Duncan
  • Esperanza Roy as Vivian
  • Frank Braña as Howard
  • José Canalejas as Murdo
  • Loreta Tovar as Monica
  • Ramón Lillo as Bert

The Decades of Horror 1970s Grue Crew covered Tombs of the Blind Dead, the first film of Ossorio's 4-film Blind Dead series, back in February 2016 on Episode 30. It beat out Texas Chainsaw Massacre (just to name one) in our first Patreon Poll! It took three years and another Patreon Poll for us to get around to the second movie in the series, Return of the Evil Dead, aka Return of the Blind Dead, and El ataque de los muertos sin ojos (original title). We promise it probably won't take that long to get to the next one!

Chad and Jeff had never seen Return of the Evil Dead before and were delighted with what they saw. Chad thought the Mayor might be one of the most despicable characters he'd seen in a horror film. The humor in this movie caught Jeff's attention as he noticed there is quite a bit more than is found in Tombs of the Blind Dead. Doc was tickled with the set up to a one-against-four embroglio between the protagonist and the Mayor's gang of thugs. Once again, Bill's encyclopedic knowledge of 1970s horror films comes in handy as the Grue Crew's discussion branches into other films and he laments Ossorio's never having a budget large enough to realize his full vision. Return of the Evil Dead receives the Grue Crew's unanimous recommendation to lovers of 70s horror films. It is currently streaming on SHUDDER so if you haven't seen it, what are you waiting for?

Rounding out the episode, Doc reads some listener feedback from Andy and saltyessentials on Episode 85 - Infra-Man, Episode 86 - Lake of Dracula, and Episode 87 - The Night Strangler.

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].

"Scream…So They Can Find You!" … because they're dead … and they're blind, don't 'cha know? Gruesome Magazine Patreon members have spoken in the latest poll to choose the film for this episode of Decades of Horror 1970s! Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they take their second trip to Amando de Ossorio's land of the Blind Dead in the curiously titled second film in the series, Return of the Evil Dead (1973).

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 89 – Return of the Evil Dead (1973)

Synopsis: 500 years after they were blinded and executed for committing human sacrifices, a band of Templar knights returns from the grave to terrorize a rural Portuguese village during its centennial celebration. Taking refuge in a deserted cathedral, a small group of people must find a way to escape from the creatures.

• Writer/Director: Amando de Ossorio
• Featured Cast:
  • Tony Kendall as Jack Marlowe
  • Fernando Sancho as Mayor Duncan
  • Esperanza Roy as Vivian
  • Frank Braña as Howard
  • José Canalejas as Murdo
  • Loreta Tovar as Monica
  • Ramón Lillo as Bert

The Decades of Horror 1970s Grue Crew covered Tombs of the Blind Dead, the first film of Ossorio's 4-film Blind Dead series, back in February 2016 on Episode 30. It beat out Texas Chainsaw Massacre (just to name one) in our first Patreon Poll! It took three years and another Patreon Poll for us to get around to the second movie in the series, Return of the Evil Dead, aka Return of the Blind Dead, and El ataque de los muertos sin ojos (original title). We promise it probably won't take that long to get to the next one!

Chad and Jeff had never seen Return of the Evil Dead before and were delighted with what they saw. Chad thought the Mayor might be one of the most despicable characters he'd seen in a horror film. The humor in this movie caught Jeff's attention as he noticed there is quite a bit more than is found in Tombs of the Blind Dead. Doc was tickled with the set up to a one-against-four embroglio between the protagonist and the Mayor's gang of thugs. Once again, Bill's encyclopedic knowledge of 1970s horror films comes in handy as the Grue Crew's discussion branches into other films and he laments Ossorio's never having a budget large enough to realize his full vision. Return of the Evil Dead receives the Grue Crew's unanimous recommendation to lovers of 70s horror films. It is currently streaming on SHUDDER so if you haven't seen it, what are you waiting for?

Rounding out the episode, Doc reads some listener feedback from Andy and saltyessentials on Episode 85 - Infra-Man, Episode 86 - Lake of Dracula, and Episode 87 - The Night Strangler.

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].

It is here, the episode the Grue-Believers wait all year to hear: The Top 10 Horror Movies of the Year! Dave, Doc, Christopher, and Vanessa each run down their top 10 list and Jeff provides some killer stats to surprise us all. The Grue-Crew also review the first release of 2019, ESCAPE ROOM. Join Dave Dreher, Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Vanessa Thompson and special guest-host Jeff Mohr as we discuss Horror News of the Week and review the latest horror offerings.

