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Mike Flanagan returns to Netflix with THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, coming this October. Dwayne Johnson elaborates on his plans to reboot BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. Michael Jackson's THRILLER is heading to IMAX in 3-D...for one week. And, Dave, Christopher, Vanessa, and Doc review the Puppet Master reboot, BLOOD FEST. Dave shares his visit to Horror Hound. 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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HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Netflix) gets a release date
• There is nothing amusing happening at this amusement park - red band trailer for HELL FEST
• Greg Nicotero signs on to bring the FX of SPAWN to life
• The Rock's take on Jack Burton will be a BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA sequel, not a remake - does that make it better or worse?
• JOHNNY GRUESOME gets a long-awaited trailer and release date
• New TV series THE SWARM will pit monsters of the sea against all of mankind
• Michael Jackson's THRILLER heads to IMAX theaters in front of A HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS
• Creep Doll Alert: Mezco reanimates THE NUN

FEATURE TOPIC: Blood Fest

Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda. As festival attendees start dying off, three teenagers - more schooled in horror-film cliches than practical knowledge about neutralizing psycho killers - must band together and battle through various madmen and monstrosities to survive.

Director: Owen Egerton Cast: Zachary Levi, Robbie Kay, Seychelle Gabriel

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J.J. Abrams and HULU join forces to build upon the themes and characters created by Stephen King in the 10 episode TV series CASTLE ROCK. For this episode of HNR, the Grue-Crew take a look at the next two hours of the show, "The Queen" and "Past Perfect," continuing "an epic saga of darkness and light" in the small town of Castle Rock, Maine. Join Dave Dreher, Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Vanessa Thompson as we discuss the next episodes of HULU'S CASTLE ROCK created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason.

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Horror News Radio Episode 286 – Castle Rock S01E07 and S01E08 Subscribe – iTunes – Facebook – Stitcher

THE QUEEN

Memories haunt Ruth Deaver.

PAST PERFECT

Newcomers set up shop in Castle Rock, Henry follows a clue.

CAST

• André Holland as Henry Matthews Deaver
• Melanie Lynskey as Molly Strand
• Bill Skarsgård as "The Kid"
• Jane Levy as Jackie Torrance
• Sissy Spacek as Ruth Deaver
• Scott Glenn as Alan Pangborn
• Noel Fisher as Dennis Zalewski
• Ann Cusack as Warden T. Porter
• Chris Coy as Boyd
• Terry O'Quinn as Dale Lacy
• Frances Conroy as Martha Lacy.
• Josh Cooke as Reeves
• Charlie Tahan as Dean Merrill
• Adam Rothenberg as Reverend Matthew Deaver
• Chosen Jacobs as Wendell Deaver
• Allison Tolman as Molly Strand's sister

"That's what's wrong with the present day horror films. There's no realism. Not like the old ones, the great ones. Frankenstein. Phantom of the Opera. Dracula - the one with Bela Lugosi of course, not this new fellow." Could the speaker be referring to Christopher Lee, one of the stars of this episode's topic? Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr - as they investigate the case of The House That Dripped Blood. Their first question? Where's all the blood!

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 80 – The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

The House That Dripped Blood is the fourth Amicus Productions horror anthology your Grue Crew has covered on Decades of Horror 1970s. Directed by Peter Duffell and adapted by the legendary Robert Bloch from four of his stories, the four segments are tied together by a police detective investigating a disappearance from a peculiar house with a series of occupants who have all experienced decidedly sinister fates. The stories include "Method for Murder" - a writer's thuggish, literary creation seems to have come to life; "Waxworks" - a forlorn man sees his lost love in a wax museum; "Sweets to the Sweet" - a stern father doesn't want his daughter reading the wrong books or playing with dolls; and "The Cloak" - an over-the-hill actor in horror films purchases a cloak that unbeknownst to him, has mysterious powers.

The film's all-star cast includes fan favorites Ingrid Pitt, Peter Cushing, and Christopher Lee. Additional standout performances in The House That Dripped Blood are given by Jon Pertwee, Denholm Elliott, Tom Adams, Joanna Dunham, Joss Ackland, the enigmatic Geoffrey Bayldon, Nyree Dawn Porter, and Chloe Franks.

