{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"THE CHILDREN (1980) \u2013 Episode 192 \u2013 Decades of Horror 1980s","description":" Hank: \u201cLook at that hair.\u201d Frank: \u201cYou look at the hair.\u201d Hank: \u201cI'm looking at the hair.\u201d Frank: \u201cYeah, I'm not looking at the hair.\u201d Hank: \u201cShe got pretty hair.\u201d Frank: \u201cMm-hmm.\u201d Would you trust Hank and Frank to protect the citizenry from the children turning everyone into crispy critters? Join your faithful Grue-Crew - Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr -  as they take a look at a Grue-Believer recommendation, The Children (1980). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 192 \u2013 The Children (1980) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! And click the alert to get notified of new content! https:\/\/youtube.com\/gruesomemagazine A nuclear-plant leak turns a bus-load of children into murderous atomic zombies with black fingernails. IMDb   Director: Max Kalmanowicz Writers: Carlton J. Albright, Edward Terry Music by: Harry Manfredini Cinematography by: Barry Abrams Selected Cast: Martin Shakar as John Freemont Gil Rogers as Sheriff Billy Hart Gale Garnett as Cathy Freemont Shannon Bolin as Molly Tracy Griswold as Deputy Harry Timmons Joy Glaccum as Suzie MacKenzie Jeptha Evans as Paul MacKenzie Clara Evans as Jenny Freemont Sarah Albright as Ellen Chandler Nathanael Albright as Tommy Button Julie Carrier as Janet Shore Michelle Le Mothe as Dr. Joyce Gould Edward Terry as Hank Peter Maloney as Frank Jessie Abrams as Clarkie Freemont Rita Montone as Dee Dee Shore John P. Codiglia as Jackson Lane Martin Brennan as Sanford Butler-Jones The Children is Jeff\u2019s pick, based on a viewer\/listener\u2019s recommendation that the Grue-Crew finally found online. This one had one of Jeff\u2019s phobias from way back (the \u201cwhat if you weren\u2019t you\u201d trope) which always gives him the heebie-jeebies and to top it off, kid killers, kids killed, and monster kid dismemberment. Chad had a tough time getting into it. He thought The Children had a good concept but didn\u2019t have the budget to see it through. Right off the bat, Crystal knew The Children was going to get weird because it doesn\u2019t make any sense. Even so, she did enjoy parts of it. Bill likes The Children for what it is and suggests it would make a great, weird-kids, 1980s double feature with The Pit (1981). This one\u2019s for you, Evil! Though not the best film, the 80s Grue-Crew can see how The Children could definitely freak out someone who saw it when they were a kid and it\u2019s worth a watch. At this writing, The Children is available to stream on YouTube and some PPV services and is also available as a Blu-ray from Troma Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine\u2019s Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode\u2019s film, chosen by Bill, will be Razorback (1984). Are you ready for some Ozploitation? Please let them know how they\u2019re doing! They want to hear from you \u2013 the coolest, grooviest fans:  leave them a message or leave a comment on the gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the website or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com ","author_name":"Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio","author_url":"http:\/\/docrotten.libsyn.com","html":"