A COLD NIGHT’S DEATH (1973) – Episode 242 – Decades of Horror 1970s

“I know you think I’m crazy, but you must listen to me. You won’t want to believe what I’m telling you here, but you have to.” An ominous warning that no one heeds or even understands. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Gregory Crosby, and Jeff Mohr – as they try to decipher the mysterious message from the research station in A Cold Night’s Death (1973).

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 242 – A Cold Night’s Death (1973)

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Two research scientists at the Tower Mountain Research Station are trying to unravel the mysterious death of a colleague. They suspect that there is someone or something other than their research primates inhabiting their isolated polar station.

• Director: Jerrold Freedman
• Writer: Christopher Knopf
• Music by: Gil Mellé
• Cinematographer: Leonard J. South
• Makeup Department: Frank Westmore (makeup artist)
• Selected Cast:
  • Robert Culp as Robert Jones
  • Eli Wallach as Frank Enari
  • Michael C. Gwynne as Val Adams
  • Vic Perrin as Ryan Horner/Project Director (uncredited)

A Cold Night’s Death (1973) is an often-requested TV movie that the ’70s Grue-Crew finally jumped on. As usual, the holdup was over the available visual quality, which hasn’t improved, but what the heck. Sometimes you just have to go for it. In essence, Eli Wallach’s and Robert Culp’s characters are scientists in a 14,000-foot-elevation research station in the Arctic. Their isolation in a decidedly unfriendly environment enhances the creepiness of this disturbing and atmospheric tale. The Grue-Crew are impressed with Gil Mellé’s score, the acting, and the overall quality of the filmmaking. The Crew has much to discuss in their unanimous approval of A Cold Night’s Death.

At the time of this writing, A Cold Night’s Death (1973) is available to stream from Cultpix and YouTube.

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 ‘70s episode, chosen by Doc (Yes! Doc will be back with the next episode!), will be Sssssss (1973)! With Strother Martin (The Brotherhood of Satan), Dirk Benedict (Battlestar Galactica, The A-Team), Heather Menzies-Urich (The Sound of Music, Piranha), the special makeup effects work of John Chambers and Nick Marcellino, and so much more, there is a lot to discuss. You’ll want to join them for this one!  

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