The 70s Grue Crew is not bothered by the lack of blood (not a single drop, mind you) in The House That Dripped Blood. Bill goes on at length on how much he thinks of Ingrid Pitt, ,,, and he likes her performance in the film as well. Or maybe it is Chad who says that. Come to think of it, they are all a bit infatuated with Ms. Pitt. They all also remarked as to how disturbing Chloe Franks is as Christopher Lee's innocent-looking daughter with the devilish smile. Jeff brings up Bloch's tendency to build stories around ironic twists or jokes and how that tendency is in evidence in the segments of this film. Chad expresses his love for anthology films, and almost in unison, they all marvel at Geoffrey Bayldon's quirky portrayal and just as quirky makeup as the proprietor of the shop in which the cloak is purchased. Rest assured that your Gure-Crew think The House That Dripped Blood is well worth a repeated watch and that they will definitely be covering more anthology films in the future.

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The trailer for the SUSPIRIA remake is here. Does it change our minds about the film? SLICE is a rollicking horror romp, check out the trailer. Christopher is all about the MAN OF MEDAN choose your adventure horror game, find out why. And, Dave, Christopher, Vanessa, and Doc review the Puppet Master reboot, PUPPET MASTER THE LITTLEST REICH. Then, the Grue-Crew follow that up with another puppet monstrosity, THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS. 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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• CINEMA WASTELAND: October 5 - 7, 2018
• SPLATTERFLIX FILM SERIES: October 12 - 14, 2018
• NIGHTMARES FILM FESTIVAL: October 18-21, 2018
• CASTLE ROCK Recap and Review Coming on HNR

HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• A Bombastic Bore or a Brilliant Remake: The Trailer for Suspiria is here
• A24 delivers the first trailer for Slice - Dead. In 30 Minutes or Less
• The International trailer for Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween provides more details
• Netflix and Jeremy Saulnier line up the body count in Hold The Dark
• Radio Silence and Samara Weaving are set to make Ready or Not
• An anthology of horror gaming to scare your pants off with their 2019 release, Man of Medan
• Scary Stories in the Dark begins filming, young star Zoe Colletti cast
• For the shelves, Re-Animator and Creepshow from Amok Times Monstarz

FEATURE TOPIC: Puppet Master The Littlest Reich

Recently divorced and reeling, Edgar returns to his childhood home to regroup his life. When Edgar finds a nefarious looking puppet in his deceased brother's room, he decides to sell the doll for some quick cash. Girl-next-door Ashley and comic book pal Markowitz join Edgar for a doomed road trip to an auction at a convention celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the infamous Toulon Murders. All hell breaks loose when a strange force animates the puppets at the convention, setting them on a bloody killing spree that's motivated by an evil as old as time.

Director: Sonny Laguna, Tommy Wiklund Writer: S. Craig Zahler Cast: Thomas Lennon, Michael Paré, Charlyne Yi

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WORTH WATCHING: The Happytime Murders

A murder mystery set in a world where humans and puppets co-exist, but puppets are viewed as second-class citizens. When the puppet cast of an '80s children's TV show begins to get murdered one by one, a former cop, who has since become a private eye, takes on the case.

Director: Brian Henson Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Elizabeth Banks, Maya Rudolph

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Thanks to Rocky Gray for our killer new HNR theme song Next Week on HNR: BLOOD FEST

J.J. Abrams and HULU join forces to build upon the themes and characters created by Stephen King in the 10 episode TV series CASTLE ROCK. For this episode of HNR, the Grue-Crew take a look at the second two hours of the show, "Harvest" and "Filter," continuing "an epic saga of darkness and light" in the small town of Castle Rock, Maine. Join Dave Dreher, Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Vanessa Thompson as we discuss the next episodes of HULU'S CASTLE ROCK created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason.

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HARVEST

A stranger comes to town; Castle Rock honors Sheriff Pangborn.

FILTER

Henry's son visits from Boston; a funeral stirs up unsettling memories.

CAST

• André Holland as Henry Matthews Deaver
• Melanie Lynskey as Molly Strand
• Bill Skarsgård as "The Kid"
• Jane Levy as Jackie Torrance
• Sissy Spacek as Ruth Deaver
• Scott Glenn as Alan Pangborn
• Noel Fisher as Dennis Zalewski
• Ann Cusack as Warden T. Porter
• Chris Coy as Boyd
• Terry O'Quinn as Dale Lacy
• Frances Conroy as Martha Lacy.
• Josh Cooke as Reeves
• Charlie Tahan as Dean Merrill
• Adam Rothenberg as Reverend Matthew Deaver
• Chosen Jacobs as Wendell Deaver
• Allison Tolman as Molly Strand's sister

"Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright." Of course, that poem is in reference to the Universal Classic Monster film, The Wolf Man! Join Chad Hunt, Whitney Collazo, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest host Jacob Allen, as they take a midnight stroll with Larry Talbot through the fog-shrouded woods on a moonlit night. Be sure to bring your walking cane, the one with the silver wolf's head! You will most certainly need it.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 39 – The Wolf Man (1941)

This episode's Grue Crew loves The Wolf Man so much, they recorded this podcast twice! Whether beset by electromagic gremlins or cursed directly from film by Maleva, the first recording didn't take, so they all went back for seconds. And you thought they'd been goofing off.

