DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (1973) – Episode 215 – Decades Of Horror 1970s
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Release Date: 05/22/2024
EVILSPEAK (1981) – Episode 263 – Decades Of Horror 1980s
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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 (1981). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 263 – Evilspeak (1981) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new...
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WHO CAN KILL A CHILD (1976, QUIÉN PUEDE MATAR A UN NIÑO?) – Episode 219 – Decades Of Horror 1970s
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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, (1976, ¿Quién puede matar a un niño?). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 219 – Who Can Kill a Child? (1976) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel!...
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I VAMPIRI (1957, LUST OF THE VAMPIRE) – Episode 181 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
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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 (1957, ), 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) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! ...
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ROADGAMES (1981) – Episode 262 – Decades Of Horror 1980s
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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 (1981). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 262 – Roadgames (1981) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! Gruesome Magazine is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL...
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VENGEANCE OF THE ZOMBIES (1973, LA REBELIÓN DE LAS MUERTAS) – Episode 218 – Decades Of Horror 1970s
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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 – (1973, La rebelión de las muertas). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 218 – Vengeance of the Zombies (1973) Join the Crew on...
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THE LOST CONTINENT (1968) – Episode 180 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era
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“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 (1968)!...
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MOTHER’S DAY (1980) – Episode 261 – Decades Of Horror 1980s
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“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 (1980). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 261 – Mother’s Day (1980) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! Gruesome Magazine is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL () which now...
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MARK OF THE DEVIL (1970) – Episode 217 – Decades Of Horror 1970s
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“She’s the one who had intercourse with the Devil on Goat’s Mountain! He took her to his den in the disguise of a little donkey and then they fornicated all night long! She’s the witch! She’s the witch!” A little donkey, eh? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they try to get their arms around another infamous film. This time it is (1970). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 217 – Mark of the Devil (1970) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get...
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BLUEBEARD (1944) – Episode 179 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era
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“I don’t smoke. But I always have matches with me. I find they frequently come in handy.” 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 and Jeff Mohr with guests Michael Zatz and Gregory Crosby – as they discuss (1944), a film far exceeding its poverty-row origin. Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 179 – Bluebeard (1944) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! ...
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THE BOOGEY MAN (1980) – Episode 260 – Decades Of Horror 1980s
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“Your mother, did she date other men?” Define “date.” Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they try to figure out Ulli Lomel’s version of (1980). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 260 – The Boogey Man (1980) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! Gruesome Magazine is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL () which now includes video episodes of Decades of Horror 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon...
info_outline“When will they come? When will they come? When will they come and set us free?” Who are “they?” Who are “us?” Free from what? Sheez, so many questions. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they visit the Farnham household for answers in Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973).
Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 215 – Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
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A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures determined to make the wife one of their own.
- Directed by: John Newland
- Writer: Nigel McKeand
- Music by: Billy Goldenberg
- Cinematography by: Andrew Jackson (director of photography)
- Makeup Department: Michael Hancock (makeup artist) (as Mike Hancock); Robert Sidell (makeup artist); Bruce Jossen (hair stylist) (as Jossen);
- Selected Cast:
- Kim Darby as Sally Farnham
- Jim Hutton as Alex Farnham
- Barbara Anderson as Joan Kahn
- William Demarest as Mr. Harris
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Francisco Perez (as Pedro Armendariz Jr.)
- Lesley Woods as Ethyl
- Robert Cleaves as Doctor
- Sterling Swanson as Policeman
- Joel Lawrence as George Kahn (as J.H. Lawrence)
- William Sylvester as Tom Henderson
- Don Mallon as Bob
- Celia Milius as Anne (as Celia Kaye)
- Elizabeth St. Clair as Party Guest
- Monika Henreid as Party Guest (as Monica Henreid)
- Robert Priest as Party Guest
- Ted Swanson as Bartender
- Felix Silla as Creature
- Tamara De Treaux as Creature (as Tamara DeTreaux)
- Patty Maloney as Creature
- Nigel McKeand as Demon (voice) (uncredited)
Ah, the “movie-of-the-week” in the Seventies in the States, when the family gathered around the boob tube deciding which network to watch. On occasion, the decision was to catch a scary movie, perhaps, such as this episode’s topic, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973). The film is littered with small, creepy, whispering “demons” out to get Sally (Kim Darby). Will they succeed in claiming Sally as one of their own? All the while, her husband (Jim Hutton) and their handyman (William Demarest) argue on the phone and her friend (Barbara Anderson) gets locked out of the house. How does this TV quickie hold up? Trust that the grue Crew has an opinion.
At the time of this writing, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is available to stream from archivedotorg and PPV from Google Play and YouTube, and on physical media in Blu-ray format from Warner Archives.
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 The Alien Factor (1978), a science fiction, horror film shot on a micro-budget with some ringers hiding in the credits for the film’s special effects.
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