“I find you very attractive, but this stroll is becoming rather boring.” According to some, that might be a good description of this film. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they feast on Vampyres (1974), an Amicus production.

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 225 – Vampyres (1974)

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A pair of women lure passers-by to their countryside mansion to feed on them to satisfy their need for blood.

• Directed by: José Ramón Larraz (as Joseph Larraz)
• Writing Credits: Diana Daubeney (screenplay) (as D. Daubeney); José Ramón Larraz (uncredited); Thomas Owen (story) (uncredited)
• Selected Cast:
  • Marianne Morris as Fran
  • Anulka Dziubinska as Miriam (as Anulka)
  • Murray Brown as Ted
  • Brian Deacon as John
  • Sally Faulkner as Harriet
  • Michael Byrne as Playboy
  • Karl Lanchbury as Rupert
  • Margaret Heald as Receptionist
  • Douglas Jones as Managervam
  • Gerald Case as Estate Agent
  • Bessie Love as American Lady
  • Elliott Sullivan as American Man

In this episode, the boys tackle José Ramón Larraz’s Vampyres (1974). These are not your usual vampires, which explains the “y”… maybe. Released three years after, and paying slight homage to, Daughters of Darkness (a much better lesbian vampire film), Vampyres looks great but is definitely less filling. Even so, the Grue-Crew have somewhat mixed reactions. It all depends on how much you appreciate the visuals versus how bored you are with long strolls. And by “appreciate the visuals,” of course, they are referring to the cinematography.

At the time of this writing, Vampyres (1974) is available to stream from the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Wicked Horror TV, Tubi, Arrow, Flix Fling, and several PPV options. It’s available on physical media as a Blu-ray from Arrow Video in Blood Hunger: The Films Of Jose Larraz, along with Whirlpool  (1970) and The Coming of Sin (1978).

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Doc, will be I, Monster (1971), an Amicus production starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee in Milton Subotsky’s version of a Jekyll/Hyde-based story. Only the names have been changed.

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“I’m steaming. I’m steaming. I’m… I’m so exaggerated! I’m mad at that princess. The only girl I ever loved and now she and them street slobs are going to steal a million clams from them folks and they didn’t even invite me. ” Eric von Zipper has a way with words, doesn’t he? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guest Dirk Rogers – as they check out one of the last of AIP’s beach party movies, The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 187 – The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)

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A corpse has 24 hours to mastermind a good deed without leaving his crypt, to go “up there” and have his youth restored.

• Directed by: Don Weis
• Writing Credits: Louis M. Heyward and Elwood Ullman
• Selected Cast:
  • Tommy Kirk as Chuck Phillips
  • Deborah Walley as Lili Morton
  • Aron Kincaid as Bobby
  • Quinn O’Hara as Sinistra
  • Jesse White as J. Sinister Hulk
  • Harvey Lembeck as Eric Von Zipper
  • The Rat Pack
    • Andy Romano as J.D.
    • Alberta Nelson as Puss
    • Myrna Ross as Boots
    • Jerry Brutsche as Jerome
    • Bob Harvey as Bobby
    • Sam Page as Chauncey
    • John Macchia as Joey
    • Allen Fife as Beard
  • Basil Rathbone as Reginald Ripper
  • Patsy Kelly as Myrtle Forbush
  • Boris Karloff as The Corpse
  • Susan Hart as The Ghost
  • Nancy Sinatra as Vicki
  • Claudia Martin as Lulu
  • Francis X. Bushman as Malcolm
  • Benny Rubin as Chicken Feather
  • Bobbie Shaw Chance as Princess Yolanda (as Bobbi Shaw)
  • George Barrows as Monstro the Gorilla
  • Piccola Pupa as Piccola
  • Luree Holmes as Luree
  • Ed Garner as Ed
  • Frank Alesia as Frank
  • Mary Hughes as Mary
  • Salli Sachse as Salli
  • Patti Chandler as Patti
  • Sue Hamilton as Sue
  • The Bobby Fuller Four as Themselves (Bobby Fuller, Randy Fuller, DeWayne Quirico, Jim Reese)
  • Elena Andreas as Statue (uncredited)
  • Herb Andress as Statue (uncredited)
  • Philip Bent as Beach Boy (uncredited)
  • Gary Daily as Boy in Blue and White Trunks (uncredited)
  • Bobbi McCall as Girl in Blue Bikini (uncredited)
  • Christopher Riordan as Beach Boy (uncredited)

The Grue-Crew and guest host Dirk Rogers take a trip to the beach with one of the last of the Beach Party movies. Wait, what? There’s no beach? No ocean? No surfing? And AIP disliked the product so much that they added Boris Karloff and the whole ghost-in-the-invisible-bikini schtick after the fact?

Well, The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) makes for a nice title. Let’s face it. It’s a bad movie. It’s even a dumb movie. But it can be a fun movie, especially if you love the lame, teen music numbers inserted throughout the film as much as the Grue-Crew do. And even if you despise the music (yeah, the Grue-Crew didn’t like it either – except Doc, of course), you can have fun with this flick.

With Deborah Walley and Tommy Kirk (subbing for Annette and Frankie), Basil Rathbone, Patsy Kelly, Harvey Lembeck (Eric von Zipper!), Jesse White, and Nancy Sinatra, there’s always something to watch. Think “the Three Stooges in an old dark house.”

At the time of this writing, The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966) is available to stream from MGM+, Amazon Prime, and several PPV options.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Jeff – is The Shadow of the Cat (1961), a Hammer Film directed by John Gillin, featuring Barbara Shelley and André Morell, recently released as part of Scream Factory’s Universal Horror Collection Vol. 6! 

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To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!” 

“The killer’s comin’! The killer’s gonna get you!” Ah, yes, the childhood game everyone played. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they discover who wins and loses in Prom Night (1980).

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 268 – Prom Night (1980)

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At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years previously.

• Directed by: Paul Lynch
• Writing Credits: William Gray (screenplay); Robert Guza Jr. (from a story by)
• Music by: Paul Zaza, Carl Zittrer
• Cinematography by: Robert C. New (director of photography)
• Selected Cast:
  • Leslie Nielsen as Mr. Hammond
  • Jamie Lee Curtis as Kimberly Hammond
  • Casey Stevens as Nick McBride
  • Anne-Marie Martin as Wendy Richards (as Eddie Benton)
  • Antoinette Bower as Mrs. Hammond
  • Michael Tough as Alex Hammond
  • Robert A. Silverman as Mr. Sykes (as Robert Silverman)
  • Pita Oliver as Vicki
  • David Mucci as Lou Farmer
  • Jeff Wincott as Drew Shinnick
  • Mary Beth Rubens as Kelly Lynch (as Marybeth Rubens)
  • George Touliatos as Lt. McBride
  • Melanie Morse MacQuarrie as Henri-Anne
  • David Gardner as Dr. Fairchild
  • Joy Thompson as Jude Cunningham
  • Sheldon Rybowski as Seymour ‘Slick’ Crane
  • Rob Garrison as Sayer
  • David Bolt as Weller
  • Beth Amos as Housekeeper
  • Sonia Zimmer as Melanie
  • Sylvia Martin as Mrs. Cunningham
  • Elizabeth M. Mason as Adele (as Liz Stalker-Mason)
  • Pam Henry as Car Hop
  • Ardon Bess as Teacher
  • Lee Wildgen as Gang Member
  • Brock Simpson as Young Nick
  • Leslie Scott as Young Wendy
  • Tammy Bourne as Young Robin
  • Dean Bosacki as Young Alex
  • Debbie Greenfield as Young Kim
  • Karen Forbes as Young Jude
  • Joyce Kite as Young Kelly

Prom Night (1980) is one of six horror films in which Jamie Lee Curtis appeared over a three-year span from 1978 to 1981 and the last covered by the Grue-Crew. Three John Carpenter films (Halloween, The Fog, Halloween II) and Prom Night are joined by Road Games and Terror Train. 

