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Spirit Halloween Reveals Top Costume Trends For Halloween 2022

As Halloween descends upon the U.S., Spirit Halloween is declaring a CODE ORANGE with this year’s top costume trends, including Witches, TV & Film Favorites, Horror Characters, and more. So what are the most popular costumes going to be? To some, Halloween is a one-day event culminating in the month of October. However, to millions of Halloween fans, who spent a record $10 billion dollars celebrating the holiday in 2021, Halloween is a month-long lifestyle where haunters and enthusiasts are on the lookout for the hottest and scariest looks to stay one step ahead. Spirit Halloween, the nation’s largest Halloween retailer, is opening a record number of stores this year (over 1,450 locations), each full of trends that will have fans ready to haunt and flaunt all season long. “At Spirit Halloween, we work year-round to develop must-have looks, and 2022 is shaping up to be an incredible year,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “It’s clear that Halloween

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 15, 2022

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Arrow Video Announces Killer October Lineup

Arrow Video is getting into the Halloween spirit with the October 2022 lineup of their new subscription-based ARROW platform, available to subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK, and Ireland. The October 2022 lineup leads with the ARROW release of Pierre Tsigaridis’ debut frightfest Two Witches, available October 1 in the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. This first feature from writer-director Pierre Tsigaridis is a dark tale about the consequences when a matriarchal witch passes on her sinister inheritance to her granddaughter, triggering horrific curses. Rebekah Kennedy (To the Bone), Kristina Klebe (Rob Zombie’s Halloween), Belle Adams (Perry Mason), and Tim Fox (Westworld) star. Two Witches made its World Premiere at the Salem Horror Film Festival in 2021 and went on to screen and terrify audiences around the world, including at Grimmfest and Sitges. In the film, a pectant young mother Sarah is convinced she has been given the evil eye by a mysterious blank-eyed old hag while she is dining with her bullish

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 15, 2022

This Weekend Netflix Conjures Family Halloween Movie 'The Curse of Bridge Hollow'

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Netflix Conjures The Trailer For Family Friendly Movie ‘The Curse Of Bridge Hollow’

Netflix has just conjured the trailer for their upcoming spooky family-friendly movie The Curse of Bridge Hollow, starring Marlon Wayans. Directed by Jeff Wadlow, The Curse of Bridge Hollow centers on, “A teenage girl, who accidentally releases an ancient and mischievous spirit on Halloween which causes decorations to come alive and wreak havoc, must team up with the last person she’d want to in order to save their town – her father.” Wayans stars alongside Priah Ferguson, Kelly Rowland, Rob Riggle, John Michael Higgins, Nia Vardalos, Lauren Lapkus, Holly J. Barrett, Myles Vincent Perez, Abi Monterey, and Helen Slayton-Hughes. Todd Berger and Robert Rugan penned the script for the movie produced by Marlon Wayans, p.g.a., Rick Alvarez, p.g.a., Nathan Reimann, p.g.a. The Curse of Bridge Hollow premieres on Netflix on October 14, 2022. Don’t miss the spooky fun!

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 14, 2022

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Trailers For New “Ghost Adventures’ Season & Ghostober Specials Will Haunt You

Sinister hauntings and supernatural tales of terror heat up this year’s “Ghostober” with highly anticipated premieres from paranormal stars Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Jay Wasley, and Billy Tolley across Travel Channel and discovery+. The scares begin with the launch of a new season of “Ghost Adventures”, the two-hour special Ghost Adventures: Devil’s Den, and the nightmare-inducing Halloween special The Haunted Museum 3 Ring Inferno, produced by Bagans in collaboration with acclaimed director Eli Roth. “Ghost Adventures” is a staple of the Halloween season, and the investigations that Zak and the team bring to ‘Ghostober’ evoke a new caliber of fear,” said Matthew Butler, group senior vice president, Travel Channel and Paranormal Streaming Content. “Our ghost-loving fans can look forward to the biggest, scariest, and most intense paranormal events to date. And for those who want even more, Zak and Eli’s Haunted Museum Halloween special, ‘3 Ring Inferno,’ is a cinematic horror experience that redefines what it means to be scared.”

