The Grue-crew dive into a pair of horror films on VOD and streaming on Netflix. First up is the Blumhouse feature HUSH from director Mike Flanagan. The film features Kate Siegel and John Gallagher Jr. starring opposite each other as victim and predator in a tense, home-invasion thriller. Next is an anthology film centered around a years worth of holidays from Vertical Entertainment and XYZ Films called, you guessed it, HOLIDAYS. The eight segments feature directors Dennis Widmyer, Kevin Kolsch, Gary Shore, Nicholas McCarthy, Sarah Adina Smith, Anthony Scott Burns, Scott Stewart, Adam Egypt Mortimer and Kevin Smith.
Dave drives the HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK segment sharing information about a variety of news from the previous week: ToHo releases a Godzilla trailer, Marvel shares the first teaser for Doctor Strange and Juan Antonio Bayona lands the job directing Jurassic World 2. In addition, the Grue-Crew announce the first HNR convention appearance for 2016: DragonCon (September 2 – 5, Atlanta, GA)!
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 Gruesome Magazine)
Horror News Radio
Episode 159 — Hush (2016) — Holidays (2016)
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- Featured Review: Hush (2016)
A deaf woman is stalked by a psychotic killer in her secluded home.- d. Mike Flanagan
- w. Mike Flanagan and Kate Siegel
- c. Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr
- Thomas Mariani
(4 / 5) - Doc Rotten (4 / 5)
- The Black Saint (4 / 5)
- Dave Dreher
(3.5 / 5) - Vixen
(4.3 / 5)
- What Have You Been Watching: Holidays (2016)
An anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.- d.w. Anthony Scott Burns, Nicholas McCarthy, Adam Egypt Mortimer, Gary Shore, Kevin Smith, Sarah Adina Smith, Scott Stewart, Kevin Kölsch, and Dennis Widmyer
- c. Lorenza Izzo, Michael Gross, Seth Green, Clare Grant, Ava Acres, Megan Duffy,
- Doc Rotten
(2 / 5) - Thomas Mariani
(2.5 / 5) - The Black Saint
(3 / 5)
- Announcements: DragonCon (2016) & Podcast Awards Nominations
- DragonCon (2016) September 2 – 5, 2016: http://dragoncon.org
- Doc Rotten and Bill Mulligan will be guest on many panels for the horror track, see you there!
- Podcast Awards Nominations: http://www.podcastawards.com/
- It is time to nominate HNR in the TV & Film and People’s Choice categories
- DragonCon (2016) September 2 – 5, 2016: http://dragoncon.org
- Support HNR: Patreon & Horror T-Shirts
- Horror News of the Week: 04/18/2016
- ToHo releases the first full Godzilla: Resurgence trailer
- Marvel teases Doctor Strange
- Scream Factory announces Manhunter collectors edition Blu-ray
- Doug Jones is cast as Count Orlock in a remake of Nosferatu
- Juan Antonio Bayona is tapped to direct Jurassic World 2
- Stump the Saint: w/ prizes supplied Gruesome Magazine
- Horror News Radio T-Shirt
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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.
