The Grue-Crew head to New Jersey to visit THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979), directed by Stuart Rosenberg. The cast includes James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton, and Natasha Ryan. Based on a "true story" and the best-selling novel by Jay Anson, the movie cements the Amityville house with its eerily lit pair of attic windows into horror film history. When people think of haunted houses, they most likely think of this house - even to this day decades later. Despite it feeling somewhat tame today, The Amityville Horror frightened audiences world wide to the tune of $86 million and influenced horror movies that followed. The iconic tagline on the brilliantly designed poster - "For God's Sake, Get Out!" is still recognized (and parodied) by movie fans. Check out what the Grue-Crew make of The Amityville Horror (1979) as they share their first reactions, dive into the cast of characters, and explore the promotions, crew, and the Amityville house itself. Enjoy!
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979)
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Quote: "The house is doing things, windows open by themselves, a room full of flies at the wrong time of the year. You saw what happened to Greg's hand. Last night the front door was ripped off its hinges, from the inside." - George Lutz (James Brolin)
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Next up for Decades of Horror 1970s is a pick from Chad, The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976). See you there!
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The 70s Grue-Crew are finally reviewing KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK (1978) to Chad's delight... well, maybe all of ours, Bill, Dave, and Doc. Turns out we are all KISS fans -- Chad even sports his KISS ARMY cap -- and we all watched this when it originally aired on NBC TV in the States on Saturday, October 28, 1978. This episode is a fun discussion on the film, the cast, and each member of KISS -- Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, and Paul Stanley. We hope you join us. KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK (1978) Episode 263 - Decades of Horror 1970s
KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK (1978)
Episode 263 - Decades of Horror 1970s
Synopsis: "KISS, a rock band made up of superheroes, battles an evil inventor who has plans for destruction at a California amusement park." - IMDb
Quote: "He's sweating the possibility that we might pull out. He's just plain sweating." - Star Child
Director: Gordon Hessler
Writers: Jan Michael Sherman and Don Buday
Cast: Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Antony Zerbe, Carmine Caridi, Deborah Ryan, Brion James, Don Steele
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Next up for Decades of Horror 1970s is a controversial pick from Doc, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) based on the best-selling novel by Jay Anson and featuring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, and Murray Hamilton. See you there!
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The Grue-Crew travel to outer space on Al Adamson's XB-13 spacecraft in his Seventies shlock fest, HORROR OF THE BLOOD MONSTERS (1970). John Carradine is along for the ride sitting comfortably in lawn furniture space chairs. The alien skies are red, green, blue, and yellow in Spectrum-X color effects. Uh-huh. The groovy opening vampire scenes are quickly replaced with a lack-luster crew of space jockeys as they encounter a beautiful alien looking into the distance at scene cut from a little known Pilipino sci-fi film. The creatures include vampire cavemen, lobster men, bat men, and dinosaurs borrowed from other films. Wahoo! It's as bad as it sounds, yet, it just may be Al Adamson's best film. Maybe…
HORROR OF THE BLOOD MONSTERS (1970)
Episode 262 - Decades of Horror 1970s
Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! Next up for Decades of Horror 1970s is a controversial pick from Dave: the NBC TV Movie of the Week, KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK (1978) featuring Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, and Paul Stanley - KISS! See you there!
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Horror Comedies from the1970s, Doc selects the often overlooked or outright forgotten horror comedy from the Seventies, ARNOLD (1973), from director Georg Fenady (Terror in the Wax Museum), featuring Stella Stevens and Roddy McDowall.
ARNOLD (1973)
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The various murders are set up in a way The Abominable Dr. Phibes would relish and in the fashion of an imaginative whodunit or Giallo film. The humor is old-fashioned and more suitable for TV than the cinema. The cast - Stella Stevens, Roddy McDowall, Ella Lanchester - are quite a joy to watch. Some of the humor lands but most of it falls a bit flat. Mileage varies. D'oh!
Regardless, the Grue-Crew weigh in on the film and discuss the merits of the script, the positives of the direction, the fun interactions with the cast, and the often laughable demises...
