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Doc Rotten, film critic for HorrorNews.Net, is also the host of the Official HorrorNews.Net Podcast, the Monster Movie Podcast and Shock Treatment: The American Horror Story Fan Podcast. Read more from Doc Rotten at DocRotten.com, Facebook and Twitter.

Podcast: Hannibal Fan Podcast – Antipasto – First Impressions – Season 3 – Episode 1

“My husband has a very sophisticated palate. He’s very particular about how I taste.” – Bedelia Du Maurier. The much anticipated 3rd season of the mega-hit NBC series, HANNIBAL, is finally here – “Antipasto.” Thomas Mariani, Dave Dreher, Christipher G. Moore and Doc Rotten gather to provide their first impressions of the episode of Hannibal that aired June 4, 2015. HORROR NEWS …

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Hannibal Il Monstro T-Shirt Giveaway from TeePublic

Hannibal is the best horror on TV and the third season is raising the bar with every episode. The latest episode, Primavera, contains some of the sickest, creepiest imagery on Network television – ever. The stuff of nightmares. To celebrate, TeePublic is teaming up with Horror News Radio, the official HorrorNews.Net podcast and the Hannibal Fan Podcast to provide an exclusive …

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Podcast: Decades of Horror 1970s – Episode 17 – Disaster Films – Airport – The Poseidon Adventure – Earthquake – The Towering Inferno

Airport from 1970 was not the first “disaster film” but it was a monster box office hit that ignited a series of disaster films throughout the Seventies until the spoof Airplane (1980) would put it all to rest 10 years later. With the release of San Andreas (2015), Decades of Horror ’70 takes a look at four of the major …

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Podcast: Horror News TV Hannibal Fan Podcast – Countdown to Season 3 Part 1

“You have a very good butcher.” – Guest at party. “I do indeed” – Hannibal Lecter. The trailer for Season 3 highlights dozens of chilling and exciting moments from the upcoming and much anticipated 3rd season of the mega-hit NBC series, HANNIBAL. Thomas Mariani, Dave Dreher, Christipher G. Moore and Doc Rotten gather to begin a two part countdown building up …

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Film Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron – Exhilarating, Exhausting and Fun

SYNOPSIS: When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans. REVIEW: Avengers: Age of Ultron packs a punch and delivers a satisfying, rousing good time at the theater. But is also dances dangerous close to collapsing under its own …

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Interview: Director Joe Stauffer and Actress Kristi Ray – Pieces of Talent

Pieces of Talent is one of the few films that has the distinction of being heartily recommended to Doc Rotten and the crew of Horror News Radio by a fan of the show. The film is impressive receiving a positive review on a recent episode. Covering the 16th Annual Nevermore Film Festival for HorrorNews.Net, Doc seizes the opportunity to sit down …

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Film Review: Buzzard (2014)

SYNOPSIS: Paranoia forces small-time scam artist Marty to flee his hometown and hide out in a dangerous Detroit. With nothing but a pocket full of bogus checks, his Power Glove, and a bad temper, the horror metal slacker lashes out. REVIEW: With his second feature, Buzzard, director Joel Potrykus takes his audience on a journey of one man’s battle with …

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Film Review: Kingsman The Secret Service (2015)

SYNOPSIS: A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius. REVIEW: Director Matthew Vaughn continues to weave his magical and highly entertaining touch in his translating comic book properties from page to screen with his latest bombastic blast, Kingsman The Secret Service. …

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Film Review: Project Almanac (2015)

SYNOPSIS: A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control. REVIEW: Project Almanac confidently blends time travel, teen adventure drama and found footage into an entertaining lightweight cinema fare. While it never takes advantage of its own premise and stumbles in its third act, the movie has …

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Interview: Director Gavin Michael Booth – The Scarehouse

Once The Black Saint placed The Scarehouse on his Best Horror Films of 2014 on the Horror News Radio podcast, Doc Rotten knew this film would soon make a huge impression. Reaction was immediate, with the show’s co-hosts and its listeners. Soon the entire Grue-Crew was reviewing the film for episode 93. While certainly not the only remarkable element about The …

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Podcast: Horror News Radio – Eps 94 – Most Anticipated Horror Films of 2015

With the beginning of a new year, the cold weather, icy roads and crappy theatrical offerings signal the annual ritual of examining what is coming in the next 12 months for the horror movie fan. That’s right: The Most Anticipated Horror Movies of 2105. Unlike 2014, the sheer variety and breadth of offerings promise an eventful and, dare we say …

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Podcast: Decades of Horror 1970′s Eps 010 – The Manitou (1978)

“Evil Does Not Die…It Waits…to be Re-Born.” The tag line for The Manitou (1978) promises the birth of a modern horror classic monster. The re-release of William Girdler’s film reveals a number of its more prominent influences, “Possession marked The Exorcist. Demonaic Pregenacy arupted Rosemary’s Baby. Warnings followed The Omen. And The Manitou has it all combined!” The Black Saint and …

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