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Neca will release “The Munsters” ultimate action figures of Herman and Grandpa in late 2025.

Featuring the likeness of actor Fred Gwynne, Herman Munster comes with three heads and eight hands along with a plate of pancakes, napkin, fork, knife, lunchbox, toy Herman, and bendable bar.

Featuring the likeness of actor Al Lewis, Grandpa Munster comes with three heads and seven hands along with a soft goods cape, cigar, shovel, and three potions.

Each 7″ scale, fully articulated figure is packaged in a window box with opening front flap.

“The Munsters” ran for two seasons on CBS between 1964 and 1966.

The classic sitcom has been rebooted in various formats over the years, most recently by Rob Zombie with his The Munsters film in 2022. James Wan’s Atomic Monster is developing a new series based on the IP titled “1313” for Universal.

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We’ve been hearing rumblings of a reboot of the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes franchise for a long time. Seventeen years, in fact. Now, after attempts by the duo behind the internet web series Ask a Ninja and filmmaker Dustin Ferguson to make a new movie fell through, a new entry in the franchise, titled Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, has finally made its way through production and is set to receive a theatrical release this Halloween, courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment. The new Killer Tomatoes movie unveiled a promo video over the weekend (you can watch that in the embed above) and also has a presence at San Diego Comic-Con, where JoBlo’s own Mike Conway was able to catch up with several cast members and one of the producers!

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence is being referred to as a reboot simply because...

I gotta be honest, I don’t give a shit about baseball. I never watch games on television, and I hated playing Little League as a kid. I’ve attended ball games in both the minor leagues and the majors, and, try as I might to stay engaged, I’m usually much more preoccupied with keeping my cup of overpriced beer full than I am with whoever is up to bat.

So I can say without bias that baseball-themed episodes of sitcoms are the absolute best. A sense of competition inherently makes for a good storyline, and the characters are usually out of their element, allowing you to see another side of them. There’s also a feeling of fun, whimsy and nostalgia that’s somehow inherent to the TV version of baseball.

Below are nine spectacular baseball-themed sitcom episodes — some are obvious home runs, others may feel a little out of left field,...

Hide your ketchup packets. Production has officially begun on Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, the long-awaited fifth installment in the iconic cult horror-comedy franchise that first sprouted in 1978—and refuses to die.

Directed by David Ferino, the new film delivers a genetically modified showdown between the chaotic forces of nature and modern artificial intelligence, centered on a rogue biotech CEO, an experimental AI called “MyTomato,” and the slimy uprising that follows.

The cast features a stacked lineup of comedy stars, cult icons, and genre veterans, including David Koechner (Anchorman), Dan Bakkedahl (Veep), Daniel Roebuck (The Munsters), Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier), Paul Bates (Coming To America), Vernee Watson (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), and Academy Award nominee Eric Roberts (Runaway Train).

Also appearing is John Astin, beloved by generations as Gomez in the original Addams Family series, reprising his fan-favorite role as mad scientist Professor Gangreen—a character he portrayed...

With nearly 800 episodes and counting, it’s unlikely anyone could ever run out of episodes of The Simpsons. Still, should you mysteriously find yourself hankering for more Homer Simpson than is available to you, don’t get desperate and turn to Family Guy in the hopes that Peter Griffin will fill the void (he won’t). Instead, you should look to the following live-action shows with their own versions of Homer — with varying amounts of hair.

1 Bill Miller in ‘Still Standing’

While mostly forgotten now, the early aughts CBS sitcom Still Standing was a solidly funny show starring Mark Addy as Bill Miller. Despite the fact that Addy is British, he nailed his role as a sports-loving, beer-drinking, not-too-bright dad from Chicago who screws up more often than not but is also capable of tender moments with his kids. And during his Still Standing days, Addy bore more than a...

Going into the Season 27 finale of The Voice, my favorite was Team Adam Levine’s brilliant but polarizing Lucia Flores-Wiseman. But I couldn’t help but root for the underdog, Jaelen Johnston, who’d been ignominiously eliminated by coach Kelsea Ballerini in the Playoffs, only to get voted back into the competition after receiving a Super Save.

The general consensus, though — based on how y’all voted in TVLine’s polls — is that not only will Team Michael Bublé’s Jadyn Cree win, she should win, too. (I don’t get it, but to each, their own.) Team Bublé’s...

For fans of King of the Hill, Monsignor Martinez is about as cool as you can get. Seen regularly on the television of the Hill family, Monsignor Martinez is a fictional priest who always seems to be wrapped up in melodramatic life-and-death adventures in the telenovela named after him. In King of the Hill, the ridiculous clips of Monsignor Martinez are always good for a quick laugh, but if the television gods had complied, we could have gotten a lot more of him.

In 2000, King of the Hill writers Mike Judge, Greg Daniels and Jim Dauterive crafted a half-hour live-action pilot based on the character. Sadly, Fox didn’t proceed with the series. According to an interview transcript posted to the FilmBoards forum in 2004 (the original interview doesn’t appear to be online), King of the Hill actor Dave Herman reportedly said Fox didn’t want a show where “a...

