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Slimer Gushes Out of Muncher in Hasbro’s ‘Ghostbusters’ Ecto-Plasm Lab Playset?!

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With a new Ghostbusters on the way this November, Hasbro is making the call by going all-out on a new line of toys.

Just last week, Hasbro revealed dozens of new action figures, not to mention an RC RTV Ghost Trap, Mini-Puft Popper, and even a Ghostbusters-themed “Clue”. Not included in the press release – and possibly because of spoilers – is a really cool ecto-plasm playset.

Ghostbusters News details the “Ghostbusters Ecto-Plasm Lab” that’s centered around Ghostbusters: Afterlife‘s newest monster: Muncher.

In the lab, you mix your own ecto-plasm, inject it directly into Muncher, and then squeeze.

A blob-like monster with six limbs, Muncher looks to be cut from the same cloth as Slimer, calling to mind the iconic ghost design while putting a new twist on it.

This is important because, well, Slimer is actually pictured directly on the front of the toy’s box. Even more interesting, Slimer is the ecto-plasm oozing out of Muncher!

While this by no means is any sort of confirmation that Slimer will appear in Ghostbusters: Afterlife this coming November, it does raise an eyebrow – Muncher’s inclusion indicates that the “Ecto-Plasm Lab” is an Afterlife product. Are they just using Slimer’s iconic and recognizable image to help sell this new product or will we find out that Slimer actually resides within Muncher in Ghostbusters: Afterlife? Hmm…

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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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