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Brooklyn Horror Film Festival Serves Up Some New Takes on Classic Themes, and Loads More

The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival has consistently presented jaw-dropping line-ups of fright fare, and was recently named to Moviemaker Magazine’s 30 Bloody Best Genre Fests in the World. This year is the fests’s fourth edition, and it offers up another superb batch of features and shorts during its October 17–24 run. Among the films slated […]

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Nightmares Film Festival Unveils “Early 13” Films

First Wave of Programming Includes Premieres, Genre Icons, New Voices Columbus, OH – Nightmares Film Festival has released its “Early 13,” a baker’s dozen of early selections that serve as a preview of the tone and style of its October 24 to 27 event. Among the early selections are films from Elija Wood (Mandy), Severin […]

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Rabid (1977) – Episode 107 – Decades of Horror 1970s

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Jeff Mohr

“The saliva is very contagious. It dribbles into open wounds and cuts, and causes immediate infection. So don’t let anybody bite you.” That sounds like universally good advice! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they try to figure out the nature of the body […]

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Reviews of Animal Among Us and The Dwelling on Gruesome Magazine 92

November 29, 2019November 29, 2019 Doc Rotten

Location, location, location. This week, the Grue-Crew travel to a “bed-side” establishment and an outdated campground to explore the horrors found within. The first film this week, THE DWELLING from director Jeff Maher, leads the crew to a room housing a haunted bed, previously known as Bed of the Dead. The second film, ANIMAL AMONG […]

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Review of The Mandalorian (Disney+) – Chapter Three – The Sin

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Doc Rotten

This week the crew review the third episode of THE MANDALORIAN, the first live-action Star Wars TV series – titled “The Sin.” The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) has captured his bounty, the 50-year-old “Child” of some “unknown” species. Yup, it’s a “Yoda Baby!” Now it’s time to turn the bounty over for his fee. The Mandalorian […]

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The Black Cat (1934) – Episode 67 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Jeff Mohr

“Many men have gone there. Few have returned. I have returned. After fifteen years… I have returned.” Dr. Vitus Werdegast delivers this line with a grave determination that tells you he has vengeance on his mind. Join this episode’s Grue Crew – Joseph Perry, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they witness Werdegast exact […]

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The Mandalorian (Disney+) – Chapter Two – The Child – The Wonderful World of Heroes and Droids Episode 2

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Doc Rotten

This week the crew review the second episode of THE MANDALORIAN, the first live-action Star Wars TV series – titled “The Child.” The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) has captured his bounty, the 50-year-old “Child” of some “unknown” species. Yup, it’s a “Yoda Baby!” Enter a Sandcrawler full of scavenging Jawas and the return of Kuill, The […]

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Reviews of The Nightingale and Red Letter Day on Gruesome Magazine 91

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 Doc Rotten

This week, the Grue-Crew explores a pair of fiery females who take matters into their own hands, violently. The first film this week, RED LETTER DAY from director Cameron Macgowan, follows a family who receives letters demanding they kill the person listed inside, else that person will kill them. The second film, THE NIGHTINGALE from […]

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The Mandalorian (Disney+) – Chapter One – The Wonderful World of Heroes and Droids Episode 1

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 Doc Rotten

Join award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore and John (Doc Rotten) Slattery along with new crew member Chris Slattery as they discuss the original scripted series, new documentaries, and theatrical films headed to the new streaming service Disney Plus. Introducing Gruesome Magazine’s newest podcast, The Wonderful World of Heroes and Droids. Up first for the trio […]

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Fury of the Wolfman (1972) – Episode 106 – Decades of Horror 1970s

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Jeff Mohr

“When the heliotrope starts growing among rough rocks and the full moon shines at night, in a certain area of the Earth, a man turns into a wolf.” How could they forget the part where the man is bitten by a Yeti? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and […]

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Review of Castle Rock Season 2 episodes 1 – 5 on Gruesome Magazine 90

November 12, 2019November 20, 2019 Doc Rotten

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 […]

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The Body Snatcher (1945) – Episode 66 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Jeff Mohr

“You’ll never get rid of me, Toddy.” Somehow, when Boris Karloff says this line, you believe him. Join this episode’s Grue Crew – Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they try to keep from getting snatched and “Burked” in The Body Snatcher (1945), an RKO Val Lewton production featuring Boris Karloff and […]

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Reviews of Pilgrim and Rattlesnake on Gruesome Magazine 89

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Doc Rotten

This week, the Grue-Crew explores a pair of families in dire troubles. The first film this week, PILGRIM from director Marcus Dunstan, follows a family looking to strengthen their bonds during the Thanksgiving holiday with a…unique…reenactment colony of pilgrims. The second film, RATTLESNAKE from director Zak Hilditch, follows a single mother on the run who […]

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Humanoids from the Deep (1980) – Episode 148 – Decades of Horror 1980s

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Jeff Mohr

“Oh, get off your antique manners. Hill. I’m a professional scientist. Let’s go.” And whatever you do, don’t call Dr. Susan Drake a “great little scientist.” Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they battle pseudo-Lovecraftian horrors for the fourth straight episode. Admittedly, it’s not […]