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NECA Heads Back to 1981 With New ‘Halloween II’ Action Figures of Michael, Laurie and Loomis!
This morning, NECA took to Twitter to announce that they have so many new toys to show off in 2020 that they’re gonna be spilling some of the beans before Toy Fair next month, and they’ve made good on that promise by unveiling three new Halloween II (1981) figures.
The figures, part of NECA’s retro line, include Michael Myers, Laurie Strode and Dr. Loomis!
Michael stands 8″ tall and comes complete with a knife, scalpel, syringe, hammer, as well as an alternate hand and head. Highly detailed and fully poseable with a tailored coveralls costume.
As for Laurie and Loomis, they’ll be packaged together in a 2-pack. This is the first *ever* official figure of Laurie from the original Halloween films, so it’s a pretty big deal.
Laurie and Loomis come complete with pistols, an interchangeable hand, and a pumpkin based on the movie poster artwork. Figures are highly detailed and fully poseable featuring the authorized likenesses of both Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis.
You can expect NECA’s latest Halloween figures to slash their way into your life May 2020.
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Alice Cooper Joins the “Music Maniacs” Line from McFarlane Toys
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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