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Peter Jackson is finally done with his Middle Earth epic series of films with The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies as the adaptation of The Hobbit from J. R. R. Tolkien. For horror fans, keep on the look out for another appearance of horror legend Christopher Lee. The HNR crew chime in with widely opposing views about how successful and enjoyable the film may be. Join HNR for a lively spoiler filled review.
Doc shares the horror news of the week with news about Billie Whitelaw, Justin Lin directing Star Trek 3 and Hannibal Season 3. Thomas is excited to discuss the UK hit holiday genre special The Black Mirror Christmas Special.
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!
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Episode 90 – The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - The Black Mirror Christmas Special
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Review: The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The final film in The Hobbit trilogy picks up directly where The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug left off with the dragon hammering down on Lake Town where Luke Evans takes down the beast. But his victory comes too late, and the townsfolk follow him to the foot of The Lonely Mountain where Thorin suffers from "dragon sickness" guarding his treasure. Before it all ends, there are orcs, goblins, a dwarf prince on a giant pig, elves, bats, mountain worms and - to The Black Saint's surprise and elation - large eagles dropping bears into the battle.
What Have You Been Watching: The Black Mirror Christmas Special
Thomas is thrilled to review the latest holiday special to the highly regarded UK "Twilight Zone" anthology series, The Black Mirror Christmas Special. Jon Hamm leads the cast in a show that explores the sinister side of technology in fascinating and inventive ways. Check it out with Thomas' highest recommendation.
Horror News of the Week for 12/22/2014
Doc steps in to bring you the Horror News of the Week with news of Hannibal Season 3 recasting a key supporting - or, is that guest - role: Mason Verger. Michael Pitt is out and Joe Anderson is in. Sad news follows with the passing of Billie Whitelaw who made a lasting impression as Mrs. Baylock in The Omen (1976). Last up is news that Justin Lin from The Fast and the Furious franchise is now in the director's chair for Star Trek 3.
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It's time to discuss the worst horror films of the year, the most dreadful crap of 2014. The HNR grue-crew have no problems coming up with 10 films each that failed to ignite the imagination, compassion, conflict or excitement that cinema has to offer. What films dropped the ball, meandered in their narrative or, worse, were simply dull to the bone? Let's take a look back at 2014 to call out some of the films that should have done better...
Dave returns to shares the horror news of the week with news about Stephen King's It, The Rock's San Andreas and Sony's rumored ideas behind Men in Black/22 Jump Street, Spider-Man and Ghostbusters.
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! It's a perfect world.
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Episode 89– The Worst Horror Films of 2014
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Special Content: The Worst Horror Films of 2014
With just a few weeks left in the year, the HNR co-hosts take a moment to remember with malice the worst of 2014. Each host chimes in with their top 10 - or is that bottom 10 - of the most dreadful horror films of the past 12 months.
- Dave Dreher
- 10. Sharknado 2
- 09. Willow Creek
- 08. I, Frankenstein
- 07. Life After Beth
- 06. Maleficent
- 05. VHS: Viral
- 04. The Sacrament
- 03. The Dead 2
- 02. The Purge: Anarchy
- 01. Dracula Untold
- The Black Saint
- 10 The Pyramid
- 09 As Above, So Below
- 08 Life After Beth
- 07 I, Frankenstein
- 06 Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
- 05 Oculus
- 04 The Devil Incarnate
- 03 Devil's Due
- 02 20ft Below
- 01 Jessabelle
- Thomas Mariani
- 10 Divergent
- 09 Lucy
- 08 Maleficent
- 07 Life After Beth
- 06 Winter's Tale
- 05 Sin City: A Dame To Kill For
- 04 Devil's Due
- 03 Vampire Academy
- 02 The Human Race
- 01 I, Frankenstein
- Doc Rotten
- 10 Maleficent
- 09 The Amazing Spider-Man 2
- 08 Bunnyman Massacre
- 07 Sharknado 2
- 06 Mutantis
- 05 I, Frankenstein
- 04 Exorcist Chronicles
- 03 Tusk
- 02 Legend of Hercules
- 01 Ouija
Even though she is unable to join for the show, Vixen shares her bottom 5: Afflicted, VHS: Viral, Lucy, Sharknado 2 and Tusk.
Horror News of the Week for 12/08/2014
Dave returns to bring you the Horror News of the Week with the announcement that Stephen King's It will be heading into production the summer of 2015. That's right, Pennywise returns! The Rock makes the closest thing to Earthquake (1974) 2.0 with the disaster extravaganza of 2015, San Andreas. The King Kong related film, Kong: Skull Island moves its release date to 2016 and cast the terrific characters actor J.K. Simmons. Rumors from Sony suggest they may cross the 22 Jump Street property with their Men in Black franchise. Just in time for the holidays, take solace in the horror short Something Under the Christmas Tree.
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The final theatrical horror film of 2014 is The Pyramid from director Gregory Levasseur featuring Ashley Hinshaw and Denis (American Horror Story) O'Hare. The film takes a small band of archaeologists and documentary film makers to the deserts of Egypt where they have discovered a three sided Pyramid on unknown origin. They venture into the apex of the mysterious man made marvel only to encounter the unholy horrors that lie beneath. The HNR grue crew review the film.
Doc shares the horror news of the week with news about Marvel's Doctor Strange, Toho's Godzilla and Ryan Murphy's Scream Queens. Doc also desperately tries to champion the season finale of SyFy's Z Nation.
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! All this and Stump the Saint too! It's a perfect world.
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Episode 88 – The Pyramid - Z Nation Season Finale
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Review: The Pyramid (2014)
Producer Alexandre Aja delivers dangerous mazes, flesh hungry Sphinx creature and Anubis in his latest film The Pyramid. While the film delivers a bevy of gory effects but fails to bring much scares or horror. While Doc and Vixen find enough to entertain them for the 89 minute run time, The Black Saint can't help but wonder why they remade As Above, So Below. Bwah hah hah.
What Have You Been Watching: Z Nation season finale
Dave and Doc freely admit they have been following Asylum's Z Nation airing on SyFy. Despite the low budget and cheesy approach to the show, Z Nation is consistently fun, in their opinion. The Black Saint, Thomas and Vixen refuse to believe them. So sad. Doc shares his thoughts on the finale of the first season of Z Nation.
Horror News of the Week for 12/08/2014
Doc steps in to bring you the Horror News of the Week with news of who has been cast as Marvel's Doctor Strange, let's welcome Benedict Cumberbatch to the fold. Toho announced this week that they will be returning to their hottest property Godzilla in 2016. Jamie Lee Curtis is joining Emma Roberts in Ryan Murphy's upcoming 2015 horror comedy Scream Queens. It appears that Mrs. Voorhees is returning to the Friday the 13th franchise come November 13, 2015. Tom Holland and Tim Sullivan announce TnT Presents featuring a re-release of Child's Play.
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Marvel and DC have both plotted out the next five years with two or three super hero films coming from each studio every year. Disney has also planned out their Star Wars franchise. The X-Men are still going strong with Bryan Singer returning to the helm. It is difficult to go a few days without some fantastic bit of news about super heroes or space soldiers taking to the big screen in a grand, marvelous way. It's the dawning of a new era, a new way for fandom to embrace their favorite properties. And now Horror News Radio will help shine the light on what it all means: Thomas Mariani joins Doc Rotten to bring the Horror News Radio Super Specials with special guest hosts. This week they are joined by award winning writer/director Christopher G. Moore and fan-turned-podcaster Joey Fittos.
