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While the upcoming Halloween season will be full of Michael Myers terrorizing ill-fated babysitters in Haddonfield, he’s not the only spooky icon the horror genre has for the holiday. In terms of the modern genre, Sam fromMichael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat has taken over places like Spirit Halloween. Now, this lovable demonic protector of Halloween is a part of the seasonal retailer’s animatronic collection.

Featured in Spirit Halloween’s 2025 animatronic series, Sam stands at over 39-inches-tall (over 3 feet). Or should we say sitting. Sam is seen sitting on a hay bale in his famous orange pajamas and potato sack mask. He's in front of a haunting jack-o'-lantern while holding a candy bar with a razor in it. Sam’s head moves side-to-side and the pumpkin lights up with an eerie orange glow. If that wasn't enough, the song “Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet” also plays as this demon watches over Halloween.

Terrifier 3took the horror world by storm when it was released last fall. The blood-soaked unrated slasher sequel from director Damien Leone had the extra novelty of being a Christmas movie. That allowed the famous killer Art the Clown do his best Santa Claus cosplay as he ruined the holiday season for everyone. Now, ahead of Terrifier 4, Santa Art has returned with a scary new animatronic from Spirit Halloween.

A part of the popular Halloween retailers’ franchise animatronic line, this Art the Clown stands at a menacing 6 feet 3 inches tall and comes armed with a deadly axe –just like the traumatizing opening scene of Terrifier 3. Art’s Santa suit is also covered in blood, especially where his “jolly” beard is concerned. His arms wave back and forth and includes audio from the third film. One of the examples is the original song “It's a Terrifier Christmas.” If that wasn't enough,...

Liam Neeson’s late-career hard pivot from every dad’s favorite grizzled thespian to every dad’s favorite grizzled action star may have seemingly come out of nowhere, but this new lane was one the Irish actor embodied so thoroughly that nobody really minded it; in fact, we all more or less embraced with open arms this new era of ass-kicking and name-taking between moments of fatherly bonding. After a while, though, there were only so many “Run All Night”s or “Cold Pursuit”s we could handle before we’d start to miss the time when films like “Silence” were closer to the norm than the outlier in Neeson’s oeuvre.

The man has always attested, however, that he’ll continue to crack his knuckles and throw his punches for as long as his body would allow him to, but with “The Naked Gun” (2025), Neeson seems to have applied...

Lee Cronin‘s The Mummy wrapped production a couple weeks ago, but Deadline just learned that Hayat Kamille (“Vikings: Valhalla”) is part of the cast.

Jack Reynor (Midsommar) and Laia Costa (“The Wheel of Time”) star in the fresh take on the classic monster, opening April 17, 2026 via Warner Bros.

May Calamawy (“Moon Knight”), Veronica Falcón (“Ozark”), May Elghety (Clash), Natalie Grace (“1923”), Shylo Molina (“The Afterparty”), and Billie Roy (Spirit Halloween: The Movie) round out the cast.

Cronin directs from his own script, reuniting with Evil Dead Rise director of photography David Garbett.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but Cronin previously said, “This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening.”

The project is the first under the recent Blumhouse-Atomic Monster merger, with the companies producing and co-financing for New Line Cinema.

We're halfway through 2025, and it's already been another stellar year for the horror genre. A ton of major franchises have returned, like Final Destination and M3GAN. However, when it comes to modern horror, there's no series as big as The Conjuring. The James Wan-created nightmare franchise has been successfully scaring moviegoers for over a decade, but The Conjuring: Last Ritesis set to be the final chapter for Ed and Lorraine Warren this fall. Before the main series comes to a horrifying close, though, you can now own one of The Conjuring’s most iconic demons.

Spirit Halloween just unveiled its 2025 wave of spooky animatronics, with Valak the Demon Nun being the centerpiece this year. The menacing decoration stands at five feet, eight inches tall. On top of that, “Valak’s arms open outward, and head lifts up as she lunges toward you for a realistic quick scare action. Eerie bell,...

A classic monster returns to the big screen next year in Lee Cronin‘s The Mummy, a fresh take on the screen icon from the director of Evil Dead Rise that’s sure to breathe new life into the classic tale. We don’t know much about the movie at this time, but director Cronin has promised that it’ll “be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before.”

“I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening,” a statement from Cronin continued before production began. On that note, production has now officially wrapped on The Mummy, announced by Cronin himself on Instagram this week.

Check out Cronin’s status update below and expect more soon.

The Mummy unwraps in theaters on April 17, 2026 from Warner Bros.

The cast includes Jack Reynor (Midsommar), Laia Costa (“The Wheel of Time”), May Calamawy (“Moon Knight...

Exclusive: A new holiday film is reuniting 90s big screen lovebirds Rachael Leigh Cook (Josie and the Pussycats) and Freddie Prinze Jr. (I Know What You Did Last Summer), more than two decades after starring alongside one another in She’s All That.

