Gruesome Magazine - Horror Movie Reviews and Interviews

This week, the Grue-Crew seek revenge on a dead spirit and face demonic forces hidden in the wind. The first film this week is BLOOD CRAFT from director James Cullen Bressack where two sisters seek eternal revenge on their recently deceased father by resurrecting him in order to kill him once again. The second film is THE WIND from director Emma Tammi which follows a lonely sorrowful woman isolated in the Western frontier facing horrors beyond her imagination. Doc Rotten and Vanessa Thompson from Horror News Radio. Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era. and Crystal Cleveland, the Living Dead Girl, share their thoughts about this week's awesome collection of streaming horror films.

Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 061
THE WIND - BLOOD CRAFT

Two sisters who suffered abuse as children at the hands of their sadistic father decide, after his death, to use witchcraft to bring his spirit back to get revenge.

Director: James Cullen Bressack
Cast: Madeleine Wade, Augie Duke, Michael Welch

Release: The film, which will first play festivals through March, releases on digital April 9th

A plains-woman faces the harshness and isolation of the untamed land in the Western frontier of the late 1800s.

Director: Emma Tammi
Cast: Miles Anderson, Caitlin Gerard, Julia Goldani Telles

Release: OPENING IN THEATERS ON APRIL 5TH

This week, the Grue-Crew go back in time to the late sixties to face Helter Skelter and to the 5th century to shoves some heads onto some spikes. The first film this week is THE HAUNTING OF SHARON TATE from director Daniel Farrands where a young Hollywood starlet (Hilary Duff as Sharon Tate) has nightmarish premonitions about her own demise. The second film is THE HEAD HUNTER from director Jordan Downey which follows a medieval hunter of the supernatural as he nears his quest of defeating the beast that slaughtered his daughter. Doc Rotten from Horror News Radio and Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era -- and introducing Crystal Cleveland, the Living Dead Girl, as they share their thoughts about this week's awesome collection of streaming horror films.

Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 060
THE HAUNTING OF SHARON TATE - THE HEAD HUNTER

Based on one of Hollywood’s most chilling murder cases, this spellbinding thriller follows 26-year-old actress Sharon Tate (Hilary Duff), a rising star about to have her first baby with her husband, director Roman Polanski. Plagued by terrifying premonitions, Sharon sees her worst nightmares come to life with the appearance of Charles Manson and his deadly cult.

Director: Daniel Farrands (The Amityville Murders, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy)
Cast: Hilary Duff (“Younger”, “Lizzie McGuire”), Jonathan Bennett (“Big Brother: Celebrity Edition,” “Awkward,” Mean Girls), and Lydia Hearst (“Z Nation”, “South of Hell,” #Horror) 

Release: Saban Films will release the thriller THE HAUNTING OF SHARON TATE in theaters and on demand April 5, 2019.

A medieval warrior's gruesome collection of heads is missing only one - the monster that killed his daughter years ago.

Director: Jordan Downey
Cast: Christopher Rygh, Cora Kaufman 

Release: IN THEATERS & ON VOD APRIL 5, 2019

Join Doc and Vanessa as they sit down with Director Erik Bloomquist and Star Adam Weppler from the "puzzle box" thriller hit LONG LOST. The film screened at the recent NEVERMORE FILM FESTIVAL in Durham, North Carolina to a receptive audience. For this interview, we tried something different, recording it in two parts presented as one. The first part we recorded prior to seeing the film; the second part we recorded after seeing the picture. It turns out that Long Lost was the perfect film for this experiment. Doc Rotten and Vanessa Thompson from Horror News Radio along with Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era share their thoughts about this week's awesome collection of streaming horror films.

Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 059
INTERVIEW VIEW WITH ERIK BLOOMQUIST AND ADAM WEPPLER FROM LONG LOST

When Seth receives a mysterious letter inviting him to spend the weekend at a secluded mansion in the country, he soon realizes the people inside the house may know him better than he knows himself. Long Lost, without giving away its secrets, proves a riveting and often disturbing chamber mystery inspired by films such as Ex Machina, Get Out, and the works of Alfred Hitchcock. The movie is about the reunion of half-brothers, two men separated by 14 years, who shared a father but never have met. This event takes place over a single weekend on the grounds and inside an isolated, dazzling manor. To say anything more about Long Lost would be to deprive viewers of its unique nuances and twists. Better to see it.

Join Doc and Vanessa as they sit down with Directors Laurence and Brian Avenet-Bradley from the haunted house horror hit ECHOES OF FEAR. The film screened at the recent NEVERMORE FILM FESTIVAL in Durham, North Carolina to a receptive audience. Doc Rotten and Vanessa Thompson from Horror News Radio along with Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era share their thoughts about this week's awesome collection of streaming horror films.

Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 058
INTERVIEW VIEW WITH LAURENCE AND BRIAN AVENET-BRADLEY FROM ECHOES OF FEAR

From Brian and Laurence Avenet-Bradley, co-directors of Ghost of the Needle (Nevermore 2003) and Dark Remains (Nevermore 2006), comes this terrifying haunted house chiller in the tradition of What Lies Beneath and Stir of Echoes. After inheriting her grandfather's home due to his sudden death, Alysa returns to her childhood house to make the necessary repairs in order to sell it. But as she begins packing her grandfather's belongings, something inside the house starts spooking her. Even her pet mouse senses a presence. And now, within the secret rooms and hidden crawlspaces beneath the estate, Alysa realizes that she must confront the mystery of her grandfather's past and the evil that hides inside his house.

HOMEPAGE: http://www.echoesoffear.com/

Join Doc and Vanessa as they sit down with Director Greg Emetaz and star Kelley Gates from the horror comedy gem, CAMP WEDDING. The film screened its World Premiere at the recent NEVERMORE FILM FESTIVAL in Durham, North Carolina to a receptive audience, taking home the 2019 Nevermore Audience Award for Best Feature (tieing with Long Lost). Doc Rotten and Vanessa Thompson from Horror News Radio along with Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era share their thoughts about this week's awesome collection of streaming horror films.

Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 057
INTERVIEW VIEW WITH GREG EMETAZ AND KELLEY GATES FROM CAMP WEDDING

Friday the 13th meets Bridesmaids in this clever horror comedy (and first-feature) by Greg Emetaz, director of Spell Claire (Nevermore 2018). Back in the 80s, Camp Pocumtuck was one of the strictest and most-religious summer camps ever known. It was forced to shut its doors when a young girl was struck by lightning. Before that, it was the site of a Native American massacre. And before that, several women were burned at the stake for being witches. Nowadays, Mia’s friends are not too keen on transforming this dilapidated summer camp into the wedding venue of her dreams. Mia’s wound a bit too tight and somewhat of a control freak. Her gay BFF has the hots for all the groomsmen and her maid of honor just wants good cellphone reception. Even worse, she accidentally sent an email invite to her annoying high school friend whom she hasn’t seen in years. But nothing will stop Mia from having a perfect wedding, not even when people begin disappearing in the night, and especially not when a spirit-possessed Teddy Ruxpin starts telling her to hide the bodies.

This week, the Grue-Crew attend the 20th Annual Nevermore Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina. On this episode, we discuss the festival and 8 features films we were able to see over the weekend. Join Doc Rotten and Vanessa Thompson from Horror News Radio along with Paul Cardullo as we dive into one of our favorite events of the year.

Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 056
NEVERMORE FILM FESTIVAL

• ALIVE
  From Rob Grant, director of Fake Blood (Nevermore 2018), comes this terrifying entry into the mad-doctors-gone-mad horror sub-genre, and stars Thomas Cocquerel (In Like Flynn), Camille Stopps (TV’s Guilt Free Zone), and Angus Macfadyen (Saw III). Alive follows two characters who find themselves the captives of a demented doctor. Tied to their beds in an abandoned hospital, the man and woman have no memories of where they are, what happened to them, or even their own names. Quick flashes of their past appear as time goes on but they have no memories outside of this hospital of horrors. The Doctor, known only as The Man, is highly intelligent; and although his practices are unorthodox (and insane), he does seem invested in keeping his captors alive. Sure, he may be forced to sew someone’s mouth shut or remove a leg to stop them from escaping, but the good doctor puts his patient’s health above all else.
• CAMP WEDDING (World Premiere)
  Friday the 13th meets Bridesmaids in this clever horror comedy (and first-feature) by Greg Emetaz, director of Spell Claire (Nevermore 2018). Back in the 80s, Camp Pocumtuck was one of the strictest and most-religious summer camps ever known. It was forced to shut its doors when a young girl was struck by lightning. Before that, it was the site of a Native American massacre. And before that, several women were burned at the stake for being witches. Nowadays, Mia’s friends are not too keen on transforming this dilapidated summer camp into the wedding venue of her dreams. Mia’s wound a bit too tight and somewhat of a control freak. Her gay BFF has the hots for all the groomsmen and her maid of honor just wants good cellphone reception. Even worse, she accidentally sent an email invite to her annoying high school friend whom she hasn’t seen in years. But nothing will stop Mia from having a perfect wedding, not even when people begin disappearing in the night, and especially not when a spirit-possessed Teddy Ruxpin starts telling her to hide the bodies.
• ECHOES OF FEAR
  From Brian and Laurence Avenet-Bradley, co-directors of Ghost of the Needle (Nevermore 2003) and Dark Remains(Nevermore 2006), comes this terrifying haunted house chiller in the tradition of What Lies Beneath and Stir of Echoes. After inheriting her grandfather’s home due to his sudden death, Alysa returns to her childhood house to make the necessary repairs in order to sell it. But as she begins packing her grandfather’s belongings, something inside the house starts spooking her. Even her pet mouse senses a presence. And now, within the secret rooms and hidden crawlspaces beneath the estate, Alysa realizes that she must confront the mystery of her grandfather’s past and the evil that hides inside his house.
• FRAMED
  Shot in Barcelona, Framed is the amazing debut feature film of director Marc Martínez Jordán. It’s a graphic horror film about an app that allows anyone to stream online from any mobile device with an internet connection. But since there’s no control or censorship, many of its users are willing to do anything to reach as wide of an audience as possible: beatings, torture, even murder. There are no limits. Now, Alex is meeting his friends on his farewell night party before leaving for Berlin. Everything is going well when three horrifying attackers force them to play ruthless and mortal games, streaming everything on “Framed” with only one goal: making this insane torture show go viral. In Spanish with English subtitles
• LONG LOST
  When Seth receives a mysterious letter inviting him to spend the weekend at a secluded mansion in the country, he soon realizes the people inside the house may know him better than he knows himself. Long Lost, without giving away its secrets, proves a riveting and often disturbing chamber mystery inspired by films such as Ex Machina, Get Out, and the works of Alfred Hitchcock. The movie is about the reunion of half-brothers, two men separated by 14 years, who shared a father but never have met. This event takes place over a single weekend on the grounds and inside an isolated, dazzling manor. To say anything more about Long Lost would be to deprive viewers of its unique nuances and twists. Better to see it.
• MAGGOTS (World Premiere)
  From Neil Meschino, the director of Mold (Nevermore 2012), comes this campy action-horror thrill ride about giant, mutant maggots that terrorize a group of college kids who are trying to uncover evidence of mutations caused by pollution from a nearby fracking site in the mountains of upstate New York. Very much in the low-budget tradition of 80s creature features such as The Deadly Spawn and Night of the Creeps, Maggots is an affectionate homage to the sci-fi horror thrillers of yesteryear.
• PAINKILLERS
  After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, brilliant surgeon John Clarke (Adam Huss), tormented by guilt, becomes prey to unbearable physical pain. While his marriage starts disintegrating, John soon finds out that the only thing that can ease his pain is the taste of human blood. When he encounters Herb Morris (Grant Bowler), a man who claims he can help him get his life back, John embarks upon a nightmarish journey through which he will either have to come to terms with his pain… or become a monster. Also starring Mischa Barton.
• SOUNDWAVE
  Soundwave is a sci-fi/action feature film written and directed by Dylan K. Narang about a teenage inventor’s life which spirals into chaos when a nefarious group discovers he’s invented a device that can hear into the past. Ben Boyles is an orphaned radio technician that lives with one of his father’s childhood friends. But, when Ben finds out Antonio’s repair shop isn’t doing well, he moonlights as a crime solver with a dubious cop, Detective Macy. A genius inventor, Ben has created a device that can pick up old sound waves, allowing him to hear any conversation from the past. And while Macy is grateful for Ben’s help, he thinks there’s real money to be made with Ben’s device. Unfortunately, Macy’s potential partners agree, but…why share? Starring Hunter Doohan, Katie Owsley, Vince Nappo, and Paul Tassone. Just because we can hear everything, doesn’t mean we should.

