The Grue-Crew clash over the Nacho Vigalondo film Colossal, a killer Kaiju film with a kick-ass twist. It is also one of the most original films you will see this year. Thomas surprises everyone else on the podcast with a positive review of the Blumhouse film that snuck into theaters this weekend, Sleight from writer/director J.D. Dillard. Dave grabs the Horror News of the Week reigns with the sad news of the passing of legendary director Jonathan Demme, the man who gave horror fans Silence of the Lambs. He also shares news of M. Night Shyamalan’s next film, the sequel to Unbreakable and Split titled Glass, coming our way January 2019 and the announcement that David Fincher is all but signed on the dotted line to direct Brad Pitt in World War Z 2. Who knew that would be a thing? Thomas and Santos participate in a battle of wits with this week’s Stump the Saint!
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Episode 213 — Colossal (2017)
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SHOWNOTES
INTRO [00:00:37]
HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK [00:02:53]
- RIP Jonathan Demme
- David Fincher is set to direct World War Z 2
- Attack of the Trailers
- M. Night Shyamalan confirms Unbreakable/Split sequel Glass for January 2019
- Jeff Goldblum and James Cromwell on board for Jurassic World 2
SUPPORT HNR [00:38:32]
FEATURE REVIEW [00:39:55]
- Colossal (2017)
- Director: Nacho Vigalondo. Cast: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Tim Blake Nelson, Austin Stowell, Dan Stevens
ANNOUNCEMENTS [01:23:51]
- Gruesome Magazine has launched the American Gods Fan Podcast
- Convention and Film Festival Appearances
- Crimson Screen Horror Films Festival (5/19-22 Charleston SC)
- Monster-Mania (Cherry Hill, NJ – Aug 18-20)
- DRAGON CON (Atlanta, GA, September 1 – 4)
- Genre Blast (Winchester, VA, September 8-10)
- Wreak Havoc (Greensboro, NC, Sept 22-23)
- Monsterama (Atlanta, GA, Sept 29-Oct 1)
- Nightmares Horror Film Festival (Columbus, OH, October 19-22)
- Santos will once again be involved with the New York City Horror Film Festival (NYC October, 26-29)
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING [01:26:27]
- Sleight (2017)
- Director/Writer: J.D. Dillard w/ co-writer Alex Theurer. Cast: Jacob Latimore, Sychelle Gabriel, Dule Hill
STUMP THE SAINT [01:38:48]
FEEDBACK [01:48:16]
- MMkmmkrt drops some love on iTunes!
- Thanks to Tear Out the Heart and Victory Records for use of the song Undead Anthem for the intro and outro of the HNR podcast
NEXT WEEK [01:50:20]
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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.