Prom Night is not the best of Curtis’s 1978-1981 six-pack of horror movies (does that go without saying?), but is it the worst? Leslie Nielsen, soon to go through his transformation to a standout comedic actor, has little to do as Curtis’s character’s father and the school’s principal. There’s also the student body providing fodder for the killer, the creepy kids that set the whole thing in motion fifteen years earlier, and athe disco music and dancing. Don’t worry. The Grue Crew will give you the straight poop.

At the time of this writing, Prom Night is available to stream from Shudder, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Hoopla, Kanopy, Tubi, PlutoTV, and Freevee. It is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray formatted disc from Synapse Films. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Chad, will be Ghost Story (1981), based on Peter Straub’s 1979 novel! The Grue-Crew has been wanting to do this one for a long time! If you heard them announce Without Warning (1980) on the podcast, they apologize for the change, but it is on the schedule for November. Be patient, fellow babies.

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“Wild dogs got themselves a taste of human blood! Ain’t nobody gonna be safe out on the island! We get together, or they wipe out the island! You go call the sheriff!” And you know who the sheriff is, right? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they head south for some lycanthropic shenanigans with Moon of the Wolf (1972).

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 224 – Moon of the Wolf (1972)

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After several locals are viciously murdered, a Louisiana sheriff starts to suspect he may be dealing with a werewolf.

• Directed by: Daniel Petrie
• Writing Credits: Alvin Sapinsley (teleplay); Les Whitten (novel) (as Leslie H. Whitten)
• Makeup Department: Thomas Tuttle (as Tom Tuttle), William Tuttle
• Selected Cast:
  • David Janssen as Sheriff Aaron Whitaker
  • Barbara Rush as Louise Rodanthe
  • Bradford Dillman as Andrew Rodanthe
  • John Beradino as Dr. Druten
  • Geoffrey Lewis as Lawrence
  • Royal Dano as Tom Sr.
  • John Davis Chandler as Tom Jr. (as John Chandler)
  • Claudia McNeil as Sara
  • Paul R. DeVille as Hugh
  • Dan Priest as Sam
  • Robert Phillips as Deputy
  • Serena Sande as Nurse
  • George Sawaya as Attendant
  • Dick Crockett as Attendant
  • Sonny Klein as Harry
  • Emery Hollier as Rev. Biggers (as Emory Hollier)
  • Teddy Airhart as DeWitt (as Teddy Airhart Jr.)

The Grue-Crew go a-hunting in the land of TV horror in this episode and encounter Moon of the Wolf (1972). This surprisingly good TV movie features a pack (yes, I said it) of good character actors with an equally good crew. Can you uncover the culprit in this Southern Gothic whodunit? Is it David Janssen of The Fugitive fame? Maybe Bradford Dillman (Bug, Piranha)? Could it be Barbara Bush (When Worlds Collide, It Came from Outer Space)? John Berardino, Geoffrey Lewis, and Royal Dano are also lurking about. And, of course, the Grue-Crew often distract themselves with tangentials in this talkabout.

At the time of this writing, Moon of the Wolf (1972) is available to stream from Hoopla and Tubi. It’s available on physical media as a Blu-ray from the Vinegar Syndrome 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 next episode, chosen by Bill, will be José Ramón Larraz’s Vampyres (1974). The Grue-Crew loves them some vampyres with a “y!”

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. 

“When the rest of the world has been destroyed, we will be the only normal thinking persons left.” Heck, that’s already true. Right, Grue-Believers? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out an underappreciated low-budget horror, The Werewolf (1956).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 186 – The Werewolf (1956)

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Two scientists receive an unconscious man who has been in a car accident. In their lab, they inject him with a serum they’ve been working with. Sadly, the serum turns the man into a murderous werewolf.

• Directed by: Fred F. Sears
• Writing Credits: Robert E. Kent & James B. Gordon
• Produced by: Sam Katzman
• Cinematography by: Edward Linden (director of photography)
• Makeup Dept: Clay Campbell (makeup artist) (uncredited)
• Selected Cast:
  • Steven Ritch as The Werewolf / Duncan Marsh
  • Don Megowan as Sheriff Jack Haines
  • Joyce Holden as Amy Standish
  • Eleanore Tanin as Mrs. Helen Marsh
  • Kim Charney as Chris Marsh
  • Harry Lauter as Deputy Ben Clovey
  • Larry J. Blake as Hank Durgis
  • Ken Christy as Dr. Jonas Gilcrist
  • James Gavin as Mack Fanning
  • S. John Launer as Dr. Emery Forrest
  • George Lynn as Dr. Morgan Chambers (credited as George M. Lynn)
  • George Cisar as Hoxie
  • Don C. Harvey as Deputy (uncredited)
  • Jean Harvey as Ma Everett (uncredited)
  • Charles Horvath as Joe Mitchell (uncredited)
  • Fred F. Sears as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Low-budget films driven by fads were the forte of producer Sam Katzman (Rock Around the Clock, 1956). Pair that with director Fred F. Sears (Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, 1956), who is known for bringing films in on time and under budget. Now add Clay Campbell, makeup artist for The Return of the Vampire (1943); Don Megowan, the on-land Gill-Man in The Creature Walks Among Us (1956); and a cast filled with extraordinary character actors, and you get The Werewolf (1956), a surprisingly good science fiction version of lycanthropy! The Grue-Crew had great fun in their talkabout of this lesser-known werewolf film that preceded I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957).

At the time of this writing, The Werewolf (1956) is available to stream from Tubi and PPV from Amazon and AppleTV. It’s also available on physical media as one of 4 films included in Cold War Creatures: Four Films from Sam Katzman (4-Disc Standard Special Edition) [Blu-ray] from Arrow Video. The other films included are Creature with the Atom Brain (1955), Zombies of Mora Tau (1957), and The Giant Claw (1957).

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Doc – is The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini (1966)! Yes, the last of the Beach Party movies starring Deborah Walley, Tommy Kirk, and a bit of Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff. Eric von Zipper, anyone? 

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com

To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!”

“Forty years at sea and you end up being a straight man for a smart-ass comedian.” Good heavens, the Captain is a party pooper. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take a cruise on the Death Ship (1980).

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 267 – Death Ship (1980)

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A mysterious ghostly freighter rams and sinks a modern-day cruise ship whose survivors climb aboard the freighter and discover that it is a World War II Nazi torture vessel.

• Directed by: Alvin Rakoff
• Writing Credits: John Robins (screenplay by); (story by) Jack Hill and David P. Lewis
• Selected Cast:
  • George Kennedy as Captain Ashland
  • Richard Crenna as Trevor Marshall
  • Nick Mancuso as Nick
  • Sally Ann Howes as Margaret Marshall
  • Kate Reid as Sylvia
  • Victoria Burgoyne as Lori
  • Jennifer McKinney as Robin Marshall
  • Danny Higham as Ben Marshall
  • Saul Rubinek as Jackie
  • Murray Cruchley as Parsons (as Lee Murray)
  • Doug Smith as Seaman No. 1
  • Anthony Sherwood as Seaman No. 2 (as Tony Sherwood)
  • Andrew Semple as Strangled Sailor (uncredited)

Death Ship (1980) has a great poster and a decent cast (George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Sally Ann Howes, Nick Mancuso, Victoria Burgoyne, Kate Reid, and Saul Rubinek). Its premise is also promising: A WW2 Nazi torture ghost ship rams and sinks a modern-day cruise ship and wreaks havoc with the nine survivors. To top it off, the film is co-scripted by Jack Hill (Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told; 1967) and  David P. Lewis. The ingredients appear to be a potent combination, but do they combine to create a palatable whole? Of course, the Grue Crew has some thoughts on the matter. Check out their talkabout and discover the Gruesome truth.