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001 - Suicide Squad Casting Announcement
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The big announcement this week, the first week of December 2014, is the cast for the upcoming 2016 DC film, Suicide Squad, the movie that will follow closely behind Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. For weeks we have been teased with names possibly attached the film and character likely set to appear in the story. The most intriguing of all being the return of The Joker and who may very well play him. Doc and the gang go over the cast announcement and the concept behind Suicide Squad.
- Jared Leto as The Joker
- Will Smith as Deadshot
- Tom Hardy as Rick Flag
- Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn
- Jai Courtney as Boomerang
- Cara Delevingne as Enchantress
Also discussed this episode is the casting of Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse in Bryan Singer's follow up to his successful X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse. Oscar Isaac just happens to be in the the big trailer released over the Holiday weekend as well, Star Wars VII The Force Awakens. Don't get too excited, the Terminator: Genisys trailer is coming. Dwerp. With the hot announcement of Preacher getting a pilot order from AMC, the gang discuss Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Constantine and Marvel's Agents of SHIELD. To wrap things up Thomas recommends the film Birdman.
"I've never seen a more terrifying film than THE BABADOOK. It will scare the hell out of you as it did me." - William Friedkin. The twitter quote from the director of The Exorcist says it all. The Babadook from Australian writer/director Jennifer Kent provides horror fans one of the more intelligent fright films of recent years. The grue-crew are here to share their thoughts about the film you should see!
Dave shares the horror news of the week with news about Star Wars VII The Force Awakens, Jurassic World and Paranormal Activity 5. The fifth season of The Walking Dead reaches its mid-season finale with a shocking and emotional ending driving the show to a heated discussion.
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! All this and Stump the Saint too! It's a perfect world.
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Episode 87 – The Babadook - The Walking Dead Mid-Season Finale
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Review: The Babadook (2014)
A layered and complex character study, The Babadook is one of the more engrossing and creep-tastic horror films of the festival season and one that should not be missed. Join Doc, The Black Saint, Dave, Thomas and Vixen dive into spoilers as they discuss the various ways you can approach the film from a straight up monster film to an incredibly intelligent psychological drama.
What Have You Been Watching: The Walking Dead Season 5 Mid-season Finale
In the mid-season finale, Rick, Daryl and the gang are out to save Carol and Beth from a misguided group of survivors held up in an Atlanta hospital. As the show's ending draws to a close, a series regular meets their demise; jaws drop and tears fly. How will the HNR crew react? Is the show living up the improved first episodes of this season? Where will the show go from here?
Horror News of the Week for 12/01/2014
Dave returns to bring you the Horror News of the Week with news of AMC causing a stir on Facebook when they unintentionally spoil the ending of The Walking Dead mid-season finale for the West Coast viewers minutes after the show ended on the East Coast. What were they thinking? Happy Thanksgiving as movie fans are treated to teaser trailers for both Jurassic World and Star Wars VII Th Force Awakens. Marcus Nispel returns with a long gestating film called Backmask. The producers of Paranormal Activity 5 announce that the film will be in glorious 3D. HNR favorite Kevin Bacon joins director Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) for a film called Jungle.
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A double feature special Thanksgiving edition of HNR is coming your way reviewing The Guest (2014) and Starry Eyes (2014), two smaller budget VOD films from up and coming directors with lead roles that introduce star making performances. Dan Stevens stars as David in The Guest and Alex Essoe transforms in Starry Eyes. If for no other reason, these films deserve to be seen for these two actors. Check out the reviews for more compelling pros and cons.
Dave shares the horror news of the week with news about Star Wars Episode VII. Seriously, what else do you need? Jurassic World, maybe. Thomas and The Black Saint share their thoughts about the number one film in the theaters this weekend, Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1.
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! All this and Stump the Saint too! It's a perfect world.
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Episode 86 – The Guest - Starry Eyes
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Review: Starry Eyes (2014)
Writer/Directors Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer deliver their crowd funded, highly reviewed, low budget feature film Starry Eyes which examines a young woman's desire to become a star and the crazy lengths she will go to get what she wants. The intimate script mixes elements of Faust, body horror and slasher film tropes into an interesting but uneven film. Alex Essoe is captivating in the starring role.
Review: The Guest (2014)
HNR favorites Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett follow up their film, You're Next, with The Guest about a mysterious stranger who arrives at the home of a family dealing with the loss of the oldest son who died overseas serving his country. Dan Stevens stars as David who has shocking and horrifying secrets. The film is energetic, exciting and bloody. It may become a cult classic.
What Have You Been Watching: Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (2014)
Thomas Mariani and The Black Saint complain that the latest Katniss feature, Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, is overly padded and dull. The Black Saint is particularly concerned that splitting the final book into two features is solely a money grab by the studios and may ultimately sour the franchise. Does Thomas agree?
Horror News of the Week for 11/24/2014
Dave returns to bring you the Horror News of the Week with news of a pair of high profile trailers coming out the weekend of Thanksgiving 2014. The first is a surprisingly impressive Jurassic World while the other is a little film named Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens. Oh, man! Gravy! More classic monster news with ITV bringing an action packed version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to the small screen. Krumpas is coming to the big screen from Trick R Treat director, Michael Dougherty. Goosebumps is coming in 2015 and this weeks reveals the first shots of the variety of monsters in the film. Nature runs amok comes to TV with The Zoo.
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It is back once again, The ABCs of Death 2, 26 directors in one film each tackling one letter in the alphabet creating an entertaining, challenging or humorous short about...death. The film delivers everything that can be imagined and then some sometimes with shocking, horrifying results. Will The ABCs of Death 2 surpass the original or begin a downward spiral?
Dave shares the horror news of the week with news about Universal Monsters and Jurassic World. Between the two monster bits is news of Raimi and Alvarez returning for A Man in the Dark and announcements about Scream and Jack the Ripper on TV.
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! All this and Stump the Saint too! It's a perfect world.
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Episode 85 – The ABCs of Death
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Review: The ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
The HNR grue-crew step in to recap and review each of the 26 episode found in The ABCs of Death 2 diving into what they loved, hated, enjoyed and despised. The second whirlwind trip through the alphabet of death comes across far more cohesive and success than the first outing with a few strong winners and fewer losers. Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado (F is for Falling) ,Larry Fessenden (N is for Nexus) , Jen and Sylvia Soska (T is for Torture Porn) ,Steven Kostanski (W is for Wish) and Chris Nash (Z is for Zygote) are only a few of the directors involved with this fascinating experiment in horror cinema.
Horror News of the Week for 11/17/2014
Dave returns to bring you the Horror News of the Week with news of Universal executives announcing that their upcoming Universal Monster revival films will be leaving the horror behind. Boos and hisses ensue. Sam Raimi and Fede Alvarez reunite to develop and release A Man in the Dark. Jack the Ripper is coming to TV with the small screen adaptation of From Hell. MTV's Scream series continues to struggle with how they will bring Ghostface to the music channel. Jurassic World begins its marketing campaign with the launch of a site describing the background for the 2015 film.
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It is ghost drama versus space drama with reviews of Jessabelle and Interstellar. Director Kevin Greutert and writer Robert Ben Garant team up to bring a southern ghost story that amps up the chills and thrills with Jessabelle. Director Christopher Nolan returns with his epic space exploration film Interstellar.
