King Kong (1976) | Episode 392
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King Kong (1976) | Episode 392
Mark Maddux joins Jim for a very special New Years episide of MONSTER ATTACK! discussing the 1976 reboot of “King Kong,” starring Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lang, Charles Grodin John Randolph, Ed Lauter, Rene Aubberjonois, Julius Harris, Jack O’Halloran, Dennis Fimple, John Agar and produced by Dino De Laurntis. The story centers around the discovery of Kong during an expedition for oil and leading to his being brought NYC for a global tour. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies. And Happy New Year!
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Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses will celebrate its 20th anniversary with two new Blu-ray editions - a premium box (above) and a Steelbook (below) - on April 11 via Lionsgate.
The premium box features artwork by Graham Humphreys. It comes with a poster illustrated by David Hartman, a photo book curated by Zombie, and six art cards by Hartman. The Steelbook features artwork by Vance Kelly with a semi-transparent slipcover.
The 2003 horror film stars Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Sheri Moon, Karen Black, Rainn Wilson, Chris Hardwick, Tom Towles, Erin Daniels, Jennifer Jostyn, Walton Goggins, and Dennis Fimple.
House of 1000 Corpses is presented in high definition with 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 5.1 Dolby Surround EX Audio. Both editions include two discs with identical special features, which are detailed below.
Disc 1:
Audio commentary by writer-director Rob Zombie
Making-of featurette
Cast and crew interviews
Casting footage
Rehearsal footage
Theatrical trailer
Disc 2:
Never-before-seen interviews:
Writer-director Rob Zombie
Actor Sid Haig
Actor Bill Moseley
Actress Sheri Moon
Actress Karen Black
Actor Rainn Wilson
Actor Chris Hardwick
Actress Erin Daniels
Actor Irwin Keyes
Actress Jennifer Jostyn
Special makeup effects artist Wayne Toth
5 behind-the-scenes on-set featurettes
Dr. Satan test
Professor test
Electronic press kit
Teaser trailer
Digital platforms only:
Audio commentary by writer-director Rob Zombie (new)
When Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses slashed its way into theaters 20 years ago, 1970s-style horror – and camp – returned with bone-snapping, scream-inducing vengeance. Zombie’s directorial debut, this first film of a trilogy introduces the Firefly family, backwoods sadists who plunge two young couples into a nightmare world of torture, satanic ritual, and cannibalism.
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CREATURE FROM BLACK LAKE (1976) – Episode 178 – Decades Of Horror 1970s
“Dang creature . . . I’m gonna get my shotgun and make a rug outta that damn thing!” And Jack Elam is just the one who can do it! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they make a trip to the bayou to check out Creature from Black Lake (1976) and its new Synapse Films Blu-ray, released December 13, 2022. It’s a beauty!
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Episode 178 – Creature from Black Lake (1976)
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Two young students from the University of Chicago hear of the mysterious happenings at Black Lake and armed with a van packed with scientific equipment set out to solve the mystery.
Director: Joy N. Houck Jr.
Writer: Jim McCullough Jr.
Produced by: Jim McCullough (Sr.)
Production Company: Jim McCullough Productions
Distributors: Howco International Pictures (1976) (USA) (theatrical)
Music by: Jaime Mendoza-Nava
Cinematography by: Dean Cundey
Film Editing by: Robert Gordon
Sound: Thomas Causey
Creature design: Dean Cundey
Makeup Department: Charlene Cundey (makeup artist)
Poster Artist: Ralph McQuarrie
Selected cast:
Jack Elam as Joe Canton
Dub Taylor as Grandpaw Bridges
Dennis Fimple as Pahoo
John David Carson as Rives
Bill Thurman as Sheriff Billy Carter
Jim McCullough Jr. as Orville Bridges
Roy Tatum as Fred/Creature
Cathryn Hartt as Eve-Waitress (as Catherine McClenny)
Becky Smiser as Becky Carter
Michelle Willingham as Michelle
Evelyn Hindricks as Grandma Bridges
Roger Pancake as H.B.
