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The Devil Inside: Horror, or Horrible?

Posted: 9th January 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween News
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If you were one of the unlucky many to see The Devil Inside this weekend, I am so, so sorry. Although the film pulled approximately $34.5 million in the box office, it also managed a meager 7% approval rating on RottenTomatoes.com. To put that 7% into perspective, Twilight received a 49%, and that movie catches [...]

The Munsters Are Getting A Reboot

Posted: 27th December 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween News
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We live in an era of remakes and reimaginings, and The Munsters, the 1960s American television show about a family of monsters, is the latest installment to get a swift boot back into mainstream media. According to Fangoria.com, Bryan Fuller, one of the core writers behind the television series Pushing Daisies, is credited with coming [...]

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Not every horror film is designed to make you cringe beneath a shower of blood and gore. Some simply want to make you laugh, while showering you with blood and gore. The Evil Dead series, the inspiration for so many Halloween props, is a perfect example of a horror comedy done right, and now the [...]

December Haunt Club Released

Posted: 5th December 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween News
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Check your emails for this month’s Haunt Club, which features interviews with Kane Hodder, the actor who played Jason Voorhees, and Brian Demski, a special effects artist for such movies as Battle Los Angeles and House On Haunted Hill!

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There is no doubt about the onset of the zombie culture, but could the culture be taking its love of death and the undead too far? Dead Island, an upcoming horror action adventure game in development by Techland, released a sneak peak trailer some weeks ago. While the trailer is highly artistic and especially well [...]

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Or, the Day of the Dead to us Americans. I first learned about this holiday when reading Ray Bradbury’s “The Halloween Tree” (which, if you haven’t read it, I suggest going out and getting a copy ASAP). Although we usually associate this holiday with Mexico, it actually is found throughout Latin America. It is closely [...]

After Apple Picking

Posted: 10th October 2010 by Megan in Halloween Fun, Halloween News
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It’s finally fall, which means it’s about time for my favorite fall-related activity, apple picking. I know you are saying to yourself, “But Megan, you can buy apples in the grocery store. Why would you want to pick them yourself?” I’ll tell you- it rules. There is nothing like climbing up in a tree to [...]

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One of the most talked-about Halloween costumes of the season, the “Bad Planning” (get it?) “BP” Oil Spill costume is in stock on frightcatalog.com — what do you think? When the Oil Spill Halloween costume design was released publicly in August, it was pretty controversial. A month and change can be a lot of time [...]

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Check your local listings for Elvira’s Movie Macabre, hosted by the one and only Elvira, Mistress of the Dark! The episode will feature the classic “Night of the Living Dead” and airs during the darkest hours on Friday, Saturday and/or Sunday, depending on your market (most markets will air it twice). Here in the Philly [...]

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How could you not love a hot undead zombie stripper giving you the lap dance of your life followed by eating your face off? Being eaten alive by a rediculously hot undead stripper zombie should be on a “Top 10 Most Awesome Ways To Die” list…. or Top 10 Things to Do Before You Die [...]