At the time of this writing, Death Ship is available to stream from Amazon Prime and Tubi, and is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray formatted disc from Scorpion Releasing. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Crystal, will be Prom Night (1980)! Jamie Lee Curtis stars in her third of five horror films released 1978-1981. Slasher time, everyone!

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“Don’t stand there like a blithering idiot… and don’t give me that shocked routine!” Blithering idiot? Maybe. Shocked Routine? Never. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they dive into Craze (1974), a star-packed feature directed by Freddie Francis.

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 223 – Craze (1974)

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A nutty antique dealer starts to sacrifice women to an African idol.

• Directed by: Freddie Francis
• Writing Credits: Herman Cohen, Aben Kandel; (from 1967 novel, The Infernal Idol, by) Henry Seymour
• Selected Cast:
  • Jack Palance as Neal Mottram
  • Diana Dors as Dolly Newman
  • Julie Ege as Helena
  • Edith Evans as Aunt Louise Nash
  • Hugh Griffith as Solicitor
  • Trevor Howard as Supt. Bellamy
  • Michael Jayston as Detective Sgt. Wall
  • Suzy Kendall as Sally
  • Martin Potter as Ronnie
  • Percy Herbert as Detective Constable Russet
  • David Warbeck as Detective Wilson
  • Kathleen Byron as Muriel Sharp
  • Marianne Stone as Jane – Barmaid
  • Dean Harris as Ronnie’s Friend

The Grue Crew anxiously awaited a watchable streaming version of Craze (1974) for years. Why? With three Oscar winners (Freddie Francis, Jack Palance, Hugh Griffith) and two Oscar nominees (Dame Edith Evans, Trevor Howard), and a story that includes a witch’s coven, a psychopathic killer, and a demon named Chuku, it must be a good movie, right? Well, “good” is such a subjective term, but nary a one of the crew uses that word as a descriptor of Craze. However, it almost makes you hungry as Jack Palance chews the scenery with relish, which is unquestionably worth watching.

At the time of this writing, Craze (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 episode, chosen by Chad, will be Moon of the Wolf (1972), with David Janssen, Barbara Rush, Bradford Dillman, John Beradino, Geoffrey Lewis, and Royal Dano, and based on Les Whitten’s novel. 70s TV horror, anyone?

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“Beware of the currents of the lake. 
It’s dangerous to dream. Stay Awake. 
The nix pretends to be asleep. 
Above him lilies gently sweep.”
The Grue Crew love some Norwegian poetry in their folk horror. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Jeff Mohr, and guest Gregory Crosby – as they check out some folk horror, Norwegian-style, in Lake of the Dead (1958).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 185 – Lake of the Dead (1958)

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Synopsis: Six Oslo friends travel to the Østerdalen Valley to visit reclusive Bjørn Werner, Liljan’s brother, living in a remote cabin. A horrible tragedy occurred at a nearby lake, and legend has it that whoever stays in that cabin will meet the same end. The unsuspecting visitors realize that Werner is missing, and a series of unexplained incidents that chill the bone to the marrow are set in motion.

• Directed by: Kåre Bergstrøm
• Writing Credits: Kåre Bergstrøm (writer); André Bjerke (1942 novel by) (as Bernhard Borge)
• Music by: Gunnar Sønstevold
• Cinematography by: Ragnar Sørensen
• Selected Cast:
  • Erling Lindahl as Kai Bugge
  • Bjørg Engh as Sonja Borge
  • Henny Moan as Liljan Werner
  • André Bjerke as Gabriel Mørk
  • Per Lillo-Stenberg as Bjørn Werner
  • Øyvind Øyen as Bråten
  • Georg Richter as Harald Gran
  • Inger Teien as Eva, Bjørn’s Girlfriend
  • Leif Sommerstad as Tore Gråvik
  • Henki Kolstad as Bernhard Borge

Norway has produced a multitude of good horror movies, but it all started in 1958 with Lake of the Dead (De dødes tjern). Voted fourth best Norwegian film of all time by 101 critics in 1998, Lake of the Dead is a mystery that is part ghost story, part insane killer, and sports its own psychiatrist as a cast member; just for the insane part, you see.

Based on a 1942 novel of the same title, the film also includes an actor playing the writer of that novel and the actual writer of the novel playing another character. Clear? And then there’s the scene called one of the most memorable scenes in Norwegian film history. Gregory Crosby joins the Grue Crew, and they have plenty to talk about.

At the time of this writing, Lake of the Dead (1958) is available to stream from Shudder, AMC+, and Tubi. It’s also available on physical media as one of 20 films in All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror |Blu-ray + CD| from Severin.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Chad – is The Werewolf (1956)! Director Fred F. Sears (The Giant Claw, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers) gives us a different take on the werewolf trope, though the werewolf makeup might look a little familiar. The Grue Crew can’t wait! 

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“Stay in the car. ...  Stay In The Car! ... GET BACK IN THE CAR!!” No one ever follows directions in horror movies. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr, and guest Dirk Rogers – as they try to figure out precisely what is going on in Xtro (1982).

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 266 – Xtro (1982)

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An alien creature impregnates a woman who gives birth to a man who was abducted by aliens three years ago. The man reconnects with his wife and son for a sinister purpose.

• Directed by: Harry Bromley Davenport
• Writing Credits: Iain Cassie, Robert Smith; (story by) Harry Bromley Davenport, Michel Parry; Jo Ann Kaplan (additional dialogue “Americanized”)
• Produced by: 
  • Robert Shaye (executive producer)
  • Mark Forstater (producer)
  • James Crawford (associate producer) (as James M. Crawford)
• Music by: Harry Bromley Davenport
• Cinematography by: John Metcalfe
• Special Effects by:
  • Tom Harris (mechanical effects / special effects supervisor)
  • Francis Coates (Creature Effects)
• Selected Cast:
  • Philip Sayer as Sam Phillips
  • Bernice Stegers as Rachel Phillips
  • Danny Brainin as Joe Daniels
  • Maryam d’Abo as Analise Mercier
  • Simon Nash as Tony Phillips
  • Peter Mandell as Clown
  • David Cardy as Michael
  • Anna Wing as Mrs. Goodman
  • Robert Fyfe as Doctor
  • Katherine Best as Jane
  • Robert Pereno as Ben
  • Sean Crawford as Commando (credited as Tok)
  • Tim Dry as Monster (credited as Tik)
  • Susie Silvey as Woman in Cottage
  • Arthur Whybrow as Mr. Knight
  • Anna Mottram as eacher
  • Robert Austin as Van Driver
  • Vanya Seager as Paula Phillips

Xtro (1982) is one of those movies. Either you love it… or you say, “WTF?” Or maybe both! Luckily, the 80s Grue-Crew are joined by guest host Dirk Rogers, an Xtro fan, to help sort out the mess and to point out why he likes it so much. It took a while for the crew to get the finer points, so you’ll have to check out the episode to see if any of Dirk’s teachings sink in. 

The film depicts an alien impregnating human women with a “plunger” appendage and giving an eleven-year-old boy the power to bring anything he can imagine into reality. How could one expect anything but a five-ring circus?

