EARTH VS. THE SPIDER (1958) – Episode 193 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
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BLUE MONKEY (1987) – Episode 277 – Decades of Horror 1980s
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“I wonder if we’ll find anything down here? I bet we’re going to find a big blue monkey.” Or maybe you won’t. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr, and guest Ralph Miller III – as they do their best to find the blue monkey in (1987). It’s Canadian horror, ay. Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 277 – Blue Monkey (1987) 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...
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BLACK NOON (1971) – Episode 233 – Decades of Horror 1970s
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“Well, Jonathan. I’m afraid you’ll be staying a while longer.” Oh, good! More time with Yvette Mimieux! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they journey to the desert of the old West, the repository of hidden cults, a man-in-black, and a traveling reverend in (1971). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 233 – Black Noon (1971) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! Decades of Horror 1970s is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV...
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CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER (1959, Caltiki il mostro immortale) – Episode 195 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
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“The garden is filled with monsters!” No more weeding! Hooray! Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, Jeff Mohr, and guest Bill Mulligan – as they dissect one of Italy’s first horror movies, (1959, Caltiki il mostro immortale), helmed by Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava. Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 195 – Caltiki, the Immortal Monster (1959) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The...
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DEAD AND BURIED (1981) – Episode 276 – Decades of Horror 1980s
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“Dan, I’m dead! Please bury me!” That’s not something you hear every day. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr, and guest Gregory Crosby – as they discuss (1981), a Stan Winston showcase. Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 276 – Dead and Buried (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 () which now includes video episodes of Decades of Horror 1980s and is available on Roku,...
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EYES OF LAURA MARS (1978) – Episode 232 – Decades of Horror 1970s
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‘I remembered that I was sneakin’ out the back door of the bar. So I said to myself, man, I said,”What the *fuck* are you doin’, man? Sneakin’ out the back door, runnin’ away, man, from what? I mean, you didn’t do nothin’. Nobody can prove that you did nothin’ because you did not do nothin’.”’ As usual, he had an elaborate alibi. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest Dirk Rogers – as they discuss (1978), … a movie with a script co-written by John Carpenter? Decades of Horror 1970s Episode...
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THEM! (1954) – Episode 194 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
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“Pfah! What kind of sense does that make? Is sugar a rare cargo? Is there a black market for it? Did you ever hear of a fence for hot sugar? If I was gonna make a deal with crooks to steal somethin’, it wouldn’t be for forty tons of sugar.” If you were a giant ant you would. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr, along with guest Gregory Crosby – as they take a deep crawl into (1954), one of the all-time great big-bug movies! Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 194 – THEM! (1954) Join the Crew...
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OPERA (1987) – Episode 275 – Decades of Horror 1980
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“I think it’s unwise to use movies as a guide for reality. Don’t you, Inspector?” Now they tell you! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in Dario Argento’s (1987). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 275 – Opera (1987) 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...
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A GHOST STORY FOR CHRISTMAS (1968, 1973, 1976) – Episode 231 – Decades of Horror 1970s
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“Ghosts? That’s a rather sticky one, isn’t it? I’m not quite certain what you mean, I mean, I’m never quite certain what we are invited to believe, I mean, when anybody asks me a question like that. I’m not even quite certain what I’m being invited to disbelieve.” Ah, yes. British ghost stories. And on Christmas. What could be better? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they create a makeshift anthology from the 1970s BBC series, ! Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 231 – A Ghost Story for Christmas (1970s)...
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EARTH VS. THE SPIDER (1958) – Episode 193 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
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“Bring your bug juice and let’s go!” Wait. Are spiders bugs? Shouldn’t they be using spider juice? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they figure out which juice should be used against the giant creature in (1958)! Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 193 – Earth vs. the Spider (1958) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era is partnering with THE CLASSIC...
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TERRORVISION (1986) – Episode 274 – Decades of Horror 1980s
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“Man, this is the dumbest movie I ever saw!” What does it mean when one of the movie’s characters makes this pronouncement? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in (1986), a no-holds-barred, goofy festival of excess. Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 274 – TerrorVision (1986) 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...
info_outline“Bring your bug juice and let’s go!” Wait. Are spiders bugs? Shouldn’t they be using spider juice? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they figure out which juice should be used against the giant creature in Earth vs. the Spider (1958)!
Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
Episode 193 – Earth vs. the Spider (1958)
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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Teenagers from a rural community and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider.
- Directed by: Bert I. Gordon
- Writing Credits: (screenplay by) László Görög (as Laszlo Gorog) and George Worthing Yates; (story by) Bert I. Gordon
- Produced by: Samuel Z. Arkoff (executive producer), James H. Nicholson (executive producer), Bert I. Gordon (producer), Henry Schrage (assistant producer)
- Music by: Albert Glasser
- Cinematography by: Jack A. Marta (director of photography) (as Jack Marta)
- Selected Cast:
- Ed Kemmer as Professor Art Kingman
- June Kenney as Carol Flynn
- Eugene Persson as Mike Simpson (as Gene Persson)
- Gene Roth as Sheriff Cagle
- Hal Torey as Mr. Simpson
- June Jocelyn as Mrs. Jack Flynn
- Mickey Finn as Sam Haskel
- Sally Fraser as Mrs. Helen Kingman
- Troy Patterson as Joe
- Skip Young as Sam the Bass Player
- Howard Wright as Jake
- Bill Giorgio as Deputy Sheriff Pete Sanders
- Hank Patterson as Hugo the Janitor
- Jack Kosslyn as Mr. Fraser
- Bob Garnet as Pest Control Man
- Shirley Falls as Switchboard Operator
- Robert Tetrick as Deputy Sheriff Dave (as Bob Tetrick)
- Nancy Kilgas as Dancer
- George Stanley as Man in Cavern
- David Tomack as Power Line Foreman
- Merritt Stone as Jack Flynn
- James Burton as Teenager in Band (uncredited)
- Dick D’Agostin as Pianist (uncredited)
The Classic Era Grue Crew go B-I-G for this episode! Yes, it’s time for some Bert I. Gordon! For the Decades of Horror’s fourth excursion into BIG territory, the crew crawls all over Earth vs. the Spider (1958), also known as The Spider. Gordon uses his usual visual effects techniques to achieve the “50 tons of creeping black horror” as advertised, and, as usual, scales may vary. Gordon gets an assist from Paul Blaisdell with a hairy spider leg and a desiccated body. Throw in a fearless high school girl and her dumb boyfriend, their 35-year-old classmate, their science teacher, a goofy sheriff, and a brawny construction foreman, and viewers get exactly what they expect in a B.I.G. extravaganza. What a fun talkabout!
At the time of this writing, Earth vs. the Spider (1958) is available to stream from the Classic Sci-Fi Movie Channel, the Classic Horror Movie Channel, Wicked Horror TV, Shudder, AMC+, Prime, Tubi, and Crackle. The film is available on physical media as a Blu-ray disc from Shout Factory.
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 Them! (1954). The Classic Era Grue Crew is on a big-bug-roll and this might be the granddaddy of them all!
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