“He was here before Christ, before civilization. He was king here! Rawhead, that’s what they called him! RAWHEAD!” Okay, okay. Call him Rawhead, already. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr –  as they visit rural Ireland with Clive Barker’s Rawhead Rex (1986) on episode 191 (even though […]

Decades of Horror 1980s

RAWHEAD REX (1986) – Episode 191 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“I can’t exist by myself because I’m afraid of myself, …because I’m the maker of my own evil.” This quote is a pretty good metaphor for the theme of this movie… maybe? Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr –  as they relish Metrograph’s brand new 4K restoration […]

POSSESSION (1981) – Episode 190 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Smokes. Smokes, I got joints and bags. Nickel and dime bags. Gold Colombia smoke. I got acid, blotters, rainbows, windowpanes, speed, downs …” This goes on at some length so you’ll just have to check out the podcast to hear Chad do the whole spiel. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill […]

BASKET CASE (1982) – Episode 189 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Do you like washing me?” Knowing this is a 12-year-old boy talking to his adult babysitter definitely ramps of the cringe quotient. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr –  as they brave the cringe found in The Pit(1981). Decades of Horror 1980sEpisode 188 – The Pit (1981) […]

THE PIT (1981) – Episode 188 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Do it now, or your punishment shall be a thousand deaths, each more horrible than the last!” Seems like once would be enough. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr –  as they walk behind the rows in search of “He Who” in Stephen King’s Children of the […]

CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984) – Episode 187 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“I hate ’em when they ain’t been shaved.”  Take that however you want. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr –  as they check out Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark (1987), a western-tinged vampire film starring Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen. Decades of Horror 1980sEpisode 186 – […]

NEAR DARK (1987) – Episode 186 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Now what are you dirty hooers doing on my planet?” Hooers. That’s Kiwi for the world’s oldest profession if you know what we mean and we think you do. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr –  as they check out the wonder that is Peter Jackson’s first […]

BAD TASTE (1987) – Episode 185 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Cats take orders from no one.” No comment. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr –  as they try to figure out exactly what’s up with the cat in Lucio Fulci’s version of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Black Cat (1981). Decades of Horror 1980sEpisode 184 – The Black […]

THE BLACK CAT (1981) – Episode 184 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Official? Who do you think you are? The only thing official you’ve ever done is lick stamps! Now get off my place!” That should get rid of Otis P. Hazelrigg, right? Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr –  as they watch a misguided band of vigilantes get […]

DARK NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW (1981) – Episode 183 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“It all started during a campfire at North Sea Cottages, a special retreat for gifted children…”  “Special,” as in, “you may never come back?” Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr –  as they check out the lesser-known, low-budget slasher, Madman (1981). Decades of Horror 1980sEpisode 182 – […]

Madman (1981) – Episode 182 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“Crazy, am I? We’ll see whether I’m crazy or not.” To rephrase the question, “Crazy, are we?” The Grue-Crew answers, “Yes! 100 episodes worth of crazy for classic horror!” Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Whitney Collazo, Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Joseph Perry, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Michael Steinberg – as they celebrate […]

Frankenstein (1931) – Episode 100 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

“Our interest lies in finding that damned book, and thwarting a vile beast of a man who shall not rest until God himself is thrown down, and all of creation becomes Satan’s black hell-besmeared farting hole!” Okay, but only if it’s hell-besmeared. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff […]

Warlock (1989) – Episode 181 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“They’re men turned inside out! And worse… they’re still alive!” Wow! Yeah, that might be worse. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they unsuccessfully search for the men turned inside out, living or dead, in Sergio Martini’s Screamers(1981). Decades of Horror 1980sEpisode 180 – Screamers […]

Screamers (1981) – Episode 180 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“My mama likes the yams.” Does that sound like good small talk for a first date? Well, it did to Stanley. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they dig a little deeper into Stanley’s story as well as the other stories found in this lesser-known […]

From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) – Episode 179 – Decades of Horror 1980s

“God will pardon me. That’s His job.” Somehow, that seems unlikely. Join your faithful Grue-Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they look for the good in Jim Wynorski’s The Return of Swamp Thing (1989). Decades of Horror 1980sEpisode 178 – The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) Join the […]

The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) – Episode 178 – Decades of Horror 1980s

From the grue-crew behind Horror News Radio, Decades of Horror 1980s covers the horror, sci-fi and fantasy films from the Eighties. Classics from John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg and more.

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