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by The GrumpsDec 24, 202211:37 amDecember 24, 2022
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GRUMPIRE CHRISTMAS SPECIAL WITH JAY ALARY

Grumpire 21, Christmas 0 Joining us for Christmas from The Great White North is Grumpire Assistant Editor, Jay Alary.

Articles by elbeeDec 23, 20228:00 amMay 8, 2023
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CHRISTMAS IS GOING TO THE DOGS

Earlier this week we published a piece examining the celluloid representation of the Christmas Spirit in relation to Charles Dickens’ seminal novella A Christmas Carol. The author noted that dogs often epitomize the Spirit of […]

Humbug by Brian MillerDec 21, 20228:00 amMay 8, 2023
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Let’s Put The Industrialist Back in Christmas: a contemplation on ‘A Christmas Carol’ films

Every Christmas film is an autobiography of the Spirit of Christmas. Well, essentially at least. The vast majority of Christmas movies, which most likely at this point bear the Hallmark or Lifetime insignia on them, […]

Articles by The GrumpsDec 16, 20228:00 amDecember 16, 2022
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Mad Tidings of great despair

The Christmas tradition is one of hope and cheer, a time for us all to come together in the spirit of peace and love and forget about our troubles in the name of fellowship and […]

Articles by Jay AlaryNov 8, 20225:32 pmNovember 8, 2022
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BLOOD AND BUTTERFLY COLLARS: ‘DRACULA’ 1979

Dracula is one of the most popular literary characters ever conceived, a masterful synthesis of history and supernatural fiction, as written by Irish novelist Bram Stoker in the classic Victorian epistolary novel that has chilled […]

by The GrumpsOct 31, 202210:31 amOctober 31, 2022
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GRUMPYR HALLOWEEN SPECIAL FEATURING COWBOY CODER

GRUMPIRE 20 Welcome ghouls to the Grumpyr Halloween Special! Tonight we are going trick or treating with nerdcore musician Cowboy Coder! But beware! Because there may be more tricks than there are treats…. Cowboy Coder […]

Round-House Round-Up by The GrumpsOct 31, 20229:21 amNovember 1, 2022
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NEW IN ACTION: OCTOBER 2022 (HAUNTED-HOUSE ROUND-UP II)

Welcome to the 2nd annual Haunted-House Round-Up! This month we’re deviating a bit and taking a few liberties on what 1) constitutes “new” and 2) how much “action” might make an Action movie. But it’s […]

Articles by Jay AlaryOct 28, 20222:50 pmOctober 28, 2022
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Timeless Twin TV Titans of Terror: The Night Stalker and The Night Strangler

This piece is dedicated to the memory of my mother, Sharon Alary (1949-2022), my childhood curator of all things morbid, chilling, and spooky… When I was five years old, I remember my mom taking me […]

Articles by The MikeOct 26, 202210:31 amOctober 25, 2022
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EVIL DIES AT THE APPROPRIATE MOMENT

Times The Halloween Franchise Should Have Ended, Ranked From Worst To First The Halloween franchise concluded with Halloween Ends, at least that’s what the title would have us believe. Do I believe it’s over forever? […]

Bloody Piss-Take by elbeeOct 24, 20228:00 amOctober 22, 2022
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YOU ARE NOT YOUR COTTON CANDY GUN™: A RE-EVALUATION OF ‘KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE’

“PT Barnum said it so long agothere’s one born every minute, don’t you know” – The Dickies Editor’s note: Originally this article was going to be a true-to-life Piss-Take. I have spent several adult years […]

Mixtapes by The GrumpsOct 21, 20228:20 amOctober 21, 2022
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A CHUCK PEE HALLOWEEN ESPECIAL

For this Halloween playlist, we turned south of the border to our friend and JNCO enthusiast, Chuck Pee (self-described as: Mexican radio show host / dj, overall nerd, father of Mingo). We know how much […]

Articles by Brian MillerOct 19, 202210:31 amOctober 19, 2022
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HALLOWEEN EVERY DAY (EXCEPT NOV 1 THROUGH SEPT 30)

Luck, wisdom, and desperation all play an important part in forcing the hand of cinema in new directions. A little over a decade ago, a small handful of streaming platforms were pushing for viability in […]

by The GrumpsOct 10, 20222:15 pmOctober 31, 2022
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PRESTON FASSEL DOESN’T LIKE ‘ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD’

Grumpire 19, once upon a time in hollywood 0 For this episode, we’re going retro. Thanks to guest Preston Fassel, we have two films considered to be masterful Hollywood period pieces — one is just […]

Mixtapes by The GrumpsOct 7, 20228:15 amOctober 4, 2022
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GRUMPYR PRESENTS: MIXTAPE FROM HELL

When we asked the enigmatic Bradley J. Kornish of the cult film podcast and website Movies From Hell if he’d be interested in compiling a Halloween playlist for us, he came back with a mix […]

Pump Up The Column by elbeeSep 9, 20228:08 amSeptember 15, 2022
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HAIR HELMETS & POLKA DOTS: THE CORNY AUTHENTICITY OF ‘BACK TO THE BEACH’

“Not many people can cha cha chaNot everybody can do the twistBut everybody can do the SkaIt’s the new dance you can’t resist” ~ old Jamaican proverb* A woman and man are walking hand in […]

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