At the time of this writing, Xtro is available on physical media as an all-region import Blu-ray formatted disc from Second Sight Films. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Bill, will be Death Ship (1980)! Co-written by Jack Hill (Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told; 1967) and starring George Kennedy, Richard Crenna, Nick Mancuso, Sally Ann Howes, Kate Reid, and Victoria Burgoyne. Yo, baby!

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“I’ve decided to end the world. They all have to go.” Well, you can forget about cleaning the house, then. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out some Indigenous American culture infused with apocalyptic horror in Nightwing (1979).

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 222 – Nightwing (1979)

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Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in New Mexico.

• Directed by: Arthur Hiller
• Writing Credits: Steve Shagan & Bud Shrake & Martin Cruz Smith; (1977 novel by) Martin Cruz Smith
• Music by: Henry Mancini
• Cinematography by: Charles Rosher Jr. (director of photography) (as Charles Rosher)
• Visual Effects by: Carlo Rambaldi (special visual effects)
• Selected Cast:
  • Nick Mancuso as Youngman Duran
  • David Warner as Phillip Payne
  • Kathryn Harrold as Anne Dillon
  • Stephen Macht as Walker Chee
  • Strother Martin as Selwyn
  • George Clutesi as Abner Tasupi
  • Ben Piazza as Roger Piggott
  • Donald Hotton as John Franklin
  • Charles Hallahan as Henry
  • Judith Novgrod as Judy
  • Alice Hirson as Claire Franklin
  • Pat Corley as Vet
  • Charlie L. Bird as Beejay (as Charlie bird)
  • Danny Zapien as Joe Mamoa
  • Peter Prouse as Doctor
  • José Toledo as Harold Masito (as Jose Toledo)
  • Richard Romancito as Ben Mamoa
  • Flavio Martinez as Isla Laloma (as Flavio Martinez III)
  • Lena Carr as Pregnant Woman
  • Virginia P. Maney as Old Squaw
  • Wade Stevens as Ambulance Attendant
  • Robert Dunbar as Helicopter Pilot
  • John R. Leonard Sr. as Helicopter Pilot

When a shaman decides the world must end and all must die, he performs a ritual that releases a very large and murderous Desmodus rotundus colony, commonly known as a guano-load of vampire bats! Nightwing (1979) is the only venture into horror for director Arthur Hiller and writer Martin Cruz Smith. Even so, the 70s Grue-Crew are bat-guano-crazy over their movie. Between the story, the bats, and the cast (Strother Martin’s in the house!), there is plenty of fuel for their talkabout!

At the time of this writing, Nightwing (1979) is available to stream from YouTube and PPV from Prime and AppleTV. The film is available on Blu-ray formatted physical media as part of a double-feature with Shadow of the Hawk (1976) from Mill Creek Entertainment. 

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Jeff, will be Craze (1974), directed by Freddie Francis and sporting a bunch of Oscar winners. It’s got to be great, right? Right? Why are you laughing?

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“You caught me unprepared. I’ve been cooking over a hot creature all day.” This is just a little romantic banter when she is actually sciencing with the creature all day. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Jeff Mohr, and guests Bill Mulligan and Ralph Miller III – as they observe the genius that is Ray Harryhausen in 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)!

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 184 – 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

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While returning from the U.S.’s first trip to Venus, a spaceship crash-lands off the coast of Sicily. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.

• Directed by: Nathan Juran
• Writing Credits: Robert Creighton Williams (as Bob Williams) & Christopher Knopf; (story by) Charlott Knight, Ray Harryhausen (uncredited)
• Produced by: Charles H. Schneer (producer)
• Visual Effects by: Ray Harryhausen (technical effects created by)
• Selected Cast:
  • William Hopper as Col. Robert Calder
  • Joan Taylor as Marisa Leonardo
  • Frank Puglia as Dr. Leonardo
  • John Zaremba as Dr. Judson Uhl
  • Thomas Browne Henry as Maj. Gen. A.D. McIntosh (credited as Thomas B. Henry)
  • Tito Vuolo as Commissario Unte
  • Jan Arvan as Signore Contino
  • Arthur Space as Dr. Sharman
  • Bart Braverman as Pepe (as Bart Bradley)
  • Ray Harryhausen as Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)

Ray Harryhausen’s 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) is Jeff’s pick and holds a place in his heart as a favorite from childhood. To do this film justice, the Grue-Crew invited two guest hosts, Ralph Miller III and Bill Mulligan, both lifelong Ray Harryhausen and stop-motion-animation fanatics and special effects artists. As a result, Daphne, Jeff, and their guests record a record-length Classic Era episode. There is so much to talk about and… well, only a few sidetrack discussions. Let’s face it. Who doesn’t love the Ymir? If you make it to the end of the episode, you can say hello to our little friend. It’s a Ralph Miller creation, and it is so much fun! 

At the time of this writing, 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957) is available to stream from the Classic Sci-Fi Movie Channel, the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Wicked Horror TV, Hoopla, Tubi, and various PPV sources. It’s also available on physical media as a 50th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray disc from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Daphne – is Lake of the Dead (1958, De dødes tjern)! It’s time for a Norwegian folk horror/mystery. Yah, sure. 

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To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!”

“Let’s get one thing straight! A successful semester to me means making out with as many cute boys as possible. Let’s put it this way: anything in pants!” That quote doesn’t age well but Lucio Fulci never was politically correct. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out more of Lucio Fulci’s innovative deaths in Aenigma (1987).

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 265 – Aenigma (1987)

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The spirit of a comatose teenage girl possesses the body of a newcomer to her girls’ boarding school to enact bloody revenge against the elitist coeds responsible for her condition.

• Directed by: Lucio Fulci
• Writing Credits: Lucio Fulci, Giorgio Mariuzzo
• Selected Cast:
  • Jared Martin as Dr. Robert Anderson
  • Lara Lamberti as Eva Gordon (as Lara Naszinski)
  • Ulli Reinthaler as Jenny Clark
  • Sophie d’Aulan as Kim Wilkins
  • Jennifer Naud as Grace O’Neal
  • Riccardo Acerbi as Fred Vernon
  • Kathi Wise as Virginia Williams
  • Milijana Zirojevic as Kathy (as Mijlijana Zirojevic)
  • Dragan Bjelogrlic as Tom (as a different name)
  • Ljiljana Blagojevic as Ms. Jones (as Lijlijana Blagojevic)
  • Franciska Spahic as Joanne
  • Dusica Zegarac as Mary
  • Zorica Lesic as Miss James
  • Rade Colovic as Tom
  • Lucio Fulci as Police Inspector (uncredited)

Travel with the 80s Grue-Crew to St. Mary’s College, an all-girls school in Boston (not really Boston, but hey, it’s the movies) for a Lucio Fulci homage to Carrie (1976), with a heavy dose of Patrick (1978) and a dusting of Suspiria (1977). The students and faculty in the school all seem to be sociopaths. The problem is, who do you root for? This Italian-Yugoslavian joint production is not one of Fulci’s best, but it’s certainly watchable, and, as usual, the victims are dispatched with style. Escargots anyone? Enjoy the Grue-Crew’s talkabout!

At the time of this writing, Aenigma is available to stream from Wicked Horror TV, Shudder, Screambox, and Tubi, and on physical media as a Blu-ray formatted disc from Severin. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Jeff, will be Xtro (1982)! Yikes!

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“This is the voice of World Control. I bring you peace. It may be the Peace of Plenty and Content or the Peace of Unburied Death.” Is that a multiple-choice question? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out some apocalyptic science fiction and horror with Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)!

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 221 – Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

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Thinking this will prevent war, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators.