Synopsis: "After his death, a wealthy man starts killing his greedy and selfish family members, accompanied by audiotapes explaining how and why, but who's actually doing all the killing?" - IMDb
"Arnold is dead. And a newlywed. Don't miss his honeymoon!?" - tagline
Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1970s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Chad, is the EPIC disaster from director Jack Smight, Damnation Alley (1977)
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Join The Grue-Crew as they take a look back at the original The Town That Dreaded Sundown from 1976. The blueprint for slasher films of the 80s is clearly drawn in the film's plot including inventive kills, borrowed heavily from the Italian Giallo genre. Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, and Gilligan's Island star Dawn Well head up the cast. Check out what the crew think of Charles B. Pierce's Seventies horror film. Enjoy!
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 259 - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
Director: Charles B. Pierce
Writer: Earl E. Smith
Cast: Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells, Jimmy Clem, Jim Citty, Charles B. Pierce, Cindy Butler, Earl E. Smith
Synopsis: The story of a berserk, hooded killer who terrorized the border town of Texarkana, Arkansas in 1946--leaving no fewer than five murder victims in his wake. He was never caught. Based on one of America's most baffling murder cases.
Join us for a review of the Andy Milligan horror movie from the 1970s, BLOOD (1973). Classic Retro Horror Movie reviews from the GRUE-CREW.
Grue-Believers,
You knew the day was coming, the day Bill Mulligan finally delivers on his frightening promise, the Andy Milligan selection for the Grue-Crew to dive into with his creature feature opus, BLOOD (1973). Dave Dreher joins the crew in Jeff's absence just in time for all the bad movie shenanigans. Somehow, even though the film is truly bad cinema, the Crew find themselves enjoying it for what it is... crap. Maybe we all need therapy. Who knows?
Milligan's Blood is a strange beast, supposedly set in the 19th century, it features the son of the Wolfman shacking up with the daughter of Dracula trying to survive in Staten Island, New York. Throw in various gothic tropes like hunchbacks, wacky scientists, and even man-eating plants and the film still struggles to overcome its bad acting, poor lighting, wooden dialog, oddball special effects, and silly, plastic, dime-store fangs. Thankfully, the Grue-Crew manage to come out of it alive. Whew!
Enjoy,
Chad, David, Doc, and Bill
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“My curiosity is justified by the fact that I am writing a book.” That, and you’re just plain nosey. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in a bit of ‘70s Eurohorror starring the one and only Klaus Kinski: The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974).
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 257 – The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974)
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Synopsis: Under strong influence from his burn victim wife, a wealthy aristocrat takes skin transplants from young women, who were captured, operated on against their will, and then killed, to fix his wife’s burnt body.
Your Decades of Horror 1970s Grue-Crew got together for a night of Klaus Kinski in The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974). Oh, oh! The Crew even found a tagline that pretty well summed up the experience: “Klaus Kinski carves up female faces in this lost Euro-horror shocker!” Of course, there is much more to the movie, but you get the picture. The most interesting thing about The Hand That Feeds the Dead might be Carlo Rambaldi’s effects work, as Kinski’s character repeatedly harvests his victims’ skin and transplants the harvest to his wife, who was severely burned in the fire that killed his father. And then there’s the dastardly manservant who goes beyond the pale while doing his master’s bidding. It turns out that the discussion after the fact is much more fun than the movie itself.
At the time of this writing, The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974, aka Evil Face)) is available to stream from Tubi. The film is also available on Blu-ray from Full Moon Features.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Bill, will be Blood (1973), directed by the one and only Andy Milligan. Yikes!
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“Why did you have to rent those rooms?” Money, money, money, money! Money! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in a film with a pretty decent cast, yet it wasn’t one they’d heard of. We’re talking about The Silent Scream (1979).
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 256 – The Silent Scream (1979)
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Synopsis: During her first semester at college, a co-ed finds housing at a seaside mansion where, following the death of a fellow student, she becomes entangled in a murder mystery surrounding the property and its secretive tenants.
Your 70s Grue-Crew didn’t know what to expect from The Silent Scream (1979) but were excited by the cast (Yvonne De Carlo, Barbara Steele, Cameron Mitchell, Avery Schreiber, and Rebecca Balding) and interested by its somewhat troubled production history. After filming of the original script was completed, there was a complete rewrite, new actors were hired (Steele, De Carlo, Mitchell, Schreiber, & Brad Rearden) and over 85% of the film was reshot. By most accounts, the changes yielded better results. The Grue-Crew is generally surprised by this film and finds it to be an average slasher with complicated relationships. As always, we had fun discussing this one!
At the time of this writing, The Silent Scream (1979) is available to stream from Plex and YouTube. The film is also available in 4K UHD from Kino Lorber.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Chad, will be The Hand That Feeds the Dead (1974, La mano che nutre la morte), starring the one, the only, the infamous Klaus Kinski!