Karen Brooks as Orville’s Mother
Chase Tatum as Baby Orville
Jim Garth as Willy (uncredited)
Bob Kyle as Rufus
Joy N. Houck Jr. as Prof. Burch (as J.N. Houck Jr.)
I.M. ‘Buddy’ Brumley Jr. as Barber (uncredited)
To begin with, your Decades of Horror 1970s Grue Crew are universally impressed with the quality in the look and sound of the new Synapse Films Blu-ray release of Creature from Black Lake. In the past, many of the crew had seen the film in a cropped, pan-and-scan version on TV or videotape. They discovered that Creature from Black Lake is an excellent movie that had been marred by the poor quality of many of the prints to which they had access. The Synapse Blu-ray release is a great showcase for Dean Cundy’s cinematography and facilitates a far more enjoyable viewing experience. As far as bigfoot movies of the era, Creature from Black Lake moves to the top among a select few. Synapse did a great service to horror fans in restoring Creature from Black Lake to this pristine, widescreen format.
After gushing over the Synapse Blu-ray, the Grue-Crew gushes equally over the movie itself. A great cast of character actors led by Jack Elam, Dub Taylor, Bill Thuman, Dennis Fimple, and John David Carson, supported by a well-cast group of locals, makes Creature from Black Lake a heck of a fun watch. In fact, they were having so much fun, they forgot to mention that Cathryn Hartt (credited as Catherine McClenny), who played Eve-the-waitress, is Morgan Fairchild’s sister. And be assured, there are plenty of creature shenanigans to supply the tension required in a good bigfoot film.
The crew’s thanks go out to Synapse Films for supplying them with the Blu-ray screeners! The official release date is Tuesday, December 13, 2022. You can purchase your copy at Creature from Black Lake (1080p Blu-ray + Limited Edition Slipcover) – Synapse Films. You know you want it!
Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode in their very flexible schedule will be Count Dracula (1970), directed by Jesús “Jess” Franco and starring Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Klaus Kinski, Maria Rohm, and Soledad Miranda. Yes, Grue Believers, this is their first Jess Franco movie.
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The Evictors (1979)
‘It’s no use bolting the doors… Nothing can keep out…’
The Evictors is a 1979 horror/crime cult film written and directed by Charles B. Pierce, who also made the similarly constructed The Town That Dreaded Sundown. Like that film, The Evictors is supposedly based on a true story.
Main cast:
Vic Morrow (Curse of the Black Widow, Humanoids from the Deep, Great White), Michael Parks (We Are What…
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Creature from Black Lake will be released on Blu-ray on December 13 via Synapse Films. Also known as Demon of the Lake, the 1976 Bigfoot movie features cinematography by Dean Cundey (Halloween, Jurassic Park).
Joy N. Houck Jr. directs from a script by Jim McCullough Jr. (Mountaintop Motel Massacre). Jack Elam, Dub Taylor, Dennis Fimple, John David Carson, and Bill Thurman star.
Creature from Black Lake has been newly restored in 4K from the original 35mm camera negative. Special features are listed below.
Special features:
Audio commentary by film historians Michael Gingold and Chris Poggiali (new)
Interview with cinematographer Dean Cundey (new)
Theatrical trailer
Radio spot
There's a hairy humanoid beast lurking in the Louisiana swamps, but only trapper Joe Canton (Jack Elam) has seen it and lived to tell the tale, and the other residents of Oil City, Louisiana don't talk about it. But that's not about to stop intrepid grad students Pahoo (Dennis Fimple) and Rives (John David Carson), who are determined to track down the Bigfoot-like creature. Defying local sheriff Billy Carter (Bill Thurman), the duo trek deep into the wilds of Black Lake, and a series of frightening encounters make it clear the monster is no mere legend.
Pre-order Creature from Black Lake.
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