The duo will also reunite with Jennifer Gibgot, co-producer of She’s All That, who will produce on the Fox Entertainment Studios project The Christmas Affair, which is currently in development.

The Christmas Affair follows superstar sportscasters Natalie (Cook) and Gabe (Prinze Jr.), who form an unlikely alliance after their spouses are caught cheating weeks before Christmas. As holiday chaos and media attention mount, they begin to fall for each other. But is this just a rebound…or the start of a real Christmas romance?

“Fox Entertainment Studios is excited to grant the Christmas wish of countless holiday romcom fans with the long-awaited reunion of Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook,...

Little Arianna Horton is all grown up. The character, who left Salem as a grammar school kid back in 2023, has returned to town as a teenager. Actress Marissa Reyes has taken over the role of Will and Gabi’s newly aged daughter on Days of our Lives.

A New Beginning for Ari on Days

A native of Houston, Texas, Reyes has had extensive acting training. She attended The Adderley School for Performing Arts, studied at UCLA’s TV/Film Summer Institute, and took part in the Juilliard Complete Singer/Actor Program. She began her career performing in musical theater and has appeared in productions of Into the Woods, Matilda, Hairspray, Westside Story and more.

Eventually, Reyes made the switch to television and film and has never looked back. In fact, she’s been finding success ever since. Want to learn more about the actress? Here are seven things to know about Marissa Reyes.

Natalie Grace (“1923”), Shylo Molina (“The Afterparty”), and Billie Roy (Spirit Halloween: The Movie) have been cast in Lee Cronin‘s The Mummy, Deadline reports.

Jack Reynor (Midsommar) and Laia Costa (“The Wheel of Time”) star with May Calamawy (“Moon Knight”), Veronica Falcón (“Ozark”), and May Elghety (Clash).

Production is currently underway in Spain and Ireland on the fresh take on the classic monster, which opens on April 17, 2026 via Warner Bros.

Cronin is directing from his own script and reuniting with Evil Dead Rise director of photography David Garbett.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but Cronin previously said, “This will be unlike any Mummy movie you ever laid eyeballs on before. I’m digging deep into the earth to raise something very ancient and very frightening.”

The project is the first under the recent Blumhouse-Atomic Monster merger, with the companies producing and co-financing for New Line Cinema. James Wan,...

We are now officially Halfway to Halloween and Spirit Halloween celebrated in grand fashion by sending along one hell of a killer package to the Bloody Disgusting offices this morning. The package contained a fully playable Nes-style “Spirit Entertainment System,” complete with legit retro Nes game Haunted: Halloween ’86 – Spirit Halloween Edition.

Just a few hours after we cracked open that surprise package, we’re excited to let you know that you can purchase that very retro-style Nes game on Spirit Halloween’s website now!

The game is a special Spirit Halloween Edition of a game previously released by the company Retrotainment, and it’s being billed as a “limited edition vintage collectible cartridge.” But it’s not just for decoration, as the game is fully playable in the original Nes system or a modern Nes cartridge-compatible replica system like the RetroN gaming console from Hyperkin.

The physical release from Spirit includes a custom game box,...

Here are the latest soap opera comings and goings casting news from all five daytime dramas: The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Young and the Restless, and Beyond the Gates.

Casting For The Week of April 21, 2025

Find out if any of your favorite actors and actresses from yesteryear are returning to the shows you watch, if any newcomers have been cast in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, or if any popular performers are about to make their exit.

The Bold and the Beautiful

A Forrester fashion show kicks off on B&b on Thursday, April 24, and there will be some special guests in attendance. The Hills stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag will be seated in the first row, as the models strut their stuff on the runway.

The reality couple will be joined by Lauralee Bell. The actress is making another crossover appearance as Christine Blair,...

A pair of daughters have been recast on Days of our Lives; plus, some old favorites are saying goodbye to Salem. Here are the latest castings coming and going from the soap. Find out exactly which actors are mentioned above, if any newcomers are boarding the show in contract, recurring, or day-player roles, and if any of your other favorite performers are leaving the Peacock drama.

The Week of April 21, 2025

Brady (Eric Martsolf) and Kristen’s (Stacy Haiduk) daughter has been recast. Alice Halsey debuts as the new Rachel Black on Thursday, April 24. The young actress’ credits include the mini-series, Lessons in Chemistry, and the Disney Junior animation series, Kindergarten: The Musical. Halsey replaces Finley Rose Slater, who had portrayed Rachel from 2021 to 2025.

Will (Chandler Massey) and Gabi’s (Cherie Jimenez) daughter has been recast too and will be returning to Salem as a teenager next month. Marissa Reyes has...

Days of our Lives cast Marissa Reyes as Arianna Horton in a big case of Soras in Salem. The actress is a newcomer to daytime drama.

