December is upon us and winter is whistling down from the north. This years horror fans are treated to a holiday gift from director Michael Dougherty, his yule-time instant classic Krampus. The grue-crew review and rave about the effect heavy monster fest.
Dave begins the HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK segment with news about a few horror icons being added to the gaming classic Mortal Combat X, actor Zach Galligan mentioning some interesting tidbits about the upcoming Gremlins 3 and director Zack Snyder launches a new trailer for his upcoming DC superhero smorgasbord, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Dave Dreher, Thomas Mariani and Vixen, the voice of reason, are back again this week to give you the best in horror as they recap, review and obliterate all that is horror this week! Oh, and don’t forget – Stump the Saint! (Brought to you by Diabolique Magazine)
Horror News Radio
Episode 140 — Krampus
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- Featured Review: Krampus (2015) from director Michael Dougherty
- Featuring Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman, Conchata Ferrell, Emjay Anthony Stafania LaVie Owen and Krista Stadler.
- Review at Gruesome Magazine
- Contest Announcement: The Walking Dead The Complete Fifth Season Limited Edition Blu-ray from Anchor Bay
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- Horror News of the Week: 12/08/2015
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer
- Gremlin 3 news from the mouth of Zach Galligan
- Mortal Combat X adds Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the Xenomorph from Aliens
- Stump the Saint: w/ prizes supplied by Diabolique Magazine
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Doc a lifelong fan of horror films, sci-fi flicks and monster movies first discovering Universal Monsters and Planet of the Apes as a young child in the 1970's searching out every issue of Famous Monster of Filmland (and, later, Fangoria). Favorite films include Jaws, The Car, The Birds, The Tingler, Vampire Circus and The Exorcist. Still a huge fan of horror films from the 70s, Doc continues consuming horror films to this day for the site, for the podcasts and for the fun of it all.
