On This Episode of Horror News Radio: HAUNT gets an extreme Trailer… Universal pulls THE HUNT from release… And… Tom Savini pens a new BIO book called… SAVINI 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, […]
Horror legend Tom Savini is ready to tell his tale – as a founding father of the modern horror film, Tom was the trailblazer – the driving force – in the splatter craze of the late ’70s and early ’80s and the reason why practical FX became such a force in the horror cinema of […]
Since its announcement – horror fans have quietly been waiting for news on the upcoming Greg Nicotero produced, Shudder airing return of one of the most iconic horror films ever. Yep, of course, I’m talking about Creepshow and while little tidbits of news have filtered in – we’ve yet to get any major announcements – […]
Those mask wearing madmen of Slipknot are back in 2019 with a new album and a new look. Their new album We Are Not Your Kind isn’t due to hit until August 9th but to tease us all – they today debuted the video for Unsainted. Lots of reasons to love this track – but […]
Like the fact that we are getting a weekly series based on the iconic film wasn’t cool enough -today brought confirmation that the man behind all the creature coolness of the original film – and The Creep from Creepshow 2 – Tom Savini – has in fact directed an episode for the upcoming season. His […]
Any fan or follower of George Romero’s Living Dead universe is well versed in Tom Savini’s 1990 remake and the (for lack of a better word) controversy that has surrounded it. For decades Savini has maintained that his original concept – his vision of this extraordinary tale – never seen the light of day, and […]
In just a few short weeks, Blue Underground will be releasing a pretty amazing 3-disc 4K Blu-ray of the classic splatter flick MANIAC. Featuring some of Tom Savini’s best and most disturbing work – not to mention an incredible performance by Joe Spinell – the film is without a doubt, a classic of modern slasher […]
Horror News Radio Co-Host Dave Dreher will be at the CINEMA WASTELAND Movie and Memorabilia Expo in Strongsville, Ohio this October 5th – 7th, 2018. The guest list includes a cast reunion for the 1981 slasher MY BLOODY VALENTINE, Belinda Balaski (Pirahna ’78, The Howling ’81, Food of the Gods ’76), Glen Coburn (Bloodsuckers from […]
Been waiting for this news to drop since Scream Factory announced their upcoming Collector’s Edition Blu-ray of Creepshow – I knew that had something special up their sleeves but this is – awesome. Behold all the goodness that awaits us: – NEW 4K scan of the original camera negative — Color correction supervised and approved […]
The fact that it’s 2018 and there still is not a kick ass – special feature laden Blu-ray of Creepshow on everyone’s shelf is a damn shame. To the rescue come Scream Factory! While we don’t yet have all the details when it comes to special features and the like – we do have the […]
“Something unspeakable has come home.“ Not only is it unspeakable, but it has already died once. Doc Rotten is still on hiatus, diligently working on the next issues of the Gruesome Magazine quarterly print and electronic editions. In the interim, your regular host, Jeff Mohr, is joined by the capable and knowledgeable Bill Mulligan, film […]
Paul Cardullo takes a look at an unusual Groovy Gory Gruesome Gold film this week – writer/director Dusty Nelson‘s Effects (1980). Though it was shot in 1978 and ostensibly released in 1980, it did not receive a proper release until the DVD came out in 2006. Paul takes a look at the new 4K Blu […]
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“Things only seem to be magic. There is no real magic. There’s no real magic ever.” With this line, Martin laments the lack of real magic in life, even while claiming to be an 84-year-old vampire in a 20-year-old’s body. Join your Grue Crew as we pay tribute to George Romero by discussing Martin (1978), […]
 “Choke on ’em. CHOKE ON ‘EM!” Rhodes (Joseph Pilato) tells those ghouls exactly what they can do with his own guts. It’s a terrifying example of zombie carnage. One that still stands as a special effects achievement for Tom Savini. Still, does that mean Day of the Dead holds a candle to what George […]
Stump The Saint — Horror News Radio’s weekly game show in which the listeners guide Thomas Mariani to the trivia questions poised to stump Santos “The Black Saint” Ellin Jr. Despite his love of trivia, Santos is capable of being stumped on a weekly basis! As to where the audience comes in to Stump The […]