“According to the legend of the seven full moons, Loreley will turn into a hideous animal. She must eat human hearts in order to return to her eternal sleep.” Is eternal sleep a good thing? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guest Jerry Chandler – as they journey to Spain The Loreley’s Grasp (1973), another Amando de Ossorio non-Blind Dead film.
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 235 – The Loreley’s Grasp (1973)
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Synopsis: The legendary Lorelei has been living in a grotto beneath the Rhine River in Germany for centuries. Every night, when the moon is full, she turns into a reptile-like creature craving human blood. When she kills one girl after another from a nearby boarding school, a hunter named Sigurd is engaged to kill the monster.
The 70s Grue Crew discusses another Spanish horror flick from Amando de Ossorio, director of The Blind Dead Quartet. This time, joined by Jerry Chandler, their subject is The Loreley’s Grasp (1973, Las garras de Lorelei), aka When the Screaming Stops. The lovely and talented Helga Liné’s character becomes a reptilic creature during the full moon and feasts on human hearts, ripping them straight from her victim’s bodies while they still breathe. Her source for hearts? A girl’s boarding school, of course. Gory and brutal, the film’s effects are lacking but fun. De Ossorio delivers another imaginative tale on a shoestring budget… and lots of giggling girls in somewhat reserved bikinis, a handsome hunter, a beautiful school marm, a pseudo Van Helsing who is very careless with a flask of acid, a trio of cave-dwelling, female wrestlers with skull clasps on their swimsuits, and a radioactive dagger. What else could there possibly be?
At the time of this writing, The Loreley’s Grasp (1973) is available to stream from Tubi and PPV from Amazon. It is available on physical media as The Night of the Sorcerers / The Loreley’s Grasp Scream Factory Double Feature Blue-ray.
Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Chad, will be The Antichrist (1974). On the plus side, it’s an Italian film directed by Alberto De Martino and starring Carla Gravina, Alida Valli, Mel Ferrer, and Arthur Kennedy with music by Ennio Morricone. On the minus side, we’re all going to hell.
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“The only thing that keeps me from cracking you in the jaw is the almost certain possibility that it would break your neck.” Your consideration is appreciated. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guest Gregory Crosby – as they take in Robert Siodmak’s The Spiral Staircase (1946) from RKO Radio Pictures.
Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 197 – The Spiral Staircase (1946)
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Synopsis: In 1916, a shadowy serial killer is targeting women with “afflictions.” One night, during a thunderstorm, the mute Helen is the target.
Imagine a junction of genres where gothic, old dark house, and film noir meet. You will surely find The Spiral Staircase (1946) there. The film is packed with film noir veterans, both cast and crew, who weave a beautiful tapestry of light and shadow that aid in the telling of its layered story. Red herrings abound in the search for the serial killer who prays on women with “afflictions” that render them less than perfect. Even though the female characters appear to have little agency, they manage to defeat the killer. Oops! Spoiler alert! Horror, horror-adjacent, or none of the above, The Spiral Staircase is a damn fine movie, and the Grue-Crew, joined by Gregory Crosby, has much to discuss.
At the time of this writing, The Spiral Staircase (1946) is available to stream from YouTube.
Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by a special guest – is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), the German silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene that explodes with German expressionism and challenges the Grue Crew with correctly pronouncing “somnambulist.”
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“Look, Miss Hoity Toity. The woman cannot answer the goddamn door ’cause she can’t get out of her goddamn bed. Is that goddamn clear enough for ya?” Crystal. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as Jeff gets his Rory Calhoun fix and the rest of the crew decide what they think of Angel (1983).
Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 278 – Angel (1983)
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Synopsis: High-schooler Molly secretly earns her living as Angel, a street prostitute whose only family and friends are the ones she works with on the streets. She must survive against a serial killer who is targeting people of her profession.
Is Angel (1983) a horror film or not? A serial killer who practices necrophilia and cuts the bodies of his victims into pieces? Jeff doesn’t really care as long as it has Rory Calhoun in the cast. The Grue-Crew are divided on this one, especially Chad (actually, Chad is pretty certain), but they all agree the strength of the movie is its cast. Susan Tyrrell and Dick Shawn steal every scene they’re in, and Rory plays an actor from B-movie westerns like the actor from B-movie westerns he is. Cliff Gorman is the earnest and compassionate detective who completes the caring group of friends acting as Molly/Angel’s (Donna Wilkes) family. Angel is a quirky one, but three-fourths of the Grue-Crew enjoyed the film. However, the three sequels might be a different story.
At the time of this writing, Angel (1983) is available to stream from PlutoTV, Plex, Vudu/Fandango, Night Flight, and Troma Now. It’s also available on physical media as a Blu-ray formatted disc from Vinegar Syndrome,
Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Bill, will be Dario Argento’s Inferno (1980), the second film in his Three Mothers Trilogy. Italian horror? Yay!
