It’s “Netflix and chill” on HNR this week as the Grue-Crew open the Death Note adaptation from director Adam Wingard and join The Defenders along side Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. Dave launches into the Horror News of the Week with the passing of the legendary director Tobe Hooper – a sad day for horror fans. Closing out the show Thomas challenges Dave, Doc, and guest-host Caitlan Turner to a round of Stump the Schmucks!
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Episode 230 – Death Note (Netflix, 2017) – The Defenders (Netflix, 2017)
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CONTEST
- Win an incredible STORM TROOPER figure from SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES (valued over $200.00)
- See an Advance Screening of It in Ohio: free passes for Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and Columbus
SHOW NOTES
INTRO [00:00:37]
HORROR NEWS OF THE WEEK [00:03:02]
- RIP Tobe Hooper (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Salem’s Lot, Poltergeist, Lifeforce, and so much more)
- The WB announces not one…but TWO…Joker movies
- The Houses October Built 2 is coming – and we’ve got the trailer to prove it
- Vestron Video bringing the 80’s slasher Slaughter High to Blu-ray
- Help a horror icon get the Walk of Fame star he deserves – fund raising campaign info for George Romero
SUPPORT HNR [00:31:46]
- Patreon
- HNR & Gruesome Magazine T-Shirts
- Gruesome Magazine 2016 Yearbook
- Gruesome Magazine Spring 2017
FEATURE REVIEW [00:33:17]
- Death Note (Netflix, 2017)
- director: Adam Wingard w/ Charley Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides, & Jeremy Slater
- cast: Nat Wolff, Lakeith Standfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Wingham, Jason Liles, Paul Nakauchi, and Willem Dafoe
ANNOUNCEMENTS [01:00:40]
- Gruesome Magazine has launched a quarterly print magazine
- Convention and Film Festival Appearances
- Monster-Mania (Cherry Hill, NJ – Aug 18-20)
- DRAGON CON (Atlanta, GA, September 1 – 4)
- Genre Blast (Winchester, VA, September 8-10)
- Wreak Havoc (Greensboro, NC, Sept 22-23)
- Monsterama (Atlanta, GA, Sept 29-Oct 1)
- Nightmares Horror Film Festival (Columbus, OH, October 19-22)
- Santos will once again be involved with the New York City Horror Film Festival (NYC October, 26-29)
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING [01:02:37]
- The Defenders (Netflix, 2017)
- creators: Douglas Petrie, Marco Ramirez
- cast: Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, Rosario Dawson, Simone Missick, Scott Glenn, Elodie Yung, Wai Ching Ho, and Sigourney Weaver
STUMP THE SCHUCKS[01:25:54]
FEEDBACK [01:35:00]
- Thanks to Tear Out the Heart and Victory Records for use of the song Undead Anthem for the intro and outro of the HNR podcast
NEXT WEEK
- Dragon Con
