The Human Race (2013) from director Paul Hough spins a combination of Battle Royale and Saw on its ears creating a terrifying tale that has Santos Ellin Jr. and Vixen singing its praises while Doc and Thomas are far less impressed. Kudos to Eddie McGee for portraying a complex heroic character. "Run or Die!"
Doc steps in for Dave this week to bring the news of the week with Robert Englund (returning as Freddy Kruger for one night only) , Paranormal Activity 5 and Z Nation while Thomas revisits season four of Game of Thrones in this week's What Have You Been Watching segment. Doc and Santos also recap the highlights from the season seven premiere of True Blood.
Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Thomas Mariani and Vixen, the Voice of Reason, are back again this week to give you the best in horror as they recap, review and obliterate all that is horror this week! Be on the lookout for the HNR crew at the MonsterCon toy and comic convention in Greenville, South Carolina July 18-20, 2014.
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Episode 64 – The Human Race - Game of Thrones
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The Human Race (2014)
"If you are lapped twice, you die. If you step off the path, you die. If you touch the grass, you will die!" The tag line sets up the story at its base, 80 strangers from a single city block are transported to a mysterious track where they must keep running to survive. The Human Race thrills Santos and Vixen with its gory thrills (exploding heads!) and interesting characters while Thomas is frustrated by the script, the redundant kills and the overplayed soundtrack. The HNR grue-crew go at, love it or hate it, the discussion is lively.
Horror News of the Week for 06/23/2014
Dave Dreher may be out this week but Doc steps in to shares the Horror News of the Week beginning with news of Robert Englund appearing in full Freddy Kruger make-up for one weekend only for the Flashback Weekend this fall (Oct 2014). Silent Night, Deadly Night gets a 30th anniversary BluRay from Anchor Bay this September. The director behind the upcoming Dr. Strange from Marvel, Scott Derrickson, is set to direct a feature length version of Outer Limits. Doc is devastated the Paranormal Activity 5 is being pushed back to 2016 but is thrilled that the upcoming Friday the 13th film will be in 3D. The grue-crew take another look at the Z Nation TV show from SyFy and Asylum.
What Have You Been Watching: Game of Thrones & True Blood
Thomas is all about season 4 of Game of Thrones as he and Doc revisit the highlights of the year. Doc is all about "The Mountain and the Viper" as Santos watches the scene in the background for the very first time. OMG! Oh, the bloody gore of it all. While Game of Thrones gets high praises, the season 7 premiere of True Blood gets a far less enthusiastic review from Doc.
Stump the Saint for 06/23/2014
Santos faces three horror movie trivia questions from the Horror News Radio listeners again this week in the Stump the Saint segment. Mick St. John, Jason Hawkins and Joseph Perry supplies this week's challenging trivia with nods towards Scooby Doo, Ruth Gordon and a mysterious Satan film from the late 70's/early 80's.
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Willow Creek (2013) is a found footage Bigfoot movie from Bobcat Goldthwait and the HNR crew are all over it. Alexie Gilmore and Bryce Johnson star in the film as a couple who travel into the woods near Willow Creek in search of Bigfoot...and find much, much more.
Dave ramps up the news of the week with American Horror Story: Freak Show, Dracula Untold and The Following while Thomas and Santos sit back to enjoy the animated critters found in How to Train Your Dragon 2 in this week's What Have You Been Watching segment. Doc and Santos also recap the highlights from Bizarre AC horror convention.
Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Dave Dreher, Thomas Mariani and Vixen, the Voice of Reason, are back again this week to give you the best in horror as they recap, review and obliterate all that is horror this week! Be on the lookout for the HNR crew at the MonsterCon toy and comic convention in Greenville, South Carolina July 18-20, 2014.
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Episode 63 – Willow Creek
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Willow Creek (2013)
Bobcat Goldthwait. Bigfoot. Found Footage. It's a recipe for the bizarre from a unique visionary tackling his first horror film with Willow Creek. The film follows the trails blazed by Blair Witch Project to capture your breath in a brilliant extended scene where the lead characters are trapped in their tent as the sounds of terror surround them. Terrifying film.
Horror News of the Week for 06/16/2014
Dave Dreher shares the Horror News of the Week beginning with news of American Horror Story: Freak Show. Next up is a new anthology collection of horror shorts called The Mortuary Collection. The poster and first stills from Dracula Untold finally make their way online. Good mascots gone bad litter the trailer for Varsity Blood. And Kevin Williamson is leaving The Following in capable hands as he moves on to other projects.
What Have You Been Watching: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Dave and Santos have seen this weekend's hit animated film and have glorious things to say about How to Train Your Dragon 2. Both highly recommend this family film for all genre fans as well while suggesting that 3D is the way to see it.