Dave shares the horror news of the week with news about Evil Dead heading to Starz and Human Centipede 3 beginning its marking machine. Thomas Mariani and The Black Saint introduce the grue-crew to Over the Garden Wall.
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! All this and Stump the Saint too! It's a perfect world.
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Episode 84 – Jessabelle – Interstellar
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Review: Jessabelle (2014)
The only thing that the grue-crew can agree upon in this week's horror release Jessabelle is that Sarah Snook makes an impression with the character driven horror film set in the deep south. The Black Saint suggests it is better suited for the Lifetime channel finding very little that is scary or interesting while Doc, Vixen and Dave all seem to like the film quite a bit. Sound the bell, it HNR-nite fights!
Review: Interstellar (2014)
Matthew McConaughy joins Anne Hathaway and Wes Bentley to explore deep space in hopes to save humanity in Christopher Nolan's Interstellar. The Black Saint and Thomas Mariani discuss the film's sound design, spectacular special effects and emotional human drama. Even though it may not be Nolan's best film, Interstellar is still a film to seek out and enjoy.
What Have You Been Watching: Over the Garden Wall
The Cartoon Network astounds Thomas Mariani and The Black Saint with its 10 episode animated min-series Over the Garden Wall. The vocal talent is extraordinary and the execution is surprisingly emotional and bent. Thomas and The Black Saint recommend the miniseries with The Black Saint suggesting it would make a terrific film with the 10 episode consumed in one showing.
Horror News of the Week for 11/10/2014
Dave returns to bring you the Horror News of the Week with news of Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and the Evil Dead making the leap to cable television with Ash vs. the Evil Dead heading to Starz. The Walking Dead barely slipped by controversy as this week's episode was nearly heavily censored. There is a documentary heading our way about legendary producer Debra Hill. Human Centipede 3 begins to market the film with a sound bite. Dario Argento is after funding for his next horror epic The Sandman.
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This week is a VOD double feature with reviews of Horns from Alexandra Aja starring Daniel Radcliff and the found footage sequel VHS: Viral. The HNR grue-crew dive into the modern gothic fairy tale and another round of shorts inspired by Tales from the Crypt, Tales from the Darkside and The Outer Limits with a gory twist.
Dave shares the horror news of the week with news about John Carpenter and Leatherface. Joseph Perry returns with his third Busan Report and The Black Saint tackles the return of Stump the Saint!
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!
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Episode 83 – Horns – VHS: Viral
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Review: Horns (2014)
Daniel Radcliff continues to explore the horror and fantasy genre after his years as Harry Potter with Horns playing a man who is accused of killing his girlfriend, Juno Temple, finds that he grows a pair of horns and decides to solve the murder on his own facing his own demons and those of his friends and surrounding community. Director Alexandre Aja delivers his most emotional work yet and the HNR crew share their thoughts on the film, the direction and the power behind the script inspired by the book from Joe Hill.
Review: VHS: Viral (2014)
The popular found footage anthology franchise continues with VHS: Viral providing three new shorts and another wonky, confusing wrap around story. As with most anthology films, the movie is a good as its best short and as bad as its worst with VHS: Viral being the most uneven of the series yet, but still strong enough to have the HNR grue-crew looking forward to a fourth entry.
What Have You Been Watching: Busan Internation Film Festival
Joseph Perry returns with another thrilling report from overseas, this week is the third report from the Busan International Film Festival. Joseph share his impression on two kick ass horror films, Creep and It Follows.
Horror News of the Week for 11/03/2014
Dave returns to bring you the Horror News of the Week with news of the next Texas Chainsaw Massacre film Leatherface will be directed by the team behind Inside, Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury. Eleven directors line up for a new feature announced for October 2015 titled Tales of Halloween with talent such as Neil Marshall, Darren Bousman, Mike Mendez and more. John Carpenter releases a new album of original soundtrack music called Lost Themes. Now that Rob Zombie has releases a synopsis of his next feature 31, the inspiration from Marvel's X-Men comic character Arcade and his Murderworld is painfully obvious. Pepsi ups its marketing with some Halloween fanfare. Good times!
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It is the Horror News Radio Halloween 2014 Extravaganza with four - count 'em, FOUR - horror film reviews. Doc steps in to review the theatrical film for the week, Ouija. The Black Saint, Thomas and Dave share the zany gory goodness of Dead Snow 2 Red vs Dead. Found footage meets the annual Haunt attractions with a gruesome twist in The Houses October Built. And, Thomas, The Black Saint and Doc encourage everyone to see Book of Life in the theaters while you can.
Dave shares the horror news of the week with Z Nation getting renewed for season 2 and the trailer release of Avengers 2: The Age of Ultron. Horror on TV gets a new show this week with the premiere of Constantine.
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!
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Episode 82 – Ouija – Dead Snow 2 Red vs Dead – Houses October Built – Book of Life
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What Have You Been Watching: Ouija – Dead Snow 2 Red vs Dead – Houses October Built – Book of Life
Happy Halloween 2014. Horror News Radio is celebrating with a packed episode reviewing FOUR new films. PG13 horror crapfest Ouija is first up with giving it a solid ZERO. Oh, my! Dead Snow 2 Red vs Dead has the grue-crew all giddy with its gory silly madness. Found footage films tackle the annual Haunt industry with The Houses October Built. Last up is the animated feature centered around the Mexican Day of the Dead, the brilliant feature Book of Life.
What Have You Been Watching: Busan Internation Film Festival
Joseph Perry returns with another thrilling report from overseas, this week is the second report from the Busan International Film Festival. Joseph share his impression on two kick ass horror films, Exists and Canal. Afterwards, Thomas chimes in with his review of Exists as well.
What Have You Been Watching: Constantine on NBC
Two genres of TV are dominating television screens this fall: horror and super heroes. This week, we get the combination of the two with DC comics supernatural hero, of sorts, Constantine. The Black Saint, Doc and Thomas all share their first impressions and argue over whether the pilot episode succeeds or even has promise for the show to continue past episode five. What?
Horror News of the Week for 10/27/2014
Dave returns to bring you the Horror News of the Week with news of Z Nation getting renewed for season two where Dave and Doc continue to try to convince Thomas and The Black Saint that the show is actually really damn good. The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron trailer is here and, holy crap, it is INCREDIBLE! Hanging on the Marvel Movie train, next up is the solid rumor that Benedict Cumberbatch is nearing signing to become Doctor Strange. If we discuss Z Nation, we have to include The Walking Dead as well - a director is attached to the companion series. The film What We Do In the Shadows wraps up this week's Horror News of the Week.
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Exists (2014) director Eduardo Sanchez joins the HNR grue-crew to discuss his found footage Bigfoot movie, his approach to film making and his earlier film The Blair Witch Project. After a brief revisit to his other films, the director dives into how Exists film was made, reveals some secrets behind the Bigfoot and shares his love for horror and monster movies. It is a great interview with a talented director with an authentic appreciation and passion for the genre. And, he knows his Bigfoot.
Dave shares the horror news of the week with a new FOX TV show from Ryan Murphy called Scream Queens while the MTV Scream show will NOT include Ghostface from the movies. Dwerp.
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! This week we announce the winner of the contest to win a fantastic Halloween mask from Ghoulish Productions.