Will And Gabi’s Daughter Has Grown

Soap Opera Digest reported that Reyes will debut as Arianna in May. She’s from Houston, TX, and got her start on the stage with roles in Into The Woods and Matilda. Reyes also trained at Juilliard Complete Singer/Actor Program and UCLA’s TV/Film Summer Institute.

Viewers might recognize Reyes from her role as Cami Rivera in Raven’s Home, which is on Netflix. Or, you may have seen her on Running Point. Additionally, she was Kate in Spirit Halloween.

Read More: Here’s who’s missing from Days’ teen scene.

Twins Harper and Sydnee Udell portrayed Arianna from her birth in 2013 to 2019. Sydney Brower took over for them in 2019-2020, and Lane Rosa was the...

A neo-noir about a man who goes to extreme, risky lengths to maintain his rich, wealthy Upstate New York facade, “Your Friends and Neighbors” is a new, contemporary crime drama from Apple TV+. While it is prominently led by a well-known star, the series boasts an impressive ensemble of actors whom viewers will likely recognize from other, past shows and films.

Here is everything you need to know about the crime drama’s characters, as well as who play them and what you might have seen them in before.

Jon Hamm in “Your Friends & Neighbors.” (Apple TV+) Jon Hamm as Andrew Cooper

Jon Hamm leads “Your Friends and Neighbors” as Andrew “Coop” Cooper, a recently divorced hedge fund manager who — after losing his job — starts robbing his affluent neighbors’ homes. A living TV icon, Hamm is best known for his seven-season turn as Don Draper in “Mad Men,” as...

Terrifier 3 is the No. 1 movie in America! To celebrate, Art went to Spirit Halloween!

After swinging through Spencer’s earlier in the day, Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) kept his shopping spree alive by terrifying patrons at his local Spirit Halloween. If you couldn’t tell by his grin, the world’s favorite movie maniac was delighted to see his face in so many places. Having said that, he wasn’t going to let an animatronic do his bidding.

Watch below and find your local Spirit Halloween to get all your Terrifier needs.

This video was directed and edited by Curtis Matzke in cooperation with Spirit Halloween.

In Terrifier 3, directed once again by Damien Leone, Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton) is set to unleash another round of chaos on the unsuspecting residents of Miles County as they peacefully drift off to sleep on Christmas Eve.

“After...

Spirit Halloween isn’t letting Saturday Night Live get the last word.

The seasonal holiday store took to its official X (formerly Twitter) account to hit back at the sketch comedy show after the season 50 premiere on Saturday featured a sketch poking fun at the store that sells Halloween costumes and decor throughout October.

“We are great at raising things back from the dead,” the post read, which also included a photo of a costume in honor of the SNL‘s milestone 50th season. The costume’s tag read, “Irrelevant 50-year-old TV show” that includes “dated references, unknown cast members and shrinking ratings.”

We are great at raising things back from the dead @nbcsnl https://t.co/TSlPALgKJ0 pic.twitter.com/EjrYa86Erz

— Spirit Halloween (@SpiritHalloween) September 30, 2024

Spirit Halloween, which is known to pop up in vacant retail stores throughout the spooky month, was responding to the NBC show’s...

Saturday Night Live likes to poke fun at different institutions. It's never particularly scathing. It's SNL, after all. The show decided to go the topical route and lampoon Spirit Halloween, the costume store chain that surfaces every October and then disappears for the rest of the year.

The sketch, which aired during the season 50 premiere, was fine. It was towards the middle of the pack in terms of quality, but Spirit Halloween saw an opportunity to cash in on their Saturday Night Live exposure. They fired back with a social media post that was far more brutal.

Spirit Halloween claimed SNL had 'shrinking ratings'

We are great at raising things back from the dead @nbcsnl https://t.co/TSlPALgKJ0 pic.twitter.com/EjrYa86Erz

— Spirit Halloween (@SpiritHalloween) September 30, 2024

The Spirit Halloween Twitter account used their iconic costume packaging to roast SNL for their waning relevance. The account included a description...

Last weekend’s season premiere of Saturday Night Live had more misses than hits, but at least it scored with a pre-taped spoof about everyone’s favorite pop-up seasonal retailer, Spirit Halloween. “Since 1983, Spirit Halloween has been helping our struggling communities by setting up shop in every vacant building in the country for six weeks and then bouncing,” said Heidi Gardner.

“And thanks to us,” added Michael Longfellow, “what used to be a condemned AutoZone where a murder happened is once again a thriving business where a murder happened.”

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The fake commercial touted the holiday store’s other virtues: “Wigs that give you a rash, single-use fog machines and costumes of famous characters tweaked just enough to avoid a lawsuit.”

Honestly, where’s the lie?

But just because SNL spoke the truth about Spirit Halloween doesn’t mean the company can’t be all in its feelings about it.

