Category Archives: Halloween

Coco and the Land of the Dead

I’m a little slow at watching new film releases. But since Coco won the Best Animated Feature at the 2018 Academy Awards, and my youngest granddaughter is staying with us for a while, I figured it was time to purchase the film and take a look. I can now understand why it has been so […]

Universal Horror Films Released with Glow in the Dark Covers

Walmart has their Halloween display going for the 2016 season, and a special display of videos near the front of the store features a special release by Universal Studios. Their classic horror films have been released with glow in the dark covers. This is reminiscent of the Aurora monster model kits of the past with […]

2014 Lemax Spookytown Preview‏

One of the highlights and early kickoff of each Halloween season is the release of Lemax Spooky Town items that arrive in Michael’s stores nationwide in August each year. In the Spring the preview for each new annual release of pieces is made available, but this year we are in for a treat in that […]

Halloween and Fantastic Art by Grayson Fogg at The Autumnlands

From time to time this blog has explored art related to genre and Halloween, and with this post I want to promote the work of an artist I just discovered. This piece is titled “Halloween Frolics,” found at Etsy.com by Grayson Fogg of The Autumlands, a great piece for this holiday season. Here is the […]

Genre of the Dead – An Infographic from Halloween.com

Infographic Created by HalloweenCostumes.com

Guillermo del Toro and The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XXIV

Guillermo del Toro has taken the reins in providing the opening credits and extended couch gag for the 2013 installment of The Simpsons “Treehouse of Horror XXIV” that airs this weekend. How many horror icons can you identify? It airs October 6 on FOX.

Midnight Syndicate’s Latest Album Available – “MONSTERS OF LEGEND”

I just received the latest CD from Midnight Syndicate and it’s great. The title is Monsters of Legend, and it represents something of a homage to the classic Universal Studios and Hammer Films monsters from the past. One of the tracks, “It Lives!,” can be previewed from their YouTube page. This album will have great […]

La Santa Muerte: Mexico’s Saint of Sacred Death

This morning I was catching up on various essays at Religion Dispatches and I came across one that especially caught my attention. It was titled “Death Couture: Not for Halloween Only,” with the byline “De-exoticizing Mexico’s patron saint of death,” by Stephen Andes. This fascinating essay describes La Santa Muerte, translated as “Holy Death” or […]

Interview with Lesley Pratt Bannatyne on Halloween Nation

We are kicking off the Halloween season today with this post, an interview with Lesley Bannatyne, author of a number of great books related to this great holiday. In this interview, Lesley discusses her most recent book, Halloween Nation (Pelican Publishing, 2011). If you want to explore the various ways in which fans are enjoying […]

The Haunted History of Halloween

This is the week leading up to Halloween, and in honor of this great holiday TheoFantastique is pleased to present this documentary look at Halloween from The History Channel. In addition, below are links to previous discussions of Halloween on this blog that are worth revisiting this time of year. Related posts: Jack Santino: Halloween, […]

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