The Grue-Crew take a look at the Martin Freeman zombie tale Cargo, Christopher shares his adventures at the Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival, and Dave drops a plethora of horror news in our laps. Join Dave Dreher, Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Vanessa Thompson – along with special guest host Whitney Collazo, as we discuss Horror News of the Week and review the latest horror offerings.
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Episode 268 — Cargo — Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival
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HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK
- Andrew Lincoln is leaving The Walking Dead midway through Season 9
- Simon Pegg & Nick Frost return to Horror Comedy with Slaughterhouse Rulez
- The R-Rated Nightmare Cinema showcases directors Mick Garris, Joe Dante, David Slade, Ryuhei Kitamura, and Alejandro Brugues
- Blumhouse teams with director Tommy (Dead Snow) Wirkola for Intruders
- Coming this September 14, the “Darker side of Paul Feig” with A Simple Favor featuring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick
- “It’s Official” Jason Blum confirms Jamie Foxx is the new Spawn
- The “Charmed” reboot is coming … here’s the CW trailer to prove it
- “Where’s the Jump?” A new site reveals all the jump scares
- Starting production soon: Knob Goblins 2: Silent Bite, Holy Fright
Christopher G. Moore announces the sequel to his hit short horror film Knob Goblins - Locke and Key heading to Netflix
FEATURE TOPIC: Cargo (Netflix)
After an epidemic spread all over Australia, a father searches for someone willing to protect his daughter.
Directors: Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke
Cast: Martin Freeman, Anthony Hayes, Susie Porter
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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.
