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Diamond Select Toys had upcoming figures from two of the hottest franchises- The Real Ghostbusters and The Nightmare Before Christmas- on display.
Mezco Toyz’s booth was jam packed with tons of incredible properties in a variety of different formats. Featuring 12″ figures, puppets, dolls, and even jack in the boxes, nearly every popular horror franchise was represented.
Super 7 brought a wide variety of properties to the show, including ReAction figures from Alien, Misfits, and Phantom Starkiller.
Long-time horror host Joe Bob Briggs took the opportunity to discuss his upcoming marathons and his feelings about his recent marathon experience at the Shudder panel at this year’s New York Comic Con.
Fans of George Romero’s and Stephen King’s original Creepshow film will be happy to hear that according to showrunner Greg Nicotero, the new Shudder series will follow a similar format to the 1982 film and will, as the original tagline promised, be “the most fun you’ll ever have…being scared!”
The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle studies a period of filmmaking which is in much need of academic analysis and insight, and Alexandra West does a nice job of collecting many of the memorable and not-so memorable movies of the decade to demonstrate what made them such a distinct sign of their times