Topps and Creepy Co. have teamed up to bring us Garbage Pail Kids puffy stickers, enamel pins, and pin-back buttons! The 'member berries sure do taste sweet! Also in today's Highlights: Blu-ray and DVD release details for The Survivalist, a look at the trailers for The Crucifixion and Cold Moon, and Five Wild Animals teaser posters.
Garbage Pail Kids Collectibles Revealed: From Creepy Co.: “Topps® and Creepy Co.® partner to bring you collectible items that celebrate the sensational history of the iconic and influential pop-culture phenomenon: Garbage Pail KidsTM.
2017 marks 32 years of Garbage Pail KidsTM: can you believe it? After three plus decades of over-the-top mischief and mayhem, we’re happy to see that the franchise is decidedly not stale, like so many wax packs of its un-chewed stick gum! The smell may be long gone, but the memories have yet to fade.
To celebrate our partnership with The Topps Company, we are offering a foundational release of three unique and official GPK items:
5 enamel lapel pins on deluxe, GPK card backers
6-button set (the first of many!) on a large, “Throwback Sun-Faded First Series pink” backer
12 puffy vinyl sticker set featuring some of the spookiest characters you know!
Look for even MORE items as this collection expands over the months ahead!"
The Crucifixion Poster and Trailer: "Inspired by true events, and from the creators of Annabelle and The Conjuring, comes THE CRUCIFIXION In Theaters and On Demand October 6 from Lionsgate. From director Xavier Gens and starring Sophie Cookson (Kingsmen), this horror tale reveals a journalist's surreal, supernatural investigation in a nun's shocking death.
Synopsis: American reporter Nicole (Cookson) travels to investigate the possible murder of Sister Marinescu, sadistically crucified by a priest to vanquish a demon. As Nicole uncovers the weird tales behind this horrific incident, disturbing events reveal that the demon is still lurking nearby, seeking a new human host."
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Cold Moon Poster and Trailer: Press Release: "A chilling tale of supernatural vengeance arrives this October with Cold Moon, co-written and directed by Griff Furst, in theaters and VOD from Uncork’d Entertainment.
Starring Josh Stewart ("Shooter", The Dark Knight Rises), Christopher Lloyd (the Back to the Future series), Robbie Kay ("Once Upon a Time", Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), Candy Clark ("Twin Peaks", Zodiac), Rachele Brooke Smith (Center Stage: On Pointe, The Nice Guys) and Frank Whaley ("Luke Cage", The Doors), Cold Moon is based on the novel Cold Moon Over Babylon by the late Michael McDowell, author Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
In a sleepy southern town, the Larkin family suffers a terrible tragedy. Now the Larkin's are about to endure another: Traffic lights blink an eerie warning, a ghostly visage prowls in the streets, and graves erupt from the local cemetery in an implacable march of terror . . . And beneath the murky surface of the river, a shifting, almost human shape slowly takes form to seek a terrible vengeance.
Tommy Wiseau, Madison Wolfe, and Laura Cayouette co-star.
Film receives a 10-market theatrical release along with digital on 10/6 through Uncork’d Entertainment. Film is produced by Furst’s Curmudgeon Films.
Cold Moon is in theaters and VOD October 6.
Studio: Uncork'd Entertainment Director: Griff Furst Cast: Josh Stewart, Christopher Lloyd, Robbie Kay, Candy Clark, and Frank Whaley".
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A Look at Five Wild Animals Teaser Posters: "Slash Gang Productions is proud to unveil the first two teaser posters for our upcoming horror film Five Wild Animals, which is set to enter production this October.
An intense and graphic home invasion thriller with meta sensibilities, Five Wild Animals is a story about love, loyalty, and the Halloween spirit. Written and directed by Blair Hoyle, the film is being produced by Hoyle and Matt Kiser.
Longtime friends travel to a small mountain town in hopes of attending a mysterious Halloween party, but soon find themselves wrapped up in a centuries-old ritual instead."
About the Author - Tamika Jones
Tamika hails from North Beach, Maryland, a tiny town inches from the Chesapeake Bay.She knew she wanted to be an actor after reciting a soliloquy by Sojourner Truth in front of her entire fifth grade class. Since then, she's appeared in over 20 film and television projects. In addition to acting, Tamika is the Indie Spotlight manager for Daily Dead, where she brings readers news on independent horror projects every weekend.
The first horror film Tamika watched was Child's Play. Being eight years old at the time, she remembers being so scared when Chucky came to life that she projectile vomited. It's tough for her to choose only one movie as her favorite horror film, so she picked two: Nosferatu and The Stepford Wives (1975).
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