On episode 498 of Horror News Radio: The Grue-Crew review… THE BLACK PHONE (2022). Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions! Be sure to subscribe to the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel to catch all the HNR episodes. This is HORROR NEWS RADIO, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE podcast. For this episode, the HNR Grue-Crew are teaming […]
Gruesome Reviews
[Review] REVEALER (2022, Shudder) A Treasure for Some, Poison for Others
Tonight, on Gruesome Magazine episode 325, the Grue-Crew review REVEALER (2022, SHUDDER). Doc Rotten from Horror News Radio, Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, Lead News Writer at Gruesome Magazine Dave Dreher, and award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore share their thoughts about this […]
[Review] PIRANHA WOMEN Part 1 (2022, Full Moon Entertainment) Horror Comedy With Teeth – Lots of ’em, Everywhere
Tonight, on Gruesome Magazine episode 324, the Grue-Crew review PIRANHA WOMEN PART 1 (2022, FULL MOON ENTERTAINMENT). Doc Rotten from Horror News Radio, Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, Lead News Writer at Gruesome Magazine Dave Dreher, and award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore […]
[Review] GATLOPP (2022, XYZ Films) This Deadly Game is Funny as…HELL (pun intended)
Tonight, on Gruesome Magazine episode 323, the Grue-Crew review GATLOPP (2022, XYZ Films). Doc Rotten from Horror News Radio, Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, Lead News Writer at Gruesome Magazine Dave Dreher, and award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore share their thoughts about […]
[Review] I Call Upon Thee [Portland Horror Film Festival]: Two Young Sisters Summon a Terrifying Entity
Absolutely chilling, unsettling, and macabre, writer/director Michael Kratochvil’s Australian short film I Call Upon Thee takes the concept of a children’s horror story and places it firmly in the world of adult fright fare. The result is an unforgettable slice of cinema that lingers discomfitingly long after its initial viewing. Nia (Anna Cooke) is older […]
[Exclusive Column] SCARRED FOR LIFE
In Gruesome’s ongoing survey, see what horror hits left some of our favorite fear personalities—and today’s genre practitioners—Scarred for Life! Skip that summer vacation and watch a scary movie today! Mali Elfman, writer/director (Fun Size Horror: Volume One and Next Exit, playing the Tribeca Film Festival) “I have a favorite horror film that I saw […]
[Review] ABANDONED (2022) Terrific Cast, Underwhelming Results
Tonight, on Gruesome Magazine episode 322, the Grue-Crew review ABANDONED (2022). Doc Rotten from Horror News Radio, Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, Lead News Writer at Gruesome Magazine Dave Dreher, and award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore share their thoughts about this week’s […]
[Review] MAD GOD (2022, SHUDDER) An Astonishing Stop-motion Nightmare
Tonight, on Gruesome Magazine episode 321, the Grue-Crew review MAD GOD (2022, SHUDDER). Doc Rotten from Horror News Radio, Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, Lead News Writer at Gruesome Magazine Dave Dreher, and award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore share their thoughts about […]
[Review] JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION (2022, Universal) Dinosaurs & OG Cast Send off the Series with a Kiss
On episode 497 of Horror News Radio: The Grue-Crew review… JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION (2022). Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions! Be sure to subscribe to the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel to catch all the HNR episodes. This is HORROR NEWS RADIO, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE podcast. For this episode, the HNR Grue-Crew are teaming […]
[Exclusive] Check Out This Gruesome Magazine Exclusive Clip From Gabriele Mainetti’s FREAKS OUT
You’re gonna freak out with Gruesome’s exclusive clip from co-writer/director Gabriele Mainetti’s wild dark fantasy Freaks Out, which launches the 21st edition of Open Roads: New Italian Cinema at NYC’s Lincoln Center (playing the Walter Reade Theater, 165 West 65th Street). The fest runs June 9 to 15 and will screen 15 acclaimed Italian films […]
[Review] THE SUMMONED [Overlook Film Festival]: Yet Another Good Reason to Decline Mysterious Invitations
A slick combination of odd-man-out and supernatural horror, director Mark Meir’s debut feature The Summoned is a solid effort bolstered by the lead performance of J. Quintin Johnson as a determined, positive young man who finds himself in — as the film’s title suggests — a hell of a mess. Elijah (Johnson) and his girlfriend […]
[Review] THE PASSENGER (2022)
Tonight, on Gruesome Magazine episode 320, the Grue-Crew review THE PASSENGER (2022). Doc Rotten from Horror News Radio, Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, Lead News Writer at Gruesome Magazine Dave Dreher, and award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore share their thoughts about this […]
[Review] UNHUMAN (2022, EPIX/Blumhouse)
Tonight, on Gruesome Magazine episode 319, the Grue-Crew review UNHUMAN (2022). Doc Rotten from Horror News Radio, Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, Lead News Writer at Gruesome Magazine Dave Dreher, and award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore share their thoughts about this week’s […]
[Review] MEN (2022, A24) A Deliciously Divisive Masterpiece
On episode 496 of Horror News Radio: The Grue-Crew review… MEN (2022). Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions! Be sure to subscribe to the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel to catch all the HNR episodes. This is HORROR NEWS RADIO, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE podcast. For this episode, the HNR Grue-Crew are teaming up with […]
[Exclusive Column] SCARRED FOR LIFE – Tony Timpone
In Gruesome’s ongoing survey, see what horror hits left some of our favorite fear personalities—and today’s genre practitioners—Scarred for Life! You’ve been warned! Joseph Bishara, composer (Insidious trilogy, The Conjuring trilogy, Annabelle, Malignant) “Dawn of the Dead [1979] played at my local drive-in when I was 8. I remember seeing the ads, and the invitation […]