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 14, 2022

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Disney+ Unveils Trailer For Hair-Raising Marvel Halloween Special ‘Werewolf By Night’

Hocus Pocus 2 isn’t the only spooktacular Halloween movie debuting on Disney+ this fall. The new trailer for Marvel’s hair-raising Special Werewolf by Night has just arrived. The black and white horror is from director Michael Giacchino who wanted to pay homage to the horror classics that spooked you as a child while honoring the comic of the same name. The character made its first appearance in Marvel Spotlight #2, released in February 1972. Gael Garcia Bernal (M. Night Shyamalan’s Old) stars as a character able of transforming into a werewolf while retaining their human intellect. Laura Donnelly stars as Nina Price. “Price is the niece of the character Jack Russell/Werewolf by Night and a vampire/werewolf hybrid. She carried the Lycan gene and was further changed after being bitten by a vampire.” Werewolf by Night will be unleashed on Disney+ on October 7, 2022.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 12, 2022

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‘Spirit Halloween’ Gets A Monster Filled Second Trailer

Can you feel it? Halloween is drawing closer, and so is the premiere of Spirit Halloween, inspired by the most iconic Halloween retail store in the US. Today, it possesses its second trailer filled with monsters made famous by the store. In the movie, “When a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle-school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick-or-treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves.” The movie marks the feature directorial debut of David Poag and stars Christopher Lloyd, Rachael Leigh Cook, Donavan Colan (“Zoe”), Dylan Frankel (“Raven’s Home”), Jaiden Smith (“Blue Bloods”), and Marissa Reyes (“Raven’s Home”) star in the movie directed by David Poag,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 8, 2022

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HalloweenCostumes.Com Teams Up With Immortal Masks This Halloween

HalloweenCostumes.com, our favorite online store for everything Halloween, has just informed us that they have teamed up with the legendary mask design team at Immortal Masks for a new line of killer masks that will leave the neighborhood kids running away in terror this Halloween. I took a look and let me tell you, the masks are incredible, creepy, and downright terrifying. We love them and we think you will love them too! Ranging from $39.99 to $59.99, which is a sweet deal, the masks include everything from creepy clowns to grotesque abominations. Here’s a preview of just some of the masks you can buy now from HalloweenCostumes.com. While you are on the site be sure to check out their costumes, props (review), decor, and more.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 8, 2022

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Scream Job: Enter To Watch 13 Stephen King Films & Get $1,300!

Looking for some fun that pays? Apply to be chosen to watch 13 Stephen King films by Halloween and get paid $1,300! There’s nothing like celebrating Halloween with the King of Horror himself. But we’re curious: which Stephen King movie will the winner find the absolute scariest? No monster is a monster if he doesn’t leave a few nightmares behind… The winner will be given a Fitbit to keep track of their heart rate while watching each film and report on their sleep (if they can sleep). They will also track their jumpscares and emotions in a task sheet. Lights off are required, but the winner will get a red balloon and handy guide to light the way from USDish.com who ran the same contest last year. Not only will the chosen score $1,300, but the winner will also get a swag bag valued at $350. It will include the latest Fitbit, access to all 13 movies, a blanket, snacks,

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Sep 6, 2022

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Hulu Announces “The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!”

It’s almost Halloween season! Movie, TV, and other spooky announcements have begun to roll in, including today’s news. Hulu has just announced the premiere date for their Halloween special, “The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!,” from “Solar Opposites” creator Justin Roiland. In this special, “Leroy, Reggie, and Cheruce Paloni have been given the opportunity of a lifetime to be the hosts of an unforgettable Halloween Special full of “spooky” shorts from a group of up-and-coming animators.” Justin Roiland voices Leroy, the oldest sibling in the family, Leroy is an optimistic, hard-working guy whose only dream for as long as he can remember has been to make and host his own variety show. He and his brother Reggie are very close and are usually on the same page creatively. Zach Hadel (“Smiling Friends”) plays Reggie, the short-fused, fast-talking little brother of the family with a foul mouth and a tendency to let his temper get in the way of doing his job

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 31, 2022

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A Killer Is On Loose On A ‘Haunted Trail’ In This Movie’s New Trailer

A group of friends receives the fright of their lives while on a haunted Halloween trail in director Robin Givens‘ (The Nana Project, “Riverdale,” “Batwoman”) Haunted Trail. In the film written by Raven Magwood (Switching Lanes) and Paul Lindsay, a group of college friends visit a local haunted trail, not knowing the horror that lies ahead. After many screams and a few nervous laughs, the group realizes that an actual killer is stalking them. Scared out of their minds, the friends run through the attraction, fighting for their lives leading to the discovery of the killer’s identity. Produced by Magwood and Jock McKissic the film stars Comedians Desi Banks (Little, Love by Chance) and Reggie Couz (The Portal, “Dreams”) along with Marquise C. Brown (“Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”), Brook Sill (High Expectations, “Stranger Things” ), Raven Magwood (Switching Lanes), Matt William Knowles (Son of the South, Asura, “Love Me If You Dare”), Anna Perdun, and Grace Perdun. Level 33

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Aug 30, 2022

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