The music world just lost another great. Larry Tamblyn, who helped start the legendary garage-rock band The Standells, passed away on Friday, March 21, at 82. He was the man behind the keyboard and sometimes stepped up to the mic as lead singer, a true standout in the 1960s rock scene.

The Standells might not ring a bell for younger folks today, but their impact is huge. Back in the day, people called them the “punk band of the 1960s,” and people can hear their influence in bands like the S*x Pistols and Ramones. Their anthem, Dirty Water, still gets the crowd going at Boston Red Sox and Bruins home games.

Larry Tamblyn | Image by Steve Terrell, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

But who was Larry Tamblyn when he wasn’t rocking out? Beyond that famous song and garage sound was a guy with a life story most fans never got to hear.

Joe Pesci’s standout turn in My Cousin Vinny is finding a lot of love on Tubi this week. The 1992 legal comedy tapped into the comedic roles Pesci took on in the early 1990s that showed a very different side to him than his more serious movies delivered. As one of the actor’s best movies, it is perhaps not surprising that fans are rediscovering it now that it is available to stream for free.

The film follows Vinny Gambini, an unconventional lawyer from New York who is thrust into the deep end when his cousin is accused of murder in rural Alabama. Vinny’s unpolished yet endearing approach to the law delivers plenty of comedic moments as Vinny unravels a case that is full of misunderstanding and confrontations. Pesci’s turn as the brash lawyer, which came on the heels of his brilliant comedy performance as burglar Harry in the Home Alone movies,...

The 1992 comedy "My Cousin Vinny" is a perfect movie, but it could have been totally different — in that two Hollywood A-listers nearly played two of the main roles.

As the movie opens, New Yorkers and college students Bill Gambini and Stanley Rothenstein — played by Ralph Macchio and Mitchell Whitfield, respectively — accidentally steal a can of tuna from a convenience store called the Sac-o-Suds, and when the police corner them, they confess. What they don't know is that the clerk at the Sac-o-Suds was shot and killed right after they unwittingly shoplifted, so they end up confessing to the murder ... at which point Bill's cousin Vincent Laguardia Gambini (Joe Pesci), a newly-minted lawyer, comes to their rescue. According to an oral history of the movie in Rolling Stone, Macchio and Whitfield were not the first choices for Bill and Stanley; the roles were nearly played by Ben Stiller and Will Smith.

Stephen King fans have many adaptations to choose from, as the horror author's novels have been adapted many times. One of the early ones will be available to watch on a new streaming home, alongside its sequel.

Starting Nov. 1, 1989's Pet Sematary and its sequel, 1992's Pet Sematary Two, will be heading to Paramount+. Directed by Mary Lambert, the 1989 adaptation of the 1983 novel of the same name, and one of the first adaptations of his novels. The film was successful at the box office, grossing $57.5 million on a budget of $11.5 million, leading to a sequel three years later.

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Pet Sematary follows the Creed family, who move from Chicago to the rural town of Ludlow,...

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Trouble is a Swedish action crime comedy film directed by Jon Holmberg who also co-wrote the screenplay with Tapio Leopold. The Netflix film follows the story of a clumsy divorced electronic salesman who is wrongfully convicted of murder and sent to prison. To prove his innocence he escapes from prison with other convicts. Trouble stars Filip Berg, Amy Deasismont, Eva Melander, Måns Nathanaelson, Dejan Čukić, Joakim Sällquist, and Sissela Benn. So, if you loved the blend of crime and comedy, compelling characters, and a thrilling story in Netflix’s Trouble here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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The Lovebirds is a romantic crime comedy film directed by Michael Showalter from a screenplay co-written by Aaron Abrams and Brendan Gall. The 2020 film revolves around a young couple...

When people think of the 1992 movie My Cousin Vinny, there are two things that usually come to mind: Joe Pesci saying the two yutes (meaning youths) and Marisa Tomeis stand-out character Mona Lisa. But theres a lot more to this classic comedy with a star-studded cast, fun story, and unique twist on the traditional courtroom approach.

For those who havent watched the movie in a while and want to watch it again, or for a new generation who has never seen it and wants to watch it for the first time, My Cousin Vinny is finally available to stream for free through Tubi. But theres no telling how long it will be on the free ad-supported streaming television (Fast) service, so its the perfect movie to watch now before its gone.

My Cousin Vinny R Release Date March 13, 1992Director Jonathan LynnCast Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne,...

Netflix's The Deliverance walks viewers through a gripping paranormal drama that leaves them looking for more similar horror films. Since The Deliverance is based on a true story, it is a singular film in the horror genre, blending the real-life horrors experienced by a real family with some creative liberties that further elevate its terrors. However, despite this, The Deliverance involves several familiar genre tropes and themes found in many other horror films, making them perfect spiritual follow-ups for the replacements for the Netflix movie.

Directed by Lee Daniels, The Deliverance features a talented cast, including Andra Day, Glenn Close, Caleb McLaughlin, and Mo'Nique. Unfortunately, despite having a brilliant set of actors as its lead, the film has not been able to impress critics and only has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 33%. However, even with the low Rt score, The Deliverance has managed to drive good numbers on Netflix,...

