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Eps 35 – OldBoy – The Walking Dead – Horror News Radio

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Dec 04, 2013

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Oldboy is the review of the week – the latest film from Spike Lee, and the remake of the 2003 Korean film from Chan-wook Park.

Before the grue-crew dive into the deviant manipulations guiding the life of Josh Brolin’s Joe Doucett, we cover the mid-season finale of AMC’s The Walking Dead. It is an episode full of zombie shocks and jaw-dropping twists.

Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Dave Dreher, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Thomas Mariani and Vixen, the Voice of Reason, recap and review Oldboy and the mid-season finale of The Walking Dead in the What Have You Been Watching segment while Dave brings the Horror News of the Week in this …

Eps 34 – Contracted – Horror News Radio

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Nov 27, 2013

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Contracted has the grue-crew squirming in their seats as the lead character, Samantha, contracts an STD that has her hemorrhaging blood, losing teeth and fingernails and…wait for it…pissing maggots.

As the stomach turns.

As Thomas shares, most people have a deep rooted fear of the human body, more specifically what can go wrong with the human body: Body Horror, Cronenberg style.

Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Dave Dreher, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Thomas Mariani and Vixen, the Voice of Reason, recap and review Contracted while Dave brings the Horror News of the Week in this episode of Horror News Radio. It’s news about another Day of the Day remake, …

Eps 07 – The Dead – The American Horror Story Fan Podcast

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Podcasts, Shock Treatment by Doc Rotten - Nov 23, 2013

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Eps 07 – The Dead – The American Horror Story Fan Podcast

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Welcome to The American Horror Story Fan Podcast: Coven. This week, co-hosts Doc Rotten and Thomas Mariani provide a spoiler filled review of American Horror Story: Coven episode 7 starring Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare and Emma Roberts. The seventh episode of Coven is titled “The Dead” with Danny Huston bringing film noir and jazz to the scene playing the historical serial killer from 1919 New Orleans, The Axeman.

With The Dead, American Horror Story continues to weave its wicked tale of magic, death and betrayal. FrankenKyle and Madison, the living doll, are up to …

Eps 33 – Macabre – Horror News Radio

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Nov 20, 2013

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Macabre bathes its audience in blood. Buckets and buckets of blood. Shareefa Daanish creates a frightening new monster in Dara, the stone-faced, ice-queen of terror: The Mother of all Horror.

Chainsaws, decapitations, astonishing gore and bloodied baby skulls are just the beginning. Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto (co-director of the Save Haven segment of VHS2) direct this 2009 Indonesian gore-fest getting its US release in 2013.

Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Dave Dreher and Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr. recap and review Macabre while Dave brings the Horror News of the Week in this episode of Horror News Radio. It’s news about Lizzie Borden, Hammer on Blu-Ray and Kevin Smith’s Tusk.

Eps 06 – The Axeman Cometh – The American Horror Story Fan Podcast

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Podcasts, Shock Treatment by Doc Rotten - Nov 15, 2013

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Eps 06 – The Axeman Cometh – The American Horror Story Fan Podcast

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Welcome to The American Horror Story Fan Podcast: Coven. This week, co-hosts Doc Rotten and Thomas Mariani provide a spoiler filled review of American Horror Story: Coven episode 6 starring Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare and Emma Roberts. The sixth episode of Coven is titled “The Axeman Cometh” and Danny Huston bring film noir and jazz to the scene playing the historical serial killer from 1919 New Orleans, The Axeman.

This episode leans more to the exposition and set up story elements of American Horror Story. After an extraordinary run of shocking and frightening episode, …

Eps 32 – Thor The Dark World – Horror News Radio

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Nov 14, 2013

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Eps 32 – Thor The Dark World – Horror News Radio

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Thor The Dark World lights up the box office taking in over 86 million in the U.S alone – over 300 million globally in its first two weeks.

Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman return as Thor and Jane Foster while Tom Hiddleston steals the film and all of the Marvel Universe as the ever-popular Loki. All of Asgard may fall to Malekith while the god of thunder tries to win the heart of a beautiful woman from Midgard.

Co-hosts Doc Rotten, Dave Dreher, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Thomas Mariani and Vixen recap and review Thor The Dark World while Dave brings the Horror News of the …

Eps 05 – Burn Witch Burn – The American Horror Story Fan Podcast

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Podcasts, Shock Treatment by Doc Rotten - Nov 09, 2013

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Eps 05 – Burn Witch Burn – The American Horror Story Fan Podcast

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Welcome to The American Horror Story Fan Podcast: Coven. This week, co-hosts Doc Rotten and Thomas Mariani provide a spoiler filled review of American Horror Story: Coven episode 5 starring Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare and Emma Roberts. The forth episode of Coven is titled “Burn Witch Burn” and the plot goes all crazy with graphic gore, creepy twists and turns and a devastating betrayal. Coven continues on track to become the best American Horror Story yet.

“I was in the right place, but it must have been the wrong time” – Myrtle Snow heads …

Eps 31 – Ender’s Game – Horror News Radio

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Nov 06, 2013

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Eps 31 – Ender’s Game – Horror News Radio

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Ender’s Game is finally here, 28 years in the making. Gavin Hood directs Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford and Ben Kingsley in the teen friendly Sci-Fi adventure.

Horror News Radio co-hosts Doc Rotten, Dave Dreher, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Thomas Mariani and Vixen have mixed feelings on the results. Some of it works for most all the grue-crew while many have issues with the pacing, the characters and, in Dave’s case, the film altogether. Doc tries to defend Ender’s Game with only moderate success.

Dave continues with the Horror News of the Week and shares his visit to Robert Kurtzman’s Mad FX Studio for a Halloween …

Eps 30 – Hellbenders – Horror News Radio

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Horror News Radio, Podcasts by Doc Rotten - Nov 02, 2013

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Eps 30 – Hellbenders – Horror News Radio

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It’s “Hell on Earth” as Clifton Collins and Clancy Brown lead the cast in Hellbenders, featuring a group of sinning priests and pastors who are ready to take on the devil in ways normal clergy cannot.

Horror News Radio co-hosts Doc Rotten, Dave Dreher, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr., Thomas Mariani and Vixen rant and trash the latest Horror comedy to tackle the exorcists and possession sub-genre themes.

Dave continues with the Horror News of the Week while Thomas shares his visit to Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights and Doc reveals the winner of the latest Horror News Radio sweepstakes.

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Eps 04 – Fearful Pranks Ensue – The American Horror Story Fan Podcast

Posted in Articles, Featured Items, Podcasts, Shock Treatment by Doc Rotten - Nov 02, 2013

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Eps 04 – Fearful Pranks Ensue – The American Horror Story Fan Podcast

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Welcome to The American Horror Story Fan Podcast: Coven. This week, co-hosts Doc Rotten and Thomas Mariani provide a spoiler filled review of American Horror Story: Coven episode 4 starring Jessica Lange, Taissa Farmiga, Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe, Evan Peters, Denis O’Hare and Emma Roberts. The forth episode of Coven is titled “Fearful Pranks Ensue” and it may very well be the craziest, zaniest, most bizarre and shocking episode of American Horror Story since…uh…last week.

“This will not STAND!” – Myrtle Snow

This episode gives us some of the best zombies and gore, an extremely creepy Spaulding, a Minotaur head in a box …