Gruesome Guide: Top 10 Horror Films to See in February 2020

It's time to prepare for a month of horror with the Gruesome Guide for February 2020. Doc Rotten and Vanessa Thompson walk you through the top 10 Horror Films to see this month. Woot! Editor's Note: VFW's release date is now 2/14/2020! THE LODGE (FilmNation Entertainment, Hammer Films - 2/7/2020) A soon-to-be stepmom is snowed in with her fiancé's two children at a remote holiday village. Just as relations begin to thaw between the trio, some strange and frightening events take place. Directors: Severin Fiala | Veronika Franz Stars: Riley Keough, Richard Armitage, Alicia Silverstone, Jaeden Martell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYUI97qAa_k COME TO DADDY (Saban Films, Firefly Films - 2/7/2020) A man in his thirties travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father. Director: Ant Timpson Writers: Toby Harvard (story), Toby Harvard Stars: Elijah Wood, Stephen McHattie, Garfield Wilson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D05YjZmVSI Blumhouse's FANTASY ISLAND (Columbia Pictures, Blumhouse Productions - 2/14/2020) A horror adaptation of the popular '70s TV show about a magical island resort. Director: Jeff Wadlow (Blumhouse's Truth or Dare) Stars: Maggie Q, Michael Peña, Lucy Hale, Portia Doubleday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6O30nJ02PU AFTER MIDNIGHT (Cranked Up Films - 2/14/2020) When his long-suffering girlfriend disappears suddenly, leaving a cryptic note as her only explanation, Hank's comfortable life and his sanity begin to crack. Then, from the woods surrounding his house, something terrible starts trying to break in. Directors: Jeremy Gardner, Christian Stella Writer: Jeremy Gardner Stars: Jeremy Gardner, Brea Grant, Justin Benson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEpHRkC-ZyM BRAHMS: THE BOY II (STX Entertainment - 2/21/2020) After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms. Director: William Brent Bell Stars: Katie Holmes, Owain Yeoman, Ralph Ineson, Christopher Convery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DPYO6Rj_0k THE NIGHT CLERK (Saban Films - 2/21/2020) Voyeuristic hotel clerk becomes the subject of a murder investigation. Director: Michael Cristofer Writer: Michael Cristofer Stars: Ana de Armas, Helen Hunt, Tye Sheridan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flDC7Ar2Deg GREENLIGHT (Entertainment Squad - 2/25/2020) A director's dream job quickly descends into a nightmare when he is forced to film a real-life murder. Director: Graham Denman Writers: Graham Denman (story by), Patrick Robert Young Stars: Danielle Bisutti, Chris Browning, Caroline Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8tsJoSsIhA VFW (RLJE Films, Fangoria - 2/14/2020) A group of war veterans must defend their local VFW post and an innocent teen against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. Director: Joe Begos (Bliss) Writers: Max Brallier (co-writer), Matthew McArdle (co-writer) Stars: Martin Kove, Stephen Lang, William Sadler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yYN2-crPCI THE INVISIBLE MAN (Universal Pictures, Blumhouse Productions - 2/28/2020) When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. Director: Leigh Whannell (Upgrade) Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSBsNeYqh-k& GUNS AKIMBO (Saban Films - 2/28/2020) Miles is stuck in a dead-end job, still in love with his ex-girlfriend Nova. Unbeknownst to him, a gang called Skizm is running a deadly competition within his city in which complete strangers fight to the death for the entertainment of an online audience of millions. Miles soon finds himself caught up in the game and forced to fight in a battle to the death. Initially, Miles' lifetime of running from his problems pays off as he manages to elude his first opponent but when Nova is kidnapped, he must finally stop running and overcome his fears to fight for the girl he loves. Director: Jason Lei Howden (Deathgasm) Writer: Jason Lei Howden Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Rhys Darby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZSVxobsJz8 SUPPORT HNR: Spread the word: share the podcast, tell your friends, review on iTunes THIS MONTH ON PATREON http://horrornewsradio.com/patreon HNR T-SHIRTS http://horrornewsradio.com/tees FEEDBACK: [email protected]