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Horror Comedies from the1970s, Doc selects the often overlooked or outright forgotten horror comedy from the Seventies, ARNOLD (1973), from director Georg Fenady (Terror in the Wax Museum), featuring Stella Stevens and Roddy McDowall. ARNOLD (1973)  Episode 260 - Decades of Horror 1970s The various murders are set up in a way The Abominable Dr. Phibes would relish and in the fashion of an imaginat...

For episode 222, Chad chooses the often overlooked spectacle from Toho and Ishiro Honda, THE MYSTERIANS (1957). The movie begins with an entertaining, albeit goofy-looking, pointy-nosed kaiju Moguera. Somehow this robot giant monster still works in its own way and the Grue-Crew have their fun with all the shenanigans. Then the actual alien race of Mysterians ghost-light the cast as they plan their...

Exploring 80s Slashers - HELL NIGHT (1981) Decades of Horror - Episode 303 Doc Rotten selects a little known, often overlooked slasher from the early 1980s featuring Linda Blair, Peter Barton, and Vincent Van Patton. HELL NIGHT (1981) sends four college fraternity and sorority pledges to Garth Manor to stay the night in the haunted mansion. Fake Scooby-Doo scares throughout... until the actual mon...

Join The Grue-Crew as they take a look back at the original The Town That Dreaded Sundown from 1976. The blueprint for slasher films of the 80s is clearly drawn in the film's plot including inventive kills, borrowed heavily from the Italian Giallo genre. Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, and Gilligan's Island star Dawn Well head up the cast. Check out what the crew think of Charles B. Pierce's Seventies...

The Grue-Crew settle in to review the early Sixties fantasy film THE MAGIC SWORD (1962) from director Bert I. Gordon. To the Crew's surprise the film balances it's fantasy with some bonified creepy horror elements with monsters at each curse Sir George, Sir Branton, and the six Knights encounter. For a Mr. B.I.G. feature, the effects, cinematography, acting, and sets are above expectations with Ba...

For episode 302, The Grue-Crew discuss the House series slasher film, THE HORROR SHOW (1989) on Decades of Horror 1980s. "Never sneak up on a man when he's blasting Metallica" is the perfect quote to sum up the vibe of often overlooked horror movie featuring Lance Henricksen and Brion James. Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of...

Join us for a review of the Andy Milligan horror movie from the 1970s, BLOOD (1973). Classic Retro Horror Movie reviews from the GRUE-CREW. Grue-Believers, You knew the day was coming, the day Bill Mulligan finally delivers on his frightening promise, the Andy Milligan selection for the Grue-Crew to dive into with his creature feature opus, BLOOD (1973). Dave Dreher joins the crew in Jeff's absenc...

"This mysterious germ of the bacillus vampiris creates in the body of the vampire a fiery fluid, similar in chemical composition to that of hot glue, so that no bullet can cause any damage whatsoever to the flesh of the body of a vampire. The hot glue renders the bullets harmless, but  wood  turns the glue into  water !" And now you know… the rest of the story. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Doc...

"My curiosity is justified by the fact that I am writing a book." That, and you're just plain nosey. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in a bit of '70s Eurohorror starring the one and only Klaus Kinski:  The Hand That Feeds the Dead   (1974). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 257 –  The Hand That Feeds the Dead  (1974) Join the Crew on...

"A little bit nuts? You're an unmitigated madman! You don't have to tell me how weird you are. I know how weird you are!" It takes one to know one? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss a true classic: Ken Russell's  Altered States  (1980). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 301 –  Altered States  (1980) Join the Crew on the Grueso...

"You didn't mean it. You never mean it. You didn't mean it the time when you put up the bouquet with the get-well card in the funeral parlor. And sent the black lillies to the old lady in the hospital, you didn't mean it. But this time, I, Gravis Mushnick, mean it!" Hmmm, Gravis Mushnick? Weird name, but it sure sounds familiar. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff,...

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I'm all out of bubblegum." – Nada,  They Live  (1988). Aren't we all? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they have a bit of fun creating their own top tens from this radical, gory, influential, and gruesome decade. Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 300 –  Grue Crew Favorites by Year  (19...

"Why did you have to rent those rooms?" Money, money, money, money!  Money!  Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in a film with a pretty decent cast, yet it wasn't one they'd heard of. We're talking about  The Silent Scream   (1979). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 256 –  The Silent Scream  (1979) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine...

'You see sin and the devil! But the lord has told us what to do about it. Said Matthew in Chapter Five, "If thine eye offends thee . . . pluck it out! . . . Pluck it out! . . .  Pluck it out!"' All toothy critters gotta teethe. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in a bit of a turning point for Roger Corman wit...

"The autopsy categorically excludes an extraterrestrial being. His molecular structure includes him in the human race." Wait! Does that mean… atomic vampires are human? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss Umberto Lenzi's atomic vampire flick  Nightmare City  (1980,  Incubo sulla città contaminata ). … or is it a zombie flick?...

"Daddy! Daddy! Daddy, Daddy!" "Audrey Rose! Audrey Rose!  Audrey Rose !! Good. Now, repeat… Ad infinitum. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in yet another 70s horror flick about a family with a teenage girl troubled by supernatural events. Maybe not so obviously, we're talking about  Audrey Rose   (1977), directed by Robert Wise and s...

"How are you farin', my fine, strapping babes? A-teethin', are ya? Well, you're very sweet and quiet, babes, not to be shriekin' about it." All toothy critters gotta teethe. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in another dose of stop-motion animation with  Dinosaurus!   (1960). Decades of Horror: The Classic Er...

"Yeah. I killed my mama. One night – it was my 14th birthday – she was drunk, and we had an argument. She hit me with a whiskey bottle. I shot her. I shot her dead." "I thought you said you stabbed her." "Oh yeah. That's right. I stabbed her." Sheesh. Keep your stories straight. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss John McNaugh...

"A wolf remains a wolf, even if it has not eaten your sheep." Hmm. What if it has not eaten a cow? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take to space via Disney's  The Black Hole   (1979). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 254 –  The Black Hole  (1979) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert...

"Did you know that there are ways to raise the dead?" Of course. Don't you watch horror movies? Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take a stroll through the  Torture Garden   (1967). Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 216 –  Torture Garden  (1967) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subs...

"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." Wait a minute. Is that what it means when your thumbs are pricking? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they visit Dark's Pandemonium Carnival in Green Town, Illinois, via Disney's  Something Wicked This Way Comes  (1983) from Ray Bradbury's novel and screenplay. Decades of H...

"What is real? Are you certain you know what reality is? How do you know that at this second you aren't asleep in your beds dreaming that you are here in this theater? Ah, yes… it all seems too real." Are you sure this guy is a wizard? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they brave the world of Herschell Gordon Lewis with  The Wizard of Gore   (1...

"Women! They let 'em vote, smoke, and drive – even put 'em in pants! But what do you get? A Democrat for president! A lot of smoke up your chimney! Russian roulette on the highway! You can't even tell brother from sister unless you meet 'em head-on." Don't worry. This neanderthal doesn't last long. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and J...

"You're all gonna die in there! All of you! You are gonna die!" Well, for heaven's sake, we all die. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out  Poltergeist II: The Other Side  (1986), the sequel to the Spielberg-Hooper blockbuster. Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 296 –  Poltergeist II: The Other Side  (1986) Join the Crew on the G...

"The dead of night exists in all of us, and no one knows at what strange, unexpected moment it will make itself known. And so tonight, for your entertainment, three tales: one of mystery, one of imagination, and one of terror." Yay! Break out the popcorn! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they stay another night in TV-land and cuddle up with Da...