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Episode 81 – Exists - Interview Director Eduardo Sanchez
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Film Review: Exists (2014) - Interview with director Eduardo Sanchez
Finally, we have a Bigfoot movie with some mighty pissed off Bigfoot in it. And all it right in the World. Doc, Dave, Santos and Vixen agree the film is incredible, worth the watch and may make it onto a few top 10 of 2014 lists. Director Eduardo Sanchez joins the show for a look at some behind the scene discussion about Exists, Bigfoot and the horror genre.
Horror News of the Week for 10/20/2014
Dave returns to bring you the Horror News of the Week with news of Ryan Murphy inventing Comedy Horror - oh, my - with his latest, upcoming TV show Scream Queen to some groan from the grue-crew. The reaction is mixed about the announcement that George Romero is backing his son's (Cameron) directorial take on a prequel to Night of the Living Dead. Eli Roth is producing a remake of his film Cabin Fever - with the same script. More groans. MTV reveals that there will be no Ghostface in their Scream TV show. Groans continue. As much as we love Scream Factory, it saddens us greatly to discuss the recent screw ups, the one with Nightbreed in particular.
Contest: Ghoulish Productions presents the mask, Blurp Charlie
Horror News Radio is teaming up with Ghoulish Productions out of Atlanta, GA to give away an awesome and gruesome MASK just in time for Halloween! Check out the visual for BLURP CHARLIE! Oh, my! Fantastic! We have a winner! CONGRATULATIONS to Blake Erskine from South Carolina! Ghoulish Production is also offering an exclusive coupon for all HNR listeners to save 10% off your entire order, just type in the coupon code HNR to get your discount! Just head over to http://www.ghoulishproductions.com to check out all the kick ass masks.
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Dracula Untold (2014), Extraterrestrial (2014) and The Walking Dead season 5 premiere are all lined up for discussion tonight as the grue-crew review both films and the hit AMC television program. Dave and Doc also provide the weekly Z Nation update.
Dave shares the horror news of the week with a barrage of television updates about American Horror Story: Freak Show, The Following, Resident Evil and The Other Dead on Animal Planet.
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! This week we announce that it is time to remind you about the contest to win a fantastic Halloween mask from Ghoulish Productions.
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Episode 80 – Dracula Untold - The Walking Dead - Extraterrestrial
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Film Review: Dracula Untold (2014)
Universal begins its attempt to wrangle its stable of "monsters" into a shared property, a share franchise, much like The Avengers, with the release of Dracula Untold. The grue-crew have been dreading this film for sometime, even jokingly labeling the film Dracula Unseen. Aside from Dave, who may have been literally offended by the film, the reviews are surprising positive but with reservations. Horror? No, not at all. Action film? Yeah, Doc and Thomas even suggest it is closer to a superhero film. Twists and turns, baby.
What Have You Been Watching: The Walking Dead Season 5
Terminus, oh, my. That story is continued in the season 5 premiere of The Walking Dead in surprising and exciting ways. With 17 million plus viewers, The Walking Dead kills its start this year with gore, action and powerful emotion. And a surprise or three. Yes, even Thomas was seduced into watching this episode.
What Have You Been Watching: Busan International Film Festival
Joseph Perry returns as the HNR man-on-the-street, or better yet man-abroad, as he provides the first report from the popular Busan International Film Festival. The films covered this week are Live TV from South Korea and Ghost Rituals from Malaysia.
Film Review: Extraterrestrial (2014)
Doc admits to being a fan of The Vicious Brothers, the directing team behind Grave Encounters. They are back with a sci-fi horror mash up with aliens and cabin in the woods blend of action, shocks, gore and humor. The film is called Extraterrestrial featuring the ever popular Michael Ironside in a cameo/supporting role. The film gets a seal of approval from The Black Saint.
Horror News of the Week for 10/13/2014
Dave brings you the Horror News of the Week with news of a potential Resident Evil TV series in the works. Both American Horror Story: Freak Show and The Walking Dead debuted so strongly that each immediately received orders for their next seasons, to no ones surprise. Animal Planet is getting into the zombie craze with a series called The Other Dead. The Following displayed a promo trailer for season 3 at NYCC. The Butchers is looking to bring back all the infamous serial killers in one film.
Contest: Ghoulish Productions presents the mask, Blurp Charlie
Horror News Radio is teaming up with Ghoulish Productions out of Atlanta, GA to give away an awesome and gruesome MASK just in time for Halloween! Check out the visual for BLURP CHARLIE! Oh, my! Fantastic! The contest is open until Midnight, Sunday October 19, 2014 (EST) to enter. Just head over to http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-ghoulish for the change to win this incredible prize. The contest is open to US addresses only. But! Ghoulish Production is also offering an exclusivecoupon for all HNR listeners to save 10% off your entire order, just type in the coupon code HNR to get your discount! Just head over to http://www.ghoulishproductions.com to check out all the kick ass masks.
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Annabelle (2014) scares up some solid box office but struggles to gain ample praise from the HNR grue-crew. The film dives into the back story of the creepy-as-all-get-out doll from The Conjuring. Watch your basements!
Dave shares the horror news of the week with news of Twin Peaks, ABC's of Death 2 and Adam Green's Happy Halloween. Did we mention, Twin Peaks? Thomas discusses Gone Girl from director David Fincher.
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! This week we announce that it is time to remind you about the contest to win a fantastic Halloween mask from Ghoulish Productions.
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Episode 79 – Annabelle - Gone Girl
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Annabelle (2014)
Expanding the story behind the possessed doll introduced in the intro to The Conjuring, Annabelle tries hard to scare and entertain audiences across the globe. Gauging from the week end box office, the film seems to have struck a chord with horror and film fans. The blandest of bland main characters lumber along until a demon enters into the picture to spice things up. A few good, well orchestrated scenes a great horror film does not make. The grue-crew discuss the successes and failures found in Annabelle.
What Have You Been Watching: Gone Girl
Thomas Mariani jumps in with a review of David Fincher's latest film, Gone Girl. The film receives high praise from Thomas who dances around all the plot twists and surprises in the film. He cautiously discusses deserved Oscar nods and shares it is NOT a date movie!
Horror News of the Week for 10/06/2014
Dave returns to bring you the Horror News of the Week with news of the return of Twin Peaks from David Lynch coming to Showtime in 2016. Annabelle has drawn out Don Mancini to proclaim he wants to make Chuck vs Annabelle. Yeah, right. Vampires and Werewolves attack in Joe Dante's Ombre Amore and no one really cares. The marketing behind ABC's of Death 2 are stirring up a stink with 26 NSFW pictures from the film, one for each segment. Director Adam Green return with another Happy Halloween short.
Contest: Ghoulish Productions presents the mask, Blurp Charlie
Horror News Radio is teaming up with Ghoulish Productions out of Atlanta, GA to give away an awesome and gruesome MASK just in time for Halloween! Check out the visual for BLURP CHARLIE! Oh, my! Fantastic! The contest is open until Midnight, Sunday October 19, 2014 (EST) to enter. Just head over to http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-ghoulish for the change to win this incredible prize. The contest is open to US addresses only. But! Ghoulish Production is also offering an exclusivecoupon for all HNR listeners to save 10% off your entire order, just type in the coupon code HNR to get your discount! Just head over to http://www.ghoulishproductions.com to check out all the kick ass masks.
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The Sacrament (2013) has its roots grounded firmly in the true story surrounding the Jonestown tragedy from 1978. The similarities have many of the HNR grue-crew scratching their heads wondering what the film's director Ti West is really up to. The discussion gets heated beginning with an explanation of what happened to covering The Guest.
