{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"JUST BEFORE DAWN (1981) \u2013 Episode 258 \u2013 Decades Of Horror 1980s","description":"\u201cYou keep breeding in the same family long enough, something\u2019s bound to snap.\u201d Oh, snap! Join your faithful Grue Crew \u2013 Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr \u2013 as they go to Oregon for the little-known slasher Just Before Dawn (1981) from Jeff Lieberman. Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 258 \u2013 Just Before Dawn (1981) Join the Crew on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel! Subscribe today! Click the alert to get notified of new content! https:\/\/youtube.com\/gruesomemagazine Gruesome Magazine is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL (https:\/\/wickedhorrortv.com\/) which now includes video episodes of Decades of Horror 1980s and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. Five young people venture into the backwoods of Oregon to claim a property, and find themselves being stalked by a hulking, machete-wielding psychopath.   Directed by: Jeff Lieberman Writing Credits: Mark Arywitz & Jeff Lieberman (credited as Gregg Irving); Jonas Middleton (story) (as Joseph Middleton) Music by: Brad Fiedel Cinematography: Dean King, Joel King Special Effects Makeup: Matthew W. Mungle (as Matthew Mungle) Selected Cast: George Kennedy as Roy McLean Mike Kellin as Ty Chris Lemmon as Jonathan Gregg Henry as Warren Deborah Benson as Constance Ralph Seymour as Daniel Katie Powell as Merry Cat Logan (credited as Kati Powell) John Hunsaker as Mountain Twins Charles Bartlett as Vachel Jamie Rose as Megan Hap Oslund as Pa Logan Barbara Spencer as Ma Logan Just Before Dawn (1981) \u2013 directed by Jeff Lieberman (Squirm, 1977; Blue Sunshine, 1977; Satan\u2019s Little Helper, 1995) and starring George Kennedy, Deborah Benson, Chris Lemmon, and Gregg Henry \u2013 features yet another hulking, machete-wielding psychopath jumping onto the big screen to slice and dice their way through a group of hikers in the wild woods of Oregon, USA. Is it an underappreciated gem or deserving of its status as a \u201clesser known\u201d in the 80s slasher canon? The Grue Crew has something to say on that subject. At the time of this writing, Just Before Dawn is available to stream from Wicked Horror TV. 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 Santa Sangre (1989), by director Alejandro Jodorowsky and producer Claudio Argento. As the tagline proclaims, forget everything you have ever seen! Please let them know how they\u2019re doing! They want to hear from you \u2013 the coolest, grooviest fans \u2013 so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine 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":"