The Classic Era Grue Crew travels back 90 years for Peter Lorre's masterful performance in M (1931), Fritz Lang's protot...

The Classic Era Grue-Crew and guest host Bill Grabriel all agree THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) is a brilliant film when...

MACARIO (1960) is an emotional Mexican supernatural fable and the first nominee for an Academy Award as the best foreign...

YOKAI MONSTERS: SPOOK WARFARE (1968), also known as THE GREAT YOKAI WAR, delves into Japanese folklore, part of a trilog...

Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of this Japanese anthology, which draws inspiration from the tales of Lafcadio...

Possibly the second Mexican horror film, DOS MONJES is an impressive morality tale oveflowing with images inspired by Ge...

The Classic Era Grue Crew has fun exposing plot holes while marveling at the performances of Lew Ayres, Nancy Davis Reag...

The final chapter in Universal's trilogy of Frankenstein films released in the 1930s, SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, is a wonderfu...

The Grue Crew is just as impressed with Miriam Hopkins' performance as they were with March's, and they are equally impr...

Beware of The Blob! Join this episode's Grue-Crew's Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr a...

Join this episode's Grue-Crew's Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, and Jeff Mohr as they discuss anoth...

The word "classic" is in the channel title, and THE WAR OF THE WORLDS is a true science fiction classic! The Grue-Crew, ...

Wait. What? This tokusatsu film tells a story that includes an assassin, a bomber, a hijacker, suicidal birds, a plane c...

El Libro de Piedra, a Mexican supernatural horror film, is a hidden gem that the Grue-Crew is thrilled to have discovere...

Your Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Grue-Crew have a blast discussing William Castle's Mr. Sardonicus, especially di...

Although the effects are a bit cheesy, The Crawling Eye (aka The Trollenberg Terror, 1958) has a lot going for it. The C...

Kill, Baby, Kill! is another magnificent effort from Mario Bava, and the Classic Era Grue-Crew express their love for th...

The Classic Era Grue Crew admires another Mexican gem, The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales, made by an award-winning crew with ...

Son of Dracula, the third entry in Universal's series of Dracula films, is more fun than people give it credit for. Lon ...

If you saw "The Fly" as a kid, certain scenes likely haunted your nightmares. The film marks the final turn to horror in...

The Classic Era Grue Crew welcomes guest host Steven Turek to discuss this fun example of Michael Gough scenery chewing ...

This episode of the Classic Grue Crew is joined by Dirk Rogers for Ishira Honda's classic Attack of the Mushroom People ...

Guest Hosts Richard Klemensen and Alistair Hughes join the Grue Crew for this Hammer classic. We all had a blast discuss...

Guest Hosts Richard Klemensen and Alistair Hughes join the Grue Crew for this Hammer classic. We all had a blast discuss...

With everything from the Inquisition to a comet to a 300-year curse to an unexplained monster with inexplicable powers t...

An Amicus thriller directed by Freddie Francis is always fun for the Gruesome Magazine Classic Era Grue Crew. Though the...

The Grue-Crew tries to clear up any confusion viewers might have over the five films with "The Aztec Mummy" in their tit...

The Decades of Horror Classic Era Grue Crew dives into the third and final adventure of Universal's Gill-Man. The Creatu...

This episode, the Grue-Crew are wowed by the brilliance of Peter Lorre, highlighted by the dark stylings of cinematograp...

Move over, Hitchcock! Director Henri-Georges Clouzot adapts Boileau-Narcejac's novel to the screen and creates a masterp...

Along with guest host Ralph Miller III, the Grue-Crew savors this Ray Harryhausen stop-motion masterpiece. Beautifully c...

Featuring innovative special effects for the time, Faust, directed by F.W. Murnau, is one of the preeminent examples of ...

Fantastic Voyage is remarkable for its special effects and for being one of Raquel Welch's breakout roles. As the only w...