HNR On The Road: Bizarre AC June 13 -15, 2014 - Atlantic City, New Jersey
Santos and Doc along with HorrorNews.Net editor and screenwriter Michael Joy converged upon Atlantic City for Bizarre AC. Highlight of the weekend is being able to meet the fans of the show, such as Joseph Frittos and his wife Mary. News about the Chiodo Brothers of Killer Clowns from Outer Space fame as well as Team America: World Police.
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Over the past decade, films continue to mine the wealth of material originating from the comic book world, even horror. The Walking Dead, anyone? But what does it take to translate that material into a screenplay that will attract a studio and a director or find actors such as Bill Oberst Jr, Naomi Grossman, Zach Galligan and Brian Thompson to sign on and promote? This episode takes a look into one man's adventure into adapting his own material, The Chair, into a feature film.
Welcome to another episode of The Future of Horror, an interview podcast featuring new, upcoming talent in horror, The show is a sibling podcast to Horror News Radio, the official HorrorNews.Net podcast. With each episode, the show’s host, Doc Rotten, spotlights a director, an actor, a screenwriter, an effects artists, a film maker conquering hurdles and barriers to get their films made, to follow their passion, to make horror films.
Creator, Artist, Writer Peter Simeti joins Doc to discuss his comic company, Alterna Comics, his hit graphic novel, The Chair, and his journey in taking his property to film. He shares how producers first approached him about the comic and what it took to develop a script that would excite interested parties into joining his cause. He reveals the director and much of the cast including how he met with them to convince each to sign onto the project with a few surprises included.
You can find out more about Peter Simeti and his film, The Chair, at these links:
The Chair IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3400932/
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The Chair Website: http://www.thechairhorror.com/
Thanks for listening to another episode of The Future of Horror podcast, subscribe today on iTunes and leave a comment to help support the show. Hopefully, the show will continue being an interesting, entertaining and enlightening journey into the film industry, from independent films to bigger budgeted studio pictures. As we continue meeting the incredible talent in front and behind the cameras, we will gain a glimpse of what it takes to create the horror films we love to watch: passion, persistence, talent, hard work and, maybe, a little luck and a little help from friends and mentors. Let us know what you think, email The Future of Horror at docrotten@docrotten.com.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) may have flopped at the weekend box office but the HNR crew are generally enthusiastic about the film, its humor and Emily Blunt. Doug Liman directs and Tom Cruise stars along with Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson.
Dave ramps up the news of the week with Harbinger Down, The Stand and Rob Zombie while Santos continues with HNR's newest segment of the show, Stump the Saint, featuring horror trivia questions provided by you, the Horror News Radio listener!
Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Dave Dreher and Thomas Mariani are back again this week to give you the best in horror as they recap, review and obliterate all that is horror this week! Be on the lookout for the HNR crew at the Bizarre AC horror convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey June 13-15, 2014 and MonsterCon toy and comic convention in Greenville, South Carolina July 18-20, 2014.
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Episode 62 – Edge of Tomorrow
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Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt headline the sci-fi epic from director Doug Liman, Edge of Tomorrow, fascinating and thrilling the HNR crew in the process. Well, except Dave who did not get to see it and Santos who was not satisfied with the ending in the slightest. Live. Die. Repeat.
Horror News of the Week for 06/09/2014
Dave Dreher shares the Horror News of the Week beginning with news of The Fault in Our Stars director Josh Boone tackling the 3hr feature film adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. The sequel that will not go away, this week brings more rumblings about Ghostbusters 3. Dave is far more interested in the news of Pacific Rim 2 even if Santos is not amused. The trailer for Harbinger Down promises some awesome practical effects ala Carpenter's The Thing. Rob Zombie continues to makes the news with the announcement of bringing his nightmare road show to Phoenix.
Stump the Saint for 06/02/2014
Santos Ellin Jr. is a horror historian, leading the country in horror trivia on the Quiz Up online game. He steps up to challenge you, the HNR listener to stump with trivia. Thus, Stump the Saint is born. The segment continues with three challenging questions from Peter V., TJ Fowler and Christopher G. Moore. Now it is your turn, go to http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia to submit your question to Stump the Saint.
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Join us this week as we revisit and remember the excellent of Ghostbusters (1984) for its 30th Anniversary on episode 67 of the Monster Movie Podcast. The podcast takes a loving and hilarious look back at Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Raymond Stanz and Dr. Egon Spengler as they are joined by Winston Zeddemore to save Dana Barrett (and, yes, Louis Tully) from the world conquering Gozer.
