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Monsterpalooza 2018: Halloween Horror Nights, Scare Zones For All Seasons

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Monsterpalooza 2018 has come and gone, but it gave a preview of things in store for twhat is sure to be a banner year in horror. Chief of which was a preview of one of the biggest haunted amusements of the year, Halloween Horror Nights! Every year, the brain behind the event, John Murdy (Creative Director/Executive Producer) and Chris Williams (Art Director/Production Designer) go into the rich history and behind the scenes work that go into making some of the biggest and most intense haunted mazes at Universal Studios. While there weren’t any sneak peaks as to new mazes, aside form the preview video of the Stranger Things upcoming maze, the focus of this panel were the tried and true Scare Zones!

Yes, the Scare Zones. The areas of the park set to a theme and crawling with all manner of characters and terrors. Such as The PurgeKlownzKrampus and many more! Even showing some concept work from an unused concept called Killerz that seemed to be equal parts The Strangers and Clive Barker.

Focusing on particularly memorable Scare Zones and characters form all the different themes over the years, as well as other creatures and killers that sadly didn’t make the cut. Such as Bigfoot at Jurassic Park!

  

As well, showcasing the many celebrity scares and appearances at Halloween Horror Night’s Scare Zones, from Elijah Wood to Kendrick Lamar!

Cluing us into why so many themes have had their titles end with a ‘z’. Not just for some cool looking ‘extreme’ lettering but to ease up on trademarks. Which leads tot he big preview of the show, Holidayz In Hell! That’s right. There isn’t just going to be one Scare Zone covering one holiday like Christmas or Halloween. But a gauntlet covering every Holiday from Valentine’s Day to New Year’s Evil! With Father Time being the gruesome ‘lead’ character this time around.

 

So, brace yourself for Halloween Horror Nights 2018 and experience a whole year of scares in one Scare Zone!

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Woman Brings Corpse Into Bank To Sign Loan Papers

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Warning: This is a disturbing story.

You have to be pretty desperate for money to do what this Brazilian woman did at the bank to get a loan. She wheeled in a fresh corpse to endorse the contract and she seemingly thought the bank employees wouldn’t notice. They did.

This weird and disturbing story comes via ScreenGeek an entertainment digital publication. They write that a woman identified as Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes pushed a man she identified as her uncle into the bank pleading with him to sign loan papers for $3,400. 

If you’re squeamish or easily triggered, be aware that the video captured of the situation is disturbing. 

Latin America’s largest commercial network, TV Globo, reported on the crime, and according to ScreenGeek this is what Nunes says in Portuguese during the attempted transaction. 

“Uncle, are you paying attention? You must sign [the loan contract]. If you don’t sign, there’s no way, as I cannot sign on your behalf!”

She then adds: “Sign so you can spare me further headaches; I can’t bear it any longer.” 

At first we thought this might be a hoax, but according to Brazilian police, the uncle, 68-year-old Paulo Roberto Braga had passed away earlier that day.

 “She attempted to feign his signature for the loan. He entered the bank already deceased,” Police Chief Fábio Luiz said in an interview with TV Globo. “Our priority is to continue investigating to identify other family members and gather more information regarding this loan.”

If convicted Nunes could be facing jail time on charges of fraud, embezzlement, and desecration of a corpse.

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Spirit Halloween Unleashes Life-Size ‘Ghostbusters’ Terror Dog

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Halfway to Halloween and the licensed merch is already being released for the holiday. For instance, the seasonal retailer giant Spirit Halloween unveiled their giant Ghostbusters Terror Dog for the first time this year.

The one-of-a-kind demonic dog has eyes that light up in a glowing, terrifying red. It’s going to set you back a whopping $599.99.

Since this year we saw the release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, it’s probably going to be a popular theme come October. Spirit Halloween is embracing their inner Venkman with other releases tied to the franchise such as the LED Ghostbuster Ghost Trap, Ghostbusters Walkie Talkie, Life-Size Replica Proton Pack.

We saw the release of other horror props today. Home Depot unveiled a few pieces from their line which includes the signature giant skeleton and separate dog companion.

For the latest Halloween merch and updates get on over to Spirit Halloween and see what else they have to offer to make your neighbors jealous this season. But for now, enjoy a small video that features scenes from this classic cinematic canine.

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‘The Strangers’ Invaded Coachella in Instagramable PR Stunt

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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.”

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The Strangers: Chapter 1 opens in theaters on May 17.

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