• Directed by: Joseph Sargent
• Writing Credits: James Bridges (screenplay); D.F. Jones (based on his 1966 novel Colossus)
• Cinematography by: Gene Polito (director of photography)
• Visual Effects by: Albert Whitlock (special photographic effects)
• Selected Cast:
  • Eric Braeden as Dr. Charles Forbin
  • Susan Clark as Dr. Cleo Markham
  • Gordon Pinsent as The President
  • William Schallert as CIA Director Grauber
  • Leonid Rostoff as Russian Chairman
  • Georg Stanford Brown as Dr. John F. Fisher
  • Willard Sage as Dr. Blake
  • Alex Rodine as Dr. Kuprin
  • Martin E. Brooks as Dr. Jefferson J. Johnson (as Martin Brooks)
  • Marion Ross as Angela Fields
  • Dolph Sweet as Missile Commander
  • Byron Morrow as Secretary of State
  • Lew Brown as Peterson
  • Sid McCoy as Secretary of Defense
  • Tom Basham as Thomas L. Harrison
  • Robert Cornthwaite as First Scientist
  • James Hong as Dr. Chin
  • Serge Tschernisch as Translator (as Sergei Tschernisch)
  • John Davey as Military officer on phone (uncredited)
  • Paul Frees as Colossus (voice) (uncredited)
  • Fred Holliday as Military Computer Entry – Missile Launch (uncredited)
  • Robert Quarry as Scientist (uncredited)
  • Don Ross as Logan US Air Force (uncredited)
  • William Traylor as Party Guest (uncredited)

Given the current state of humankind, it makes perfect sense to turn planet management over to a supercomputer, right? Enter Charles Forbin and Colossus, his mountain-size, 70s-style, omnipotent computer. Of course, “The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley and leave us nothing but grief and pain, for promised joy!” (Robert Burns) And they “gang agley” in a hurry!

The Grue-Crew are agog at the cast – Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, and a mountain-full of recognizable character actors, many of whom have horror cred – so there is much fodder for their talkabout! By the way, is it still science fiction if it’s happening today?

At the time of this writing, Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) is available to stream from Vimeo, and is available on Blu-ray formatted, physical media 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 episode, chosen by Doc, will be Nightwing (1979), adapted from the 1977 novel by Martin Cruz Smith. Vampire bats, fellow babies!

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“If I would have been sober, which I admit doesn’t happen very often, but, it would have been an entirely different story! Entirely different.” Yes. Things are always different when you’re sober. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they share the hilarity of Roger Corman’s The Raven (1963)!

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 183 – The Raven (1963)

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A magician, who has been turned into a raven, turns to a former sorcerer for help.

• Directed by: Roger Corman
• Writing Credits: Richard Matheson (screenplay); Edgar Allan Poe (poem, 1845)
• Executive Producers: Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson
• Producer: Roger Corman
• Music by: Les Baxter
• Cinematography by: Floyd Crosby (director of photography)
• Editing by: Ronald Sinclair
• Production Design/Art Direction by: Daniel Haller
• Selected Cast:
  • Vincent Price as Dr. Erasmus Craven
  • Peter Lorre as Dr. Adolphus Bedlo
  • Boris Karloff as Dr. Scarabus
  • Hazel Court as Lenore Craven
  • Olive Sturgess as Estelle Craven
  • Jack Nicholson as Rexford Bedlo
  • Connie Wallace as Maid
  • William Baskin as Grimes
  • Aaron Saxon as Gort
  • Leo Gordon as Grimes (voice) (uncredited)
  • Dick Johnstone as Roderick Craven (uncredited)

This episode is Doc’s pick, and he identifies it as one of the three films that made him a monster kid! With that in mind, it’s no surprise that The Raven (1963) is loaded with horror cred – Karloff, Price, Lorre, Hazel Court, Nicholson (Jack, that is), Corman, Matheson, Poe  – all at the top of their game delivering this horror comedy with skillful glee. You get your man-to-bird-to-man-back-to-bird transformation, bodies in coffins, magic wands going limp, and a magician’s battle of the century. The Classic Era Grue-Crew have a magical time in this talkabout!

At the time of this writing, The Raven (1963) is available to stream from Amazon Prime, Tubi, PlutoTV, and Freevee. It’s also available on physical media as a Blu-ray disc from KL Studio Classics.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Jeff – is 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)! Harryhausen! Perry Mason’s Paul Drake (William Hopper)! Earth vs. the Flying Saucers’ Joan Taylor! A fast-growing creature from Venus running amok in Rome, fighting an elephant, and carousing on the Colosseum. What’s not to like?

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“Uh, if you take a black cat and broil it in the oven, and you peel off the skin on the bones and take it off… and you chew on the bone, you’ll be invisible.” Just a little something for show and tell. Don’t try it at home, children. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out some very weird parents in the aptly titled film… Parents (1989).

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 264 – Parents (1989)

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A young boy living in 1950s suburbia suspects that his parents are cannibalistic murderers

• Director: Bob Balaban
• Writer: Christopher Hawthorne
• Selected Cast:
  • Randy Quaid as Nick Laemle
  • Mary Beth Hurt as Lily Laemle
  • Sandy Dennis as Millie Dew
  • Bryan Madorsky as Michael Laemle
  • London Juno as Sheila Zellner (as Juno Mills-Cockell)
  • Kathryn Grody as Miss Baxter
  • Deborah Rush as Mrs. Zellner
  • Graham Jarvis as Mr. Zellner
  • Helen Carscallen as Grandmother
  • Warren Van Evera as Grandfather
  • Wayne Robson as Lab Attendant
  • Uriel Byfield as Little Boy
  • Mariah Balaban as Little Girl
  • Larry Palef as Announcer

You might not get what you’re expecting in Bob Balaban’s Parents (1989). Labeled as a horror comedy and starring Randy Quaid, one might expect some wild-and-crazy, whack-a-doodle hijinx. Instead, you get the button-down collar, tie-and-lab-coat-wearing version of Mr. Quaid, and some very dark humor with a heavy emphasis on dark. Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt are the parents of Michael (Bryan Madorsky), an emotionally flat and expressionless kid living a nightmare with his parents. Enter Sandy Dennis as Millie Dew, the school social worker, who jumps right into the frying pan. Literally. Mileage may vary regarding outright laughs, but the Grue-Crew enjoyed the watch and have much to discuss.

At the time of this writing, Parents is available to stream from Tubi and on physical media as a Blu-ray disc from Lionsgate Home Entertainment. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Chad, will be Aenigma (1987). It’s Fulci time!

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“I quit being a skier in 1968 because the other skiers were mavericks!” Well, isn’t that special? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out some cryptid horror from the television screens of the 1970s with Snowbeast (1977)!

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 220 – Snowbeast (1977)

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Synopsis: A Colorado ski resort is besieged by a sub-human beast that commits brutal murders on the slopes.