Doc shares the horror news of the week with news of The Walking Dead companion series, American Horror Story Freak Show and Five Nights at Freddy's. Doc and Santos discuss Mutantis. Just what the hell is Mutantis?
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! This week we announce that it is time to announce another contest to win a fantastic Halloween mask from Ghoulish Productions and we have the winner of Lionsgate Home Entertainment's Hannibal Season 2 DVD giveaway prize pack.
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Episode 78 – The Sacrament (2013) - Mutantis (2014)
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The Sacrament (2013)
Ti West is a controversial film maker around the HNR offices. His entries in the anthology films The ABC's of Death and VHS are responsible for some of the rockiest reviews on the show. While his past films get some love, House of the Devil and The Innkeepers, The Sacrament does not earn many accolades. Even Vixen is hardened by the blatant similarities to Jonestown and the films based on that real life tragedy. Even though Gene Jones does a great job as The Father, the leader of the cult, the story itself never brings anything original to the film. Bah, humbug.
What Have You Been Watching: Mutantis
Doc Rotten and The Black Saint are here to share an experience that defies explanation, the film called Mutantis from Dire Wit Films. Low budget effects, sophomoric humor and a keen sense of self awareness, Mutantis is unlike any film you have ever seen.
Horror News of the Week for 09/29/2014
Doc steps in with the Horror News of the Week with news of The Walking Dead Companion Series with the reveal of the main character descriptions impressing no one. D'oh! Horror TV continues with information about NBC hiring James Wan to direct the show Maidenhead. Keeping the TV theme, Ryan Murphy releases the American Horror Story: Freak Show trailer for the first episode finally providing clues to the story, the tone and characters. The movie news this week is all about why the release of Amityville: The Awakening was postponed. Thomas and The Black Saint step in to talk about the PC game Five Nights at Freddy's.
Contest: Lionsgate Home Entertainment DVD prize pack of Hannibal Season 2.
This week we announce a winner of the Hannibal Season 2 DVD from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Congratulations to Chip Mullins Jr. who has won the coveted prize. Thank you for listening!
Contest: Ghoulish Productions presents the mask, Blurp Charlie
Horror News Radio is teaming up with Ghoulish Productions out of Atlanta, GA to give away an awesome and gruesome MASK just in time for Halloween! Check out the visual for BLURP CHARLIE! Oh, my! Fantastic! The contest is open until Midnight, Sunday October 19, 2014 (EST) to enter. Just head over to http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-ghoulish for the change to win this incredible prize. The contest is open to US addresses only. But! Ghoulish Production is also offering an exclusivecoupon for all HNR listeners to save 10% off your entire order, just type in the coupon code HNR to get your discount! Just head over to http://www.ghoulishproductions.com to check out all the kick ass masks.
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Tusk (2014) is Kevin's Smith's second horror comedy with the script germinating from the SModcast podcast: episode 259 The Walrus and The Carpenter. The film may be a bit uneven and controversial but the performance by Michael Parks as Howard Howe has a number of the grue-crew saying he should be considered for an Academy Award...but realize, sadly, it never will.
Dave shares the horror news of the week with news of Universal hiring Noah Hawley (Fargo) to script a Classic Monster flick and Camille Keaton returns for a sequel to I Spit On Your Grave. Doc, Thomas and Santos have all seen The Maze Runner...and they like it. What?
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! This week we announce that it is time to enter for a chance to win Lionsgate Home Entertainments's Hannibal Season 2 DVD giveaway prize pack.
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Episode 77 – Tusk (2014) - The Maze Runner (2014)
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Tusk (2014)
Kevin Smith turns a dare on his popular podcast into a full length feature, Tusk. The film stars Justin Long, Michael Parks, Genesis Rodriguez and Haley Joel Osment where Parks' Howard Howe eyes Justin Long's Wallace Bryton for his horrifying experiments in turning a man into a walrus, a new Mr. Tusk. The reviews are mixed among the grue-crew, Santos loves the films while Vixen shares she was prepared to walk out of the theater. It's a lively conversation with a personal call to action for Kevin Smith from Thomas.
What Have You Been Watching: The Maze Runner
Yes, The Maze Runner is an adaptation of a Young Adult novel, but it is well done, thrilling and features creepy creature effects with the Grievers. Doc Rotten, The Black Saint and Thomas Mariani each saw the film over the weekend and recap the highlights of the film, including some crafty eyebrow acting. Woot!
Horror News of the Week for 09/22/2014
Dave begins the Horror News of the Week with the announcement that Noah Hawley from the Fargo TV series has been hired to write the next film for the revamped Universal Monsters film series. Which monster he is writing has not yet been revealed. It appears that infamous director Ed Woods was also a writer of prose...and his 32 stories have been collected into a single volume. Camille Keaton returns for a sequel to I Spit On Your Grave. Hulu lands J.J. Abrams adaptation of Stephen King's 11/22/63. And Spirit stores spread Halloween cheer to children.
Contest: Lionsgate Home Entertainment DVD giveaway of Hannibal Season 2.
The Black Saint provides the trivia question for Lionsgate Home Entertainment's DVD giveaway of Hannibal Season 2 out now. Thank to The Black Saint, Horror News Radio as a copy to give away. Check out http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-hannibal for details. Contest ends midnight, September 28, 2014 and is open to US residents only. Good luck!
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Honeymoon (2014) spins the tale of a pair of newly weds heading to a mountain cabin for a week of bliss but discover something terrifyingly horrible instead. The Black Saint discovers a temporary cure for insomnia. Dwerp!
Dave (scratch that, Thomas) shares the horror news of the week with news of remake after remake after remake. Doc subjects the entire cast to the premiere of Z-Nation on SyFy for this week's What Have You Been Watching segment.
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! This week we announce that it is time to enter for a chance to win Anchor Bay Entertainments's The Dead and The Dead 2 giveaway prize pack.
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Episode 76 – Honeymoon - Z-Nation
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Honeymoon (2014)
This week's main release is the slow-burn horror film from director Leigh Jeniak starring Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) and Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful). Some of the film works, some of it does not. The last 15 minutes of the movie are mind bending WTF, then the ending happens.
What Have You Been Watching: Z-Nation
Doc hears an earful from the grue-crew for insisting that they all watch the premiere episode of SyFy's Z-Nation. All but Doc and Dave tear into the show calling it disposable and terrible. Thomas does confess, however, his did enjoy the zombie baby. Citizen Z, however, not so much.
Horror News of the Week for 09/15/2014
An interrupted internet connections prevents Dave Dreher from doing the news this week, so Thomas steps in to share the Horror News of the Week beginning with news of the remake of The Town that Dreaded Sundown from Orion. That's right, Orion has returned! Better remakes news is the announcement that Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard are tackling I Saw the Devil. Still more remake news with information about the second stab at I Saw What You Did Last Summer. Blumhouse (Jason Blum), Tony Krantz (NBCs Dracula), Endemol Studios (Hell on Wheels) and Radio Silence are set to create a horror/sci-fi anthology 10 episode series for NBC. And if Tusk is not strange enough for you, it also becomes the first film to officially have a medical marijuana tie in.
Contest: Lionsgate Home Entertainment DVD giveaway of Hannibal Season 2.
The Black Saint provides the trivia question for Lionsgate Home Entertainment's DVD giveaway of Hannibal Season 2 out now. Thank to The Black Saint, Horror News Radio as a copy to give away. Check out http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-hannibal for details. Contest ends midnight, September 28, 2014 and is open to US residents only. Good luck!
