Doc Rotten – Horror Movie Reviews and Podcasts

Reviews of Rampage, Truth or Date, and The Ultimate Guide to Strange Cinema

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Apr 21, 2018

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George and the Rock give the Grue-Crew the finger this week as we review Rampage. Vanessa Thompson from the Gruesome Magazine Podcast joins Dave and Doc to take a look at some goofy, silly, but ultimately entertaining Kaiju action with this week’s big theatrical release. Doc also takes a look at Blumhouse’s Truth or Dare and Dave shares his thoughts on the book The Ultimate Guide to Strange Cinema from author Michael Vaughn. And, of course, Horror News of the Week starts off the show.

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Ash Vs Evil Dead Season 3 Episode 8 – Rifting Apart – Horror News Radio

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Apr 16, 2018

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Ash Vs Evil Dead Season 3 Episode 8 – Rifting Apart – Horror News Radio

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Horror on TV has never been as spectacular as it is at present, genre fans are getting everything from Stephen King adaptations to American Horror Story to franchise reboots on the small screen. None have been as deliriously gory and fun as the addition of Ash Vs Evil Dead on Starz. For the first two seasons, Thomas covered the show in written form but we’re mixing it up for season 3. Now, each week Thomas, Dave and Doc will cover the show on a weekly basis. On this episode “Rifting Apart,” Ash and Pablo formulate a dangerous plan to save Kelly and Brandy from …

Review of A Quiet Place – Horror News Radio

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Apr 15, 2018

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Review of A Quiet Place – Horror News Radio

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Be very very quiet. After all, it’s a podcast. Yes, The Grue Crew are covering the mega-successful horror film A Quiet Place this week. John Krasinski has graduated from being Jim from The Office into the new “it” director/writer/actor as this small budget horror film managed to blindside everyone with a massive opening weekend. Now, Doc Rotten, Thomas Mariani, and Yonathan Habtemichael are here to see if the hype is real. But first, there’s horror news of the week to talk about! Even without Dave Dreher, there’s a gaggle of trailers ranging from Upgrade to The Meg, Stranger Things heading to Halloween Horror Nights and Platinum Dunes promising no more …

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) – Episode 134 – Decades of Horror 1980s

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Monster Movie, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Apr 10, 2018

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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) – Episode 134 – Decades of Horror 1980s

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“There’s a legend ’round here. A killer buried, but not dead. A curse on Crystal Lake, a death curse: Jason Voorhees’ curse.” Our narrator (Walt “Crazy Ralph” Gorney) details the legend of Jason Voorhees. After being stuck at the bottom of Camp Crystal Lake in the last film, Jason is awoken by a young lady named Tina (Lar Park Lincoln) with psychic abilities. It’s essentially Carrie vs. Jason… at least that’s the intent. So is this a slashing entry in the franchise or is Pamela going to warn her son that “They’re All Gonna Laugh at You?” Listen to find …

Ash Vs Evil Dead Season 3 Episode 7 – Twist and Shout – Horror News Radio

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Apr 09, 2018

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Ash Vs Evil Dead Season 3 Episode 7 – Twist and Shout – Horror News Radio

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Horror on TV has never been as spectacular as it is at present, genre fans are getting everything from Stephen King adaptations to American Horror Story to franchise reboots on the small screen. None have been as deliriously gory and fun as the addition of Ash Vs Evil Dead on Starz. For the first two seasons, Thomas covered the show in written form but we’re mixing it up for season 3. Now, each week Thomas, Dave and Doc will cover the show on a weekly basis. On this episode “Twist and Shout,” Ash and Ruby finally face off as Brandy confronts her guidance counselor at a …

Review of Ready Player One and Celebrating HNR’s 5th Year Anniversary

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Apr 07, 2018

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Review of Ready Player One and Celebrating HNR’s 5th Year Anniversary

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The Grue Crew are celebrating an enormous milestone this week. Yes, five years ago Doc Rotten, Dave Dreher, Thomas Mariani and the late Santos Ellin Jr. recorded the first episode of Horror News Radio. This week, the Crew are joined by Christopher G. Moore and Caitlin Turner to talk Ready Player One. Steven Spielberg’s latest is a sci-fi action romp, but many famous horror characters can be spotted through the endless pop culture references. It’s a divisive discussion that’ll leave you torn asunder! Then, the gang counts down the Best Horror Films of the Last Five Years as voted on by …

Ash Vs Evil Dead Season 3 Episode 6 – Tales From The Rift – Horror News Radio

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Apr 02, 2018

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Ash Vs Evil Dead Season 3 Episode 6 – Tales From The Rift – Horror News Radio

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Horror on TV has never been as spectacular as it is at present, genre fans are getting everything from Stephen King adaptations to American Horror Story to franchise reboots on the small screen. None have been as deliriously gory and fun as the addition of Ash Vs Evil Dead on Starz. For the first two seasons, Thomas covered the show in written form but we’re mixing it up for season 3. Now, each week Thomas, Dave and Doc will cover the show on a weekly basis. On this episode “Tales from the Rift,” the Grue-Crew discovered the joy of the toasted pop-tart. Woot! Ash …

Jaws 3-D (1983) – Special Edition – Decades of Horror 1980s

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Monster Movie, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Apr 01, 2018

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Jaws 3-D (1983) – Special Edition – Decades of Horror 1980s

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“The Third Dimension is TERROR” The tagline for Jaws 3-D works hard to convince its audience that the film is full of chills and thrills. Buried in the Eighties coming-at-you 3-D effects is a butchered story about the Brody boys all grown up and facing a great white shark of their own…at a famous sea park, no less. Dennis Quaid and Bess Armstrong lead the cast while first-time (and only-time) director Joe Alves lobs fish, arms, and shark teeth into the audience’s lap. Seen in 3-D for this episode, Thomas, Doc, and Christopher are joined by Paul Cardullo to relish in the …

Eps 260 – Pacific Rim Uprising – Unsane – Horror News Radio

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Mar 30, 2018

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Eps 260 – Pacific Rim Uprising – Unsane – Horror News Radio

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Kaiju Kraziness is in full effect on Horror News Radio this week! First, we got Pacific Rim Uprising, the sequel to the Guillermo Del Toro robot-vs-giant monster battle movie. This time, John Boyega leads begrudgingly leads a group of cadets into training when a mysterious Jaeger suddenly comes to threaten the peace of post kaiju world. If that’s not enough plot for you, don’t worry. There are fifteen other subplots involved! After that giant blockbuster, The Grue Crew goes intimate for Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane. It’s divisive reception to the story of a victim of stalking (Claire Foy) finding herself locked in an …

The Gate (1987) – Episode 133 – Decades of Horror 1980s

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Monster Movie, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Mar 26, 2018

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The Gate (1987) – Episode 133 – Decades of Horror 1980s

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“Demons aren’t gonna ring the doorbell!” Terry (Louis Tripp) gives his buddy Glen (Stephen Dorff) a lesson in demon etiquette. Yes, the cult favorite gateway horror film The Gate is much beloved by horror fans of the 1980s. So much so that it won our Patreon Decades of Horror Poll for the month of April! Yes, those who at least pay $1 a month got to choose this episode’s topic of The Gate. So grab a shovel and your favorite subliminal death metal albums as we try to squash out some demons before they disrupt our 80s house party!

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