Saturday Night Live gets a taste of its own medicine when Spirit Halloween responds with a harsh parody costume following a sketch at their expense. The hit NBC sketch show returned with its season 50 premiere on September 28, featuring Jean Smart as the host with Jelly Roll as the musical guest. With October having now arrived, the season 50 debut featured a sketch poking fun at Spirit Halloween, with SNL cast members like Chloe Fineman and Heidi Gardner poking fun at the company's rapid store setup and the quality of their costumes.

The official SNL account posted the sketch on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday, September 29, and Spirit Halloween has now clapped back with its own burn of the long-running show. The post includes the caption: "We are great at raising things back from the dead," a dig at the show, but it's the image of the parody costume that features the gloves really coming off.

Spirit Halloween is kicking off spooky season by trolling “Saturday Night Live” after the NBC sketch comedy series aired a Spirit Halloween parody during the Season 50 premiere. The fake commercial had cast members like Chloe Fineman roasting the Halloween store for “providing vulnerable communities with the things they need most: Wigs that give you a rash, single-use fog machines and costumes of famous characters tweaked just enough to avoid a lawsuit.”

The official X account for Spirit Halloween responded by giving “SNL” its own costume tweaked just enough to avoid a lawsuit. The store posted a photo for an “SNL” Season 50 costume titled “Irrelevant 50-Year-Old TV Show” that includes “dated references, unknown cast members and shrinking ratings.”

“We are great at raising things back from the dead,” the Spirit Halloween account wrote in the caption.

“SNL’s” Spirit Halloween sketch has nearly 950,000 views and counting on YouTube, making it...

Saturday Night Live returned to NBC with its Season 50 premiere on Saturday night. During the show, one sketch took aim at Spirit Halloween, and this did not go over well with the seasonal retailer.

In the SNL sketch, presented as a commercial for Spirit Halloween, it was joked how the retailer always pops up to take over an empty building when another company goes out of business. The faux ad also poked fun at the quality of the costumes sold by Spirit Halloween along with how the company hires "perverts" for its staff. The video closed with the message, "Spirit Halloween, coming and going soon."

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Spirit Halloween is hitting back at Saturday Night Live, who aired a sketch poking fun at the costume store.

The Season 50 premiere of the NBC late-night sketch show featured a sketch that made light of the retail store that sells Halloween costumes throughout October.

“We are great at raising things back from the dead,” read the post shared by the store on X, the micro-blogging digital platform formerly known as Twitter.

The post was accompanied by a photo of a costume honoring SNL, which they called an “Irrelevant 50-year-old TV show.” The costume’s packaging said it also includes “dated references, unknown cast members, and shrinking ratings.”

Spirit Halloween trolls ‘SNL’

SNL’s Season 50 premiere, with guest host Jean Smart, featured a fake ad for Spirit Halloween, the costume store that pops up in vacant retail stores for the month of October.

“Times may be good on Wall Street, but on Main Street,...

"Saturday Night Live" certainly didn't kick off their milestone 50th season with a bang. However, we shouldn't really be surprised. Historically, the season premieres of "SNL" aren't great episodes, mostly because the writers and cast members are a bit rusty after having the entire summer away from the show, and they often have to cycle through some tired material that is already stale by the time it makes it in front of cameras in Studio 8H. 

Unfortunately, that means "Hacks" star Jean Smart didn't get their best material, and the result was a middling episode with the sketches ranging from average to embarrassing. It's nothing to worry about, but for anyone who needed to be convinced that "SNL" still has the goods, this episode probably didn't do the trick. But that's also what makes "SNL" one of the most interesting comedy shows to watch. Anything can happen, and sometimes it's great,...

Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.

Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

Us: The Complete Annotated Screenplay by Jordan Peele

Us: The Complete Annotated Screenplay by Jordan Peele will be published on October 11 via Inventory Press, who previously released a similar book for Get Out.

Priced at $19.95, the 208-page softcover book illustrates Peele’s script with over 150 stills from the film, deleted scenes, in-depth annotations, and an introduction by Peele.

It includes writing by Hannah Baer, Theaster Gates, Jamieson Webster, Jared Sexton, Mary Ping, Shana Redmond, and Leila Taylor, alongside excerpts from Naomi Klein, Coleson Whitehead, Maggie Nelson, Carol J. Clover, Michael Harrington, and Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Puppet Master: Leach Woman Figure & Toulon’s Trunk from Neca

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Now that the long, hot summer is here, fans of the macabre are looking forward to the next big thing: Halloween. Spirit Halloween stores will be opening in August, which is right around the corner, so the spooky season giant has released the details on their newest animatronic decorations. I don’t know about you, but I take great delight in walking into a Spirit Halloween store for the first time each year, stepping on those plastic mats, and watching the ghoulish animatronics move, scream and light up.