The Wolf Man might embody Universal's most original monster. Based on an original screenplay by Curt Siodmak and directed by George Waggner, the film started much of the werewolf mythology still used in film today. The solid cast, sporting seven Oscar nominations among them, is led by Lon Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot, and includes Claude Rains as his father, Evelyn Ankers as the female lead Gwen, Ralph Bellamy as Colonel Montford, Patric Knowles as Gwen's boyfriend, Warren William as Dr. Boyd, and Fay Helm as Gwen's friend. To top it off, the cast is blessed with Maria Ouspenskaya as Maleva and the inimitable Bela Lugosi as her son, Bela. The supernatural elements of the story or rendered entirely believable by the work of Jack Pierce, makeup artist extraordinaire.

Your Grue Crew marvels at the many facets through which Larry Talbot's affliction can be viewed. Siodmak was surely thinking of the persecution he fled in Nazi Germany, but the story can be seen as a metaphor for a multitude of other conflicts common to most individuals' lives, thereby explaining the film's resonance with so many viewers.

Whitney proudly admits to being inspired by Jack Pierce's makeup art. Claude Rains is only 17 years older than Lon Chaney Jr., who plays his son, and Jeff wonders how old Daddy Talbot must have been when his oldest son was born. Jacob is awed by the direction and organization it must have taken to complete the film in a short amount of time especially while working around the lengthy makeup process. When it comes to The Wolf Man, Chad is all about the mythic stature of Maria Ouspenskaya. As you may have guessed, their recommendation, assuming you've already seen this film, is see it again and again! Now!

We plan to release a new episode every other week. On the next episode in our very flexible schedule, we'll be covering Mario Bava's Black Sunday (1960).

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"Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire." The tag-line for The Lost Boys (1987) captures the "Peter Pan" spirit of this classic Eighties vampire tale, romanticizing the creatures in an approachable and thrilling young adult spin without sacrificing the horror and the thrills. No sparkles here, folks! Josh Schafer joins Doc Rotten and Christopher G. Moore to revisit the film that solidified Joel Schumacher as a directing talent...well, at least until bat-nipples did him in.

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 137 – The Lost Boys (1987)

Released in 1987, The Lost Boys introduced horror fans to a variety of iconic horror flash and style rarely matched in this day-and-age. This is the first film to provide fans with the "Two-Coreys" teaming Corey Haim and Corey Feldman together - even though Feldman has Jamison Newlander and Frog Brothers wingman. Keifer Sutherland makes a striking impression as David, the blonde leader of the gothic punk vampires and Jason Patric (son of Exorcist star Jason Miller) emo-acts his way into every young girl's heart. And, above all, we have shirtless, oiled Timmy Cappello belting out "I Still Beleive" - what else do you need.

Christopher G. Moore, Doc Rotten, and guest-host Josh Schafer from Lunchmeat VHS gather to take a look at The Lost Boys perhaps one of the best and most influential vampire movies of the Eighties. The Grue-Crew debate the merit of director Joel Schumacher and whether Grampa was a werewolf in an alternate "Mandela Effect" universe. It's all about the style, the clothes, the stars, and the songs; The Lost Boys holds up well after 30+ years and the Grue-Crew reflect on it all. "One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach; all the damn vampires."

A mother and her two sons move to a small coast town in California. The town is plagued by bikers and some mysterious deaths. The younger boy makes friends with two other boys who claim to be vampire hunters while the older boy is drawn into the gang of bikers by a beautiful girl. The older boy starts sleeping days and staying out all night while the younger boy starts getting into trouble because of his friends' obsession.

