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Check out what Custom Freek is doing with NECA figures – Jason edition

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Check out what Custom Freek is doing with NECA figures – Jason edition

Thanks to NECA, fans can get their hands on some of the best looking figures imaginable. They’ve stormed the market with nearly every different variation of Jason, Freddy, and Chucky to name just a few. That leads us to the mastermind behind Custom Freek. He takes the familiar NECA pieces and then adds brilliant new levels of depth and character to each one. Upon seeing only a few Jason masks he had reworked, I knew I had to have one of my own.

I asked if he had ever done a custom figure and – at that time – it was something he’d never yet approached, but the project was far too interesting to ignore. So I sent him my NECA Jason from Freddy vs Jason to see what he could come up with. Needless to say, it was superior to what I could have imagined.

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The mask was completely reworked – for example, there are claw marks now etched into its surface, reflecting the violent battle he had against the Dream Demon. More blood was added to the mask as well, especially a ghastly flow oozing from the right eye hole.

image courtesy of Custom Freek

The face underneath is recolored, given a more fleshy look so he could look far more diseased this time around. The left eye lost all of its pigmentations so Jason can have a deadish look about him. And his other eyes is a nasty wound that pours blood down his marred face.

image courtesy of Custom Freek

Bits of string has been added to the jacket so that it looks frayed and aged from all the years of battle and decomposition.

Mud has been caked onto his boots and the end of his pants.

Dirt, twigs, and leaves are caked onto his shoulders as if Jason just crawled out of his restless grave to wreak havoc once again.

Blood is added in plenty to him as well, and looks absolutely amazing! His left hand is baptized in gore as if he just ripped someone’s heart out. And the machete is blunted, rusted, and thick with the blood of those Jason just slaughtered.

And – as if icing on the cake – I got a miniature Domino’s Pizza box (thanks to the TMNT line at NECA) that is now stomped to bits as if Jason broke-up the end of a party at Crystal Lake.

This figure is one of the top two treasures now in my collection. It takes a lot to make still art tell a story, and this thing is full of lore. It amazes me how artists manage that.

image courtesy of Custom Freek

You can check out more of Custom Freek’s work here. Trust me, you won’t want to miss this.

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

Inside the Lizzie Borden House

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

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The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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