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This week, the Grue-Crew explores a pair of fiery females who take matters into their own hands, violently. The first film this week, RED LETTER DAY from director Cameron Macgowan, follows a family who receive letters demanding they kill the person listed inside, else that person will kill them. The second film, THE NIGHTINGALE from director Jennifer Kent (The Babadook), follows an Irish convict who seeks revenge after her husband and child are brutally murdered.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 91
THE NIGHTINGALE - RED LETTER DAY

While adjusting to a new life in a quiet suburban community, a recently divorced mother and her two teens receive mysterious red letters instructing them each to kill or be killed.

• Director: Cameron Macgowan
• Cast: Dawn Van de Schoot, Hailey Foss, Kaeleb Zain Gartner

Release: Out in select cinemas November 1st / VOD & Blu-Ray November 5th

Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

• Director: Jennifer Kent
• Cast: Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr 

Release: Currently available now on HULU

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This week, the Grue-Crew explores the first five episodes of CASTLE ROCK season 2 available now on HULU. Straight out of the gate, Lizzy Caplan kills it as a young 30-something version of Annie (Misery) Wilkes as she and her daughter Joy (Elsie Fisher) end up in Castle Rock, Maine, as well as nearby Jerusalem's Lot. And, wait-a-minute, did we just hear someone mention Derry? Whoa!

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 90
CASTLE ROCK SEASON 2 - Episodes 1 thru 5

Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.

• Director: Greg Yaintanes (1); Phil Abraham (2,4); Anne Sewitsky (3,5)
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• Elsie Fisher ... Joy Wilkes
• John Hoogenakker ... Tall Man
• Tim Robbins ... Reginald 'Pop' Merrill
• Paul Sparks ... John 'Ace' Merrill
• Barkhad Abdi ... Abdi Howlwadaag
• Abby Corrigan ... Chance
• Yusra Warsama ... Dr. Nadia Howlwadaag

Release: Currently available on HULU

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This week, the Grue-Crew explores a pair of families in dire troubles. The first film this week, PILGRIM from director Marcus Dunstan, follows a family looking to strengthen their bonds during the Thanksgiving holiday with a...unique...reenactment colony of pilgrims. The second film, RATTLESNAKE from director Zak Hilditch, follows a single mother on the run who must make a life-or-death decision to save her daughter.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 89
PILGRIM - RATTLESNAKE

Based on a shocking true story: In an attempt to remind her family of their privilege and help them bond, Ms. Anna Barker invites Pilgrim reenactors to stay with them over Thanksgiving. When the “actors” refuse to break character, the Barker family learns that there is such a thing as too much gratitude. The next installment of Blumhouse's Into the Dark premieres November 1, only on Hulu.

• Director: Marcus Dunstan
• Cast: Kerr Smith, Courtney Henggeler, Reign Edwards

Release: Currently available on HULU

When a single mother accepts the help of a mysterious woman after her daughter is bitten by a rattlesnake, she finds herself making an unthinkable deal with the devil to repay the stranger.

• Director: Zak Hilditch
• Cast: Carmen Ejogo, Theo Rossi, Emma Greenwell

Release: Currently available now on NETFLIX

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This week, the Grue-Crew examines "the twist" with a pair of films that pull that rug out from under you. The first film this week, WOUNDS from director Babak Anvari, follows a bartender (Armie Hammer) who is drawn into unexplainable horrors after watching a snuff video on a phone left behind at this bar. The second film, ELI from director Ciaran Foy, follows young Eli (Charlie Shotwell) - a boy suffering from an auto-immune disorder - as he undergoes shocking treatments in a house that may - or may not - be haunted.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 08
WOUNDS - ELI

Disturbing and mysterious things begin to happen to a bartender in New Orleans after he picks up a phone left behind at his bar.

• Director: Babak Anvari
• Cast: Armie Hammer, Zazie Beetz, Dakota Johnson

Release: Currently available on HULU

A boy receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder discovers that the house he's living in isn't as safe as he thought.

• Director: Ciaran Foy
• Cast: Charlie Shotwell, Lili Taylor, Sadie Sink, Kelly Reilly

Release: Currently available now on NETFLIX

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This week, the Grue-Crew swing from comedic zombies to witchy-poo wannabees with a pair of streaming genre flicks. The first film this week, GWEN from director William McGregor, presents the industrial revolution as a horror film... maybe. The second film, LITTLE MONSTERS from director Abe Forsythe, pairs Alexander England with Lupita Nyong'o - alongside Josh Gad - against a horde of flesh-eating zombies.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 087
GWEN - LITTLE MONSTERS

An atmospheric art-house folk tale set in the hills of Wales during the industrial revolution.

• Director: William McGregor
• Cast: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Mark Lewis Jones

Release: Currently available on SHUDDER

A washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies.