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“Daddy! Daddy! Daddy, Daddy!” “Audrey Rose! Audrey Rose! Audrey Rose!! Good. Now, repeat… Ad infinitum. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in yet another 70s horror flick about a family with a teenage girl troubled by supernatural events. Maybe not so obviously, we’re talking about Audrey Rose (1977), directed by Robert Wise and starring Marsha Mason and Anthony Hopkins.
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 255 – Audrey Rose (1977)
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Synopsis: A stranger attempts to convince a happily married couple that their daughter is actually his daughter reincarnated.
Your 70s Grue Crew somehow missed Audrey Rose (1977) until now. Directed by four-time Oscar-winner Robert Wise; written and produced by bestselling author Frank De Felitta; starring two-time Oscar-winner and four-time Oscar-nominee Anthony Hopkins and four-time Oscar-nominee Marsha Mason; edited by Oscar-winner Carl Kress; an excellent performance from 13-year-old Susan Swift; a typical 70s downer ending; and yet, the result receives mixed reactions. It’s a story of reincarnation rather than possession, and of the breakup of a family, giving the film strong elements of psychological horror as well as supernatural ones. The Grue Crew is divided on Audrey Rose, which always leads to a spirited discussion. Yeah, baby!
At the time of this writing, Audrey Rose (1977) is available to stream from Kanopy, Tubi, Prime, and various PPV options. The film is also available on a Blu-ray disc from Arrow Video.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Doc, will be The Silent Scream (1977), starring Rebecca Balding, Cameron Mitchell, Avery Schreiber, Barbara Steele, and Yvonne de Carlo! Is this a hidden gem?
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“A wolf remains a wolf, even if it has not eaten your sheep.” Hmm. What if it has not eaten a cow? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take to space via Disney’s The Black Hole (1979).
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 254 – The Black Hole (1979)
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Synopsis: A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.
Disney’s The Black Hole (1979) is on the agenda for this episode. Spectacular visual effects and a good cast bode well for this film. That is, if it weren’t for the bad science and the equally bad script. The two little robots, voiced by Roddy MacDowall and Slim Pickens, are kind of fun, but also kind of dumb. Maximillian Schell, Robert Forster, Anthony Perkins, Ernest Borgnine, Yvette Mimieux, and Joseph Bottoms fill out the cast and perform admirably, considering what they have to work with. One Grue Believer referred to it as a “sublime failure.” Regardless of their opinions of the film as a whole, your 70s Grue-Crew have a ball discussing this one. They hope you do the same, watching or listening.
At the time of this writing, The Black Hole (1979) is available to stream from Disney+, and various PPV options.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Jeff, will be Audrey Rose (1977), screenplay by Frank de Felitta (based on his novel), directed by Robert Wise, and starring Anthony Hopkins, Marsha Mason, and John Beck.
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“What is real? Are you certain you know what reality is? How do you know that at this second you aren’t asleep in your beds dreaming that you are here in this theater? Ah, yes… it all seems too real.” Are you sure this guy is a wizard? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they brave the world of Herschell Gordon Lewis with The Wizard of Gore (1970).
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 253 – The Wizard of Gore (1970)
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Synopsis: A TV talk-show hostess and her boyfriend investigate a shady magician who has the ability to hypnotize and control the thoughts of people in order to stage gory on-stage illusions using his powers of mind-bending.
Herschell Gordon Lewis, heralded as the Godfather of Gore, is the producer/director of this episode’s selection, The Wizard of Gore (1970). This is the second time a Decades of Horror Grue-Crew has ventured into HGL territory. The first is Two Thousand Maniacs (1964), Classic Era #112, when guest host Sammie Cassell chose it for the Grue-Crew’s consumption. The Wizard of Gore does not disappoint with the levels of gore incorporated into a story whose only goal is to provide opportunities for more gore. (Did that make sense?) So, lots of bargain basement gore and acting put into an exploitative plot. What else would you expect from the Godfather of Gore? But, hey, the Grue-Crew still has fun!
At the time of this writing, The Wizard of Gore (1970) is available to stream from the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Flix Fling, and Cultpix.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Bill, will be Disney’s The Black Hole (1979), featuring an all-star cast and some amazeballs visual effects. You’ll want to be there!