For this year’s offerings, Spirit Halloween is rolling out a mixture of original demons and monsters alongside the brand names we all know and love. Here’s a sampling of the animatronics available for Halloween 2024 while supplies last:

Emily and Victor of Corpse Bride – Both of the characters from Tim Burton’s classic film are motion activated, moving and speaking lines from the movie.

Spirit Halloween unveiled their 2024 animatronic lineup, featuring fan favorites from iconic horror movies like Halloween and Scream. New additions include Art the Clown, Deluxe Ghostface, and an online-exclusive Michael Myers with realistic stabbing motions and sound effects. The Art the Clown animatronic from Terrifier 2 stands 6 feet 2 inches, and plays a melody of horn blowing sounds for a terrifying experience.

The premiere destination for all things spooky, Spirit Halloween, recently unveiled its lineup of 2024 animatronics, which include fan favorites from Terrifier 2, Halloween, Scream, and Tim Burtons Corpse Bride. As the nations largest Halloween retailer, Spirit Halloween stores begin popping up around the country as early as July in some locations, so fans have plenty of time to get ready for their October 31 festivities. Though, to be honest, wed have no qualms about displaying the new lineup of animatronics all year round.

Spirit Halloween unveiled their new lineup of 2024 animatronics...

Exclusive: There She Goes, a feature film loosely based on Rachael Leigh Cook’s real-life experiences as a ‘90s star, has found the rest of its cast.

She’s All That star Cook will star in the movie, which comes from Fox Entertainment Studios, alongside Ghosts star Utkarsh Ambudkar and Party Down’s Ryan Hansen.

Lea DeLaria (Orange Is The New Black), Becky Ann Baker (Girls), Mark Linn-Baker (Succession), Sakina Jaffrey (Billions), and Alok Tewari (The Good Fight) also star.

The film was part of a wide-ranging deal that Cook signed last year with Marvista Entertainment. The company restructured its team with Marvista founding partner Fernando Szew becoming Head of Fox Entertainment Studios, which also consists of Bento Box Entertainment, Marvista, Studio Ramsay Global, TMZ and Fox’s scripted studio.

Night Owls duo Charles Hood and Seth Goldsmith wrote the script and Hood directs. Cook’s production company Ben’s Sister Productions...

Exclusive: Apple is expanding the ensemble cast of its upcoming series Your Friends and Neighbors with Isabel Gravitt and Donovan Colan.

Details for their characters are being kept under wraps, though Deadline understands they will be playing siblings.

Jon Hamm is set to lead the series, based on an original idea by acclaimed screenwriter, producer and novelist Jonathan Tropper. Your Friends and Neighbors, stars Hamm as ‘Coop,’ a recently divorced hedge fund manager who, after being fired, resorts to stealing from the wealthy residents in his tony upstate New York suburb in order to keep his family’s lifestyle afloat. These petty crimes begin to reinvigorate him until he breaks into the wrong house at the wrong time.

Gravitt and Colan join a cast that also includes Aimee Carrero, Olivia Munn, Amanda Peet, Lena Hall, Hoon Lee and Mark Tallman.

Exclusive: Mainstay Entertainment has signed Rachael Leigh Cook for representation in all areas.

Cook can currently be seen in Hallmark’s family holiday feature film Rescuing Christmas. The project was developed and produced under Cook’s development deal with Marvista. In addition, Cook also stars and produces the Netflix film A Tourist’s Guide to Love. Prior that, Cook was seen in the film Spirit Halloween, opposite Christopher Lloyd. In 2021, Cook starred in Netflix’s He’s All That, a gender-swapped remake of her 1999 hit romantic comedy, that she starred in. In 2020, Cook pitched, produced, and starred in the Netflix film Love Guaranteed opposite Damon Wayans Jr. and Heather Graham. The film premiered on the streaming platform at #1.

She most recently inked a wide-ranging development and talent deal with Fox’s Marvista Entertainment. The pact will see Cook star and produce a number of projects including There She Goes, (w/t), a...

Trick 'r Treat writer and director Michael Dougherty confirms that a sequel is in active development and has a "really, really great script." Dougherty has reunited with his Krampus co-writers to pen the Trick 'r Treat sequel and has completed several drafts of the script. The sequel is inching along, but the next steps involve discussions with the production company Legendary regarding budget and scheduling.

Trick 'r Treat writer and director Michael Dougherty has been teasing a sequel to the Halloween favorite film for years, but now Dougherty shares a promising update. In a recent conversation with Collider, Dougherty reiterated that a follow-up film was in active development and revealed that he had reunited with his Krampus co-writers Zach Shields and Todd Casey to pen the Trick' r Treat sequel. Together, the trio crafted a "really, really great script for a sequel."

Noting the progress that's been made and doubling...

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year/ with the kids trick or treating/ and everyone saying you’re entitled to a scare/ it’s the most wonderful time of the year.”