Contest: Anchor Bay Blu-Ray giveaway of The Dead and The Dead 2
We have a winner! Congratulations to Jayme Isaacs who will receive a copy of both The Dead & The Dead 2 Blu-ray from Anchor Bay Entertainment.
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The Dead 2 (2014) is not only the swag in the prize pack from Anchor Bay Entertainment in this week's trivia contest, it is also the topic of this week's review. It's zombie action set in India from The Ford Brothers who brought the horror community The Dead.
Dave shares the horror news of the week with previews of The Walking Dead, American Horror Story: Freak Show and Carver. Santos prepares for another round of STUMP THE SAINT and Doc joins Dave in reviewing The Den.
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! This week we announce that it is time to enter for a chance to win Anchor Bay Entertainments's The Dead and The Dead 2 giveaway prize pack.
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Episode 75 – The Dead 2
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The Dead 2 (2014)
Drawing their inspiration from the lumbering ghouls in George Romero's Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, the Ford Brothers return to their own franchise with The Dead 2. The film, set in India, follows an American who races to reunite with this loved ones as zombies rise to take over the world. Santos, Dave and Thomas gather in one corner while Doc stands alone in the other as the grue-crew review the film.
What Have You Been Watching: The Den
Dave steps up with the "What Have You Been Watching" content this week with the found footage film, The Den, currently playing on Netflix. The film follows a researcher studying the behavior of online video chatters until she runs across a patron of The Den who is brutally murdered in front of her. Dave shares how much he enjoyed the film.
Horror News of the Week for 09/08/2014
Dave Dreher shares the Horror News of the Week beginning with news of AMC greenlighting a companion series of The Walking Dead. The director of Room 237 is returning with Nightmare recreating nightmares from those experiencing night terrors. The Soska Sisters guest star in the Canadian horror film, Blackburn. The extended teaser for American Horror Story: Freak Show finally reveals the characters from season 4. And, finally, the trailer for Carver is released, the Halloween horror film from 14 year old director Emily DiPrimio.
Contest: Anchor Bay Blu-Ray giveaway of The Dead and The Dead 2
The Black Saint provides the trivia question for Anchor Bay's Blu-Ray giveaway of The Dead and The Dead 2 coming out September 16, 2014. Anchor Bay is teaming up with Horror News Radio to give away a copy of the blu-ray release The Dead 2 along with the first film, The Dead. Check out http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-thedead2 for details. Contest ends midnight, September 16, 2014 and is open to US residents only. Good luck!
Contest: Anchor Bay Blu-Ray giveaway of The Walking Dead Season 4
We have a winner! Congratulations to Will Griesmer who will receive a copy of The Walking Dead Season 4 Blu-ray from Anchor Bay Entertainment.
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As Above, So Below (2014) fails to make an impression at the box office and leaves Santos underwhelmed. Doc, on the other hand, fights for the film in a heated discussion about the Dowdle Brothers, Perdita Weeks and found footage. The film gets the full-on HNR treatment.
Dave shares the horror news of the week with information about Lars Von Trier, Wesley Snipes and Scooby-Doo. Joseph Perry returns this week with more details from PiFan, the extraordinary fantasy film fest from South Korea, and Thomas discusses Doctor Who.
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! This week we announce that it is time to enter for a chance to win Anchor Bay Entertainments's The Dead and The Dead 2 giveaway prize pack.
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Episode 74 – As Above, So Below
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As Above, So Below (2014)
John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle return to found footage with As Above, So Below, a low budget b-movie adventure horror flick set in the catacombs below Paris. The film sparks a lively discussion with the Doc, Thomas and Santos bringing different takes on the film and its successes and failures. Review ends near the 53 minute mark.
What Have You Been Watching: Doctor Who
Thomas weighs in on the introduction of Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor. Doc is also watching the BBC America presentation of Doctor Who and champion the second episode while cautioning the confusing approach of the first of this season.
What Have You Been Watching: PiFan 2014 report from Joseph Perry
The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival is a popular annual event in South Korea. Joining us from the festival floor is HNR fan turned man-on-the-street reported, Joseph Perry wraps up his coverage of the genre film festival.
Horror News of the Week for 09/01/2014
Dave Dreher shares the Horror News of the Week beginning with news of the remake of Escape From New York getting ramped up once again. Then he dives into the idea that Lars Von Trier is developing a horror TV show. There's more Hannibal news this week including a new Hannibal Cookbook. Wesley Snipes is ready to return as Blade. The HNR crew are not so eager for that to happen. Artist Travis Falligant takes Scooby Doo face to face with many of modern day horror icons. Hilarity ensues.
Contest: Anchor Bay Blu-Ray giveaway of The Dead and The Dead 2
The Black Saint provides the trivia question for Anchor Bay's Blu-Ray giveaway of The Dead and The Dead 2 coming out September 16, 2014. Anchor Bay is teaming up with Horror News Radio to give away a copy of the blu-ray release The Dead 2 along with the first film, The Dead. Check out http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-thedead2 for details. Contest ends midnight, September 16, 2014 and is open to US residents only. Good luck!
Contest: Anchor Bay Blu-Ray giveaway of The Walking Dead Season 4
We have a winner! Congratulations to Martina Enriquez who will receive a copy of The Walking Dead Season 4 Blu-ray from Anchor Bay Entertainment.
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Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014) is Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller's return to Marv, Dwight and Nancy. It is all style over substance in glorious black and white with spectacular 3D and fun performances from Mickey Rourke and Eva Green. But Mr. Miller may have slid too far into seedy life behind Sin City without any meaning.
Doc shares the horror news of the week with news of The Omen on TV, the series finale of True Blood and the trailer for Exists. Joseph Perry returns this week with more details from PiFan, the extraordinary fantasy film fest from South Korea.
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! This week we announce that it is time to enter for a chance to win Anchor Bay's The Walking Dead Season 4 Blu-Ray.
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Episode 73 – Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
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Sin City: A Dame To Kill For (2014)
Thomas is livid about having to watch yet another Robert Rodriguez movie and even Santos is saddened to realized something about his darling Jessica Alba. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For drops quietly into the theaters this past weekend landing at number 8...NUMBER 8! Oh, my. The grue-crew stomp all over this disappointing entry. The film is visually stunning but intellectually void.
What Have You Been Watching Playing: Silent Hills
Thomas is all about the playable demo for Silent Hills proclaiming it one of the scariest games he has ever played. He describes some of highlights and shares his anticipation for the upcoming full release on PS4.
What Have You Been Watching: PiFan 2014 report from Joseph Perry
The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival is a popular annual event in South Korea. Joining us from the festival floor is HNR fan turned man-on-the-street reported, Joseph Perry discussing two more films: The Babadook and Starry Eyes.
Horror News of the Week for 08/25/2014
Doc steps in for Dave Dreher to bring the Horror News of the Week for this episode. The news begins with the remembering the recently lost Richard Attenborough (Jurassic Park) who passed at the age of 90. HBO's True Blood ends with it series finale which aired August 24, 2014. Horror on TV continues with the announcement that Damian, an adaptation of The Omen, has a series order for Lifetime while Martin Scorsese has announced that he will direct and produce an adaptation of Shutter Island for HBO called Ashecliffe.
