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A COLD NIGHT'S DEATH (1973) – Episode 242 – Decades of Horror 1970s

Decades of Horror | Horror News Radio · Jun 4, 2025 · 1h 25m

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"I know you think I'm crazy, but you must listen to me. You won't want to believe what I'm telling you here, but you have to." An ominous warning that no one heeds or even understands. Join your faithful Grue Crew – Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Gregory Crosby, and Jeff Mohr – as they try to decipher the mysterious message from the research station in A Cold Night's Death (1973). Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 242 – A Cold Night's Death (1973) 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 Decades of Horror 1970s is partnering with the WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL ( https://wickedhorrortv.com/ ) which now includes video episodes of the podcast and is available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, and its online website across all OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. Two research scientists at the Tower Mountain Research Station are trying to unravel the mysterious death of a colleague. They suspect that there is someone or something other than their research primates inhabiting their isolated polar station. Director: Jerrold Freedman Writer: Christopher Knopf Music by: Gil Mellé Cinematographer: Leonard J. South Makeup Department: Frank Westmore (makeup artist) Selected Cast: Robert Culp as Robert Jones Eli Wallach as Frank Enari Michael C. Gwynne as Val Adams Vic Perrin as Ryan Horner/Project Director (uncredited) A Cold Night's Death (1973) is an often-requested TV movie that the '70s Grue-Crew finally jumped on. As usual, the holdup was over the available visual quality, which hasn't improved, but what the heck. Sometimes you just have to go for it. In essence, Eli Wallach's and Robert Culp's characters are scientists in a 14,000-foot-elevation research station in the Arctic. Their isolation in a decidedly unfriendly environment enhances the creepiness of this disturbing and atmospheric tale. The Grue-Crew are impressed with Gil Mel

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