Join the Grue-Crew for a very special review of the 1954 BBC TV Live presentation of 1984, starring Peter Cushing in a b...

The Grue-Crew heads to Mexico, encountering a restless spirit seeking revenge. Woot. Excitement follows! The cult film i...

It's time to explore early Hammer sci-fi films with X THE UNKNOWN (1956), part of a trilogy of Cold War sci-fi features,...

The Classic Era reaches its epic milestone of 150 episodes with a review of this iconic genre entry that lands near the ...

THE WHITE REINDEER is a little-known, yet highly effective, 1952 Finnish horror classic featuring Lewtonesque horror and...

IL DEMONIO, an Italian entry in the folk horror subgenre, is a must-watch for horror aficionados for its exquisite B

Before rising to fame as Bonanza's Little Joe, a young Michael Landon stars as a teen in need of anger management, and W...

Ready for early Roger Corman-directed, drive-in monster movie madness? THE WASP WOMAN is a signature 1950s creature feat...

Calling all Monster Kids! The Grue Crew tackles the sci-fi, 3-D Jack Arnold classic, IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (1953). Th...

THE CITY OF THE DEAD is an atmospheric, creepy tale of witches' curses and murder. Featuring a chilling Christopher Lee ...

Gorgo features Doc's favorite non-Japanese sea monster, and you have to love the film's "No, the monster is not the main...

Who doesn't want to sit down with Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula, and the Wolf Man on any given Saturday afternoon? Hou...

The tagline for THE MANSTER (1959) screams, "SEE THE TWO-HEADED KILLER CREATURE!" Filmed in Japan, this delightfully sil...

The Crew takes in this 1920 version of DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, starring John Barrymore. Makeup-lite early versions of H...

THE HEAD (1959), a German sci-fi/horror B-movie, features head transplants galore! An evil scientist reduces a crazed sc...

Check out what the Grue-Crew have to share about this fantastic early Hammer/Peter Cushing classic, THE REVENGE OF FRANK...

The Grue Crew welcomes Dave Dreher in their review of this 1950s sci-fi/horror monster flick, FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1958...

THE FROZEN DEAD has a mad scientist, an evil assistant, a talking severed head with telepathic powers, a wall of animate...

THE REPTILE (1966), from D. John Gilling and W. Anthony Hinds, features Michael Ripper in one of his bigger roles and Ja...

KONGA! Could it be the UK's response to the iconic King Kong? Starring Michael Gough as a mad scientist and featuring a ...

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966) is a rip-roaring horror-western featuring the legendary John Carradine, Chuck Courtn...

The lead in this low-budget sci-fi B-picture travels to the apocalyptic future of 2024! D. Edgar G. Ulmer (The Black Cat...

Lon Chaney's makeup and performance as Quasimodo is mind blowing and the 19-acre set is a character itself. Join the Gru...

Toho films & d.Ishira Honda (GODZILLA,1954) blend sci-fi, horror, film noir, & cabaret into horrifying shenanigans featu...

Combine the Old Dark House genre with the voodoo-zombie picture, and you get KING OF THE ZOMBIES, 1941. This lighthearte...

The Grue Crew & guest Bryan Clark as they explore THE SNAKE GIRL AND THE SILVER HAIRED WITCH (1968). This Japanese relea...

Coffin Joe, the creation of Jose Mojica Marins, makes his first appearance in this film. Guest Gregory Cosby returns to ...

Chris Peters joins the Grue Crew for this police procedural-occult horror with spy gadgets and zombies. This wonderful m...

CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR or THE CRIMSON CULT? Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, and Barbara freakin' Stee...

Director Edgar G. Ulmer, star John Carradine, and an accomplished cast and crew turn this poverty row effort into an eff...

The Grue-Crew are joined by Richard Klemensen of Little Shoppe of Horrors. The Journal of Classic British Horror Films a...

Director Riccardo Freda bet he could complete a movie in 12 days. When he lost the bet, cinematographer Mario Bava took ...

