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This week, the Grue-Crew review a pair of films that take us on adventures we didn't know to fear just yet. Ha! Now we do, now...we do. The first film this week, BUTT BOY from director Tyler Cornack, follows a bored IT Engineer who discovers his kinky fetish has grown into a grotesque addiction. The second film, SEA FEVER from director Neasa Hardiman, follows the crew of an Ireland trawler who encounters a sea creature and its deadly parasites.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 111
BUTT BOY - SEA FEVER

Chip Gutchel, a bored married IT Engineer, has a reawakening after a routine prostate exam. What starts as a harmless rectal kink, soon grows into a dangerous addiction as he becomes responsible for a missing child. Chip eventually buries his desires in Alcoholics Anonymous and tries to move on with his life. Years later, he becomes the sponsor of Russell Fox, a newly sober detective. After Chip relapses, Russell is brought in to investigate another missing child at Chip's office. Russell begins to suspect that Chip's addiction may not be to alcohol, but something much more sinister. It's up to Russell now to prove that Chip is responsible for the child's disappearance. But who's going to believe his wild theory?

• Director: Tyler Cornack
• Cast: Angela Jones, Tyler Cornack, Tyler Rice

Release: The absurd comedy-thriller hits VOD April 14th

The crew of a West of Ireland trawler, marooned at sea, struggle for their lives against a growing parasite in their water supply.

• Director: Neasa Hardiman
• Cast: Connie Nielsen, Hermione Corfield, Dougray Scott

Release: Gunpowder & Sky, via their sci-fi label DUST, will release SEA FEVER on Digital April 10, 2020

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This week, the Grue-Crew review a pair of films that take "darkness" into two different but similar genre directions. The first film this week, INTO THE DARK: POOKA LIVES! from director Alejandro Brugués, follows a Pooka, a viral sensation that leads to horrific results. The second film, WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS from director Marc Meyers, follows two sets of friends who suspect the others may be cult killers in disguise.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 110
WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS - INTO THE DARK: POOKA LIVES!

In Pooka Lives, a group of thirty-something friends from high-school create their own Creepypasta about Pooka for laughs, but are shocked when it becomes so viral on the Internet that it actually manifests more murderous versions of the creature.

• Director: Alejandro Brugués
• Cast: Malcolm Barrett, Lyndie Greenwood, Jonah Ray
  
  Release: Into The Dark: Pooka Lives premieres April 3, 2020, on HULU

Set in the Midwest against a backdrop involving a killing spree thought to be orchestrated by a satanic cult. Three best friends embark on a road trip to a heavy-metal show, where they bond with three aspiring musicians and head off to one of the girls' country home for an after party. A night of fun and youthful debauchery takes a deadly turn as bodies begin to pile up, with each side thinking the other hides the killer.

• Director: Marc Meyers
• Cast: Alexandra Daddario, Johnny Knoxville, Keean Johnson
  
  Release: VOD and Digital HD on April 10, 2020

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This week, the Grue-Crew review a pair of films in which searching for reality in the horrors that surround yield tragic results. The first film this week, ROOTWOOD from director Marcel Walz, follows a pair of podcast hosts searching for The Wooden Devil. The second film, THE OTHER LAMB from director Malgorzata Szumowska, follows a young woman born into a cult society searching for the true meaning behind the Shepherd.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 109
THE OTHER LAMB - ROOTWOOD

Two students are hired by a Hollywood film producer to shoot a horror documentary about the curse of The Wooden Devil.

• Director: Marcel Walz
• Cast: Tyler Gallant, Elissa Dowling, Sarah French

Release: Available April 7, 2020, from High Octane Pictures

A girl born into an all-female cult led by a man in their compound begins to question his teachings and her own reality.

• Director: Malgorzata Szumowska
• Cast: Michiel Huisman, Raffey Cassidy, Denise Gough

Release: Available April 3, 2020, from IFC Midnight

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This week, the Grue-Crew review a pair of films in which searching for reality in the horrors that surround yield tragic results. The first film this week, THE ROOM from director Marcel Walz, follows a pair of podcast hosts searching for The Wooden Devil. The second film, THE PLATFORM from director Malgorzata Szumowska, follows a young woman born into a cult society searching for the true meaning behind the Shepherd.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 108
THE PLATFORM - THE ROOM

Matt and Kate buy an isolated house. While moving, they discover a strange room that grants them an unlimited number of material wishes. But, since Kate has had two miscarriages, what they miss the most is a child.

• Director: Christian Volckman
• Cast: Olga Kurylenko, Kevin Janssens, Joshua Wilson

Release: Currently available on SHUDDER

Inside a vertical prison system, inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food from a platform that moves between the floors. Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, The Platform is a twisted social allegory about mankind at its darkest and hungriest.

• Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
• Cast: Ivan Massagué, Zorion Eguileor, Antonia San Juan

Release: Currently available on NETFLIX

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This week, the Grue-Crew review a pair of films where the search for being with supernatural powers becomes a deadly obsession. The first film this week, CAN'T KILL THIS from director Federico Scargiali, follows a pair of inquisitive hippies searching for a dear old friend who may be...immortal. The second film, TRANSFERENCE from director Matthew Ninaber, follows a man who must save his twin sister from secret agents after her supernatural gifts.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 107
CAN'T KILL THIS - TRANSFERENCE

A couple of hippies are searching for Joe, a long time friend from the 70s who seem to be stuck in time and never aged a day since then. Through technicolor ninjas, bizarre metalheads, shamans and ancient rituals, the two embark on a journey with no turning back.

