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‘The Thing’ – NECA Finds a Warm Place to Hide With Dog Creature Action Figure!
Almost one year ago, NECA celebrated Kurt Russell‘s birthday with the reveal of an “Ultimate” action figure of the actor’s character from John Carpenter’s sci-fi horror masterpiece, The Thing.
In the 1982 film, a shape-shifting alien looks for someplace warm to hide and assumes the appearance of its victims – including that of a kennel of Norwegian dogs, Alaskan Malamutes which become a blob of revolting, slimy, and straight-up horrifying flesh.
As part of their ongoing Toy Fair reveals, NECA has just announced the addition of the monster mutt to their The Thing toy line also sharing a first look at a work-in-progress of the dog, which will be available in two forms.
Years back, SOTA Toys had added John Carpenter’s The Thing to their “Now Playing” line with a box set featuring MacReady and the film’s dog monster.
McFarlane Toys also made figures from The Thing as part of their “Movie Maniacs” line, but they only got around to making “Norris Creature” and “Blair Monster.”
Toys based on the movie have been announced by other companies more recently, but they were unfortunately canceled. Needless to say, it’s a big deal that NECA now has the license.
Hopefully this is just the tip of the iceberg.
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For the first time since it sold out back in 2021, Spirit Halloween has brought their life-size replica of the Terror Dog from the original Ghostbusters back to life this week!
The incredible prop was originally put up for grabs in 2019, and it measures a massive 30″ tall and 59″ long. Made of latex and foam, the Terror Dog weighs a whopping 48 pounds.
The demonic dog’s eyes even light up a glowing, terrifying red!
Spirit Halloween details, “Your favorite Ghostbusters character is alive! This life-size Terror Dog replica will make all of your guests stare in fear and give them a thrill as its eyes light up a glowing red. Once the beast is unleashed, we suggest you run while you can! It could be too late once this demonic dog has you in its grip!”
The cost? $599. You can grab yours from Spirit Halloween now.
The product reviews on Spirit Halloween’s website rave, “Looks awesome, realistic, not cheaply made, easily put together, and comes apart to store.” Another customer writes, “Overall this is truly the most epic decoration we have purchased.”
If you’re looking for even more ways to bring the Ghostbusters spirit to life in honor of the latest movie, check out the LED Ghostbuster Ghost Trap, Ghostbusters Walkie Talkie, Life-Size Replica Proton Pack, and more at SpiritHalloween.com.
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