The Gorilla is a fun, old, dark house flick that puts Lugosi's fame and the Ritz Brothers’ slapstick to good use. The en...

The Raven is loaded with horror cred! Karloff, Price, Lorre, Hazel Court, Jack Nicholson, Corman, Matheson, and Poe, all...

To do this film justice, Jeff and Daphne are joined by fx artists Ralph Miller III and Bill Mulligan, Ray Harryhausen st...

LAKE OF THE DEAD, 1958, DE DODES TJERN, is Norwegian folk horror wrapped in a mystery. Norway's 1st horror film and vot...

Low-budgeters driven by fads were the forte of Sam Katzman. He enlists Fred F. Sears along w/excellent character actors,...

Dirk Rogers joins the Grue-Crew to take in one of the last of AIP's beach party films. There’s no beach but beach party ...

THE SHADOW OF THE CAT, 1961, a not-Hammer, but Hammer FIlm, is a pleasant surprise to the Grue Crew and guests Bill Mull...

Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence, George Rose, and Billie Whitelaw steal the show in this story of Burke and Hare from Jo...

Lon Chaney Jr. has the title role in INDESTRUCTIBLE MAN, 1956, and emotes the hell out of this near wordless part. He’s ...

The Classic Era Grue-Crew go l-o-n-g on this one while discussing John Chambers’ groundbreaking special effects makeup, ...

KISS ME DEADLY, 1955, is horror adjacent science fiction film noir adapted from Mickey Spillane's novel. The film featur...

Bert I. Gordon delivers 50 tons of creeping black terror with his signature BIG effects! Add a fearless high school girl...

THEM! is often hailed as the first giant bug movie, and the best! The Grue Crew and guest Gregory Crosby dive deep into ...

Is CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER, 1959, a Riccardo Freda or Mario Bava film, or both? Either way, this low-budget gem de...

LA MALDICION DE LA LLORONA, 1963, is a Swiss army knife of a Mexican horror movie that includes a witch, vampire tropes,...

This cast and crew of film noir veterans weave a beautiful tapestry of light and shadow that aid in the telling of its l...

Eli Mohr joins the Grue Crew to discuss this silent horror classic showcasing German expressionism. The acting, the visu...

The Grue Crew and guest Michael Zatz thought they might have found a hidden gem directed by Terence Fisher, starring Chr...

Episode 200! To celebrate the occasion, we discuss our favorite horror films from each decade of the Classic Era. Classi...

This is a beautifully shot film by Kaneto Shindo, which tells a heart-wrenching story of love and loss, set within a tal...

This is the Grue Crew's 5th visit to poverty row. This time, Bela Lugosi is a mad scientist who develops a method for gr...

Stop motion animation and dinosaurs! THE GIANT BEHEMOTH, 1959, features the stop motion of Willis O'Brien, Pete Peterson...

Strong Giallo elements and a different take on the science of werewolfery make this an interesting film. By the way, the...

Starring Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Francis Matthews, and Betta St. John with a bevy of British character actors in...

Here the Grue Crew discuss the earliest surviving werewolf-wolfman movie, starring Henry Hull, 17-year-old Valerie Hobso...

The Crew have a blast with this Roger Corman classic checking all the boxes- SF gadgets, powers, and plot twists; a grea...

PlayNowMedia's Michael Steinberg joins the Grue Crew for this 50s Sci-Fi, B-movie that's a mineral-based creature featur...

Jack Arnold’s TARANTULA, 1955, is a 50s B-movie science fiction classic starring John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll,...

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, 1946, La Belle et la Bête, Jean Cocteau’s brilliant fantasy is the Classic Era Grue-Crew’s topic f...

This is an adjacent film, a horror-adjacent film, a film noir-adjacent film, a Jekyll-Hyde-adjacent film... The decidedl...

There are two versions of Reptilicus, one in Danish, one in English. The casts are mostly identical except for one actor...