Granted, Halloween is a state-of-mind all year round for most horror hounds, but even the die-hards and devotees will contend that October is busy season. A time when bite-size candy turns green, purple, and orange; when horror is on 24/7 on certain stations; and when it’s socially acceptable to turn your lawns into cemeteries, crypts, monster jams, and more.

Decorating can be difficult, though. Sometimes you need a second, or third, or fifth eye to offer some feedback. That’s exactly what “Hello Horror” brought to the table in their Halloween special. Presented by Spirit Halloween, host Vanessa Decker obtains all the right tricks and treats to give one very lucky horror fan a Halloween Home Makeover!

Dazzler Media presents Spooky Night: The Spirit of Halloween in selected cinemas from 13th October 2023 and own it on DVD & Download from 16th October 2023.

Featuring Christopher Lloyd and Rachael Leigh Cook, Spooky Night: The Spirit of Halloween promises haunted family fun this spooky season!

Synopsis:

When a new pop-up Halloween store opens in a deserted shopping mall, three school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick-or-treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store for Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters inside! The kids will embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves!

Dazzler Media presents Spooky Night: The Spirit of Halloween in selected cinemas from 13th October 2023.

Own it on DVD & Download from 16th October 2023

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Designed to burnish a US retail chain’s brand, this tame entertainment won’t scare children too much, but it should bother the rest of us

When is a Spirit Halloween store branding exercise not a Spirit Halloween store branding exercise? When it’s a film released in the UK, where Spirit Halloween stores just aren’t a thing. In the US (where this film was titled Spirit Halloween: The Movie), consumers are blessed with more than 1,500 of them, and this pre-teen Halloween yarn set in a store built over the final resting place of evil property developer Alex Windsor (Christopher Lloyd) presumably registers more immediately as an attempt to shift some All Hallows’ Eve merch.

As far as weird IP inspirations go, it’s not the worst, but it’s also far from the best. Suitable for pre-teens too young for genuine horror movies, it’s a safe watch...

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The Warriors 4K Uhd from Arrow Video

The Warriors will come out to play on 4K Ultra HD on December 12 from Arrow Video. Both the 1979 theatrical cut and the 2005 alternate version have been newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative with Dolby Vision.

The action thriller is directed by Walter Hill from a script he co-wrote with David Shaber (Nighthawks), based on Sol Yurick’s 1965 novel. Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Marcelino Sánchez, and David Harris lead the ensemble cast.

The limited edition set comes with a 100-page book featuring new writing by film critic Dennis Cozzalio plus archival material, a double-sided poster with Laurie Greasley’s new artwork and the original key art,...

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Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!

The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection: Volume 3 4K Uhd Box Set from Universal

Five more Alfred Hitchcock movies are coming to 4K Ultra HD: Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Torn Curtain, Topaz, and Frenzy. They’ll be available both individually ($19.99) and together in the third volume of The Alfred Hitchcock Classics Collection box set ($69.98) on October 31 via Universal.

1948’s Rope stars James Stewart, John Dall, and Farley Granger. 1956’s The Man Who Knew Too Much stars James Stewart and Doris Day. 1966’s Torn Curtain stars Paul Newman and Julie Andrews. 1969’s Topaz stars Frederick Stafford, Dany Robin, and John Forsythe. 1972’s Frenzy stars Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, and Barry Foster.

All five thrillers have...

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Night of the Demons 4K Uhd from Scream Factory

Night of the Demons will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on October 3 via Scream Factory. The 1988 cult classic has been newly scanned in 4K from the uncut camera negative with Dolby Vision Hdr and DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1 and 2.0.

Celebrating its 35th anniversary, Night of the Demons is directed by Kevin S. Tenney (Witchboard) and written by Joe Augustyn. Cathy Podewell, Amelia Kinkade, Linnea Quigley, Hal Havins, William Gallo, and Alvin Alexis star.

A workprint version of the film, under its original title The Halloween Party, is included. Other special features include two audio commentaries with cast and crew; interviews with Augustyn, Kinkade, and actresses...

A collection of brand new animatronics will be available from Spirit Halloween this year, including The Cryptkeeper from Tales from the Crypt and Slim from Killer Klowns from Outer Space. They’ll be joined by a Spirit Halloween Martian Warrior from Mars Attacks!

Earthlings beware – the first-ever life-size animatronic from Mars Attacks is flying into Spirit Halloween this season. Straight from the cult-classic Topps trading card series, the exclusive, officially-licensed Martian Warrior Animatronic will make any house look like it’s under an alien attack this Halloween.

Standing at 6’5”, the Martian Warrior Animatronic comes to life with side-to-side movements of its signature enlarged head and an intergalactic space weapon that shoots mist to remind foes that it does not come in peace. Once he comes to life with his side-to-side head movement you better make sure you’re not in his crosshairs or you might get zapped!

The extraterrestrial collectible...

