The 1980s Grue-Crew has a special treat for listeners in this episode. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest host Whitney Collazo from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era – as they interview Ralph Miller III, a fellow Grue-Believer and special effects artist who […]
Wrapping up NIGHTMARE CINEMA WEEK on Gruesome Magazine, the Grue-Crew review the film NIGHTMARE CINEMA. Christopher G. Moore caught the film at its New York City Horror Film Festival premiere and placed it on his best horror films of 2018 list. Finally, as the film is set to release on June 21, 2019, the Grue-Crew […]
Grue-Believers may recall that HNR co-host, and ‘award-winning filmmaker’ Christopher G. Moore declared NIGHTMARE CINEMA one of his top 10 horror films of 2018, having seen it at the 2018 New York City Horror Film Festival. This, of course, caught the attention of the Grue-Crew along with listeners and fans of the show. But, when […]
Seen as a sort of revisit to the celebrated television series Masters of Horror, the new scare-fare anthology Nightmare Cinema serves up five tales of terror from renowned directors Mick Garris, Joe Dante, Alejandro Brugués, Ryûhie Kitamura, and David Slade, with a wraparound segment featuring Mickey Rourke as The Projectionist. As with any cinematic portmanteau, […]
“There’s something in the water at Lost River Lake. Something you can’t see…something you can’t feel…until it’s too late!” Hey! That sounds like a great place to put a kids’ camp and an Aquarena vacation resort! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they maneuver […]
One of the most anticipated screenings that will be occurring this weekend at the respected New York City Horror Film Fest is the Joe Dante produced creepfest Camp Cold Brook. The film will be making its east coast debut at the fest – and to celebrate the event, we’ve got a handful of exclusive pics […]
The Joe Dante produced short film Teddy Bears Are For Lovers has been floating around for a few years. The silly, fun and surprisingly effective short film certainly has the Gremlins vibe although for me – I get more of a TED meets Chucky vibe. Anyway – the reason we are talking about […]
I first watched prolific writer and director Larry Cohen’s work as a child, long before I figured out who he was and how much I enjoyed his creative output. Writer/director Steve Mitchell reminded me of this with his incredible documentary King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen, while exposing me to sides and […]
 “You wanna see something really scary?” Submitted for your approval, a podcast looking back at an anthology film that’s a remake of a classic TV show. Four segments. Four directors. Analyzed by four men. Attempting to figure out which is better. What caused the infamous tragedy on the film’s set? Which one makes the […]
“You can’t tame what’s meant to be wild, Doc. It just ain’t natural.” – John Carradine sets the cast straight with his witty and biting dialog provided by writer John Sayles for Joe Dante’s horror classic The Howling. Yes, the “other” werewolf film from 1981 – a bit unfair comparison, certainly, because this film truly […]
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Full disclosure: practical creature effects are geek porn for me. As far back as I can remember, practical creatures represented true magic. This probably started with Disney and Universal Theme Park attraction animatronics, but really translated into creature heavy movies and their making of specials. I remember watching the VHS of the behind the scenes […]
Most of Dark takes place in New York City during the regional blackout that hit the northeastern portion of the U.S. on Thursday, August 14, 2003. The film opens the night before the blackout with a love scene between Leah and Kate. But Kate wants things a little rougher than Leah is willing to dish […]