“Love is stronger than death… even than life.” Hmmm. That sounds like something a vampire might say. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Gregory Crosby – as they take a trip to Belgium for Daughters of Darkness(1971), yet another vampiric take on Countess Báthory. Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 213 – Daughters of Darkness (1971) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https://youtube.com/gruesomemagazine Decades of Horror 1970s is partnerin ..read more

French period-piece horror feature The Vourdalak (Le Vourdalak; 2023) is like nothing else you are likely to watch this year, partly because of director Adrien Beau’s choice to use a marionette as the titular bloodsucking creature. The film also has a vivid feel to it — it was shot on 16mm film — and features highly effective stylized performances by its ensemble cast members. Based on Aleksey Tolstoy’s 1841 story “The Family of the Wurdalak” — famously brought to cinematic life in Mario Bava’s Black Sabbath (1963) —  The Vourdalak finds Marquis Jacques Antoine Saturnin d’Urfe (Kacey Mott ..read more

Until recently this one was going by the title PUSSY ISLAND but it appears they have rethought things as today a trailer showed up and the now theatrical release will be called BLINK TWICE. Thinking it’s a wise choice – at least from a marketing standpoint. Let’s take the trailer out for a spin and we’ll talk on the other side. Synopsis: “Tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala and sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun ..read more

The Grue-Crew review ABIGAIL (2024, Universal Pictures) on Gruesome Magazine episode 527. Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore, lead news writer Dave Dreher, and Doc Rotten share their thoughts about this week’s frightening addition to streaming horror films. Guest-host: Brian W. Smith Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions! ABIGAIL (2024, Universal Pictures) Synopsis: After a group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld ..read more

Two days – to trailers from members of the same family. Tonight Warner Bros. released the trailer for THE WATCHERS – directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan, father M. Night is producing. Have a look. Impressive cast that includes Dakota Fanning (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Ocean’s Eight”), Georgina Campbell (“Barbarian,” “Suspicion”), Oliver Finnegan (“Creeped Out,” “Outlander”) and Olwen Fouere (“The Northman,” “The Tourist”). The press materials explain: From producer M. Night Shyamalan comes “The Watchers,” written for the screen and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan and based on the no ..read more

Think what you will of Shyamalan’s films – they are always diverse and interesting – and TRAP looks to build on that reputation. As you know – things are rarely as they seem in his films so – check out this trailer and see what you think. From the press materials: A new M. Night Shyamalan experience. #TrapMovie only in theaters this summer. Listen to original songs from Saleka as Lady Raven: www.ladyravenmusic.com Warner Bros. Pictures presents a new experience in the world of M. Night Shyamalan—“Trap” —featuring performances by rising music star Saleka Shyamalan. A father and teen daughter a ..read more

Were writer Richard Shaver’s works published in the Amazing Stories pulp magazine factual accounts, as claimed, or works of fiction — or something more startling? Director Dean Bertram tackles these and other questions about the man and his stories in the documentary short film The Shaver Mystery (2024). Shaver was an interesting person, indeed, and Bertam does a superb job of bringing his story to cinematic life in this 14-minute short. In short and avoiding spoilers, Shaver claimed, among other things, that he had been held prisoner for several years by a sinister ancient civilization calle ..read more

“She’s a snake! My sister’s a snake!” Hmmm, that makes for an interesting family tree. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Bryan Clark – as they discuss The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968, Hebi musume to hakuhatsuma) from the studio (Daiei) and director (Noriaki Yuasa) that brought you the Gamera films. Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 175 – The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of n ..read more

The Grue-Crew review BLACKOUT (2024)on Gruesome Magazine episode 526. Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore, lead news writer Dave Dreher, and Doc Rotten share their thoughts about this week’s frightening addition to streaming horror films. Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions! BLACKOUT (2024) A Fine Arts painter is convinced that he is a werewolf wreaking havoc on a small American town under the full moon. Available on VOD beginning on April 12 ..read more

The Grue-Crew review LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2024, SHUDDER)on Gruesome Magazine episode 525. Jeff Mohr from Decades of Horror: The Classic Era, Crystal Cleveland, the Livin6Dead6irl from Decades of Horror: 1980s, award-winning filmmaker Christopher G. Moore, lead news writer Dave Dreher, and Doc Rotten share their thoughts about this week’s frightening addition to streaming horror films. Warning: possible spoilers after the initial impressions! LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (2024, SHUDDER) A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms ..read more