This episode also marks the return of co-host Thomas Mariani who first visited the show one year ago. Coincidence? We think not. Wha? C'mon, just play along here.
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Episode 67 – Ghostbusters (1984)
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"I'm worried, Ray. It's getting crowded in there and all my data points to something big on the horizon." - Egon.
"What do you mean, big?" - Winston.
"Well, let's say this Twinkie represents the normal amount of psychokinetic energy in the New York area. Based on this morning's sample, it would be a Twinkie... thirty-five feet long, weighing approximately six hundred pounds." - Egon
"That's one big Twinkie." - Winston.
It is lines like this and the chemistry between the film's stars, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramos , that solidify the importance and impact of Ghostbusters. The film is known for instantly conquering the Summer of 1984 with its catchy (and later controversial) theme song, it's fun jovial attitude and its delightful scares and thrills. Sigourney Weaver is breathtaking as Dana Barrett instantly winning Venkman's heart - and the audiences' as well. And let's not forget Slimer, Gozer, the Terror Dogs and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Thomas and Doc relive every moment, every thrill as they celebrate the film's 30th anniversary. Join them in the excitement.
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"Time did reverse. The teacup that I shattered did come together." - Hannibal Lecter. Season 2 of Hannibal is complete and it never faltered. It was an incredible, fascinating, extraordinary thirteen episodes. Thomas Mariani, Dave Dreher, Christipher G. Moore and Doc Rotten gather one more time to reflect and revisit the highlights, characters and gruesome twists Hannibal had in store for them.
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Episode 14 – Season 2 Wrap Up
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Poor, poor Will Graham - his carefully orchestrated plan, crafted step by step over thirteen episodes came to a crushing, bloody, violent conclusion as he discovers it is far more difficult to fool Hannibal Lecter than he ever imagined. Great characters continue to blunder into their colliding paths, Margot and Mason Verger, Frederick Chilton, Abel Giddeon, Abigail Hobbs and Freddie Lounds. The dialog is astounding, the cinematography astonishing and the direction far exceeds the television format. Join Thomas, Dave, Christopher and Doc as they fondly remembers their favorites scenes, characters, encounters and shocking discoveries.
As always we want your feedback so drop us a line at thomas@horrornewstv.com or dave@horrornewstv.com or docrotten@horrornewstv.com and we’ll talk next week as we continue to bring you our recipe for fear with HORROR NEWS TV HANNIBAL FAN PODCAST.
Maleficent (2014), starring Angelina Jolie and Sharlto Copley, cast its Disney shadow over the weekend box-office scoring a huge hit and the larger opening for the beautiful and talented Jolie. Taking a look at the classic Sleeping Beauty from the eyes of its antagonist, the Fairy Queen Maleficent, the film examines what is at the heart of the villain.
Dave ramps up the news of the week with Summer of Fear, Friday the 13th and more Ant-Man while Santos continues with HNR's newest segment of the show, Stump the Saint, featuring horror trivia questions provided by you, the Horror News Radio listener!
Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Dave Dreher and Thomas Mariani are back again this week to give you the best in horror as they recap, review and obliterate all that is horror this week! Be on the lookout for the HNR crew at the Bizarre AC horror convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey June 13-15, 2014 and MonsterCon toy and comic convention in Greenville, South Carolina July 18-20, 2014.
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Episode 61 – Maleficent
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Maleficent (2014)
The grue-crew drag Dave kicking and screaming (or rather snoring, ha!) into watching the latest high profile live-action fantasy offering from the Disney powerhouse, Maleficent. Angelina Jolie scores big with her incredible performance as the title character. But the entire crew is hard pressed to praise much else, except maybe the cinematography and effects work.
Horror News of the Week for 06/02/2014
Dave Dreher shares the Horror News of the Week beginning with news of Blumhouse locking in three future dates for a mysterious trilogy of films, perhaps co-chaired by Universal Studios. Let the speculation begin. Scream Factory is launching a Summer of Fear celebration this season with a trio of films broadcast online. Rumor mills are buzzing about Edgar Wright moving off of Ant-Man and onto the remake of Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Yeah. Right. Mr. Mercedes has the right stuff with a gaggle of familiar faces from previous Stephen King's work weighing in. The Friday the 13th re-remake gets pushed back to November 13th, 2015.
Stump the Saint for 06/02/2014
Santos Ellin Jr. is a horror historian, leading the country in horror trivia on the Quiz Up online game. He steps up to challenge you, the HNR listener to stump with trivia. Thus, Stump the Saint is born. The segment continues with three challenging questions from Adam Thomas, Joaquin Espino and Floor Hockey Josh From Canada. Now it is your turn, go to http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia to submit your question to Stump the Saint.
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