• Director: Abe Forsythe
• Cast: Lupita Nyong'o, Josh Gad, Alexander England

Release: Currently available now on HULU

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This week, the Grue-Crew celebrates the Slasher flick with a pair of films steeped in crimson chaos. The first film this week, THE FURIES from director Tony D'Aquino, set 6 "beauties" against 6 "beasts" in a battle of survival. The second film, TRICK from director Patrick Lussier, introduces the slasher named "Trick" as he (or she) spreads terror and horror each Halloween season.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 086
TRICK - THE FURIES

A woman is kidnapped and finds herself an unwilling participant in a deadly game where women are hunted by masked men.

• Director: Tony D'Aquino
• Cast: Airlie Dodds, Linda Ngo, Taylor Ferguson

Release: Currently available on SHUDDER

A no-nonsense detective tries to track down a serial killer named Trick, who is terrorizing a small town.

• Director: Patrick Lussier
• Cast: Omar Epps, Jamie Kennedy, Tom Atkins

Release: In Theaters - October 18, 2019 / On Digital and On Demand - October 18, 2019

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This week, the Grue-Crew prepare their supply of holy water for battle against the possessed. The first film this week, ALONG CAME THE DEVIL II from director Jason DeVan, continues the story of Reverend Michael (Bruce Davison). The second film, MARY from director Michael Goi, follows Gary Oldman and family as they venture to sea on a possessed ship.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 085
MARY - ALONG CAME THE DEVIL II

After receiving an unsettling voicemail, Jordan (Wiggins) returns home, looking for answers, only to find her estranged father and even more questions. A demonic force has attached itself to the town and no one is safe. The only one who seems to know anything is the small town's Reverend.

• Director: Jason DeVan
• Cast: Bruce Davison, Laura Wiggins, Mark Ashworth

Release: Gravitas Ventures will release the horror / thriller ALONG CAME THE DEVIL 2 in Theaters, On Demand and Digital October 11, 2019.

A family looking to start a charter-boat business buys a ship that holds terrifying secrets once out on isolated waters.

• Director: Michael Goi
• Cast: Gary Oldman, Jennifer Esposito, Emily Mortimer

Release: IN THEATERS: October 11, 2019, and ON VOD AND DIGITAL HD: October 11, 2019

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This week, the Grue-Crew explores the fringes of the genre where horror swims alongside other genres. The first film this week, TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID from director Issa Lopez, features a group of orphaned kids facing the horrors of the world around them. The second film, VILLAINS from directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, follows a pair of dim-witted convenience-store robbers who invade the wrong home.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 084
VILLAINS - TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID

A dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day by the drug war.

• Director: Issa Lopez
• Cast: Paola Lara, Juan Ramón López, Hanssel Casillas

Release: Currently Available on Shudder

After a pair of amateur criminals break into a suburban home, they stumble upon a dark secret that two sadistic homeowners will do anything to keep from getting out.

• Director: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen
• Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Maika Monroe, Jeffrey Donovan, Kyra Sedgwick

Release: Opening in theaters nationwide, Friday, September 20th.

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This week, the Grue-Crew celebrate the haunting season with a trip to a carnival and an extreme haunted house. The first film this week, CANDY CORN from director John Hasty, features a carny who resurrects a fellow "freak" to exact revenge. The second film, HAUNT from directors Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, follows a daring group of college kids to go to the wrong extreme haunted house.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 083
HAUNT - CANDY CORN

It's Halloween weekend and a group of bullies are planning their annual hazing on local outcast, Jacob Atkins. When they take things too far, he's resurrected to seek revenge against those that wronged him.

• Director: John Hasty
• Cast: Tony Todd, P.J. Soles, Courtney Gains

Release: COMING TO VOD & BLU-RAY ON SEPTEMBER 17TH! from Epic Pictures.

On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an "extreme" haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realization that some nightmares are real.

• Director: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
• Cast: Katie Stevens, Will Brittain, Lauryn Alisa McClain

Release: Momentum Pictures will release the horror / thriller HAUNT in Theaters, On Demand and Digital September 13, 2019. HAUNT will premiere on SHUDDER on October 24, 2019.

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This week, the Grue-Crew explore a pair of films where spikes-to-the-brain seem to be a thing. The first film this week, ARTIK from director Tom Botchii Skowronski, features a serial killer with a flair for four-color mayhem. The second film, SATANIC PANIC from director Chelsea Stardust, follows a virginal pizza delivery 'person' who stumbles upon a deadly Satanic ritual.

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Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 082
SATANIC PANIC - ARTIK

A comic book obsessed serial killer teaches his son how to get away with a series of brutal murders until the boy befriends a mysterious man who threatens to expose everything.

• Director: Tom Botchii Skowronski
• Cast: Chase Williamson, Jerry G. Angelo, Lauren Ashley Carter

Release: COMING TO VOD & BLU-RAY ON SEPTEMBER 10TH!

A pizza delivery girl at the end of her financial rope has to fight for her life - and her tips - when her last order of the night turns out to be high society Satanists in need of a virgin sacrifice.

• Director: Chelsea Stardust
• Cast: Rebecca Romijn, Jerry O'Connell, Jordan Ladd

Release: SATANIC PANIC releases in theaters, on-demand, and digital Friday, September 6th.

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