Disney’s new film Haunted Mansion, which is based on the dark ride attraction than can be found at Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, and Tokyo Disneyland, is now in theatres – you can read our review of the film Here and watch our interview with director Justin Simien at This Link. If you watch the film and enjoy it, or if you’re a fan of the dark ride it’s based on, you’ll be glad to know that Spirit Halloween is going to be selling a whole bunch of new Haunted Mansion-related items this year!

Fans will be able to shop the full collection on SpiritHalloween.com as of mid-August, and at the Spirit Halloween stores that will also be opening nationwide in August.

Here’s the list of new Haunted Mansion items:

Foolish Mortals Sign – The Haunted Mansion, $17.99 – Welcome foolish mortals into your home with this officially licensed Disney’s The Haunted Mansion sign.

Spirit Halloween stores are continuing to expand their large collection of merchandise inspired by the 1988 horror comedy classic Killer Klowns from Outer Space (watch it Here). The latest item is a replica of the Popcorn Gun used by the alien klowns! It sells for $99.99 and can be purchased directly from Spirit Halloween at This Link.

An image of the Popcorn Gun can be seen at the bottom of this article, and more images can be found on the Spirit Halloween website.

Here’s the information on the item: Crank up the heat and get ready to blast any foe away with a “pop, pop pop!” when you hit them with a ray of this officially licensed Popcorn Gun. This iconic weapon from Killer Klowns from Outer Space sends out a shockwave of salty popcorn goodness at enemies that’s sure to make them scream! With real lights and audio just like in the film,...

Spirit Halloween has become the official retailer of awesome Killer Klowns from Outer Space merchandise in recent years, releasing everything from costumes to masks, toys, life-size animatronics, and even snow globes. A few years back they made a prop replica of the cult classic film’s Cotton Candy Gun, and this year they’re offering up the Popcorn Gun!

Yes, you can now purchase a screen-accurate replica of the Killer Klowns from Outer Space Popcorn Gun from Spirit Halloween, selling in their online shop for $99.99 today!

The officially licensed Killer Klowns from Outer Space Popcorn Gun measures 25″ W x 13″ H x 7″ D, with light up and audio features. And it’s shipping Right Now!

Spirit Halloween previews, “Crank up the heat and get ready to blast any foe away with a “pop, pop pop!” when you hit them with a ray of this officially licensed Popcorn Gun. This iconic weapon...

Thanks to Spirit Halloween, a handful of your favorite horror movie killers are looking more adorable than ever before. The horror-themed merchandise retailer has announced an all-new line of Horror Babies, debuting four officially-licensed collectible babies. They are listed for retail at $49.99 and are now available to purchase (while supplies last) at the official website for Spirit Halloween.

There are four new Horror Babies in all, and they are as follows:

Trick 'r Treat Sam Horror Baby: Equipped with his signature lollipop, this Sam baby will never get fussy – as long as his new family follows the rules of Halloween. Scream Ghost Face Horror Baby: Perfect for classic slasher fans, this sweet Ghost Face baby comes equipped with a prop bloody knife for a baby so cute he’s to die for. Texas Chainsaw Massacre Leatherface Horror Baby: Featuring his signature mallets, fans will need to be careful to pacify...

Rachael Leigh Cook has done all that: She’s been a teen breakout star in an iconic high school comedy (“She’s All That”), transitioned to cringe sponsored movies (“Spirit Halloween”), and made the leap to Hallmark Christmas queen (“Tis the Season to Be Merry”). Now, she’s deftly parlayed her everywoman likability into the sweet made-for-Netflix movie “A Tourist’s Guide for Love.”

Yes, “made-for-Netflix” is a category all on its own. While “The Irishman” is considered to be a Netflix Original, “made-for-Netflix” separates the mass-produced movies like the nearly-perfect “Falling for Christmas” and calming background noise of “Murder Mystery 2” from the real Oscar contenders. It’s a sliding scale of quality under the streaming titan’s content umbrella, and Cook’s latest film, “A Tourist’s Guide to Love,” feels like an adaptation of a sweet viral BookTok romance novel — in the best way possible.

Cook stars as...

Exclusive: Rachael Leigh Cook, star of ‘90s movies including She’s All That, has signed a wide-ranging deal with Fox’s Marvista Entertainment.

The pact will see Cook develop, produce and act in a number of projects including a holiday film and There She Goes (w/t), a feature loosely based on her real-life experiences.

It comes as Cook is starring in Netflix’s A Tourist’s Guide to Love, which launches this month.

The deal is one of the highest profile partnerships unveiled by Marvista Entertainment since it was acquired by Fox Entertainment in December 2021.

Leigh Cook will develop and produce several projects across genres over the next few years via her production company Ben’s Sister Productions. She will work in front of and behind the camera.

The deal was shepherded by Hannah Pillemer, EVP, Creative Affairs, MarVista Entertainment.