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Life After Beth (2014) proves that a zombie romcom is a difficult proposition regardless of how fantastic the cast may be. Dane DeHaan, Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon and Anna Kendrick cannot save this humorless, lifeless horror comedy from writer/director Jeff Baena. All the pieces are there, they just never assemble into a cohesive whole. Sad.
Afflicted (2013), on the other hand, proves how a well constructed story and a pair of leads with authentic bro-chemistry is capable of reinvigorating the found footage sub genre. Afflicted is the film no one knows about but everyone should. A terrific little film that has the grue-crew united in singing its praises. Check it out!
Dave shares the horror news of the week with bits about TV, film, comics, Blu-ray and home made you tube horror homage. Joseph Perry returns this week with more details from PiFan, the extraordinary fantasy film fest from South Korea.
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! This week we announce that it is time to enter for a chance to win Anchor Bay's The Walking Dead Season 4 Blu-Ray.
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Episode 73 – Life After Beth / Afflicted
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Life After Beth (2014)
Thomas sums it up best during the review, "this year's biggest disappointment." Life After Beth is ripe with promise: a great cast, a promising young director, an intriguing premise and a slick spin on horror, romance and comedy. It should be the zombie rom-com to define a decade. Instead, the chemistry never gels, the zombies never reach their potential and, the biggest crime, the comedy is never funny. Sigh.
Afflicted (2013)
The HNR grue-crew wear their found footage scars as they have endured an onslaught of horror films trying to capture the fire ignited by Paranormal Activity, REC and Cloverfield. Afflicted is one of the few films that get it right, a remarkable entry into the sub genre that spins a unique and often scary look at vampires and the horrors of the transformation from human to the undead. Derek Lee and Clif Prowse are pair of writers, directors and actors to keep an eye on. Recommended!
What Have You Been Watching: PiFan 2014 report from Joseph Perry
The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival is a popular annual event in South Korea. Joining us from the festival floor is HNR fan turned man-on-the-street reported, Joseph Perry discussing four more films: Nymph from Serbia; Asmodexia from Spain; Baal's Flowers from Italy; and, Whispers Behind the Wall from Germany.
Horror News of the Week for 08/18/2014
Dave Dreher shares the Horror News of the Week beginning with news across all mediums. On Television, NBC is bringing The Devil's Advocate to the small screen. In comics, DC Comics is exploring horror themes in the Batman universe with Gotham by Midnight. Elijah Woods carries the film segment with his latest cinematic effort, Open Windows. On Blu-ray, Scream Factory is releasing their second volume of Vincent Price classics: House on Haunted Hill, The Raven and Dr. Phibes Rises Again. Finally, on the you tube front, Max Landis has recreated the iconic transformation scene from his father's film American Werewolf in London with a tiny budget and a big imagination. Crazy!
Contest: Anchor Bay Blu-Ray giveaway of The Walking Dead Season 4
The Black Saint provides the trivia question for Anchor Bay's Blu-Ray giveaway of The Walking Dead Season 4 coming out August 26, 2014. Anchor Bay is teaming up with Horror News Radio to give away two copies of the blu-ray release. Check out http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-thewalkingdead for details. Contest ends midnight, August 24, 2014 and is open to US residents only. Good luck!
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Into the Storm (2014) blows into theaters this weekend and the grue-crew is here to review this disaster...uh...disaster film. The movie is full of CGI effects providing a variety of tornado visuals and storm fueled action and destruction - it is all spectacle, baby, yeah.
Dave shares the horror news of the week with the sad announcement of the passing of Marilyn Burns, Menahem Golan and Robin Williams as the crew share fond memories of their film careers and influence. Joseph Perry returns this week with more details from PiFan, a fantasy film fest from South Korea.
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! This week we announce that it is time to enter for a chance to win Anchor Bay's The Walking Dead Season 4 Blu-Ray.
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Episode 71 – Into the Storm
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Into the Storm (2014)
Director Steven Quale (Final Destination 5) returns to direct Into the Storm which is a blend of found footage, traditional disaster flick and a family drama that wears its similarities with Twister on its sleeve. Even Santos catches the direct reference to the Nineties classic as a giant artificial cow flies by. "We've got cows!" The grue-crew dive into the film tearing it a new one for its weak script while praising the special effects and its dumb-fun pacing.
What Have You Been Watching: PiFan 2014 report from Joseph Perry
The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival is a popular annual event in South Korea. Joining us from the festival floor is HNR fan turned man-on-the-street reported, Joseph Perry discussing three more films: Lemon Tree Passage from Australia; Chimeras from Switzerland/Spain; and, Housebound from New Zealand.
Horror News of the Week for 08/11/2014
Dave Dreher shares the Horror News of the Week beginning with news of the loss of actress Marilyn Burns (Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 1974) and producer Menahem Golan. The grue-crew also react to the news of the death of comedian-actor Robin Williams. Dave tries to lighten the somber tone with a report on the Robert Englund appearing as Freddy event this past weekend followed by the announcement that Eli Roth's The Green Inferno has been pulled completely off the release schedule. Grrrrr. Next up is news that Seth Grahame-Smith is releasing a follow up to his hit historical horror novel Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter early next year titled The Last American Vampire. Finally Dave sends Santos into a tizzy with news of the trailer for It Grows!
Contest: Anchor Bay DVD giveaway of The Midnight Game
The Black Saint provides the trivia question for Anchor Bay's DVD giveaway of The Midnight Game coming out August 12, 2014. Anchor Bay is teaming up with Horror News Radio to give away two copies of the film. Two winners have been selected: ISAAC MENDOZA from Monterey Park, California and BILL NORRIS from Eugene, Oregon. Congratulations!
Contest: Anchor Bay Blu-Ray giveaway of The Walking Dead Season 4
The Black Saint provides the trivia question for Anchor Bay's Blu-Ray giveaway of The Walking Dead Season 4 coming out August 26, 2014. Anchor Bay is teaming up with Horror News Radio to give away two copies of the blu-ray release. Check out http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-thewalkingdead for details. Contest ends midnight, August 24, 2014 and is open to US residents only. Good luck!
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) strikes gold at the box office. The risk pays off and Marvel has another huge hit. But what do the HNR grue-crew think of it? Will Dave finally like a super-hero movie?
Dave shares the horror news of the week with the sad announcement of the passing of legendary make-up effects artists Dick Smith along with bits about Ghostbusters 3 and Z-Nation. Dave also joins Doc in a mini-review of SyFy's Sharknado 2: The Second One.
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! There's still time to enter for a chance to win Anchor Bay's The Midnight Game.
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Episode 70 – Guardians of the Galaxy
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
James Gunn is an mother flippin' genius - he has infused an obscure Marvel property, Guardians of the Galaxy, with his unique brand of humor and comedic tone and created the best space opera to light up theaters since Star Wars. The film is all kinds of awesome and the grue-crew share their favorite moments, their most loved characters and most cherished songs included in the film's sound track. WE ARE GROOT!
What Have You Been Watching: Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Only on SyFy can such absolute crap become massively successful success, Asylum returns with Sharknado 2: The Second One. As the title suggest, it's more of the same. The grue-crew are here with chainsaws in hand to protect you from the fin-filled storms of Sharknado 2.
Horror News of the Week for 07/28/2014
Dave Dreher shares the Horror News of the Week beginning with news of the movie industry losing one of the true greats, R.I.P. Dick Smith. Universal is starting to ramp up its fusion of horror icons and Marvel-style universe building with a remake of The Mummy helmed by Alex Kurtzman. Texas Chainsaw Massacre is back with a 40th anniversary 4 disc "Black Maria" edition. Ghostbusters 3 remains in the news with hints that it may become and all-female cast. SyFy launches its Z-Nation media assault with the release of upcoming zombie TV show's trailer.
