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10 Awesome New Halloween Decorations Available This Year
Written by John Squires
Christmas is often referred to as “the most wonderful time of the year,” though that’s not quite the case for us horror fans. The Halloween season is what we spend most of the year looking forward to, and now that it’s upon us once again, we plan on celebrating big time here on iHorror these next couple months.
It’s around this time of the year that seasonal shops start to pop up in towns across the country, for two months filling previously unoccupied buildings with pure Halloween joy. Stores like Spirit Halloween embody the essence of the season, loaded with costumes and decorations to help you celebrate proper.
We’re here to talk about the decorations today, specifically the ones that are brand new for the 2015 haunting season. We’ve hand picked 10 of the coolest ones for you to check out, so consider this a virtual sampling of the year’s best new Halloween products. Scroll down for all the animatronic fun, fiends!
Burn the kiddies to a crisp this Halloween with the Incinerator with Fog! No dark magic is needed with this vile burnt creature lurking around the corner. Watch as he slips out of his fiery incinerator and laughs manically as he rises. He’ll set his glowing eye on potential victims, making them run for their lives! Fog erupts in a scarlet glow bringing all into your personal circle of Hell.
2) SHOTGUN BLAST ZOMBIE WITH GUN
Even the most skilled hunter isn’t safe with the Shotgun Blast Zombie With Gun. This extra demented zombie elevates your haunted landscape to heights you never thought possible. He makes gruesome snarling sounds, features a light-up gun and gory chest wound.
Lure the children into the deepest depths of darkness with the 72″ Harbinger of Hell! No other item is as tormenting as this piece; he spits out menacing sayings that will make the most devious child shiver to the bone. Watch as his mouth and eyes erupt with a gleaming and fiery glow as his mouth moves realistically up and down. He’ll always point you in the most dangerous direction; just follow his glowing staff and skeletal hand pointing you into a hellish underworld this Halloween.
Out with the old area rug, in with the extra spooky Werewolf Rug. Grandma sure made use of that pesky wolf, but now he’s back to haunt again! This wolf snarls and growls at all your unsuspecting house guests, revealing yellowed, humungous teeth. His eyes glow white and instill fear in even the most gruesome creatures to step over your threshold.
Morn, or don’t, one of the most popular horror film killers when you place this officially licensed Michael Myers Gravestone in your yard! Add this stone-like cross gravestone that features “Michael Myers” written in black text and a rose detail along the bottom to your cemetery themed haunted house and it will surely bring fear to any Halloween fan!
6) ZOMBIE TOILET PAPER DISPENSER
Give a living dead effect to your bathroom with this Zombie Toilet Paper Dispenser! Features a zombie face graphic screaming with orange eyes, a worm crawling through his nose hole, and toilet paper coming out of his mouth. Freak out all your guests when they reach for the toilet paper!
If you know those kiddies taste better when they’re afraid you need the officially licensed Pennywise Animated Clown in your haunted house! This animated clown is so lifelike all your guests will run in fear, but it won’t do them any good to run as he preys on their fear! Standing 6 feet tall this clown is easily mistaken for a party guest, making him all that more terrifying as he bares his sharp teeth and moves in their direction. Everyone remembers and fears “It” make sure your house supplies the screams this year with this addition!
8) FREDDY AND JASON LAWN GNOMES
Transform your normally pretty garden into a nightmare with the officially licensed Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees Lawn Gnomes.
Twice the trouble, twice the madness has arrived this Halloween with the Animated Evil Twins! If you love horror movie twins, you’ll love these deathly sisters whose blame game antics will make your guests heads spin. Watch as they stroll hand in hand, their arms swinging menacingly towards their victims, and their eyes blaze a white hot fury. You’ll perfect your spooky hotel scene with these sinister sisters!
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‘The Strangers’ Invaded Coachella in Instagramable PR Stunt
Renny Harlin’s reboot of The Strangers isn’t coming out until May 17, but those murderous home invaders are making a pit stop at Coachella first.
In the latest Instagramable PR stunt, the studio behind the film decided to have the trio of masked intruders crash Coachella, a music festival that takes place for two weekends in Southern California.
