The Grue-Crew discuss their trip to Days of the Dead Charlotte; Christopher goes Ga-Ga over Solo: A Star Wars Story; and, Doc shares news about Godzilla, Stephen King’s Laurie, and It Chapter 2. Join Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Vanessa Thompson as we discuss Horror News of the Week and review the latest horror offerings.
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Episode 265 — Deadpool 2 — Solo: A Star Wars Story — Days of the Dead Charlotte
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INTRO:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
- SHUDDER 30 DAY FREE TRIAL
- SCARES THAT CARES WEEKEND August 3 – 5, 2018
- SPLATTERFLIX FILM SERIES October 12 – 14, 2018
- REVIEWS ON HNR WILL BE SPOILER FREE: But Spoiler Full Extra Episodes Coming Soon! Get our initial thoughts NOW; hear the full skinny once you’ve seen the film!
HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK
- RIP Clint Walker (Killdozer, Scream of the Wolf, Serpent Warriors, Small Soldiers, White Buffalo, The Dirty Dozen, Cheyenne/TV-Series-55-62)
- Toho Planning Godzilla Cinematic Universe / Shin Godzilla 2 sidelined
- Meanwhile: Animated Godzilla City Edge arrives soon, poster teases…Ghidorah
- Stephen King Releases “Laurie” For Free
- It Chapter 2 Casting Adding James Ransone as Eddie & Andy Bean as Stanley
Of course, we already know Jessica Chastain as Beverly, James McAvoy as Bill, Bill Hader as Richie, and Bill Skarsgard returning as Pennywise. - Rumor Mill: Zombieland 2 coming Halloween 2019 with the Original Cast
- Teaser for the new SyFy Series Nightflyers (from George R R Martin)
- Jackie Chan battles Alien Invaders in Bleeding Steel
- Trailer for Down the Dark Hall – (based on novel by Lois Duncan) stars Uma Thurman, AnnaSophia Robb (Violet in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Isabelle Furhman (Orphan), and Taylor Russell (Lost in Space Netflix)
- Our House Trailer introduces a new haunting
FEATURE TOPIC: DAYS OF THE DEAD Charlotte
- Gut Punched screening
- Ashy Slashy / Costume Contest
- Bong of the Living Dead, She Was So Pretty 2, The Barn
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Rounding out the Original Grue-Crew
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And… maybe… Knob Goblins! and Ashy Slashy Spitfire! - PRINTS (Coming this Summer)
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WORTH WATCHING:
- Suspiria (4k) – at the Alamo
- Check out the Gruesome Magazine Podcast: Revenge
- Deadpool 2
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
Next Week on HNR:
- Cargo (Netflix)
Doc Rotten is the founder of Gruesome Magazine. He is also a film critic for Gruesome Magazine and the podcast host & producer for Horror News Radio, Monster Movie Podcast, Decades of Horror: 1970s, The American Horror Story Fan Podcast and Hannibal Fan Podcast. He is also co-host of the Dracula podcast on TV TALK and is a contributing reviewer for HorrorNews.Net and Widescreen Warrior.
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.
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.
