The dreaded remake. Mention the “R” word to any horror fan and instinctively they make that face – you know the face I’m talking about. Ya – that one. It seems that at least a few times a year news breaks that a fan favorite from the past is going to get a “re-imagining” and […]
We’ve explored the world of Thomas Harris’s novel The Silence of the Lambs for decades – normally most of the attention is focused on the main bad guy – Hannibal Lector – NBC based an entire series on the man – critically acclaimed I might add but very little attention has been cast in the […]
It dawned on me while watching Willy’s Wonderland that Nic Cage has become this generations William Shatner – he has become a parody of the very acting style that made him famous and in case you’re wondering – that’s not a particularly good thing. You can probably already guess where this review is heading but […]
In the following review for syndication, director Chris Bell talks about familial horror influences, his South London ‘hooligangster’ phase, and learning new lockdown skills, ahead of the U.K. Digital release of THE HEIRESS on March 15, 2021 courtesy of the Movie Partnership, in association with Old Way Film & Television, and its U.S. and Canadian […]
Writer/director Caroline Lindy’s horror comedy Your Monster is a sharp, sweet short film that explores relationships with lovers and friends — while wryly commenting on social topics such as gender neutrality — through the eyes and mindset of a young woman and the monster that has lived in her bedroom closet since she was a […]
Welcome to HEROES & DROIDS, your guide to pop culture movies and TV! Join co-hosts Doc Rotten and Christopher G. Moore for a special HOT TAKE reaction video for episode 6 of WANDAVISION (2021, Disney+). Subscribe today! https://youtube.com/c/gruesomemagazine WANDAVISION (2021, Disney+) Episode 6 – “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!” On HEROES & DROIDS, we discuss pop culture […]
Writer/director Mark Sheridan’s Irish feature Crone Wood (2016) combines folk horror elements with stuck-in-the-woods fright-fare basics. The result is an interesting effort that doesn’t cover a lot of new ground, but does offer an entertaining 86-minute ride. The film is shot in a cinéma vérité style with multiple handheld cameras. As I have mentioned in […]
Grue-Believers, The first trailer for GODZILLA VS KONG has finally dropped. You’ve likely seen it and wow’ed at the EPIC showdown. Doc and Vanessa sit down to share their first reaction to the trailer. Welcome to the first GRUESOME HOT TAKE.
Everyone knows – I’m Gruesome Magazine’s resident Stephen King fan. I have been a fan of his written word – and the projects derived from them – since Carrie and although I love the original Mick Garris directed mini-series, like many fans I have longed for a more elaborate visual retelling of this horror classic. […]
Horror anthology film 13 Slays Til X-Mas is a barroom blitz of yuletide frights as a group of patrons swap terror tales about creatures and curses, Faustian bargains, slashers, killer dolls, crazed disc jockeys, and more in a Santa’s bagful of dark humor and gore galore. Producers P.J. Starks and Eric Huskisson know their way […]
Two young brothers drive their mother crazy in Bedtime Story (El Cuento), a Spanish horror short from cowriters/codirectors Lucas Paulino and Ángel Torres, but that’s nothing compared with what the night ahead holds for the trio. This atmospheric slice of supernatural fear fare is gripping from the beginning, and boasts an eerie, unsettling atmosphere of […]
I have been a big fan of director Isaac Ezban’s work since seeing his first two features The Incident (2014) and The Similars (2015) during their film festival runs, and have been anticipating his third feature at the helm, Parallel (2018), since first hearing about it. Whereas Ezban wrote and directed those first two Spanish-language […]
Legendary creatures of the distant past clash with modern-day cops in writer/director Mark Andrews’ Circle of Stone, a superb action-horror short. From its eerie premise to its gorgeous look and the terrific job from its cast, the short delivers plenty of thrills and gory goods. Deputy Dan (Vic Mignogna) is on his rural rounds when […]
Attack of the Killer Scarecrow delivers exactly what the title promises. Written, directed, and edited by teenager Octavian Kaul — who also stars as one of the three leads — this Canadian horror short has a nice 1980s vibe that doesn’t overdo that angle. On Halloween night, Aaron (Kaul) and two of his fellow high […]
As we all struggle through this year – and through the personal and financial struggles that COVID has brought with it, more than ever we need something to take our minds off the real-life horrors going on around us – and Universal Pictures and Blumhouse are happy to oblige with the fun as hell body-swap […]