Tag Archives: Poltergeist

  Greetings my fellow creatures of the evening, this week I decided to bless your little eyes with a story. The story of an iconic film series that is considered by many to be one of the great kick starters for the supernatural horror genre and the curse that’s long been associated with the series of films known as The …

Ghost stories were my first introduction to all things spooky and scary – M R James stories (and their television adaptations) used to keep me awake at night, straining my eyes to see spooky patterns in the curtains or wallpaper that were almost definitely ghosts. Ghosts are terrifying for so many reasons: They are often intangible so cannot be physically …

More films of interest collected under the theme of “Paranormal Investigators”, this bunch takes on the entities and specters lurking within the great unknown. While there is no shortage of ghost busting going on in the TV world these days, it’s always more fun to watch the fiction based hunters taking on all sorts of dark cretins. Let’s jump right …

SYNOPSIS: Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a highrise building, and the supernatural forces that have haunted her previously follow her there. REVIEW: We live in a golden age for independent film making, as least in the sense that it’s easier than ever to get a movie made.  I remember when I was in college, I spent a …

SYNOPSIS: The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don’t seem to be over. REVIEW: Picking up right where the last one left off, the Freeling family have moved in with grandma seeing that their house was sucked into the earth and seems to be missing now (it could happen…). This may be an issue …

Hey there Horror Fans! Got a inkling for a scary clown movie? Do creepy clowns freak you out? How about just plain haunting face paint that rubs you the wrong way? Well I think we all had to do a double take after the Gacy years, but for the meantime we thought we’d give you a nice little selection to …

Horror has never been shy about putting the fear of evil into small playful objects. In our latest list we’ve compiled what we feel is the best of these creepy (and often “stay with you long after” type) films that have used the theme of evil and dolls in a most horrific way. The list was completed when the character …

SYNOPSIS: A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive. REVIEW: It’s heeeere! Never mind the fact that it’s completely unnecessary, the remake of Poltergeist is now upon us. As soon as this was announced some years ago, I was completely against the idea of …

The old dark house. The creepy dilapidated manor. The remote isolate hotel. Haunted Houses! The idea fascinates audiences, directors and screen writers creating one of the most chilling of horror sub-genres. James Wan’s latest film, The Conjuring, is a brilliant example of a haunted house film…and more. Co-hosts, Doc Rotten and Thomas Mariani, join together to run through their lists of …

The HNR Grue-Crew balance the zany sci-fi train-wreck Jupiter Ascending against the rollicking horror film Zombie Killers: Elephant’s Graveyard on this week’s episode. On one side we have Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis and Eddie Redmayne; while on the other, we have Billy Zane, Dee Wallace and Mischa Barton. Who comes out ahead, The Wachowskis or Harrison Smith? Dave shares the horror news of the week with …

This year promises to break all kinds of record bringing an incredible and diverse collection of films to the big screen. 2015 is going to rock. The Horror News Radio grue-crew dive into a special episode to spotlight 20 of the most anticipated films of the Summer of 2015 from Josh Whedon’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, George Miller’s Mad Max: …

Two genre films launch into theaters this weekend. The Grue-crew dive into the remake of Poltergeist featuring Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements, Jared Harris and Jane Adams from director Gil Kenan and producer Sam Raimi. Dave and Thomas crack open the secrets found in the Brad Bird film Tomorrowland featuring George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, …

Movies have been a part of my existence pretty much since day one and that also included horror movies.  I’m not sure what the hell my parents were thinking- maybe it was because they were kids raising kids- but my earliest motion picture memories had Mrs. Voorhees stalking camp counselors, Jack Torrance chasing his wife and son through a hotel …

Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “While living an an average family house in a pleasant neighborhood, the youngest daughter of the Freeling family, Carol Anne, seems to be connecting with the supernatural through a dead channel on the television. It is not for long when the mysterious beings enter the house’s walls. At first seeming like harmless ghosts, they play tricks and …

During the Seventies and early Eighties, around the same time every evil child or expectant mother was becoming possessed by the Devil and slashers of every type were coming out of the woodwork to slaughter teens and campers on every given holiday, real estate was having a rough time dealing with ghosts and evil entities. While many of these features …