JUST BEFORE DAWN (1981) – Episode 258 – Decades Of Horror 1980s

"You keep breeding in the same family long enough, something's bound to snap." Oh, snap! Join your faithful Grue Crew – Crystal Cleveland, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, and Jeff Mohr – as they go to Oregon for the little-known slasher Just Before Dawn (1981) from Jeff Lieberman. Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 258 – 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) – directed by Jeff Lieberman (Squirm, 1977; Blue Sunshine, 1977; Satan's Little Helper, 1995) and starring George Kennedy, Deborah Benson, Chris Lemmon, and Gregg Henry – 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 "lesser known" 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's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode's 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're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – 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 [email protected].