This week the Grue-Crew run up against a killer clown named Art, smack down some devils in Demon House, and get stoned with Bong of the Living Dead. First up is the feature Bong of the Living Dead from director Max Groah where a group of stoner friends finds themselves in the middle of the zombie apocalypse. “View At Your Own Risk” warns the tagline for Demon House from director Zak Bagans. Director Damien Leone and star David Howard Thornton craft a modern horror slasher with Art the Clown in Terrifier. The hunt is on for the diamond in the rough. Doc Rotten from Horror News Radio and Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era are joined by Rafe Telsch and Vanessa Thompson.
Gruesome Magazine Podcast – Episode 013
Terrifier – Demon House – Bong of the Living Dead
BONG OF THE LIVING DEAD
“Rating it on a level of Indiegogo movies, independent films and the fact I’ll definitely watch this again, I think I have to give this one a 5 (out of 5).” – Vanessa
“As soon as the opening credits ended, you end up getting wrapped up in this really good story about a group of friends dealing with the zombie apocalypse. But, they’re stoners, so of course… oh, we’ll go get the zombies later, let’s smoke some pot.” – Rafe
Synopsis: A group of friends and zombie movie buffs have their lifelong dream come true. As their provisions run low, reality begins to set in and they realize that the zombie apocalypse isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Director: Max Groah
Cast: Tiffany Arnold, Eric Boso, Daniel Alan Kiely
DEMON HOUSE
“This is a compelling documentary because of the way that some of the facts are presented because Bagans makes a point to connect some kind of negative event to every single person who’s had any contact with this home.” – Vanessa
Synopsis: Paranormal investigator Zak Bagans documents the most authenticated case of possession in American history.
Director: Zak Bagans
Cast: Zak Bagans, Jay Wasley, Billy Tolley
TERRIFIER
“This is an all-out gorefest, from the opening scene and it’s well done. … If you love gore, you’re going to really dig this!” – Vanessa
“For gorehounds, this film delivers! This is probably the most terrifying clown of all time! … If you’re afraid of clowns, you’re going to be afraid of Terrifier.” – Doc Rotten
“Even if you don’t like gore, this is a really scary movie.” – Jeff Mohr
“I had a lot of fun with it. This is easily a movie I would watch again numerous times, just a good old-fashioned slasher flick.” – Rafe
Synopsis: A maniacal clown named Art, terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way.
Director: Damien Leone
Cast: Catherine Corcoran, Jenna Kanell, David Howard Thornton, Samantha Scaffidi, Sylvia Ward, Pooya Mohseni
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.
