Not many shark films can stand beside Jaws as a great film featuring a killer great white or his finned friends. The Grue-crew wade out to the theaters this weekend to determine if THE SHALLOWS from director Jaume Collet-Serra can claim one of those coveted positions. All indications are that Blake Lively and cinematographer Flavio MartÃnez Labiano have succeeded where many have failed with a tight taunt thriller.
Thomas chimes in with a thoughtful review of NEON DEMON from acclaimed director Nicolas Winding Refn featuring Elle Fanning as a young model who quickly becomes a threat…and pays the price. Dave takes charge with this latest edition of Horror News of the Weeks featuring tidbits about the trailer for Ouija: Origin of Evil, Universal looking to cast The Rock in The Wolfman and Ghostbusters calls in a retooling of their theme song for this summer’s blockbuster remake.
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)
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Episode 169 — The Shallows (2016) — Neon Demon (2016)
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- Featured Review: The Shallows (2016)
A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills..- d. Jaume Collet-Serra
- w. Anthony Jaswinski
- c. Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Brett Cullen
- What Have You Been Watching: Neon Demon (2016)When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
- d. Nicolas Winding Refn
- w. Nicolas Winding Refn
- c. Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves
- Announcements: DragonCon (2016)
- DragonCon (2016) September 2 – 5, 2016: http://dragoncon.org
- Look for The Black Saint, Doc Rotten, Thomas Mariani, Christopher G. Moore and Bill Mulligan on various panels on the Horror Block
- DragonCon (2016) September 2 – 5, 2016: http://dragoncon.org
- Support HNR: Patreon & Horror T-Shirts
- Horror News of the Week: 6/13/2016
- The trailer for Ouija: Origin of Evil has the Grue-crew questioning Doc’s appreciation for Mike Flanagan
- Nic Cage and Selma Blair star in the oddly titled horror film Mom and Dad
- Universal is rumored to be hunting Dwayne Johnson as the star of The Wolfman
- Bryan Fuller teases Fannibals with hints that renewed talks about a Hannibal fourth season can begin August 2017
- And, finally, just what Ghostbusters reboot needs – a crappy reworked theme song
- Stump the Saint: w/ prizes supplied Gruesome Magazine
- Special Double Round Episode!
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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.
