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The Halloween Horror Nights 2018 Merchandise Has Been Revealed and It’s All Pretty Great

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We’re just a couple weeks away from the start of this year’s Halloween Horror Nights at both Universal Orlando and Universal Hollywood, and the official Universal Orlando blog has just unveiled this year’s merchandise offerings today. The merch is very “Stranger Things” heavy this year, as Orlando plays host to a “Stranger Things” haunt.

Up for grabs will be “Stranger Things” sweatshirts, phone cases, mugs, pins and more. Shirts, hoodies, mugs and more will also be available that have all the HHN ’18 icons on them, including Halloween‘s Michael Myers, Sam from Trick ‘r Treat, and the entity from Poltergeist.

Check out the merch below, and expect much more at the park.

This year’s Halloween Horror Nights runs September 14-November 3.

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5 of This Week’s Coolest Horror Collectibles Including a ‘Scooby-Doo: Zombie Island’ Blu-ray Double Feature

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Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

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!


Matinee 4K UHD from Shout Select

Shout Select proudly presents Matinee on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on June 25. The 1993 comedy has been newly restored in 4K from the original negative, supervised by director Joe Dante, with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos sound.

John Goodman stars as a filmmaker loosely based on B-movie legend William Castle. Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Kellie Martin, and Lisa Jakub round out the cast. Charles S. Haas (Gremlins 2: The New Batch) penned the script.

Special features include: a new commentary by film critics Drew McWeeny and Eric Vespe; new interviews with Martin and David Clennon; interviews with Dante, Moriarty, Jakub, production designer Steven Legler, editor Marshall Harvey, and director of photography John Hora; MANTastic! The Making of a Mant; vintage making-of featurette; and more.


Suspiria Button-Up from Middle of Beyond

I’d drape myself in Suspiria‘s lavish aesthetic every day if I could. Middle of Beyond’s new button-up shirt with an all-over print featuring many of the film’s iconic visuals is the next best thing.

It costs $60, and you can complete the outfit with matching shorts for the same price.


Stopmotion Blu-ray from IFC

Stopmotion will bring your nightmares to life on Blu-ray on June 11 via IFC Films. The British psychological horror film marks the feature directorial debut of Robert Morgan (ABCs of Death 2).

In her review, Meagan Navarro said, “Morgan’s knockout debut opens up the veins of a turbulent artist, delivering one creepy melding of mediums to an unsettling, powerful degree.”

Aisling Franciosi stars with Tom York, Caoilinn Springall, Therica Wilson-Read, and Stella Gonet. Morgan co-wrote the script with Robin King.

Special features include: Behind the Scenes of Stopmotion and interviews with Morgan and Franciosi.


John Carpenter Shirt + Flexi Disc from Fright Rags

Fright-Rags has released John Carpenter’s latest single, “He Walks By Night,” on flexi disc with a matching shirt featuring artwork by Aaron Lea. Limited to 500, the set costs $45 and is scheduled to ship the week of May 24.

The track appears on Carpenter’s new album, Lost Themes IV: Noir, due out May 3 from Sacred Bones Records.


Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island / Return to Zombie Island Blu-ray from Warner Archive

1998’s Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island and 2019’s Scooby-Doo Return to Zombie Island will be released on Blu-ray together as a Hanna-Barbera double feature on May 7 via Warner Archive.

Zombie Island is directed by Jim Stenstrum (Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost) and written by Glenn Leopold (The Prowler). Frank Welker, Billy West, Mary Kay Bergman, B.J. Ward, Scott Innes, Adrienne Barbeau, Jim Cummings, and Mark Hamill star.

Return to Zombie Island is directed by Cecilia Aranovich (Harley Quinn) and Ethan Spaulding (Avatar: The Last Airbender) and written by Jeremy Adams (Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge). Frank Welker, Grey Griffin, Matthew Lillard, and Kate Micucci star, with an appearance by Cassandra Peterson as Elvira.

No special features are included, but pre-orders are only $14.99.


For more merch madness, peruse the Killer Collectibles archives. You can also visit Broke Horror Fan.

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