As always, the HNR Grue-Crew would love to hear from you! Reach out via email at feedback(AT)horrornewsradio(DOT)com. Also, please like us on Facebook and join the Horror News Radio Facebook Group.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

• GRUESOME MAGAZINE HORROR MOVIE AWARDS https://gruesomemagazine.com/tags/horrormovieawards
• MAD MONSTER PARTY February 22-24, 2019 Charlotte NC http://madmonster.com/events/carolina2019/
• NEVERMORE FILM FESTIVAL March 8-10, 2019 Durham NC http://www.carolinatheatre.org/films/festivals/nevermore
• MONSTERPALOOZA - April 12-14, 2019 - Pasadena, CA (Christopher) http://www.monsterpalooza.com/spring/
• CRIMSON SCREEN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL May 24-26, 2019 Charleston SC http://www.crimsonscreenfilmfest.org/

HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• Trailers: HORROR NOIRE: A HISTORY OF BLACK HORROR launches documentaries from SHUDDER, coming February 7, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmyueIwsMlo
• Trailers: IRON SKY: THE COMING RACE puts Nazis on a T-Rex, of course, it does https://www.slashfilm.com/iron-sky-the-coming-race-trailer-3/
• Trailers: The remote is broken and there's nowhere to hide in THE DRONEhttps://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/01/04/the-remote-is-broken-and-there-is-nowhere-to-hide-in-the-trailer-debut-for-the-drone/
• Trailers: What's Wrong With Miles? THE PRODIGY improves with its second promo https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/01/04/second-trailer-for-the-prodigy-cranks-up-the-creepy-kid-vibe/
• TV: Bruce Campbell returns with RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT https://gruesomemagazine.com/2019/01/02/believe-it-or-not-bruce-campbell-is-returning-to-tv/
• TV: Korean zombie show, KINGDOM, coming to Netflix in January https://www.slashfilm.com/kingdom-trailer-zombies/
• Streaming: How the EFF did Amazon Prime bootleg ONE CUT OF THE DEAD https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/287251/a-bootleg-of-one-cut-of-the-dead-leaked-onto-amazon-prime-the-fallout-is-potentially-devastating/
• Games: These puzzles are Messed Up! BEYOND, CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, PIECES https://www.messeduppuzzles.com

FEATURE TOPIC: Escape Room

Six strangers find themselves in circumstances beyond their control and must use their wits to survive.

Director: Adam Robitel

Cast: Deborah Ann Woll, Taylor Russell, Tyler Labine

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YEAR IN REVIEW: Top 10 Horror Films of 2019

Dave Dreher

1. The Haunting of Hill House
2. Halloween
3. Terrifier
4. Leprechaun Returns
5. A Quiet Place
6. Summer of '84
7. Overlord
8. Bonehill Road
9. Revenge
10. You Might Be The Killer

Christopher G. Moore

1. Mandy
2. Hereditary
3. Book of Monsters
4. Revenge
5. Anna & the Apocalypse
6. Overlord
7. May the Devil Take You
8. Nightmare Cinema
9. Leprechaun Returns
10. Livescream

Doc Rotten

1. Hereditary
2. A Quiet Place
3. Revenge
4. Overlord
5. Halloween
6. Anna and the Apocalypse
7. Terrified
8. Leprechaun Returns
9. Terrifier
10. The Ranger

Vanessa Thompson

1. Mandy
2. Revenge
3. The Endless
4. The Ritual
5. Terrified
6. Overlord
7. Halloween
8. Suspiria
9. Leprechaun Returns
10. The House With A Clock in its Walls

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"Dear Lord, I pray that I am insane, that all that happened is only in my mind. I pray that tomorrow the sun will shine again on living things, not on a world where only the dead walk the Earth." Isn't this the daily prayer we all use? Join this episode's Grue Crew - Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, and Jeff Mohr - as they go for an Edward Cahn hat trick with Invisible Invaders (1959). Yes, "Spaceships from another planet are here … only we can't see 'em!" Has your intrepid Grue Crew gone a Cahn too far?

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 49 – Invisible Invaders (1959)

Yes, Invisible Invaders is the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era's third dip into the pool of Edward Cahn's extensive B-movie repertoire. First up was It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958) in episode 36. The second Cahn extravaganza was just last episode with Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) in episode 48. So why tackle the third Edward Cahn directed film so quickly? You'd have to ask Chad Hunt, who chose this episode's topic, but his answer would most likely be, "It seemed like a good idea at the time."

What do you do when the producer puts a choke hold on a Sci-Fi, horror, creature feature's budget? The obvious answer is you make invisible creatures. As the film's title explicitly states, Invisible Invaders is the story of invisible space aliens - even their spaceships are invisible - who have occupied the Moon for 20,000 years and have finally decided to conquer Earth as well. No one can quite figure out why or how, but the space aliens occupy and animate dead humans as a means to that end. A group of scientists of varying courage and a Major in the military are secured in a bunker while they experiment with ways to beat the invisible invaders. Directed by Edward L. Cahn and written by Samuel Newman, Invisible Invaders features a very experienced cast including John Carradine, Jean Byron, John Agar, Philip Tonge, Robert Hutton, and Paul Langton.