This type of publicity began when Paramount did the same thing with their horror movie Smile in 2022. Their version had seemingly ordinary people in populated places look directly into a camera with an evil grin.
Harlin’s reboot is actually a trilogy with a more expansive world than that of the original.
“When setting out to remake The Strangers, we felt there was a bigger story to be told, which could be as powerful, chilling, and terrifying as the original and could really expand that world,” said producer Courtney Solomon. “Shooting this story as a trilogy allows us to create a hyperreal and terrifying character study. We’re fortunate to be joining forces with Madelaine Petsch, an amazing talent whose character is the driving force of this story.”
The movie follows a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) who “after their car breaks down in an eerie small town, are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in The Strangers: Chapter 1 the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.”
The Strangers: Chapter 1 opens in theaters on May 17.
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‘Alien’ Returning to Theaters For a Limited Time
It’s been 45 years since Ridley Scott’s Alien hit theaters and in celebration of that milestone, it is headed back to the big screen for a limited time. And what better day to do that than Alien Day on April 26?
It also works as a primer for the upcoming Fede Alvarez sequel Alien: Romulus opening on August 16. A special feature in which both Alvarez and Scott discuss the original sci-fi classic will be shown as a part of your theater admission. Take a look at the preview of that conversation below.
Back in 1979, the original trailer for Alien was kind of terrifying. Imagine sitting in front of a CRT TV (Cathode Ray Tube) at night and suddenly Jerry Goldsmith’s haunting score begins to play as a giant chicken egg starts to crack with beams of light bursting through the shell and the word “Alien” slowly forms in slanted all caps across the screen. To a twelve-year-old, it was a scary pre-bedtime experience, especially Goldsmith’s screaming electronic musical flourishes playing over scenes of the actual movie. Let the “Is it horror or sci-fi?” debate begin.
Alien became a pop culture phenomenon, complete with kid’s toys, a graphic novel, and an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. It also inspired dioramas in wax museums and even a frightening setpiece at Walt Disney World in the now-defunct Great Movie Ride attraction.
The film stars Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, and John Hurt. It tells the tale of a futuristic crew of blue-collar workers suddenly awakened out of stasis to investigate an undecipherable distress signal coming from a nearby moon. They investigate the source of the signal and discover it’s a warning and not a cry for help. Unbeknownst to the crew, they have brought a giant space creature back on board which they find out in one of the most iconic scenes in cinema history.
It is said that Alvarez’s sequel will pay homage to the original film’s storytelling and set design.
The Alien theatrical re-release will take place on April 26. Pre-order your tickets and find out where Alien will screen at a theater near you.
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Home Depot’s 12-Foot Skeleton Returns with a New Friend, Plus New Life-Size Prop from Spirit Halloween
Halloween is the greatest holiday of them all. However, every great holiday needs amazing props to go with it. Luckily for you, there are two new amazing props that have been released, which are sure to impress your neighbors and frighten any neighborhood children who are unfortunate enough to wander past your yard.
The first entry is the return of the Home Depot 12-foot skeleton prop. Home Depot has outdone themselves in the past. But this year the company is bringing bigger and better things to their Halloween prop lineup.
This year, the company unveiled its new and improved Skelly. But what is a giant skeleton without a loyal friend? Home Depot has also announced that they will release a five-foot tall skeleton dog prop to eternally keep Skelly company as he haunts your yard this spooky season.
This bony pooch will be five feet tall and seven feet long. The prop will also feature a posable mouth and LCD eyes with eight variable settings. Lance Allen, Home Depot’s merchant of decorative Holliday gear, had the following to say about this year’s lineup.
“This year we increased our realism within the animatronics category, created some impressive, licensed characters and even brought back some fan favorites. Overall, we are most proud of the quality and value we are able to bring to our customers with these pieces so they can continue to grow their collections.”
But what if giant skeletons just aren’t your thing? Well, Spirit Halloween has you covered with their giant life size Terror Dog replica. This massive prop has been ripped out of your nightmares to appear frighteningly on your lawn.
This prop weighs in at almost fifty pounds and features glowing red eyes that are sure to keep your yard safe from any toilet paper throwing hooligans. This iconic Ghostbusters nightmare is a must have for any fan of 80s horror. Or, anyone who loves all things spooky.
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