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“The dead of night exists in all of us, and no one knows at what strange, unexpected moment it will make itself known. And so tonight, for your entertainment, three tales: one of mystery, one of imagination, and one of terror.” Yay! Break out the popcorn! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they stay another night in TV-land and cuddle up with Dan Curtis’s Dead of Night (1977).
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 252 – Dead of Night (1977)
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Synopsis: Three tales of mystery, imagination and terror.
The 70s Grue-Crew returns to the deep well of made-for-TV horror movies. This time, they cavort with a pair who feel like old friends: Dan Curtis and Richard Matheson. Dead of Night (1977) doesn’t sit at the pinnacle of its sub-subgenre, but it holds its own. The cast features some excellent actors: Patrick Macnee, Elisha Cook Jr., Ed Begley Jr., Joan Hackett, and Lee Montgomery. Matheson does his usual fine job with the screenplays, one of which is based on a Jack Finney story. The Crew have different ideas of the best and worst segments, but that’s what makes it fun. Be sure to stick around for the feedback section at the end of the episode. Some Grue-Believers chimed in with their favorite 70s horror movies, one for each year of the decade. (Hint, hint! You can still chime in on your faves for the next episode’s feedback. )
At the time of this writing, Dead of Night (1977) is available to stream from Hoopla and PPV on Prime. The film is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray formatted disc from KL Studio Classics (release date: October 28, 2025).
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Chad, will be Herschell Gordon Lewis’s The Wizard of Gore (1970). … Yikes?
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“I’ll find you. I don’t give up. Sweet dreams, Elizabeth.” Somehow, it doesn’t seem like Elizabeth’s sweet dreams are his goal. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in another classy TV movie from the 1970s, John Carpenter’s Someone’s Watching Me! (1978).
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 251 – Someone’s Watching Me! (1978)
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Synopsis: A woman is being watched in her apartment by a stranger, who also calls and torments her. A cat-and-mouse game begins.
Someone’s Watching Me! (1978), a TV-movie written and directed by John Carpenter, is a worthy predecessor to Halloween (1978). Although it aired on NBC one month after the premiere of Halloween, it was filmed immediately before Halloween. The core cast (Lauren Hutton, Adrienne Barbeau, David Birney), Carpenter’s script and direction, and the cinematography of Robert D. Hauser make Someone’s Watching Me! a film to seek out. It’s an obvious proving ground for many of the attributes we’ve come to expect from a Carpenter film, many of which he uses in Halloween. If you haven’t seen it, the Grue Crew gives it a hearty recommendation.
At the time of this writing, Someone’s Watching Me! (1978) is available to stream from Tubi, as well as several PPV options. The film is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray formatted disc from SHOUT! 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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Doc, will be The Dead of Night (1977), a TV-movie anthology written by Richard Matheson, directed by Dan Curtis, and featuring Ed Begley Jr., Patrick Macnee, Anjanette Comer, Elisha Cook Jr., Horst Buchholz, Lee Montgomery, and Joan Hackett. Shades of Trilogy of Terror!
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“Remember what I’ve always told you: The wages of sin is gonorrhea, syphilis, and death.” – Ma Cobb, Deranged. It’s hard to argue with that. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they have a bit of fun creating their own top 10s from this wondrous, groovy, gory, and influential decade.
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 250 – Grue Crew Favorites by Year (1970-1979)
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Back in 2013, Doc Rotten and The Black Saint (Santos Ellin Jr) recorded two podcast episodes documenting their favorite 70s horror films, one each for every year of this wondrous, groovy, gory, and influential decade. Those two episodes, covering 1970-1974 and 1975-1979, are the inspiration for what became the Decades of Horror 1970s Podcast, and, with added video flourishes, were reissued as episodes 160 and 161 in April 2022. Santos left us in September 2017, but the 70s Grue-Crew carried on as best they could.
They are now at episode 250 of this inspired experiment, and the current Crew decided to mark the milestone with a similar but new list: one “favorite” film from each year of the decade from each host, this time packed into one very long episode. Remember, these are the Crew’s “favorites,” not what they think are the best, most popular, or biggest box office movies. In fact, a handful of movies were excluded. They also agreed not to duplicate any of their fellow hosts’ picks. This episode lists 40 films from the 1970s that the 70s Grue-Crew hold near and dear to their hearts. They hope you have as much fun listening to or watching this episode as they had recording it. Here are their picks:
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Jeff, will be Someone’s Watching Me! (1978), a TV-movie written and directed by John Carpenter, filmed right before and released right after Halloween (1978). Lauren Hutton, Adrienne Barbeau, David Birney, and Charles Cyphers lead the cast.
