“He was here before Christ, before civilization. He was king here! Rawhead, that’s what they called him! RAWHEAD!” Okay, okay. Call him Rawhead, already. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they visit rural Ireland with Clive Barker’s Rawhead Rex (1986) on episode 191 (even though […]
Tag: Monster Movie
THE DEVIL BELOW (2021) Review – Monsters, Mayhem, and Will Patton
On episode 432 of Horror News Radio: The Grue-Crew review… THE DEVIL BELOW (2021, Vertical). Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions! Be sure to subscribe to the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel to catch all the HNR episodes. And check out Patreon to see how to watch the recordings live! This is HORROR NEWS RADIO, […]
“Caltiki: The Immortal Monster” (1959): Boring Blob but With Bits of Bava
There is a certain charm to 1950s low-budget monster flicks, though that charm can only take one so far. Caltiki: The Immortal Monster (1959) is an Italian riff on The Blob (1958). Scientists investigating possible causes for the fall of Mayan civilization discover a hidden cavern filled with treasure – and occupied by an amorphous […]
“The Lair of the White Worm” (1988): Fun Throwback Monster Flick With Ken Russell’s Unique Flair
Question: What would a cheesy B monster movie look like if it were made by a visionary filmmaker such as Ken Russell? Answer: It would look like The Lair of the White Worm (1988). Based on the Bram Stoker novel of the same name, it tells the tale of a modern English country village whose […]
“Krampus Unleashed” (2016): The Anti-Santa Returns to Spread Christmas Fear
After spending hundreds of years hidden away in the depths of Austro-Bavarian folklore, the Krampus is now a staple of holiday horror cinema. Last year, Michael Dougherty’s Krampus brought yuletide terror back to the masses and introduced unacquainted audiences to the mythology behind the European Christmas demon. To coincide with the release of […]
“Queen Crab” (2015): Best viewed by fans of B-Movie Monster Films
Big monster type movies like Godzilla or King Kong or ‘insert whatever giant creature here’ type of movie have unmistakably left an impact on the history of cinema. Since the 1950’s when the threat of nuclear war was very real and the mutations it could cause, giant monsters of terror and horror have been a […]