• Directed by: Herb Wallerstein
• Written by: Joseph Stefano
• Selected Cast:
  • Bo Svenson as Gar Seberg
  • Yvette Mimieux as Ellen Seberg
  • Robert Logan as Tony Rill
  • Clint Walker as Sheriff Paraday
  • Sylvia Sidney as Carrie Rill
  • Thomas Babson as Buster (as Thomas W. Babson)
  • Jacquie Botts as Betty Jo
  • Kathy Christopher as Jennifer
  • Jamie Jamison as John Cochran
  • Richard Jamison as Ben Cochran
  • Liz Jury as Mrs. Blodgett
  • Richard Jury as Charlie Braintree (as Ric Jury)
  • Rob McClung as Deputy #2
  • Annie McEnroe as Heidi (as Anne McEncroe)
  • Victor Raider-Wexler as Deputy Holt
  • Prentiss Rowe as Billy – Bell Captain
  • Michael J. London as The Snowbeast
  • Daniel Mandehr as Ski Instructor (uncredited)
  • Brett Palmer as John (uncredited)

Remember those great made-for-TV horror movies from the 1970s? You know the ones. They had familiar stars, and some were very, very good films like The Night Stalker (1974) and Salem’s Lot (1979). In this episode, the 70s Grue Crew returns to that well with Snowbeast (1977). Familiar stars? Bo Svenson, Yvette Mimieux, Robert Logan, Clint Walker, and Sylvia Sidney. Check. A very, very good film? Not so much. According to Bill, Snowbeast should be known as No Beast for its skimpy reveal of the title character. But there is that beautiful skiing footage. Oh well. Someone out there loves Snowbeast. Now, if we could just find them.

At the time of this writing, Snowbeast (1977 is available to stream from Amazon Prime, Tubi, Crackle, Plex, and Freevee. 

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Bill, will be Colussus: The Forbin Project (1970), a science fiction thriller about a computer takeover. Wait. Is it science fiction if it’s already happening?

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. 

“Gorilla? Gorilla. G-O-R– G, G, Gee! oh! oh! G-Oh!  Gorilla? Did you, did you-oo-oo-oo…did you say gorilla?” So, you’re saying, crazy or not? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they discuss The Gorilla (1939), a comedy-horror vehicle for the Ritz Brothers, Bela Lugosi, Patsy Kelly, and Lionel Atwill.

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 182 – The Gorilla (1939)

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After a wealthy man is threatened by a killer known as The Gorilla, he hires the Ritz Brothers to investigate. A real escaped gorilla shows up at the mansion just as the investigators arrive.

• Directed by: Allan Dwan
• Writing Credits: Rian James & Sid Silvers; (from a play by) Ralph Spence
• Selected Cast:
  • The Ritz Brothers as Defective Detectives
  • Jimmy Ritz as Garrity
  • Harry Ritz as Harrigan
  • Al Ritz as Mulligan
  • Anita Louise as Norma Denby
  • Patsy Kelly as Kitty
  • Lionel Atwill as Walter Stevens
  • Bela Lugosi as Peters
  • Joseph Calleia as Stranger
  • Edward Norris as Jack Marsden
  • Wally Vernon as Seaman
  • Paul Harvey as A.P. Conway
  • Art Miles as Poe the Gorilla

The gorilla did it! But was it the murderer nicknamed The Gorilla or the real gorilla named Poe? Those who watched the movie probably still don’t know. Featuring the Ritz Brothers and Bela Lugosi, The Gorilla (1939) is a fun, old dark house flick that puts Lugosi’s fame and the Ritz Brothers’ slapstick to good use. The energetic & hilarious Patsy Kelly and the always-effective Lionel Atwill round out the cast. If you don’t know who the Ritz Brothers are, you owe it to yourself to check out The Gorilla. Not because it’s a great movie, but because the Ritz Brothers had a sizable influence on modern comedy. Besides, it is a lot of fun. If there are any Ritz Brothers fans out there, please chime in!

At the time of this writing, The Gorilla is available to stream from Amazon Prime, Tubi, Plex, and PPV on Flix Fling.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule – this one chosen by Doc – is The Raven (1963), one of Roger Corman’s and Richard Matheson’s Poe collaborations featuring Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Hazel Court, Olive Sturgess, and Jack Nicholson! Why has it taken the Grue Crew so long to get to this gem? They were just biding their time until Doc picked it. Woot!

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“By the four beasts before the throne. By the fire which is about the throne. By the most holy and glorious name, Satan. I, Stanley Coopersmith will return. I WILL RETURN!” Well, he’s Clint Howard. Of course, he will return! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they hang out in the church basement with young Cadet Coopersmith in Evilspeak (1981).

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 263 – Evilspeak (1981)

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An outcast military cadet taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.

• Directed by: Eric Weston
• Writing Credits: Joseph Garofalo, Eric Weston
• Cinematography by: Irv Goodnoff
• Selected Cast:
  • Clint Howard as Stanley Coopersmith
  • R.G. Armstrong as Sarge
  • Joe Cortese as Reverend Jameson (as Joseph Cortese)
  • Claude Earl Jones as Coach
  • Haywood Nelson as Kowalski
  • Don Stark as Bubba Caldwell
  • Charles Tyner as Colonel Kincaid
  • Hamilton Camp as Hauptman
  • Louie Gravance as Jo Jo
  • Jim Greenleaf as Ox
  • Lynn Hancock as Miss Friedemeyer
  • Loren Lester as Charlie Boy
  • Kathy McCullen as Kelly
  • Lenny Montana as Jake
  • Leonard D’John as Tony
  • Bennett James as Captain Merrill (credited as Bennett Liss)
  • Katherine Kelly Lang as Susie Baker
  • Richard Moll as Father Esteban
  • Robert Tafur as Old Priest
  • Sue Casey as Mrs. Caldwell

Evilspeak answers the question, “What happens when a bullied, military school cadet finds a Satanic tome written in Latin in the basement of the academy chapel?” Of course — with a helping hand from an early Apple PC — shenanigans ensue! Heads are lost, hearts are ripped out, and worst of all… the hogs are released! Yikes! Clint Howard, as Stanley Coopersmith, plays the bullied cadet transformed into a possessed Satanic priest with gusto and is expertly supported by a cast of experienced character actors. The story starts a bit slow, but the Grue-Crew promises you will be rewarded during the final act of Evilspeak. And never fear. The bullies get their just deserts.

At the time of this writing, Evilspeak is available to stream from Shudder, AMC+, and Plex. 

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Crystal, will be Parents (1989), a horror comedy featuring Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, and young Bryan Madorsky as the Laemles. The question is, what do Mr. And Mrs. Laemle serve for dinner?

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“I had a shotgun in my room, I grabbed it…but I…I didn’t do anything. No one in the village did a thing, do you understand? Because… who can kill a child?” That’s not a question you want to be the answer to. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out a legendary and infamous Spanish horror film, Who Can Kill a Child? (1976, ¿Quién puede matar a un niño?).

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 219 – Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)

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A couple of English tourists arrive on an island where all the children have gone crazy and are murdering the adults.

• Directed by: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (as Narciso Ibañez Serrador)
• Writing Credits: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador (screenplay) (as Luis Peñafiel); Juan José Plans [novel, El juego de los niños (The children’s game)]
• Selected Cast:
  • Lewis Fiander as Tom
  • Prunella Ransome as Evelyn
  • Antonio Iranzo as Padre (the father)
  • Miguel Narros as Guardacostas 1 (Coastguard)
  • Marisa Porcel as Brit van der Holden
  • Luis Ciges as Enrique Amorós
  • Fabián Conde as Empleado (Employee)
  • Maria Druille as Niña que llora (credited as María Druille)
• Niños (children): Lourdes de la Cámara, Roberto Nauta, José Luis Romero, Javier de la Cámara, Marián Salgado, Cristina Torres, Luis Mateos, Adela Blanco, Juan Carlos Romero, Julio Jesús Parra, Carlos Parra, Juan Antonio Balandín, Pedro Balandín

Who Can Kill a Child? (1976), is a politically incorrect title for a Spanish horror film on a difficult subject directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador. The film tells the story of a married couple expecting a baby who travels to a remote island off the coast of Spain for a vacation and finds it almost completely devoid of adults. WTF? WTF, indeed! The direction and cinematography are brilliant and the acting doesn’t miss a beat. The 70s Grue Crew, joined this episode by Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff (yay!), are simultaneously disturbed and impressed by this cult classic and think it deserves a wider audience… if you can take it!