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“The world has caught up with me and surpassed me. It’s drivel. 90 years ago, I was a freak. Today, I’m an amateur.” If you work at it, you can still regain your “freak” status. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – in 1979 San Francisco as they follow the exploits of H.G., Amy, and Jack in Nicholas Meyer’s Time After Time (1979).
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 249 – Time After Time (1979)
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Synopsis: H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer’s time machine to escape his time period.
You can’t get much more Victorian than H. G. Wells and Jack the Ripper. Jack began his known ripping career in 1988, and H. G. Wells published his novel The Time Machine in 1895. They certainly could have met. And if Wells actually invented a time machine that worked, the events of Time After Time (1979) could have taken place… Well, they could have! The whole thing seems entirely plausible thanks to the direction of Nicholas Meyer, his fantastic crew, and the incredible performances of Mary Steenburgen, Malcolm McDowell, and David Warner. Is this more of a romance? Yes, but Meyer et al manage to provide a quotient of horror while minimizing the graphic violence. Remember, it’s not only what you see that brings the frisson.
At the time of this writing, Time After Time (1978) is available to stream from Tubi, as well as several PPV options. The film is also available on physical media as a Blu-Ray formatted disc from Warner Archive Collection.
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 70s Grue Crew will celebrate their 250th episode with another set of 70s favorites. Each of them will compile a list of ten films, one from each year in the seventies, for a total of forty movies that hold a special place in each of their little black hearts. Doc and Santos each created lists for a two-part podcast that inspired the creation of Decades of Horror 1970s. They were re-released as Top 10 Horror Films of the 1970′s, Part 1 – Episode 160 – Decades of Horror 1970s and Top 10 Horror Films of the 1970′s, Part 2 – Episode 161 – Decades of Horror 1970s.
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“Can I be the butter on your pumpernickel bread?” Oh, dear. What does that even mean? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out Dark August (1976) while pondering on which side their pumpernickel is buttered.
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 248 – Dark August (1976)
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Synopsis: A man accidentally runs down a young girl and has a curse placed on him by the girl’s grandfather. He goes to a spiritualist for help in fighting the curse. Shenanigans ensue.
The 70s Grue-Crew doesn’t expect many people to have heard of this episode’s subject. They hadn’t. Their reactions to Dark August (1976) are mixed in some ways and not in others. The cast for this low-budget independent film — shot in Stowe, Vermont — is populated by character actors and locals with a dose of star power from Oscar-winner Kim Hunter. The director cut his chops on commercials but is fairly inexperienced with feature films, having just one such previous credit. The same is true of the producer and the cinematographer, but they all still managed to create a good-looking movie. The Crew’s biggest issues seem to be with the script, with its cloaked depiction of the enforcer of the curse, and with its pacing. You might even call it a s-l-o-o-o-w-w burn. Regardless, the crew always enjoys discovering a new-to-them horror movie.
At the time of this writing, Dark August (1978) is available to stream from Tubi and Arrow, as well as several PPV options. The film is also available on physical media as one of the three films included in American Horror Project Vol 2 [Blu-ray] from Arrow Video. Dream No Evil (1970) and The Child (1977) complete the 3-pack.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Bill, will be Time After Time (1976). Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen, and Nicholas Meyer bring you H.G. Wells and Jack the Ripper in an epic chase across a century. The Grue Crew can’t wait!
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“This piece is actually an ideal marriage. Iron, the strongest metal then known to man, and the color red, the color of the planet Mars, the planet of vitality, passion, and sexual vigor.” So iron plus red equals sexual vigor. Got it! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guest Dave Dreher – as they take a ride in the possessed car from Charles Band’s Crash! (1976). There will be crashes!
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Episode 247 – Crash! (1976)
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Synopsis: After a woman is nearly killed in a car accident, a doctor investigates the collision, which points toward revenge, destruction, and the occult.
This episode’s subject is Crash! (1976), an early Charles Band film featuring José Ferrer, Sue Lyon, John Ericson, Leslie Parrish, Jerome Guardino, John Carradine, and Reggie Nalder. Dave Dreher, co-founder and lead news reporter for Gruesome Magazine and representative of Full Moon Features at horror conventions across middle America, joins the ‘70s Grue-Crew to add his knowledge of the film and Charles Band, some of which he gained through his one-on-one interactions. There are beaucoup vehicle crashes and explosions (seriously, good luck counting them), so the crew extends their discussion to stunt coordinator Von Deming and pyrotechnic expert Dynamite Three-Finger Harry Woolman. This fun mashup is a joy to view and discuss, so be sure to check out CRASH!, and please enjoy our talkabout!
