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Adorable New ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ Vinyl Figure Coming from Mezco

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We love you all year round, Sam.

If there’s a horror villain birthed in the last decade who deserves to stand alongside giants like Freddy and Jason it’s undoubtedly the pint-sized Sam, who we met in Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat. Granted, he hasn’t yet solidified his status as an icon with sequels, but there’s no denying that Sam is just that: an icon. He’s got toys. He’s got Halloween masks. He’s got comic books. And he’s already tattooed on the bodies of countless horror fans. He’s become a symbol of Halloween, like Michael Myers before him, and we cannot wait for his return in Trick ‘r Treat 2.

But while we wait, a new Sam toy is on its way into our lives.

Courtesy of Mezco comes the “Stylized Sam” vinyl figure, now up for pre-order and expected to begin shipping in either July or August. Yes, you’ll have him just in time for Halloween!

Straight from the cult status film Trick ‘r Treat comes Sam, the enforcer of the rules of Halloween. Part pumpkin, part supernatural being, Sam shows no mercy to those who disrespect his holiday.

This Sam is presented in our signature super-deformed style. He may look child-like and dressed for trick-or-treating, but Sam is the personification of Halloween itself. He stands nearly 6″ tall and features 5 points of articulation. He comes complete with his ever-present trick-or -treat sack, and his half-eaten translucent pumpkin lollipop.

Sam is packaged in a specially die-cut window box suitable for display. Just remember, he can watch you from inside the box, so don’t blow out your pumpkin until midnight.

You can adopt Sam for just $23 over on Mezco’s website!

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Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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Clive Barker

We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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