THE ANGRY RED PLANET (1959) – Episode 213 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
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Release Date: 10/04/2025
TORTURE GARDEN (1967) – Episode 216 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
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“Did you know that there are ways to raise the dead?” Of course. Don’t you watch horror movies? Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they take a stroll through the (1967). Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 216 – Torture Garden (1967) 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 SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL, THE CLASSIC HORROR...
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SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES (1983) – Episode 297 – Decades of Horror 1980s
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“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” Wait a minute. Is that what it means when your thumbs are pricking? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they visit Dark’s Pandemonium Carnival in Green Town, Illinois, via Disney’s (1983) from Ray Bradbury’s novel and screenplay. Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 297 – Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! ...
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THE WIZARD OF GORE (1970) – Episode 253 – Decades of Horror 1970s
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“What is real? Are you certain you know what reality is? How do you know that at this second you aren’t asleep in your beds dreaming that you are here in this theater? Ah, yes… it all seems too real.” Are you sure this guy is a wizard? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they brave the world of Herschell Gordon Lewis with (1970). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 253 – The Wizard of Gore (1970) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new...
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FASTER, PUSSYCAT! KILL! KILL! (1965) – Episode 215 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
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“Women! They let ’em vote, smoke, and drive – even put ’em in pants! But what do you get? A Democrat for president! A lot of smoke up your chimney! Russian roulette on the highway! You can’t even tell brother from sister unless you meet ’em head-on.” Don’t worry. This neanderthal doesn’t last long. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they visit the bizarre world of Russ Meyer in (1965). Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 215 – Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)...
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POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE (1986) – Episode 296 – Decades of Horror 1980s
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“You’re all gonna die in there! All of you! You are gonna die!” Well, for heaven’s sake, we all die. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out (1986), the sequel to the Spielberg-Hooper blockbuster. Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 296 – Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era is partnering with THE CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL,...
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DEAD OF NIGHT (1977) – Episode 252 – Decades of Horror 1970s
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“The dead of night exists in all of us, and no one knows at what strange, unexpected moment it will make itself known. And so tonight, for your entertainment, three tales: one of mystery, one of imagination, and one of terror.” Yay! Break out the popcorn! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they stay another night in TV-land and cuddle up with Dan Curtis’s (1977). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 252 – Dead of Night (1977) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the...
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THE GHOST BREAKERS (1940) – Episode 214 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
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“I don’t mind dying, but I hate the preliminaries.” Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they make a trip to an old dark house, or rather an old dark castle with (1940). Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 214 – The Ghost Breakers (1940) 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 SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL, THE CLASSIC...
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MANHUNTER (1986) – Episode 295 – Decades of Horror 1980s
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“Do you know how you caught me? The reason you caught me, Will, is we’re just alike. If you want the scent, smell yourself.” Well, that, and you’re insane! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out Hannibal Lecter’s coming-out party in Michael Mann’s (1986). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 295 – Manhunter (1986) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era...
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SOMEONE’S WATCHING ME! (1978) – Episode 251 – Decades of Horror 1970s
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“I’ll find you. I don’t give up. Sweet dreams, Elizabeth.” Somehow, it doesn’t seem like Elizabeth’s sweet dreams are his goal. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in another classy TV movie from the 1970s, John Carpenter’s (1978). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 251 – Someone’s Watching Me! (1978) 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 1970s is partnering with THE CLASSIC...
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THE ANGRY RED PLANET (1959) – Episode 213 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
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“We’ve had enough excitement and swashbuckling for one day. Any swash I ever had just came unbuckled.” Please, sir. Buckle your swash. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they embark on a very red expedition to (1959). Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 213 – The Angry Red Planet (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 Classic Era is partnering with...
info_outline“We’ve had enough excitement and swashbuckling for one day. Any swash I ever had just came unbuckled.” Please, sir. Buckle your swash. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Doc Rotten, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they embark on a very red expedition to The Angry Red Planet (1959).
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Episode 213 – The Angry Red Planet (1959)
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Synopsis: One of only two survivors from a Martian expedition is so traumatized she doesn’t remember the circumstances of the trip. (It’s all so red.)
- Director: Ib Melchior
- Writers: Ib Melchior and Sidney W. Pink (screenplay by) (as Sid Pink); Sidney W. Pink (original story by) (as Sid Pink)
- Selected Cast:
- Gerald Mohr as Col. Thomas O’Bannion
- Nora Hayden as Dr. Iris ‘Irish’ Ryan
- Les Tremayne as Prof. Theodore Gettell
- Jack Kruschen as CWO Sam Jacobs
- Paul Hahn as Maj. Gen. George Treegar
- J. Edward McKinley as Prof. Paul Weiner
- Tom Daly as Dr. Frank Gordon
- Don Lamond as TV Newscaster/Special Narrator/Martian (voice)
- Edward Innes as Brig. Gen. Alan Prescott
- Gordon Barnes as Maj. Lyman Ross
- Jack Haddock as Lt. Col. Davis
- Brandy Bryan as Nurse Hayes
- Joan Patrick as Nurse Dixon (credited as Joan Fitzpatrick)
- Duke Norton as Dr. Muller
- William Remick as Dr. Hawley (credited as Wm. Remick)
- Fred Ross as Air Force News Photographer
- David De Haven as Air Force News Photographer (credited as David DeHaven)
- Arline Hunter as Joan
- Alean ‘Bambi’ Hamilton as Joan’s Friend (credited as Aleane Hamilton)
- Richard Baxter as 1st Monitor (uncredited)
- Ralph Brooks as Security Man at Briefing (uncredited)
- Ted Cassidy as Martian (voice) (uncredited)
- Billy Curtis as Martian (uncredited)
- Alan Prescott as Brigadier General (uncredited)
- Billy Snyder (uncredited)
Is The Angry Red Planet (1959) one of those classic 1950s science fiction, creature feature films? If by “classic,” you mean there are no others like it, the answer is yes. If you mean, however, one of the best of the 1950s, the answer is a resounding no. The CINEMAGIC process, with so much red, is cool fun while simultaneously masking cheap sets. The Grue-Crew appreciates the story by Sidney Pink and Ib Melchior, but the dialogue is laughable and, at times, the acting fits the descriptor. To its credit, the movie does feature genuinely creepy Martian wildlife. Who doesn’t love a bat-rat-spider-crab or a giant amoeba? This is a fun watch just for the CINEMAGIC effect, and if you’re a fan of bad dialogue, you should double down on The Angry Red Planet!
At the time of this writing, The Angry Red Planet (1961) is available to stream from Classic Horror Movie Channel, Classic Sci-Fi Movie Channel, Hoopla, Tubi, Roku, Prime, and many others.
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 Doc – is The Ghost Breakers (1940). This classic horror-comedy features Bob Hope, Willie Best, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson, Paul Lukas, Noble Johnson, Anthony Quinn, and Lloyd Corrigan. It’s time for a good laugh!
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