SNOWBEAST (1977) – Episode 220 – Decades of Horror 1970s

“I quit being a skier in 1968 because the other skiers were mavericks!” Well, isn’t that special? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, and Jeff Mohr – as they check out some cryptid horror from the television screens of the 1970s with Snowbeast (1977)!

Decades of Horror 1970s
Episode 220 – Snowbeast (1977)

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Synopsis: A Colorado ski resort is besieged by a sub-human beast that commits brutal murders on the slopes.

 

• Directed by: Herb Wallerstein
• Written by: Joseph Stefano
• Selected Cast:
  • Bo Svenson as Gar Seberg
  • Yvette Mimieux as Ellen Seberg
  • Robert Logan as Tony Rill
  • Clint Walker as Sheriff Paraday
  • Sylvia Sidney as Carrie Rill
  • Thomas Babson as Buster (as Thomas W. Babson)
  • Jacquie Botts as Betty Jo
  • Kathy Christopher as Jennifer
  • Jamie Jamison as John Cochran
  • Richard Jamison as Ben Cochran
  • Liz Jury as Mrs. Blodgett
  • Richard Jury as Charlie Braintree (as Ric Jury)
  • Rob McClung as Deputy #2
  • Annie McEnroe as Heidi (as Anne McEncroe)
  • Victor Raider-Wexler as Deputy Holt
  • Prentiss Rowe as Billy – Bell Captain
  • Michael J. London as The Snowbeast
  • Daniel Mandehr as Ski Instructor (uncredited)
  • Brett Palmer as John (uncredited)

Remember those great made-for-TV horror movies from the 1970s? You know the ones. They had familiar stars, and some were very, very good films like The Night Stalker (1974) and Salem’s Lot (1979). In this episode, the 70s Grue Crew returns to that well with Snowbeast (1977). Familiar stars? Bo Svenson, Yvette Mimieux, Robert Logan, Clint Walker, and Sylvia Sidney. Check. A very, very good film? Not so much. According to Bill, Snowbeast should be known as No Beast for its skimpy reveal of the title character. But there is that beautiful skiing footage. Oh well. Someone out there loves Snowbeast. Now, if we could just find them.

At the time of this writing, Snowbeast (1977 is available to stream from Amazon Prime, Tubi, Crackle, Plex, and Freevee. 

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Bill, will be Colussus: The Forbin Project (1970), a science fiction thriller about a computer takeover. Wait. Is it science fiction if it’s already happening?

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