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NECA Celebrating 90 Years of ‘The Mummy’ With Black & White Boris Karloff Action Figure [Images]

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NECA is working on a new line of Universal Monsters action figures based on the original classics, with Frankenstein’s monsterThe Wolfman, The Mummy and Dracula confirmed.

They’re each getting full-color and classic black & white versions, and this week NECA has unwrapped the official image gallery for their black & white version of The Mummy.

“For the 90th anniversary of the extraordinary silver-screen classic, NECA presents The Mummy in authentic black-and-white! In this Universal Monsters classic, Boris Karloff shines as the ancient Mummy in a tale of love transcending death. The sculpt captures the intricate special effects makeup that required eight hours to apply and two hours to remove.

“Standing in 7” scale, the figure comes in premium packaging with interchangeable heads, interchangeable hands, and Egyptian chest that opens.”

The Mummy is expected to shamble onto store shelves in June 2022.

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Alice Cooper Joins the “Music Maniacs” Line from McFarlane Toys

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When you hear the label “Music Maniacs,” a few names probably come to mind. And we’re willing to bet that one of them is Alice Cooper, who is indeed joining McFarlane’s toy line.

McFarlane Toys has announced that their Music Maniacs: Alice Cooper action figure will launch for pre-orders on March 22, and you can get a first look at the upcoming toy below.

The “Music Maniacs” line is a spinoff of McFarlane’s popular “Movie Maniacs” line, which returned to life last year – though the focus is no longer squarely on horror movies.

Alice Cooper is most definitely a Music Maniac but he’s also a Movie Maniac too. As Luiz H.C. wrote on Bloody Disgusting back in 2017, “Cooper’s love of the horror genre goes far beyond his music, as the artist has been involved with several scary movies as well. From John Carpenter’s Prince of Darkness to Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, it’s easy to see why the rocker is so iconic in the world of blood, guts, and ghosts. Hell, even Tim Burton’s charming yet lackluster Dark Shadows features an Alice concert as sort of plot point.”

Luiz’s article continued, “However, my favorite of Cooper’s contributions to the world of scary movies was his involvement with the soundtrack for Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives. The main attraction was obviously the hit single He’s Back (The Man From Behind The Mask), which was written as a catchy homage to the hockey-mask-wearing killer.”

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