Invisible Invaders is a mixed bag with too much stock footage and minimal special effects countered somewhat by its third act. Chad was disappointed when John Carradine's character is vaporized in an atomic blast after only a few seconds of screentime, but was then both happy and shocked to see him return, body intact, as one of the walking dead. It drags a little, according to Whitney (and Chad and Jeff!) but she is impressed with how John Carradine can add gravitas and reasonability to anything, no matter how ridiculous it is. Jeff notices this 1959 film uses "walking dead" and "living dead" to refer to the human bodies occupied by the aliens and compares the Karl/Karol confusion with Carradine's character's name to the pronunciation of "Carl" in TV's The Walking Dead.

If you can make it through the parts that drag, Invisible Invaders is worth a watch. Who doesn't love invader shuffling "footprints" in the sand, aliens coated in plastic by spray guns, or sonic rifles that shoot concentric circles at the invaders?

The Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Grue Crew plan to release a new episode every other week. In celebration of reaching our 50th episode and our 2nd anniversary, the next episode in our very flexible schedule will be the Universal Horror Classic, The Invisible Man (1933), directed by the legendary James Whale!

Please let us know what you think of Decades of Horror: The Classic Era! After all, without you, we're just some whack-a-doodles talking about the films we love. Send us an email at [email protected], leave a review on iTunes, or comment at either GruesomeMagazine.com or the Gruesome Magazine Horror News Radio Facebook group.

To each of you from each of us, "Thank you so much for listening!"

"It's the year 2022… People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need SOYLENT GREEN." It kind of makes you hungry, doesn't it? Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they tag along with Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson while they try to solve a murder case and partake of some delectable treats along the way in the world of Soylent Green.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 88 – Soylent Green (1973)

In 1966, Harry Harrison wrote a science fiction novel titled Make Room! Make Room! about the effects of rampant population growth on society and the planet. In 1973, the movie loosely based on Harrison's book and titled Soylent Green was released. Soylent Green differed from Harrison's novel in a lot of ways, but one, the addition of a form of cannibalism, has garnered the film a position in the cultural zeitgeist of the 45 years since its release.

Soylent Green is directed by Richard Fleischer from a script adapted from the novel and written by Stanley R. Greenberg with an extraordinary cast of stars, former stars, and character actors including Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Joseph Cotton, Chuck Connors, Leigh Taylor-Young, Brock Peters, Whit Bissell, Dick Van Patten, Mike Henry, Leonard Stone, Roy Jenson, and many more. The filmmakers do an impressive job of creating a dark, even depressing, world fifty years in their future where systemic corruption is the order of the day.

The Grue Crew is universal in their admiration of this film. Soylent Green was another checkmark on Doc's bucket list and he was surprised at how the story and the characters pulled him in even though he had known the punchline for years. Bill was surprised at how much the filmmakers got right in their predictions of the future and points out what a solid, journeyman director Richard Fleischer was. Edward G. Robinson's performance in the face of his failing health made a lasting impression on Jeff as did the place held by women in the nihilistic future depicted in Soylent Green. Chad relates how unnerved he was by the future life depicted in Soylent Green and how the possibility of it coming true seemed so real.

Soylent Green is a dark, dark movie with a powerful message delivered by equally powerful performances, especially that delivered by Edward G. Robinson in what turned out to be his last role. The film receives the highest recommendation from your Grue Crew.

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].

"It's the year 2022… People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need SOYLENT GREEN." It kind of makes you hungry, doesn't it? Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they tag along with Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson while they try to solve a murder case and partake of some delectable treats along the way in the world of Soylent Green.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 88 – Soylent Green (1973)

In 1966, Harry Harrison wrote a science fiction novel titled Make Room! Make Room! about the effects of rampant population growth on society and the planet. In 1973, the movie loosely based on Harrison's book and titled Soylent Green was released. Soylent Green differed from Harrison's novel in a lot of ways, but one, the addition of a form of cannibalism, has garnered the film a position in the cultural zeitgeist of the 45 years since its release.

Soylent Green is directed by Richard Fleischer from a script adapted from the novel and written by Stanley R. Greenberg with an extraordinary cast of stars, former stars, and character actors including Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Joseph Cotton, Chuck Connors, Leigh Taylor-Young, Brock Peters, Whit Bissell, Dick Van Patten, Mike Henry, Leonard Stone, Roy Jenson, and many more. The filmmakers do an impressive job of creating a dark, even depressing, world fifty years in their future where systemic corruption is the order of the day.

The Grue Crew is universal in their admiration of this film. Soylent Green was another checkmark on Doc's bucket list and he was surprised at how the story and the characters pulled him in even though he had known the punchline for years. Bill was surprised at how much the filmmakers got right in their predictions of the future and points out what a solid, journeyman director Richard Fleischer was. Edward G. Robinson's performance in the face of his failing health made a lasting impression on Jeff as did the place held by women in the nihilistic future depicted in Soylent Green. Chad relates how unnerved he was by the future life depicted in Soylent Green and how the possibility of it coming true seemed so real.

Soylent Green is a dark, dark movie with a powerful message delivered by equally powerful performances, especially that delivered by Edward G. Robinson in what turned out to be his last role. The film receives the highest recommendation from your Grue Crew.

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