his week, the Grue-Crew play a game of toss the shrunken head and wonder "what time it is, really" with this week's selection of horror films. The first film this week is THE CURSE OF LILITH RATCHET from director Eddie Lengyel where a radio host mistakenly conjures the vengeance ghost of an angry witch. The second film is THE HOUSE from director Reinert Kiil follows a pair of Nazi soldiers and their Norwegian captive to an isolated haunted house deep in the snowy mountains. Doc Rotten and Vanessa Thompson from Horror News Radio along with Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era and Vanessa Thompson share their thoughts about this week's awesome collection of streaming horror films.

Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 055
THE CURSE OF LILITH RATCHET - THE HOUSE

Alice and her best friend Lauren inadvertently set a hellish curse in motion after surprisingly acquiring a mysterious shrunken head. Wanting to know more about their fiendish find, they pay a visit to a popular paranormal podcast host Hunter Perry of "Beyond the Veil". Hunter discovers it's true authenticity of the ages-old object and in hopes of creating a rating boost, he plans a LIVE podcast in which the tale of the shrunken head will be introduced to the masses. Little do they know by playing the game and calling her name they will release the malevolent demonic spirit of Lilith Ratchet.

Director: Eddie Lengyel
Cast: KateLynn E. Newberry, Rob Jaeger, Roger Conners  

Release: Release date to be announced

Two German soldiers has taken a Norwegian soldier as prisoner, during one of the cold Scandianvian winter nights during WW2. They are thankful that they find a lonely house out in the wilderness, but the houses aren't that cozy after all.

Director: Reinert Kiil
Cast: Frederik von Lüttichau, Mats Reinhardt, Sondre Krogtoft Larsen 

Release: The House will be available March 5th on DVD and Digital HD, including iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, Vudu and more.

This week, the Grue-Crew follows a young woman who looks to an ancient, historical myth to save her village and a young man faces demons, both supernatural and of his own creation. The first film this week is THE AMITYVILLE MURDERS from director Daniel Farrands which spins a new look at the DeFeo murders. The second film is THE GOLEM  from directors Doron Paz, Yoav Paz providing a modern update to the myth of the resurrected clay monster called The Golem.  Doc Rotten and Vanessa Thompson from Horror News Radio along with Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era and Rafe Telsch share their thoughts about this week's awesome collection of streaming horror films.

Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 054
THE GOLEM - THE AMITYVILLE MURDERS

On the night of November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo, Jr. took a high-powered rifle and murdered his entire family as they slept. At his trial, DeFeo claimed that "voices" in the house commanded him to kill. This is their story.