The first few projects revealed are There She Goes, which will star...

The stars of the '90s have had subtle shoutouts as of late, thanks to Halloween, red carpets, and new podcasts dissecting the era. Countless celebrities dressed as '90s stars for All Hollows Eve, and the recent Cfda Awards had multiple shoutouts to the decade through fashion. Although it's almost 2023, good things always come back around — including celebrities and vibes from the '90s.

Those who grew up in the '90s often think back to the heartthrobs of their generation. Whether they were big-time movie stars, comedians, or TV actors, some of these sensations faded from the spotlight as time went on, or their stardom simply ran its course. Thanks to social media, however, '90s kids can still keep up with their beloved stars to see what they've been up to over the years.

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It was a Halloween treat many saw and few expected, but the return of David S. Pumpkins proves that Saturday Night Live has wasted their beloved character. Played by Tom Hanks, audiences first met the orange-suited David S. Pumpkins and his duo of twerking skeletons in the 2016 SNL sketch “Haunted Elevator.” Originally enjoyed for his mostly wholesome humor and energetic dance moves, it was only a year later that David S. Pumpkins would receive an animated Halloween special reminiscent of those such as The Halloween Tree. However, with a mixed reception and a seemingly rushed script, The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special was enough to retire the character until 2022’s “David Pumpkins Returns,” which revived the Halloween meme for another Saturday Night Live skit.

“David Pumpkins Returns” was a delightful surprise, as once again, the character went viral and got more than his share of laughs. Despite not contributing anything...

Wendell & Wild, the first feature from director Henry Selick since 2009's Coraline, is an excitingly ambitious movie. It's of a piece with his previous stop-motion work in that it combines family-film sensibilities with macabre imagery in a way sure to seed the next generation of horror fans. His voice here is also clearly in dialogue with genre maestro Jordan Peele, credited as co-writer, producer, and (in a gleeful reunion with former sketch partner Keegan-Michael Key) actor. Diversity was a clear lodestar, expanding the scope of kids who can now see their off-kilter sensibilities reflected in a Selick movie, and the script is loaded with thematic and political interests — more than it has room to fully unpack. While this density is not quite as delicately layered as it might be in Peele's own projects, it ultimately does little harm to the viewing experience, particularly since it's mirrored by visually inventive...

After a brief theatrical run, Spirit Halloween: The Movie has officially been released across all major VOD platforms. The film's plot brings three friends together for what they think will be a night of fun inside the ubiquitous Spirit Halloween store. Once inside, however, they quickly learn that the store is far more terrifying than they'd anticipated. The film plays on the haunted house concept, offering an odd take on one of horror's oldest sub-genres.

For purists who can't get enough haunted house horror, Spirit Halloween might not necessarily be a hit. The film strays from the traditional concept - the likes of which has been meticulously crafted over many decades. So many films have found their way into the genre, in fact, that a wide array of favorites exist among its fans. Redditors have put forth their favorite picks in the following list, allowing for a varied look into...

See How They Run burst onto cinema screens last month and has certainly left a lasting mark in the murder mystery genre, with its star-studded cast creating not only some memorable characters but suspects too. The movie transports its viewers back to 1950s Broadway, but disaster soon strikes when a murder occurs and its cast become suspects.

The murder mystery is expected to provide viewers with a semi-interactive viewing experience, encouraging them to look for clues. With Halloween coming up, fans have been looking for more flicks that embody the same spookiness of recent release Hocus Pocus 2 alongside the mystery of See How They Run for the perfect spooky-themed movie night.

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Spirit Halloween was released last month and gave many viewers goosebumps as they watched on in horror when a group of kids found themselves trapped in a Halloween store. The premise of the...

Can you believe we’re already less than three weeks until Halloween? What does that mean for horror fans? Well, it means A Whole Lot of brand new releases are headed our way!

In fact, another 14 Brand New Horror Movies are releasing this week alone, including the return of a horror master and the final battle between two iconic horror legends.

Here’s all the new horror releasing October 10 – October 16, 2022!

Another Hulu Original horror movie has arrived for the Halloween season, with Hulu unleashing the meme-based Grimcutty to kick off the week’s new releases just yesterday.

In the new Hulu horror movie, “A suburban teen girl and her little brother must stop a terrifying internet meme brought to life by the hysteria of their parents.”

John Ross (“The Birch”) directed Grimcutty for Hulu’s “Huluween” lineup this year.

Usman Ally (Veep, A Series of Unfortunate Events), Shannyn Sossamon (Wayward Pines,...

Spirit Halloween: The Movie Image: Courtesy Strike Back Studios It’s a perfect pitch. Some kids get locked inside a haunted Halloween store on Halloween, all the rinky-dink costumes become possessed, and they’ve got to fight back with toy weapons. Not bad, right? Wait, there’s more—it...