What a great time it is to be a horror fan when I can sit here and prepare myself to talk to you about the return of a classic horror franchise – made famous by the brilliant horror minds of George Romero, Stephen King, and Tom Savini. There is no question in any genre fans […]
I have made no secret that I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of this CBS All Access adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand. I loved the original mini-series – just re-watched it last night actually but – it will be great to see a different take on this classic tale – and I love the […]
Writer/Director Dan Sellers and his Wreak Havoc Productions cast and crew deliver a stellar Stephen King adaptation with their latest short film, Uncle Otto’s Truck. The short story of the same name — part of King’s Dollar Baby Program — was published in the author’s Skeleton Crew collection, and Sellers has done the tale great […]
Stephen King’s epic end of the world tale The Stand kind of changed my life a bit – I have always been a book nerd but The Stand, it took over my life – I literally could not put the book down and the friends that I made via the characters in that book are […]
“The ICE… is gonna BREAK!” If someone told you they had a vision that the ice would break if you went skating, what would you do? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they checkout the ice in Stephen King’s The Dead Zone (1983) directed […]
Things are moving right along on Josh Boone’s adaptation of The Stand for CBS All Access – and as things progress, little tidbits of casting information slip out of the production. For instance – it was just confirmed that Fiona Dourif has joined the cast – in a rather interesting way. Seems she’s been cast […]
I find it rather puzzling why Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of Stephen King’s return to the Overlook Hotel – Doctor Sleep – failed to bring the horror fans out in droves but – it didn’t, and that is a damn shame. I’m betting this upcoming Blu-ray release will hit the fans right between the eyes though […]
This week, the Grue-Crew explores the final five episodes of CASTLE ROCK season 2 available now on HULU. Straight out of the gate, Lizzy Caplan kills it as a young 30-something version of Annie (Misery) Wilkes as she and her daughter Joy (Elsie Fisher) end up in Castle Rock, Maine, as well as nearby Jerusalem’s […]
“Go out and fuck somebody. But wear a damn rubber! Everybody’s got the damn herpes these days!” You can always count on Upson Pratt to let everyone know what’s bugging him. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they savor the sweet goodness that is […]
On this episode of Horror News Radio: The Grue-Crew review… DOCTOR SLEEP. This is HORROR NEWS RADIO, the official GRUESOME MAGAZINE podcast. Back with Doc Rotten once again are the scariest, goriest, bloodiest co-hosts on the ‘Net. Dave Dreher, the lead news writer at Gruesome Magazine. Award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore. Podcasting Rock Star & […]
As the final few weeks of 2019 slowly siphon away – all of us in the horror world eagerly anticipate the new year as it brings HBO’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Outsider to the pay service. It’s looking to be a good one – and a new featurette was just unleashed featuring none other […]
In this Stephen King fans humble opinion – The Outsider is one of his best works of recent memory – and the latest in a series of stories to have more of a crime or investigation based storyline – but not skimping on the horror – and features Holly Gibney, one of the most popular […]
Marilyn Manson’s involvement in the upcoming CBS All Access retelling of Stephen Kings The Stand was reported months back – and while he will be appearing in the production – he will also be featured on the soundtrack and today we have our first glimpse of what that’s going to sound like, putting his signature […]
This week, the Grue-Crew explores the first five episodes of CASTLE ROCK season 2 available now on HULU. Straight out of the gate, Lizzy Caplan kills it as a young 30-something version of Annie (Misery) Wilkes as she and her daughter Joy (Elsie Fisher) end up in Castle Rock, Maine, as well as nearby Jerusalem’s […]
First, let’s set aside that old movie fan trope about the novel being better than the book, or vice versa, that gets dusted off every time the “Based on a Novel by Stephen King” card gets flashed in the opening credits. It may be a fun way to pass the time waiting for the next […]