At the time of this writing, Crash! (1978) is available to stream from Full Moon Features, Tubi, and Prime. The film is also available on physical media from Full Moon Horror as a Blu-ray formatted disc.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Chad, will be Dark August (1976), starring Kim Hunter. None of the Grue Crew has heard of this one, and that’s what they love: discovering new (to them) films!
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“The penis is evil!!” No argument here. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr, and guest Gregory Crosby – as they try to decipher the complex social structure, not to mention the entire story, depicted in John Boorman’s Zardoz (1974). And what the heck is Sean Connery wearing?
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Episode 245 – Zardoz (1974)
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In the late 23rd century, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity’s achievements.
Bill chose Zardoz (1974) for this episode, and Gregory Crosby joined the ’70s Grue-Crew to add his insights to this drug-fueled vision from writer and director John Boorman. Sean Connery (sporting the latest in ‘70s science fiction apparel) and Charlotte Rampling lead the cast in this almost undecipherable depiction of a society in 2293 populated by Brutals, Eternals, Renegades, and Apathetics. Included in the perplexing story are some genuinely interesting ideas (a hallmark of good science fiction) centered on the possible behaviors of a community of immortals. In the case of Zardoz, the filmmakers’ reach might have exceeded their grasp, but you be the judge. The Grue-Crew do agree that Zardoz is a must-watch for fans of ‘70s science fiction!
At the time of this writing, Zardoz (1974) is available to stream from Prime and several PPV options.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Jeff, will be Slave of the Cannibal God (1974), directed by Sergio Martino, and starring Ursula Andress and Stacey Keach. If it’s summer, it must be time for a cannibal flick?
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“Tear him up!” That’s not as hard as you might think when you have a mischief of rats at your command. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they try their hand at rat wrangling as they cover Willard (1971).
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Episode 244 – Willard (1971)
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Synopsis: A social misfit uses his only friends, his pet rats, to exact revenge on his tormentors.
First covered eight years ago in audio-only Episode 53, the 70s Grue-Crew decided to revisit Willard (1971). Chad chose it as his pick, and who wouldn’t want to discuss it again? Elsa Lanchester as Willard’s clinging, passive-aggressive mother? Ernest Borgnine as Willard’s unprincipled bully of a boss? Sondra Locke as Willard’s concerned co-worker and possible love interest? Bruce Davison as Willard, the sensitive, immature, socially inept lord of the rats? Incredible character actors providing support? All of whom are surrounded by a rather large mischief of rats, two of which are named Socrates and Ben? Count us in!
At the time of this writing, Willard (1971) is available to stream from Kanopy, Tubi, Plex, Prime, and Peacock. It’s also available on physical media as a Blu-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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Bill, will be Zardoz (1974), directed by John Boorman (Deliverance), and starring Sean Connery and Charlotte Rampling. Hmm… how did they come up with that strange title?
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“You’re asking me questions, Harry, and I hear you. A scientist cannot afford the indulgence of guilt. And after all, if God doesn’t want me to continue, the means of my disposal are always at his command.” If you want to communicate with God, talking to a snake might be the wrong approach. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdroff, and Jeff Mohr – as they try their hand at snake wrangling while they finally get the chance to cover Sssssss (1973).
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Episode 243 – Sssssss (1973)
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Synopsis: A scientist specializing in the study of snakes believes that humans will never survive the coming disasters and holocausts he foresees. His solution is to create a composite creature from the DNA of a man and a king cobra that will be better suited for survival.
Snakes alive! Doc returns and Daphne joins Doc, Bill, Chad, and Jeff for the episode on this bizarre picture. The 70s Grue-Crew has wanted to discuss Sssssss (1973) since day one, but the movie rarely streams. Finally, thanks to the contributions of Patreon members, Doc purchased physical media for each of the crew – on sale, mind you – so they could cover this movie and, boy-howdy, did they have a good time. Strother Martin is a national treasure, and he’s superbly supported by Heather Menzies-Urich, Dirk Benedict, and Reb Brown. At least until the final scene, excellent effects by John Chambers, Nick Marcellino, and Dan Striepeke help you buy the snake oil the film sells. This Zanuck/Brown Production predates Jaws by two years, but you can see “some” of their promise. They have assembled a group of accomplished filmmakers to create this weird, quirky, creepy, and fun movie.