• Director: Federico Scargiali
• Cast: Bill Hutchens, Josephine Scandi, Brutius Selby

Release: Currently Available on VOD

Joshua must protect his twin sister, Emma, who possesses supernatural abilities and keep her safe from an unstoppable secret agent hunting them for an experiment in a classified government program.

• Director: Matthew Ninaber
• Cast: Matthew Ninaber, Tony Nash, Jeremy Ninaber

Release: On VOD March 10 and Blu-ray March 24th

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This week, the Grue-Crew review a pair of films where three friends battle aliens while another three (or four) must solve a puzzle...or die. The first film this week, INTO THE DARK: CRAWLERS from director Brandon Zuck, celebrates St. Patrick's Day with a gory, bonkers alien invasion monster fest. The second film, THE DARE from director Giles Alderson, features a brutal captor terrorizing his prisoners as they fight to survive.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 106
THE DARE - INTO THE DARK: CRAWLERS

On Saint Patrick's Day - a night of wild parties and drunken revelry - three unlikely friends band together to save a college town from a vicious horde of body-switching aliens.

• Director: Brandon Zuck
• Cast: Giorgia Whigham, Pepi Sonuga, Cameron Fuller

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Release: Available on Hulu - March 6, 2020

A rare family night for Jay takes a brutal twist when he awakens in a basement with three other prisoners. As their vengeful captor runs riot, Jay engages in a twisted battle to solve the puzzle to his past and save his family's future.

• Director: Giles Alderson
• Cast: Bart Edwards, Richard Brake, Richard Short

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Release: currently available VOD

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This week, the Grue-Crew review a pair of films where the past catches up with the leads to terrify and haunt them. The first film this week, DISAPPEARANCE AT CLIFTON HILL from director Albert Shin, follows a young woman returning home only to discover "the truth can be deceiving." The second film, GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR from director Travis Stevens, features Phil (C.M. Punk) Brooks facing not only his own demons but those hidden in his new home.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 105
DISAPPEARANCE AT CLIFTON HILL - GIRL ON THE THIRD FLOOR

Follows a troubled young woman returning to her hometown of Niagara Falls, where the memory of a long-ago kidnapping quickly ensnares her.

• Director: Albert Shin
• Cast: Tuppence Middleton, Hannah Gross, Marie-Josée Croze, Eric Johnson, Andy McQueen, and David Cronenberg

Release: Coming to VOD platforms on February 28th, 2020

Don Koch tries to renovate a rundown mansion with a sordid history for his growing family, only to learn that the house has other plans.

• Director: Travis Stevens
• Cast: C.M. Punk (as Phil Brooks), Trieste Kelly Dunn, Sarah Brooks

Release: Available on NETFLIX, 2/22/2020

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This week, the Grue-Crew review a pair of films where getting everything you want may be far more dangerous than expected. The first film this week, GREENLIGHT from directors Graham Denman, follows a young director who finally scores his first feature only to discover his "producer" has something more devilish in mind. The second film, GUNS AKIMBO from director Jason Lei Howden, features Daniel Radcliffe facing off against Samara Weaving in a battle to the death.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 104
GREENLIGHT - GUNS AKIMBO

A director's dream job quickly descends into a nightmare when he is forced to film a real-life murder.

• Director: Graham Denman
• Cast: Danielle Bisutti, Chris Browning, Caroline Williams

Release: Coming to VOD platforms on February 25th, 2020

A guy relies on his newly-acquired gladiator skills to save his ex-girlfriend from kidnappers.

• Director: Jason Lei Howden
• Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Rhys Darby

Release: In Theaters, On-Demand & On Digital on February 28th, 2020

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This week, the Grue-Crew review a pair of films where a hole in the front door plays into key visuals throughout the movie. Woot! The first film this week, AFTER MIDNIGHT from directors Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella, follows Hank as he loses touch with reality after his longtime girlfriend disappears one night. Is he being visited by a monster each night or is it all in his head? The second film, VFW from director Joe Begos, follows a group of Veterans of Foreign Wars who must face a band of mutant punks in order to save a young teen from certain death.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 103
AFTER MIDNIGHT - VFW

When his long suffering girlfriend disappears suddenly, leaving a cryptic note as her only explanation, Hank's comfortable life and his sanity begin to crack. Then, from the woods surrounding his house, something terrible starts trying to break in.

• Director: Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella
• Cast: Jeremy Gardner, Brea Grant, Justin Benson

Release: Available 2/14/2020

A group of war veterans must defend their local VFW post and an innocent teen against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants.

• Director: Joe Begos
• Cast: Martin Kove, Stephen Lang, Sierra McCormick

Release: Available on 2/14/2020

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This week, the Grue-Crew dive into a pair of streaming recommendations from HULU and SHUDDER. The first film this week, INTO THE DARK: MY VALENTINE from director Jane Doe, follows a musician who is confronted by her ex-lover/ex-manager and his new doppelganger protege. The second film, 3 FROM HELL from director Rob Zombie, follows the return of the Firefly Family in the sequel to The Devil's Rejects.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 102
INTO THE DARK: MY VALENTINE - 3 FROM HELL

A pop singer's songs and artistic identity have been stolen by her ex-boyfriend/manager and shamelessly pasted onto his new girlfriend/protégé. Locked together in a small concert venue after hours, the three of them confront the emotional abuses of the past...until things turn violent.

• Director: Maggie Levin
• Cast: Britt Baron, Anna Lore, Benedict Samuel 

Release: Available on HULU, 2/7/2020

After barely surviving a brutal police shootout, the demented Firefly clan unleash a whole new wave of murder, madness and mayhem.

• Director: Rob Zombie
• Cast: Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley, Sid Haig

Release: Available on SHUDDER, 2/13/2020

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