“Scream Queens” S01E10: Thanksgiving
This review contains spoilers. I wanted to start this review by saying Happy Thanksgiving to the Grue-believers out there. Things I’m thankful for in the realm of Scream Queens: I…
Month: November 2015
Read More
[Podcast] Vampire Circus (1971) — Episode 26 — Decades of Horror 1970s
“Your children will die…to give me back…my…life…” – the prophetic tagline gasped by Count Mitterhouse during the 13 minute pre-credits opening for the most bizarre vampire film, the most unusual…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
“The Last House” (2015): A Chilling Performance from Its Star and Little Else
Sean Cain’s The Last House is getting a second chance at life re-titling the Breath of Hate (2011). Wild Eye Releasing is making the film available on DVD and VOD…
“Suspension” (2015): A Twisted Mother of a Story
Before I get started, let me say that the trailer for this film doesn’t do it justice. Suspension is a production of Suspended Reality Inc. and, considering the story the…
“The Walking Dead” S06E07: Heads Up
Warning, this review contains spoilers. Well, hello my gore loving friends. How was this past week’s episode of The Walking Dead? I won’t keep you hanging: it was freaking awesome….
“Victor Frankenstein” (2015) – A Cobbled Together Creature
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has been reinterpreted countless times. Just in terms of cinema, the tale of man playing God has been adapted endlessly since the Thomas Edison produced short silent…
[Podcast] #Horror — Nightmare Code — Episode 138 — Horror News Radio
The Grue-crew bravely tackle a film straight from the New York City Horror Film Festival and currently On Demand called #HORROR from director Tara Subkoff. Featuring Chloe Savigny, Timothy Hutton…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
[Podcast] 8 Films to Die For — Scream Queens — The Walking Dead — Episode 002 — Horror News Radio — Gruesome Spotlight
Doc Rotten is joined by Grue-Crew writers Joseph Perry and Joseph Fittos to discuss the latest updates, reviews and TV news from Gruesome Magazine in this special edition of Horror…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
“Ash vs the Evil Dead” S01E04: Brujo
Ash vs the Evil Dead has been capable of doing many things that the original Evil Dead films really didn’t touch. An extended narrative, sexual intercourse and, as seen in…
“The Wicked Within” (2015): Possession Tale Focuses on a Fractured Family’s Shortcomings
I don’t watch many demonic possession subgenre horror movies, a byproduct of which is that I have avoided a lot of bad possession movies. I’ve probably missed a few decent…
“Scream Queens” S01E09: Ghost Stories
This review contains spoilers. Scream Queens has been solid most of the season despite being a Ryan Murphy property. During the Gruesome Magazine/Horror News Radio podcast we did this weekend…
“Dead Body” (2015): Deadly, Dangerous and Fun
A lot of you might not know that I’m a film festival judge, and I’ve been one for a few years now. You might be thinking that watching films for…
“Adventure Time – Stakes” Plunges Deep
Note: This mini-series recently aired as part of the seventh season of Adventure Time. While it won’t spoil the mini-series itself, anything that has aired previously is fair game for…
“The Conductor” (2015): Masked Force of Malevolence Drives Young Woman to Violence
SUPER SCARY SHORTS SATURDAY Director Jared Bentley’s short film The Conductor is a taut science fiction/horror thriller that brings modern technology to Mabusean machinations. Helen (Jessica Richards) wakes up one…
“The Hourglass Figure” (2013): Housewife Pays a Hefty Price for Time to Herself
SUPER SCARY SHORTS SATURDAY We can’t stop time, it is said. If we could stop it, time would probably drive quite a hard bargain with us to do so. Prolific…