Contest: Anchor Bay DVD giveaway of The Midnight Game
The Black Saint provides the trivia question for Anchor Bay's DVD giveaway of The Midnight Game coming out August 12, 2014. Anchor Bay is teaming up with Horror News Radio to give away two copies of the film. Check out http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-midnightgame for details. Contest ends midnight, August 10, 2014 and is open to US residents only. Good luck!
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Lucy (2014) embarks on a journey of the mind towing along tons of action and preposterous nonsense. The HNR grue-crew review and rip apart the latest film from direct Luc Besson starring the beautiful and talented Scarlett Johansson. Pretentious, silly and downright goofy fun, it is the Summer hit that had The Black Saint laughing his ass off. The problem is the film is not a comedy.
Dave ramps up the horror news of the week with tons of SDCC news, even more than what was on the SDCC Bonus episode of HNR. Joseph Perry returns with more on PiFan. And Thomas reigns in a review of another Scarlett Johansson film, Under The Skin.
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! The show also contains Stump the Stain where The Black Saint answers questions provided by you, the HNR fan!
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Episode 69 – Lucy / Under the Skin
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Lucy (2014)
Yes sir, Morgan Freeman collects a big fat paycheck. Not much else happens in Lucy from Luc Besson and Scarlett Johannson. Well, at least The Black Saint and his offspring found mountains of hilarity in this pretentious mess. The grue-crew bicker back and forth over what is the most offensive part of the film while Santos suggests it is the perfect unintentional comedy. Yikes!
What Have You Been Watching: PiFan by Joseph Perry
From South Korea, attending the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, Horror News Radio man-on-the-street reported Joseph Perry brings short reviews from a handful of genre films presented during the festival: The Demon's Rook, Wolf Cop, Dark Sea and Video Club.
What Have You Been Watching: Under The Skin (2014)
Thomas discusses the sci-fi thriller also starring Scarlett Johansson, Under the Skin. He declares it a much better experience than Scarlett's Lucy highly recommending the film.
Horror News of the Week for 07/28/2014
Dave Dreher shares the Horror News of the Week beginning with news from SDCC. While Doc, The Black Saint and special guest director Christopher G. Moore recapped the major news from the con on a special bonus episode of Horror News Radio, Dave brings more little nuggets and tidbits to excite and titillate. See No Evil 2 and Painkiller Jane from the Soska Sisters; the odd VOD life of The Poughkeepsie Tapes; Scream Factory announced 10 new titles, including Escape from New York; and, Constantine, the upcoming fall TV series, gets a killer trailer.
Stump the Saint for the Week of 07/28/2014
The Black Saint is back and it is time for Stump the Saint. Mick and Floor Hockey Josh return will questions to rack the Black Saint's mind. Will he triumph? Or, will he be stumped once again?
Contest: Anchor Bay DVD giveaway of The Midnight Game
The Black Saint provides the trivia question for Anchor Bay's DVD giveaway of The Midnight Game coming out August 12, 2014. Anchor Bay is teaming up with Horror News Radio to give away two copies of the film. Check out http://horrornewsradio.com/trivia-midnightgame for details. Contest ends midnight, August 10, 2014 and is open to US residents only. Good luck!
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SDCC (2014) reigns supreme over the weekend of 7-17 through 7-20 where the stars, creators, writers and directors of every active and future project known to nerd was on hand to promote, announce and market their films, TV shows and comics. Comic-con is THE place to be every summer, while the HNR crew could not attend the procedings this year, they are on hand to keep up and report on the news and excitement with this special bonus episode of Horror News Radio.
Co-hosts Doc Rotten and Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr. are joined by award winning director Christopher G. Moore to recap and react to the various horror related news coming out of San Diego Comic-Con 2014.
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The news this year arrives fast and furious, primarily wrapped around superhero films such as Avengers: Age of Ultron and Batman vs Superman; however, the show manages to contain ample amount of news and tidbits from a wide variety of horror related projects, movies and television programming coming our way in the next few months to the next few years.
- EVIL DEAD TV: Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi announce intention to do an Evil Dead television show
- HANNIBAL: All the tasty details on Season 3
- WALKING DEAD: The trailer and anticipation for Season 5
- GODZILLA 2: Gareth Edwards officially announced to return for the sequel along with a few well known monsters
- SKULL ISLAND: King Kong will return to the big screen on November 4, 2016
- HORNS: Trailer spills the details
- TUSK: Finally, Kevin Smith fans are rewarded with a trailer for his upcoming horror film
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The Purge: Anarchy (2014) picks up one year after the Purge presented last year except this entry follows Frank Grillo as Seargent Leo Barnes, a man on a mission to purge but runs into two sets of characters in deep doo doo deciding to help them survive the night. Capitalizing on the premise of The Purge, Anarchy takes the action to the streets to the satisfaction of the fans but forgets to bring characterization along with it. Hollow? Maybe. Action packed? You bet. Check out the review from the HNR grue-crew.
Dave ramps up the horror news of the week with bloody bits and pieces about Grizzly, The Overlook Motel and Mad Max Fury Road. Joseph Perry is now the HNR man-on-the-street in South Korea at the PiFan film festival with his reviews of Dead Snow Red vs Dead, Blood Glacier and other genre films.
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! The show also contains Stump the Stain as recorded live at MonsterCon toy and comic convention in Greenville, South Carolina July 18-20, 2014.
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Episode 68 – The Purge: Anarchy
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The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Thomas reminds his co-hosts that all but Vixen hated on The Purge last year giving the film a screaming 1 out of 5 before the grue-crew jump into their review of the its 2014 sequel, The Purge: Anarchy. Dave perhaps says it the best, "For a film with 'Anarchy' in its title, where is all the Anarchy?" Frank Castle...uh...Frank Grillo, rather, takes to the streets on Purge Night handing out violence, gore and death, but does the action hold enough interest to elevate the film and the now successful franchise.
What Have You Been Watching: PiFan by Joseph Perry
From South Korea, attending the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, Horror News Radio man-on-the-street reported Joseph Perry brings short reviews from a handful of genre films presented early in the festival: Dead Snow: Dead Vs Red, What We Do in the Shadows, Blood Glacier (The Station), Darkness by Day, When Animals Dream, Djinn Zero Theorem.
Horror News of the Week for 07/21/2014
Dave Dreher shares the Horror News of the Week beginning with news of the death of writer/director John Fasano, the man behind Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare and Black Roses. We are finally treated with images from the forthcoming George Miller apocalyptic thriller Mad Max Fury Road. The new trailer for Grizzly is NOT a remake of the 1976 b-movie classic, but a new nature horror film from director David Hackl and stars James Marsden, Thomas Jane and Billy Bob Thornton. In Stephen King news, Mark Romanek is now attached to direct a prequel to The Shinning titled The Overlook Hotel. Effects artist Vincent Guastini has released photos and a trailer for his segment from anthology horror film Hellivator Man.
Stump the Saint: Recorded live at MonsterCon in Greenville, SC - July 18-20, 2014
Doc Rotten and The Black Saint return from the MonsterCon where the duo presented free DVDs and Blu-rays provided by RLJ Entertainment for convention patrons who attempted to Stump the Saint.
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