At the time of this writing, Sssssss (1973) is available on physical media as a Blu-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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Chad, will be Willard (1971)! Bruce Davison, Ernest Borgnine, Elsa Lanchester, and Sondra Locke. This is a double tap for Willard, first discussed eight years ago in episode 53. This is going to be fun!
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“I know you think I’m crazy, but you must listen to me. You won’t want to believe what I’m telling you here, but you have to.” An ominous warning that no one heeds or even understands. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Gregory Crosby, and Jeff Mohr – as they try to decipher the mysterious message from the research station in A Cold Night’s Death (1973).
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Episode 242 – A Cold Night’s Death (1973)
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Two research scientists at the Tower Mountain Research Station are trying to unravel the mysterious death of a colleague. They suspect that there is someone or something other than their research primates inhabiting their isolated polar station.
A Cold Night’s Death (1973) is an often-requested TV movie that the ’70s Grue-Crew finally jumped on. As usual, the holdup was over the available visual quality, which hasn’t improved, but what the heck. Sometimes you just have to go for it. In essence, Eli Wallach’s and Robert Culp’s characters are scientists in a 14,000-foot-elevation research station in the Arctic. Their isolation in a decidedly unfriendly environment enhances the creepiness of this disturbing and atmospheric tale. The Grue-Crew are impressed with Gil Mellé’s score, the acting, and the overall quality of the filmmaking. The Crew has much to discuss in their unanimous approval of A Cold Night’s Death.
At the time of this writing, A Cold Night’s Death (1973) is available to stream from Cultpix and YouTube.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Doc (Yes! Doc will be back with the next episode!), will be Sssssss (1973)! With Strother Martin (The Brotherhood of Satan), Dirk Benedict (Battlestar Galactica, The A-Team), Heather Menzies-Urich (The Sound of Music, Piranha), the special makeup effects work of John Chambers and Nick Marcellino, and so much more, there is a lot to discuss. You’ll want to join them for this one!
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“Well, they will have to get un-unanimous and un-choose her. Now, I’ve been going on Safari most of my life, and I’ve never taken a woman. And I’m not going to change now, Barney.” Spoken like a true dinosaur of the human variety. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Gregory Crosby, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss The Last Dinosaur (1977), a movie whose title refers to two different kinds of last dinosaurs: one is the man-in-suit Tyrannosaurus Rex variety and one is the obsolete human variety.
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Episode 241 – The Last Dinosaur (1977)
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Synopsis: A wealthy big game hunter and his group become trapped in prehistoric times, where they are stalked by a ferocious dinosaur.
This one is Bill’s pick, so naturally, … dinosaurs! But this time, they’re Japanese man-in-suit dinosaurs instead of stop-motion animated dinosaurs. The Last Dinosaur (1977), a co-production of Tsuburaya Productions and Rankin/Bass Productions, is shot in Japan and stars Richard Boone, Joan Van Ark, Steven Keats, Luther Rackley, Tetsu Nakamura, Masumi Sekiya, and Toru Kawai (as the Tyrannosaurus Rex). Fans of Tokusatsu and Kaiju films will recognize Tetsu Nakamura from his frequent appearances in Toho films and his turn as the mad scientist in Manster (1959). Of course, Jeff is most excited about Richard Boone. The Grue-Crew (mostly) agree that The Last Dinosaur is not a good movie, but it is a fun movie. Chad even owns it! Now there’s a recommendation!
At the time of this writing, The Last Dinosaur (1977) is available to stream from Plex, and PPV from Amazon.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Jeff, will be A Cold Night’s Death (1973), an oft-requested TV movie starring Robert Culp and Eli Wallach. Deposited in an arctic research station just in time for a storm, the two scientists encounter a mystery they must solve before they both go loony tunes! You gotta love 70s TV horror!
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“Lucifer! Lucifer! Barabas! Barabas! By Santanica, Santanica! Come! Come! Etcetera?” Keep it down in there! Sounds like you’re trying to raise the dead. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Gregory Crosby, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss Corpse Eaters (1974), a microbudget Canadian horror flick with a micro-release.