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Bruce Campbell returns as Ash for an upcoming EVIL DEAD game. THE NUN gets pulled from youtube. CASTLE ROCK gets renewed for a second season. And, Christopher, Vanessa, and Doc review the YA gothic horror entry DOWN A DARK HALL. 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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• HORRORHOUND WEEKEND: August 24 - 26, 2018
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• CINEMA WASTELAND: October 5 - 7, 2018
• SPLATTERFLIX FILM SERIES: October 12 - 14, 2018
• CASTLE ROCK Recap and Review Coming on HNR

HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK

• Bruce Campbell returns as Ash...for a new Evil Dead game
• Youtube pulls media ad for THE NUN for violating Shocking Content Policy
• Hulu's INTO THE DARK anthology film series launches October 5 with THE BODY with FLESH & BLOOD following in November
• Rumor has it we may be getting a TRAIN TO BUSAN 2
• THE BRAY ROAD BEAST documentary debuts a chilling trailer
• Severin announces Blu-ray release of ANTROPOPHAGOUS (1980) complete with a grotesque stuffed plushy
• Hulu's CASTLE ROCK renewed for a second season
• Funko adds Pennywise, Freddy, Jason, and Chucky to their 5 STAR series

FEATURE TOPIC: Down A Dark Hall

Kit Gordy, a new student at the exclusive Blackwood Boarding School, confronts the institution's supernatural occurrences and dark powers of its headmistress.

Director: Rodrigo Cortés Cast: AnnaSophia Robb, Uma Thurman, Isabelle Fuhrman

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EXIT Thanks to Rocky Gray for our killer new HNR theme song Next Week on HNR: Puppet Master The Littlest Reich

While The Meg gobbled up an ocean of horror related theatrical news this past week, SLENDER MAN was also released to theaters. With little fanfare and not much positive hype, the film manages to land at number 4 with an $11M haul. The regular Grue-Crew wisely choose not to partake in this particular cinematic disaster. However, guest hosts Joey Fittos and Chad Lab join Doc Rotten to gleefully tear the film apart...while managing to find a...few...things to spotlight. Join us for a special review-only episode about SLENDER MAN.

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Horror News Radio Episode 283 – Slender Man Subscribe – iTunes – Facebook – Stitcher

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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• SHUDDER 30 DAY FREE TRIAL: Use Promo Code GRUESOME
• HORRORHOUND WEEKEND: August 24 - 26, 2018
• DRAGONCON: August 30 - September 3, 2018
• WREAK HAVOC HORROR FILM FESTIVAL: September 21 - 22, 2018 - Greensboro NC
• CINEMA WASTELAND: October 5 - 7, 2018
• SPLATTERFLIX FILM SERIES: October 12 - 14, 2018
• CASTLE ROCK Recap and Review Coming on HNR

FEATURE TOPIC: SLENDER MAN

• director: Sylvain White
• script: David Birke (based on a character by Victor Surge)
• cast: Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso, and Javier Botet

"Well, I can't stand a thing about you, and that includes your hair!" How would you feel if your cousin came to stay and took over everything you own, including your family? Join your faithful Grue Crew - Doc Rotten, Jeff Mohr, Bill Mulligan, and Chad Hunt - as they take a short staycation with just such a family during Wes Craven's Summer of Fear!

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 79 – Summer of Fear (1978)

This subject of this episode is the result of the podcast's latest Patreon poll and as such, has been foisted on, … er, rather, carefully selected for the Grue Crew by the loyal listeners of Decades of Horror 1970s. Adapted from the novel Summer of Fear by Lois Duncan, a renowned writer of young-adult novels, the film was originally released as a TV-movie under the title Stranger in our House. Directed by horror icon Wes Craven, Summer of Fear is his first direct-to-television effort and premiered over a year after The Hills Have Eyes (1977). Summer of Fear tells the story of a family whose fairy tale existence is shattered when a cousin/niece comes to live with them after her parents are killed in an automobile accident. However, there is one big problem. Their guest is a witch, not a relative, and she is after everything they own.

The key figure in the story is the witch, as played by Lee Purcell, but the film's starpower comes from Linda Blair as the family's daughter. Her parents are played by Carol Lawrence and Jeremy Slate with Jeff East as her brother. Rounding out the cast in supporting roles are Macdonald Carey as an occult expert and early-career Fran Drescher as the daughter's friend.

Amazingly, none of the Grue Crew had seen this film prior to preparing for the podcast. Neither Wes Craven nor Linda Blair nor even Fran Drescher had garnered their interest. Bill couldn't figure out why the witch couldn't be seen in photographs, wondering when that became part of the witch canon. Jeff recalls Jeremy Slate from his earlier days in biker movies and westerns and gets a kick out of his portrayal as the bewitched father. Doc likes the film the most and enjoys seeing that much of Linda Blair, but, oh, the hair! Chad was not impressed with the witch's here-again-gone-again Southern accent but still thought she was the most interesting character i the film. The Grue Crew universally agreed even though Summer of Fear is one of Craven's lesser works, it's worth a watch viewed as a picture on the world of the cast and crew at that point in their careers.

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