TRIGGER WARNING: The movie begins with ten minutes of newsreel footage depicting the heartbreaking damage done to children by the actions of adults in wars. Many viewers will understandably want to skip this section.

At the time of this writing, Who Can Kill a Child? (1976) is available to stream from various YouTube links and is available from Mondo Macabro as a standard format Blu-ray 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 episode, chosen by Chad, will be Snowbeast (1977), a TV movie written by Joseph Stefano (Outer Limits, 1963-1965) and starring Bo Svenson, Yvette Mimieux, Robert Logan, Clint Walker, and Sylvia Sidney. It’s time for a good creature feature/big foot flick, but is this the one? Time will tell.

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“The vampire could be insane, or equally someone in full control of his mental faculties.” So, you’re saying, crazy or not? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest Bill Mulligan – as they discuss I Vampiri (1957, Lust of the Vampire), Italy’s first horror film of the sound era, directed first by Riccardo Freda and then Mario Bava!

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 181 – I Vampiri (1957)

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In Paris, young girls are found dead, drained of their blood. A journalist investigates these murders while the beautiful Gisele, from a noble family, tries to seduce him.

• Directed by: Riccardo Freda; Mario Bava (uncredited)
• Writer: Piero Regnoli, Mario Bava (as Rijk Sijöstrom), Riccardo Freda
• Cinematographer: Mario Bava (director of photography)
• Selected Cast:
  • Gianna Maria Canale as Giselle du Grand / Margherita du Grand
  • Carlo D’Angelo as L’ispettore Chantal (credited as Carlo d’Angelo)
  • Dario Michaelis as Pierre Lantin
  • Wandisa Guida as Laurette Robert
  • Angelo Galassi as Ronald Fontaine (as Angiolo Galassi)
  • Renato Tontini as L’assistente del professore Grand
  • Charles Fawcett as Signor Robert
  • Gisella Mancinotti as Amica di Laurette
  • Miranda Campa as Signora Robert
  • Antoine Balpêtré as Professor Julien du Grand (credited as Antoine Balpetré de la Comédie Française)
  • Paul Muller as Joseph Signoret
  • Riccardo Freda as Il dottore (uncredited)

When Riccardo Freda bet that he could complete a movie in twelve days and came up short, Mario Bava, already serving as the film’s cinematographer, was tagged to close out the directing duties. The result is I Vampiri (1957, Lust of the Vampire), an atmospheric, gothic film that carries the earmarks of Freda’s skill and Bava’s promise. There’s no “vampire” as such, but the shadow of Elizabeth Bathory looms large over this tale. Your Classic Era Grue Crew, with guest Bill Milligan, are wowed by much of I VAMPIRI, not the least of which is the special effects. There is much to talk about. 

At the time of this writing, I Vampiri is available to stream from YouTube.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Chad, is The Gorilla (1939), in which The Ritz Brothers (Jimmy, Harry, & Al) are hired to find a killer known as “The Gorilla,” only to run into a “real” gorilla. And, oh yeah, Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill. Shenanigans ensue in this horror comedy. SHENANIGANS we tell you! 

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To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!”

Quid: “Aren’t you kind of young to be hitchhiking out here all by yourself?” Hitch: “Aren’t you kind of old to be picking me up?” She’s got a point. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take another trip down under for some Ozploitation with Richard Franklin’s Roadgames (1981).

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 262 – Roadgames (1981)

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A laid-back American truck driver in south Australia suspects that the driver of a green van is killing young women along his route, and plays a game of cat-and-mouse to catch him.

• Directed by: Richard Franklin
• Writing Credits: Everett De Roche (screenplay); Everett De Roche & Richard Franklin (original story)
• Music by: Brian May
• Cinematography by: Vincent Monton (director of photography)
• Editing by: Edward McQueen-Mason
• Production Design by: Jon Dowding
• Visual Effects by:
  • Roger Cowland (visual effects)
  • Jack Endacott (process operator)
  • Bill Hansard (process photography)
  • Richard Wilmot (optical effects printer) (uncredited)
• Stunt Coordinator: Grant Page
• Truck Driver / Dog Owner: Tom Glass
• Selected Cast:
  • Stacy Keach as Pat Quid
  • Jamie Lee Curtis as Hitch
  • Marion Edward as Frita
  • Grant Page as Smith or Jones
  • Thaddeus Smith as Police
  • Steve Millichamp as Police (as Stephen Millichamp)
  • Alan Hopgood as Lester
  • John Murphy as Benny Balls
  • Bill Stacey as Captain Careful
  • Robert Thompson as Sneezy Rider
  • Ed Turley as Roadhouse Proprietor
  • Angelica La Bozzetta as Hitchhiker (as Angie La Bozzetta)
  • Colin Vancao as Fred Frugal
  • Paul Harris as Frugal Child
  • Rochelle Harris as Frugal Child
  • Tony Bishop as Honeymooner
  • Abbe Holmes as Honeymooner
  • Carole-Ann Aylett as Cleaning Lady (as Carol Ann Aylett)
  • Killer as Boswell
  • Les James as Mechanic tending to alarm (uncredited)
  • Tom Ryan as Jackaroo (uncredited)

It’s Ozploitation time again for the Grue Crew! This go-around, the Crew discusses Richard Franklin’s Roadgames (1981) starring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis as the pair trek across Southern Australia’s Nullarbor Plain hauling pig carcasses from Melbourne to Perth. Conceived as Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) as seen from a tractor-trailer, Roadgames features encounters along the road with a cast of recurring travelers and a serial killer. Keach’s and Curtis’ chemistry is apparent in their engaging performances. Though not straight horror, Roadgames is horror-adjacent while generating its share of suspense amid horrific events.

At the time of this writing, Roadgames is available to stream from Amazon Prime, Peacock, Tubi, PlutoTV, and multiple PPV sources. The movie is available on physical media as a standard Blu-ray disc from Shout! Factory.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Bill, will be Evilspeak (1981), one of the video nasties, featuring Clint Howard as an outcast military cadet, R.G. Armstrong as Sarge, and Richard Moll in a supporting role. This should be interesting! 

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“In the name of Baron Samedi, in the name of the five ministers of the kingdom of Ife, and through the intercession of the Black Lords of the mountain, I order you, Gloria Irving, I order you to arise and obey me. Obey me!” The kingdom of Ife? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out their fourth Paul Naschy film – this one sans his frequent character, Waldemar Daninsky – Vengeance of the Zombies (1973, La rebelión de las muertas).

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 218 – Vengeance of the Zombies (1973)

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An Indian mystic uses magical chants to raise women from the dead, then sends them out to perform revenge killings for him.