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“Open the door. I’ve something for you. Go on, open up. I’m quite alone. Open up!” Surely, there are no villagers with torches hiding around the corner. Right? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss yet another of Christopher Lee’s turns as Dracula in Hammer’s Scars of Dracula (1970).
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 234 – Scars of Dracula (1970)
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A young man on a trip spends the night at Count Dracula’s castle and is murdered. After some time has passed, the young man’s brother comes to the small town, where all the traces of his brother lead, to look for him.
Could it possibly be Hammer Time again? Yes! And Dracula, no less! This time, the 70s Grue-Crew take on Scars of Dracula (1970), Christopher Lee’s fifth time playing the bloodsucking count for Hammer. Directed by Roy Ward Baker, Scars of Dracula is probably the bloodiest, most violent of Hammer’s Dracula productions so far. There is the usual cast of Hammer women (Jenny Hanley, Wendy Hamilton, Anouska Hempel) and Hammer regulars (e.g., Patrick Troughton, Michael Ripper, Michael Gwynn) along with the requisite Hammer bats. Only in this case, it’s plural bats with mechanical wings to boot! And man, are they nasty! The Grue Crew have more fun than a barrel of mechanical bats discussing this one.
At the time of this writing, Scars of Dracula (1970) is available to stream from Pluto TV, Plex, and various PPV sources, and on physical media as a Blue-ray formatted disc from SCREAM Factory.
Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Chad, will be The Antichrist (1974). On the plus side, it’s an Italian film directed by Alberto De Martino and starring Arthur Kennedy and Mel Ferrer with music by Ennio Morricone. On the minus side, we’re all going to hell.
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“An animal wouldn’t drain every drop of blood from its victims, nor would it throw knives.” Well, a vampire bat and a monkey might. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guests Chris Peters and Bill Mulligan – as they take in Rafael Baledón’s The Curse of the Crying Woman (1963, La maldición de la Llorona), a Mexican horror film bearing the name of a famous figure in south-of-the-border folklore.
Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 196 – The Curse of the Crying Woman (1963)
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Synopsis: After fifteen years of being away, a woman returns with her husband to her aunt’s hacienda in the Mexican countryside without realizing that her relative is a sorceress who wants to use her to bring an evil witch back to life.
The Curse of the Crying Woman (1963) is not about that La Llorona. The well-known legend is nowhere to be found. The Grue Crew, joined by guests Chris Peters and Bill Mulligan, discuss this Mexican horror film directed by Rafael Baledón and starring Rosita Arenas, Rita Mercedo, Abel Salazar, Carlos López Moctezuma, and Enrique Lucero. This Swiss army knife of a Mexican horror movie is about a maniacal witch but includes tropes from vampire and old dark house films, all of which are presented in a gothic wrapper. The Grue Crew differ on how much they enjoyed The Curse of the Crying Woman, but they are all glad they watched it and have a blast in this talkabout.
At the time of this writing, The Curse of the Crying Woman (1963) is available to stream from YouTube. The film is available on physical media as a Blu-ray formatted disc from Indicator.
Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Daphne – is The Spiral Staircase (1946), a psychological horror film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Kent Smith, Rhonda Fleming, and Elsa Lanchester. This is going to be really good!
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To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!”
“I wonder if we’ll find anything down here? I bet we’re going to find a big blue monkey.” Or maybe you won’t. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr, and guest Ralph Miller III – as they do their best to find the blue monkey in Blue Monkey (1987). It’s Canadian horror, ay.
Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 277 – Blue Monkey (1987)
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Synopsis: Detective Jim Bishop and Dr. Rachel Carson must find a way to stop a giant monstrous insect before it procreates and spreads a deadly infection it’s carrying. Meanwhile, it’s eating people in Dr. Carson’s quarantined hospital.
The 80s Grue-Crew and guest Ralph Miller III take a trip to a hospital in Canada to diagnose Blue Monkey (1987). This one features the beginnings of an epidemic, some ludicrous laser shenanigans, an extraordinary amount of green goo, and a freaky larva that magically metamorphoses (we think) into a giant insect that begins killing patients in the now quarantined hospital. All of this is accomplished with some generally good effects work and an abundance of pseudo-sciencing. Steven Railsback, Gwynyth Walsh, Don Lake, Susan Anspach, and John Vernon jump into the fray, accompanied by Marwella and Dede, a pair of golden girls getting drunk in the background, and Robin Dukes and Joe Flaherty having their first baby. Ah, yes. Canadian horror has such a unique flavor. As you can tell, there’s plenty of material for our talkabout… even though there’s no actual blue monkey.
At the time of this writing, Blue Monkey (1987) is available to stream from Tubi and multiple PPV sources.
Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Jeff, will be Angel (1984), starring… wait for it… Rory Calhoun! Joining him are Donna Wilkes, Cliff Gorman, Dick Shawn, Susan Tyrrell, and John Diehl, all cavorting on the strip. Unfortunately, there’s a serial killer on the prowl.
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