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Episode 240 – Corpse Eaters (1974)
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Synopsis: Some young folks decide on a whim to spend the night in a graveyard where they perform a séance and raise the dead, who begin eating freshly killed humans. Or is the mortician just drunk?
Corpse Eaters (1974) is the brainchild of Lawrence Zazelenchuk, a drive-in theater owner and erstwhile nickel miner in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, who decided to make a horror film he could show in his drive-in. This micro-budget dreck is a sight to behold, but please take that figuratively, not literally. Unfocused visuals, an undecipherable story, a laughable gimmick, poor effects, filler galore, and a cast of one-time actors in terms of IMDb credits make Corpse Eaters easily the worst of the 240 films the ’70s Grue Crew has covered. Unlike Godmonster of Indian Flats (1973) or Fury of the Wolfman (1972), there is nothing about this one that has any redeeming value… well, except for our talkabout. This might be the exception when you would be better off taking in our discussion before deciding to invest your time watching Corpse Eaters. We’re just sayin’.
At the time of this writing, Corpse Eaters (1974) is available to stream from Tubi.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Bill, will be The Last Dinosaur (1974), starring Richard Boone, Joan Van Ark, Steven Keats, and Luther Rackley. This time, rather than stop motion animation, the dinosaur of the title is of the man-in-suit variety in this joint production from Rankin/Bass Productions and Tsuburaya Productions.
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“You play a good game, boy, but the game is finished. Now you die.” Sounds very familiar, doesn’t it, B-O-O-Y-Y-Y? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Gregory Crosby, and Jeff Mohr – as they cover this legendary franchise-starter, Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm (1979). Balls of steel, anyone?
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Episode 239 – Phantasm (1979)
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Synopsis: Newly orphaned teenager Mike Pearson, his older brother Jody, and their friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons in their southern California town.
Phantasm (1979) was the subject of Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 29, first published over nine years ago, and hosted by Doc Rotten, The Black Saint, and Thomas Mariani. It is Gregory Crosby’s turn to choose the subject film, and he chose Phantasm. Since it was covered so long ago, and because this episode’s Grue-Crew is comprised of all different personnel, we decided to go for it. Phantasm is definitely worthy of a double-tap, and the crew has fun discussing it. There are so many iconic images and memorable lines, not to mention the dreamlike plot. Oh, wait. We did mention it. And of course, Angus Scrimm! In fact, there’s enough to provide the basis for four sequels.
At the time of this writing, Phantasm (1979) is available to stream from Tubi, Kanopy, Pluto TV, Plex, Peacock, and Prime. The movie is available on physical media as Phantasm: Remastered [Blu-ray] Steelbook Limited Edition, Phantasm: Remaster [Blu-ray/DVD Combo], and Phantasm 5-Movie Collection, all from Well Go USA.
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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Chad, will be Corpse Eaters (1974), a micro-budget, Canadian horror flick. Oh, boy! We can’t wait? Or can we?
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“Are you trying to say that Abby has… flipped out?” Uh, pretty much. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Gregory Crosby, and Jeff Mohr – as they cover the oft-mentioned, discussed at last, William Girdler’s Abby (1974), featuring William Marshall, Carol Speed, Terry Carter, Juanita Moore, and Austin Stoker.
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Episode 238 – Abby (1974)
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Synopsis: A marriage counselor becomes possessed by a demon of sexuality when her father-in-law, an archaeologist and an exorcist, accidentally frees it while in Africa.
After years of wanting to discuss Abby (1974) but holding off because of the poor visual quality, the ‘70s Grue-Crew, with Gregory Crosby along for the ride, finally pulled the trigger. The picture was very grainy, but they forged ahead nonetheless. Abby has always been a bit of a Holy Grail for the ‘70s crew with the Black Saint’s love of director William Girdler in conflict with the poor quality of the available version. Make no mistake. It’s not a good movie. Is it worth a watch? Yes! William Marshall’s on-screen gravitas combined with Carol Speed’s performance as the possessed title character make it so. Girdler’s improvement from Asylum for Satan (1972) and Three on a Meathook (1972) on the way to Grizzly (1976), Day of the Animals (1977), and The Manitou (1978) is evident. So check it out and check us out!
At the time of this writing, Abby (1974) is available to stream from Plex.
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 70s episode, chosen by Gregory Crosby, will be Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm (1979), complete with Angus Scrimm and freaky flying metal balls. It was first covered in 70s episode 29, published over nine years ago, and hosted by a completely different crew. We can’t wait!
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