• Directed by: León Klimovsky
• Writing Credits: Paul Naschy (story & screenplay) (credited as Jacinto Molina)
• Selected Cast:
  • Paul Naschy as Krisna / Kantaka / Satán
  • Romy as Elvire Irving (credited as Rommy)
  • Mirta Miller as Kala
  • María Kosty as Elsie (credited as Maria Kosti)
  • Aurora de Alba as Olivia Mortimer
  • Luis Ciges as MacMurdo (credited as Louis Ciges)
  • Pierre Besari as Ti Zachary
  • Antonio Pica as Supt. Hawkins
  • Víctor Barrera as Dr. Lawrence Radcliffe (as Vic Winner)
  • Elsa Zabala as Susan
  • Montserrat Julió as Flora (as Monserrat Julió)
  • Ramón Lillo as Basehart (as Ramon Lillo)
  • Norma Kastel as Gloria Irving (as Norma Kastell)
  • Ingrid Rabel as Muerta
  • Asunción Molero as Muerta (as Asuncion Molero)
  • Fernando Sánchez Polack as Augusto (credited as Fernando Sanchez-Polak & Fernando S. Polack)
  • Alfonso de la Vega as Absalon

Are you ready for another Paul Naschy extravaganza? The Grue-Crew tackles the often overlooked Spanish horror film, Vengeance of the Zombies (1973), featuring Naschy in three roles: the East Indian mystic, Krisna; the scarred, evil twin, Kantanka; and, Satán! The film is filled to the brim with voodoo zombies rising from the grave to kill at the orders of a mysterious hooded figure. But, why, why, do these zombies smile so much?! While not entirely successful, the film deserves to be seen, preferably without the theatrical red warning flashes. Roger Ebert called it the “dog of the week” on Sneak Previews upon its 1980 release, but the Grue Crew thinks that label is undeserved. What do you, dear Grue Believers, think? Let us know in the comments below.

At the time of this writing, Vengeance of the Zombies (1973) is available to stream from the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Wicked Horror TV, and Tubi. The film is available from Scream Factory as a standard format Blu-ray as part of The Paul Naschy Collection along with Horror Rises from the Tomb (1973), Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974), Human Beasts (1980), and Night of the Werewolf (1981).

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Jeff, will be Who Can Kill a Child? (1976, ¿Quién puede matar a un niño?), directed by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador. The Grue Crew have been on the hunt for this scarce, cult classic for years. What will they think?

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com. 

“Silence! Am I not El Supremo, the direct descendant of Jose Quintero? And was not Jose Quintero the Almighty’s right hand when Cortez carried his word to the Mexican heathens? In interrupting me, you are interrupting God!” You never know when you or someone you’re with might want to signal someone by lighting a match. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr with guests Richard Klemensen (Little Shoppe of Horrors Magazine) and Bill Mulligan – as they take a leaky boat on a perilous, Hammer-sponsored trip to The Lost Continent (1968)!

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 180 – The Lost Continent (1968)

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The captain, crew, and passengers of an old freighter – all with dark secrets to keep – find themselves adrift in a mysterious land full of monsters, conquistadors, and killer seaweed.

• Directed by: Michael Carreras; Leslie Norman (uncredited)
• Writing Credits: Michael Carreras (screenplay) (as Michael Nash); Dennis Wheatley (novel, Uncharted Seas, 1938)
• Produced by: Michael Carreras (producer); Anthony Hinds (executive producer) (uncredited); Peter Manley (associate producer)
• Music by: Gerard Schurmann (as Gerard Schürmann); Carlo Martelli (uncredited)
• Cinematography by: Paul Beeson (director of photography)
• Editing by: Chris Barnes
• Special Effects by: Robert A. Mattey
• Selected Cast:
  • Eric Porter as Capt. Lansen
  • Hildegard Knef as Eva Peters
  • Suzanna Leigh as Unity Webster
  • Tony Beckley as Harry Tyler
  • Nigel Stock as Dr. Webster
  • Neil McCallum as First Officer Hemmings
  • Ben Carruthers as Ricaldi (as Benito Carruthers)
  • Jimmy Hanley as Patrick, the Bartender
  • James Cossins as Nick, Chief Engineer
  • Dana Gillespie as Sarah
  • Victor Maddern as Mate
  • Reg Lye as Helmsman
  • Norman Eshley as Jonathan, the Prisoner
  • Michael Ripper as Sea Lawyer
  • Donald Sumpter as Sparks, the Radioman
  • Alf Joint as Jason, a Crewman
  • Charles Houston as Braemer, a Crewman
  • Shivendra Sinha as Hurri Curri
  • Darryl Read as El Diablo
  • Eddie Powell as The Inquisitor
  • Frank Hayden as Sergeant
  • Mark Heath as Customs Man
  • Horace James as Customs Man
  • Maxwell Craig as Crewman (uncredited)
  • Sylvana Henriques as Traveller on Boat (uncredited)
  • Cynthia Myers as Native Girl (uncredited)

A bit of a Hammer oddity, The Lost Continent (1968), directed by Michael Carreras, is a blast! Richard Klemensen, publisher/editor of Little Shoppe of Horrors: The Journal of Classic British Horror Films, and the voice you hear in the commentary track of the Scream Factory Blu-ray of this film, joins the Classic Era Grue Crew for this one. Bill Mulligan, co-host of DoH 70s and DoH 80s will also make the cross-DoH jump. Now we’re talking fun! The composite crew covers everything from seaweed to monsters to El Supremo to balloons, including Dana Gillespie. 

Please excuse the technical issues we struggled with, but after rescheduling twice, we decided to forge ahead, We hope you have as much fun viewing/listening as we had recording!

At the time of this writing, The Lost Continent is available on physical media as a standard Blu-ray format disc from Scream Factory.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Daphne, is I Vampiri (1957, Lust of the Vampire), directed by Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava. Bill Mulligan from Decades of Horror 1970s and 1980s will join us because, well… Bava!

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com

To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!” 

“You get what you deserve in them Deep Barons, you lez-beans! You won’t be causing no one no trouble no more!” Really? That’s all you got? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they celebrate one of their favorite holidays Troma-style with Mother’s Day (1980).

Decades of Horror 1980s
Episode 261 – Mother’s Day (1980)

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Two brothers kidnap and brutalize three women for the pleasure of their demented mother.

• Directed by: Charles Kaufman
• Writing Credits: Charles Kaufman, Warren Leight
• Produced by:
  • Alexander Beck (executive producer)
  • Michael Herz (associate producer)
  • Charles Kaufman (producer)
  • Lloyd Kaufman (associate producer}
  • Michael Kravitz (producer)
• Cinematography by: Joseph Mangine
• Editing by: Daniel Loewenthal
• Production Design by: Susan Kaufman
• Art Direction by: Sandy Hamilton
• Assistant Art Director: Rex Piano
• Costume Design by: Ellen Lutter
• Special Makeup Effects by: Josie Caruso, Rob E. Holland
• Selected Cast:
  • Nancy Hendrickson as Abbey
  • Deborah Luce as Jackie
  • Tiana Pierce as Trina
  • Gary Pollard as Ike (credited as Holden McGuire)
  • Michael McCleery as Addley (credited as Billy Ray McQuade)
  • Beatrice Pons as Mother (credited as Rose Ross)
  • Robert Collins as Ernie
  • Peter Fox as The ‘Dobber’ (credited as Karl Sandys)
  • Luisa Marsella as Terry (credited as Marsella Davidson)
  • Kevin Lowe as Ted
  • Scott Lucas as Storekeeper
  • Ed Battle as Doorman
  • Robert Carnegie as Tex
  • Stanley Kaufman as Older Man at Pool Party

Mother’s Day, directed by Charles Kaufman and featuring an admirable performance from Beatrice Pons as “Mother,” looks far better than it deserves to look. Except for Pons and cinematographer Joseph Mangine, Mother’s Day features a group of relative novices, and yet, the acting, story, and humor propel this film from beginning to end, even though it’s a bit tough to watch in places. Hey! The three lead victims of Mother’s clan even have story arcs! Eli Roth’s favorite movie can’t be all bad, can it?

At the time of this writing, Mother’s Day is available to stream from Shudder, Tubi, PlutoTV, and several PPV sources. The movie is available on physical media from Vinegar Syndrome in a 2-disc Region Free Set: 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode’s film, chosen by Jeff, will be Roadgames (1981), directed by Richard Franklin (Patrick, Psycho II) and starring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis. Get ready for some Ozploitation!

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