Nevermore Film Festival and Gruesome Magazine Present The Manitou (1978) 40th Anniversary Screening in February, 2018

Here is your opportunity to join the Horror News Radio and Gruesome Magazine Grue-Crew for a special BIG-SCREEN presentation of THE MANITOU (1978). We are joining forces with the Nevermore Film Festival in Durham, North Carolina to present the incredible mind-blowing classic from 1978 during the Nineteenth annual affair on the weekend of February 23-25, 2018. This will be the 40th anniversary of…

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[Review] Darken (Blood in the Snow, 2017): Its Ambitious Script's Reach Exceeds Its Grasp - by Doc Rotten

[Review] Darken (Blood in the Snow, 2017): Its Ambitious Script’s Reach Exceeds Its Grasp – by Doc Rotten

Gruesome’s coverage of Blood in the Snow Film Festival continues with a fantasy, sci-fi thriller Darken (2017). Audrey Cummings directs from a script by RJ Lackie with a cast lead by Olunike Adeliyi, Paul Amos, and Rob Archer. In the story, Eve steps through a door into an alternate world where the denizens worship a woman named Mother Darken who hasn’t been seen in many years. In her absence,…

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[Podcast] The Shining (1980) - Episode 125 - Decades of Horror 1980s

[Podcast] The Shining (1980) – Episode 125 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Great party, isn’t it?” The ghosts are all calling this party a big success. Congrats to Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) for pulling it off. Especially with his wife Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and son Danny (Danny Lloyd) constantly nagging him about “please don’t kill us.” Pfft. Family, am I right? The Shining is a pretty big example of Stephen King adaptations, one commonly derided for not being too…

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Share Your Best and Worst of 2017 with Gruesome Magazine

While 2017 has been a very bumpy ride here at Gruesome Magazine, the past twelve months have given horror fans a great number of terrific horror films. We were treated to Get Out, The Void, It, Gerald’s Game just to mention a very few. Of course, as with every year, there are a number of stinkers as well. The Snowman, anyone? As December comes to a close, Horror News Radio annually presents its…

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[Review] The Last Witch (POV Horror, 2017): Familiar Tropes Expose Which Witch is Last - by Doc Rotten

[Review] The Last Witch (POV Horror, 2017): Familiar Tropes Expose Which Witch is Last – by Doc Rotten

Doc Rotten reins in another found footage film for Gruesome Magazine, this time from our good friends a POV Horror and Found Footage Files. The film is called The Last Witch (2017) from director Carlos Almón Muñoz. Following a trio of friends investigating a local legend about a witch that was killed along with her entire cover but her body was never recovered. Since then, even now hundreds of…

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[Podcast] Nails - Coco - Episode 243 - Horror News Radio

[Podcast] Nails – Coco – Episode 243 – Horror News Radio

The Grue Crew needs some rubbing alcohol after Nails digged into them. Horror News Radio tackles this Irish horror film about a hospital bound woman (Shauna MacDonald of The Descent) haunted by a ghost. Thomas and guest Chad Hunt then celebrate the release of Coco, Pixar’s latest film focused around Dia de Los Muertos and talking skeletons singing their rib cages out. Muy Bueno! Dave and Doc…

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[Trailer] Avengers: Infinity War (2018): Thanos Lands on Earth to Claim the Infinity Gems The most anticipated trailer for the year landed this morning (Wednesday, November 29, 2017). Marvel Studios and Disney finally dropped 2.24 minutes of pure superhero geek joy with Avengers: Infinity War (2018) which is set to release May 2018.

[Review] Once Upon a Time at Christmas (Blood in the Snow, 2017): The Holiday Cheer Runs Blood Red In This Gory Yuletide Feast - by Doc Rotten

[Review] Once Upon a Time at Christmas (Blood in the Snow, 2017): The Holiday Cheer Runs Blood Red In This Gory Yuletide Feast – by Doc Rotten

Straight from the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival held November 23 through November 26, 2017, in Toronto comes the holiday gorrific gem Once Upon a Time at Christmas (2017). Doc shares his reactions with Jeff Mohr praising the structure, the jolly villains, and the super splendid splatter. Simon Phillips and Sayla de Goede (credited as Sayla Vee) makes an entertaining pair of…

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[Podcast] Beware! The Blob (1972) – Episode 63 – Decades of Horror 1970s

“Maybe you two kids are on a trip or something. I don’t know and I don’t care.” Sheriff Jones (Richard Webb) has little patience for Bobby Hartford (Robert Walker Jr) and Lisa Clark (Gwynne Gilford) as they describe being attacked by a monstrous man-eating blob in Beware! The Blob (1972). Jeff Mohr, Chad Hunt, and Bill Mulligan are ready to pounce on Doc Rotten for suggesting this…

