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  • The Black Phones: Future Classics?

    My “lukewarm takes” on the new movie, Black Phone 2, and the original, The Black Phone (2021). Visit countdowntohalloween.blogspot.comfor links to other great blogs celebrating!

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  • The Classic Horrors Club Podcast EP 110: Dos Vampiros

    Jeff & Richard arrive at the beginning of a new era in Mexican film history and experience El vampiro (1957) and its sequel, El ataud del vamprio (1958) on the big screen at the Cine Opera in Mexico City. Come for the poor pronunciation of names. Stay for what is perhaps the biggest difference in

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  • Shag Now or Later?

    Shag Now or Later?

    From one great artist yesterday, to another today: Shag! Visit countdowntohalloween.blogspot.comfor links to other great blogs celebrating!

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  • Unboxing Frederick Cooper

    Unboxing Frederick Cooper

    Yesterday, I received Creaturae Noctis, the new book chock full of gorgeous art by Frederick Cooper. Here’s a peek… Visit countdowntohalloween.blogspot.comfor links to other great blogs celebrating!

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  • Tag, You’re It!

    Tag, You’re It!

    Let’s try your hand at guessing some taglines from horror movie posters. How many can you get correct? Visit countdowntohalloween.blogspot.comfor links to other great blogs celebrating!

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  • Collecting Michael Myers

    Collecting Michael Myers

    Did I really call Michael Myers, “my hero,” in the Fanta video?!? How do I talk myself out of that one? Visit countdowntohalloween.blogspot.comfor links to other great blogs celebrating!

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  • Don’t Know This Wolf Man Pt. 2

    Last night I watched Face of the Screaming Werewolf from 1964. If you can’t say something nice… Visit countdowntohalloween.blogspot.comfor links to other great blogs celebrating!

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  • Know Your Wolfmen Pt. 1

    Know Your Wolfmen Pt. 1

    Last night I watched La Casa del Terror from 1960, featuring Lon Chaney Jr. as a… mummy (!) that carries the curse of lycanthropy. His werewolf looks similar to his more famous Wolf Man from 1941, but under scrutiny, there are differences. Visit countdowntohalloween.blogspot.comfor links to other great blogs celebrating!

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  • MN Zoo Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular

    From September 26–November 2 at the Minnesota Zoo, the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular features a one-way walking route with close-up views of all the pumpkins. Feel the gourd vibes as you stroll through thousands of glowing pumpkins. Whether it’s your first time or already one of your family’s favorite fall activities, you’ll be wowed by the woodsy

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  • Ghosts #62

    Ghosts #62

    Ghosts was a horror anthology that ran for 112 issues between Sept./Oct. 1971 and May 1982. It was one of several horror-mystery-suspense comics launched in 1971. In #62 from March, 1978, we’re treated to a spooky story from Vincent Price’s childhood… Visit countdowntohalloween.blogspot.comfor links to other great blogs celebrating!

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