Director:  Daniel Farrands
Cast:
John Robinson ... Butch DeFeo
Chelsea Ricketts ... Dawn DeFeo
Paul Ben-Victor ... Ronnie DeFeo
Diane Franklin ... Louise DeFeo
Noa Brenner ... Allison DeFeo
Zane Austin ... Marc DeFeo
Kue Lawrence ... Jody DeFeo
Rebekah Graf ... Donna Benedettio
Lainie Kazan ... Nona
Burt Young ... Brigante

Release: Skyline Entertainment will release the horror film THE AMITYVILLE MURDERS in Theaters, On Demand and Digital on February 8, 2019

During an outbreak of a deadly plague, a mystical woman must save her tight-knit Jewish community from foreign invaders, but the entity she conjures to protect them is a far greater evil.

Director: Doron Paz, Yoav Paz
Cast:
Hani Furstenberg ... Hanna
Ishai Golan ... Benjamin
Brynie Furstenberg ... Perla
Lenny Ravich ... Horrovits (as Lenny Ravitz)
Alex Tritenko ... Vladimir (as Alexey Tritenko)
Adi Kvetner ... Jacob

Release: The film will be available nationwide on VOD and in select theaters on February 5, 2019.

This week, the Grue-Crew face of a pair of religious-themed horror films, one with a priest suspected of murder and another with a nun who might just be a murderer. The first film this week is DON'T LEAVE HOME from director Michael Tully, featuring a young American artist who is approached for a commissioned sculpture of a sacred, isolated location in Ireland. The second film is ST. AGATHA from director Darren Lynn Bousman, featuring a young soon-to-be mother who looks to a convent to help her give birth to her child.  Doc Rotten and Vanessa Thompson from Horror News Radio along with Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era and Rafe Telsch share their thoughts about this week's awesome collection of streaming horror films.

Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 053
ST. AGATHA - DON'T LEAVE HOME

An American artist's obsession with a disturbing urban legend leads her to an investigation of the story's origins at the crumbling estate of a reclusive painter in Ireland.

Director:  Michael Tully
Cast: Bobby Roddy, Mark Lawrence, Sue Walsh

Release:  Available exclusively on SHUDDER

Set in the 1950s in small-town Georgia, a pregnant young woman named Agatha seeks refuge in a convent. What first starts out as the perfect place to have a child turns into a dark layer where silence is forced, ghastly secrets are masked, and every bit of will power Agatha has is tested as she learns the sick and twisted truth of the convent and the odd people that lurk inside its halls.

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Cast: Sabrina Kern, Carolyn Hennesy, Courtney Halverson

Release: Uncork’d Entertainment will release the horror / thriller ST. AGATHA in theaters and On Demand / Digital HD on February 8, 2019.

This week, the Grue-Crew head to a remote cabin to escape a killer and guard a horrifying secret buried in the womb of an Indian legend. The first film this week is THE 6TH FRIEND from director Letia Miller, featuring a young woman struggling with memories of a horrific night that returns to haunt her and 5 friends. The second film is TUMBBAD from directors Rahi Anil Barve and Anand Gandhi, featuring an epic tale of a man's life-long fight with greed, spiteful gods, and terrifying monsters.  Doc Rotten and Vanessa Thompson from Horror News Radio along with Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era and Rafe Telsch share their thoughts about this week's awesome collection of streaming horror films.

Gruesome Magazine Podcast - Episode 052
TUMBBAD - THE 6TH FRIEND

Six college best friends throw their own private graduation party that goes terribly wrong when an uninvited guest arrives. Five years later, the girls gather once again and endure a night of far more horror and bloodshed. - IMDb

Director:  Letia Clouston (as Letia Miller)
Cast: Jamie Bernadette, Chantelle Albers, Dominique Swain 

Release:  In theaters on January 11, 2019

A mythological story about a goddess who created the entire universe. The plot revolves around the consequences when humans build a temple for her first-born. - IMDb

Director:  Rahi Anil Barve, Anand Gandhi
Cast: Sohum Shah, Jyoti Malshe, Anita Date

Release: Currently Available on AMAZON PRIME