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[Review] Ruin Me (Screamfest, 2017) A Bone Rattling Treat for Horror Fans - by Doc Rotten

[Review] Ruin Me (Screamfest, 2017) A Bone Rattling Treat for Horror Fans – by Doc Rotten

Playing at the Screamfest Film Festival this past October and the Atlanta Horror Film Festival, Ruin Me (2017) took home the “Best Feature Film” award at the latter event. Doc Rotten takes a seat to take a look at what all the buzz is about and confirms that Atlanta got this one right. Ruin Me from director Prestin DeFrancis and written by Trysta A. Bissett & Preston DeFrancis is an undeniable…

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[Podcast] Justice League – Episode 242 – Horror News Radio

Justice League lands with a 93 Million dollar thud. But the Grue-Crew find plenty to enjoy with the League while questioning some of the forced humor, vanishing mustaches, and the (yet again) terrible villain. What is happening with the superhero films? Dave Dreher is here to provide some news about George Romero’s rare cut of NOTLD, Steven Soderbergh’s new horror film, and The Rock’s adventures…

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Dylan Sprouse Returns to Start Some Trouble in Dismissed (2017)

Ha! Our younger readers will likely remember Dylan Sprouse from the popular The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and The Suite Life on Deck Disney Channel shows. Older readers may remember the horrors of watching their children watch these shows…dwerp. Dylan returns in the lead of Dismissed (2017) as an honor student who will go to no ends to ensure a perfect GPA. Described as a nail-biting thriller,…

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[Podcast] Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) - Episode 124 - Decades of Horror 1980s

[Podcast] Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) – Episode 124 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Who the hell is going to believe a ritual sacrificial murder in 1982?!” Sgt Powell (Richard Roundtree) asking the question on everyone’s mind. Yet – in a film with a flying lizard creature, cop drama and an interpersonal struggle of an ex-junkie – a ritual sacrifice is the bottom barrel in the list of weird crap in Q The Winged Serpent. Our Patreon picked episode! Do we owe our friends a…

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[Review] Downrange (Cinepocalypse, 2017): Gripping But Poorly Timed Thriller Undone By Unhinged Final Act - by Doc Rotten

[Review] Downrange (Cinepocalypse, 2017): Gripping But Poorly Timed Thriller Undone By Unhinged Final Act – by Doc Rotten

Doc Rotten dives into another film from the fantastic Cinepocalypse Film Festival held in Chicago from November 2nd through the 9th. Downrange (2017) proves to be a gripping thriller from director Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, Godzilla: Final Wars, The Midnight Meat Train) featuring Kelly Connaire, Stephanie Pearson, and Rod Hernandez. The plot is extremely minimalistic with a group of friends…

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[Review] Skybound (2017): Implausible Details Derail a Promising Airborn Disaster Film - by Jeff Mohr

[Review] Skybound (2017): Implausible Details Derail a Promising Airborn Disaster Film – by Jeff Mohr

Tackling another Sci-fi/Horror film, Jeff Mohr discovers Skybound (2017) is more an action-thriller with an interesting plot, a good mystery, and solid cinematography but with weak acting and cringe-worthy dialogue. Writer-director Alex Tavakoli guides his cast Scarlett Byrne, Gavin Stenhouse, and Rick Cosnett through his disaster-filled in-flight feature. Jeff shares his thoughts, his score, and…

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[Review] Justice League (2017): Charismatic Leads Defeat Another Dull Villain - by Doc Rotten

[Review] Justice League (2017): Charismatic Leads Defeat Another Dull Villain – by Doc Rotten

Vanessa invites Doc Rotten to reveal his thoughts on the latest film in the DC cinematic universe, Justice League (2017). The film is directed by Zack Snyder (with some reshoot help from Joss Whedon) with a script by Chris Terrio and Whedon. The story has Batman (Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) forming a team to defeat Steppenwolf (Ciaran Hinds, voice), providing Jack Kirby a “New Gods”…

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[Podcast] Mayhem - The Killing of a Sacred Deer - Episode 241 - Horror News Radio

[Podcast] Mayhem – The Killing of a Sacred Deer – Episode 241 – Horror News Radio

If you’re listening to Horror News Radio to get through the workday, we hope for the best. Being in a cubicle farm, Wishing to just tear down those meager walls and throw a paperweight at someone’s face. Just wanna cause some Mayhem, right? Well, the latest Joe Lynch flick might just be for you! Listen as The Grue Crew are joined by award-winning director AND cosplayer Christopher G. Moore to…

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