Drew Carey was a comedian before he replaced Bob Barker as The Price is Right host. He had his own sitcom, and he has great comic timing. However, there are some fans who feel he is showing his age with some of his jokes and references on the popular game show.

Here is what he recently said on the show that has many fans rolling their eyes.

Drew Carey Misses With Joke On Price Is Right

Drew Carey loves to make quips when he is dealing with game show contestants. However, not all of his jokes hit every time. This happened in a recrent episode, and Drew realized immediately that his joke fell on mostly deaf ears.

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A contestant named Ryan was playing The Money Game. His job was to guess numbers and figure out which numbers had the halves of the car behind them. He started out...

Kamala Harris loves My Cousin Vinny, a 1992 comedy thriller, as her top screen pick. The movie, surprisingly, is one of the most legally accurate courtroom tales in fiction. Marisa Tomei delivers a powerhouse performance, earning an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

The Democratic Party's presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, has come a long way. Once a U.S. senator from California and attorney general from the same state, she is now the first female vice president in American history. She is also the first Black and first Asian American vice president.

Over the years, Harris has spoken candidly about her artistic tastes. When it comes to movies, she previously expressed fondness for superhero movies, singling out the MCU offerings, Black Panther, and Avengers as some of her beloveds. She even appeared in a fundraising Zoom call with the cast of Avengers in 2020.

Regarding television, she has admitted to sparing a few...

Jeff Daniel Phillips, best known for standout roles in Rob Zombie films like Halloween 2 and The Lords of Salem, has unveiled the first trailer for his directorial debut, Cursed in Baja.

The trailer, revealed by Dread Central, offers a first look at the intense, genre-bending film from the new director, which also features horror icon Barbara Crampton. Phillips plays Pirelli, an ex-lawman, who travels to Mexico searching for the heir to a Los Angeles fortune, while confronting his own complicated past. But what he finds in Baja challenges him to the core. Cursed in Baja is set to have its world premiere at London's FrightFest, before it comes to VOD and Blu-ray via Anchor Bay Entertainment. Phillips wrote, produced, directed and also stars in the film. Cursed In Baja is also produced by Kent Isaacs, and executive produced by Thomas Zamback and Brian Katz. Vaaal composed the film's score.

Don't call them The Addams Family: "The Munsters" may be remembered as one of two darkly funny monster family sitcoms airing in the 1960s, but it's decidedly not the same as its comic strip-based contemporary. "The Munsters," for one thing, pulled its monsters straight from the Universal back catalog, featuring characters based directly on Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Wolf Man. The series starred Fred Gwynne and Yvonne de Carlo as married couple Herman and Lily Munster, whose household consisted of an endearing vampire grandpa (Al Lewis), wolf-boy son (Butch Patrick), human niece (Beverley Owen and Pat Priest), and a whole host of spooky-fun pets including a bat, a cat, a raven, and a dragon-like reptile named Spot.

Despite its enduring spot in the zeitgeist, "The Munsters" actually only ran for two seasons from 1964 to 1966. It was capped off with a movie, "Munsters, Go Home!" that saw the family take a trip to Europe,...

Butch Patrick almost didn't play Eddie Munster on The Munsters due to original casting choices. The show used traditional movie monsters in suburban American settings, making the Munsters unique. Butch Patrick's portrayal of Eddie Munster as a relatable, fun-loving child resonated with audiences.

It may surprise some fans of The Munsters that Butch Patrick almost didn't play the memorable role of Eddie Munster. The 1960s family sitcom The Munsters took the classic suburban American show tropes and used traditional movie monsters as the vehicle. The Munster family, comprised of Herman (Fred Gwynne), Lily (Yvonne De Carlo), Grandpa (Al Lewis), Marilyn (Beverley Owen and Pat Priest), and Eddie Munster (Butch Patrick) are just like any other family, except that they look like the Universal movie monsters.

Eddie Munster, the only child of Herman and Lily, is part-werewolf. He's a precocious young boy who loves his parents, and frequently talks about how great his father is.

New Trailer for Cuckoo: "Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father's boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen's mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn't seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family."

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Anchor Bay Entertainment Acquires “Cursed In Baja” Ahead Of Its World Premiere At This Year’S Frightfest: "The founders of the revitalized Anchor Bay Entertainment, Thomas Zambeck and Brian Katz, have acquired the worldwide rights to the horror film Cursed In Baja, which will make its world premiere at this year’s FrightFest on August 23, 2024.

Barbara Crampton (You’re Next) and...

Fresh off playing Herman Munster in Rob Zombie’s The Munsters, Jeff Daniel Phillips is back with the upcoming Cursed in Baja, which has been picked up for release this week.

Variety reports that Anchor Bay Entertainment has acquired Cursed in Baja ahead of the movie’s world premiere at FrightFest Film Festival in London on August 23.

In addition to starring, Jeff Daniel Phillips also wrote and directed the film.

“The film follows Pirelli, an ex-lawman who travels to Mexico to search for the heir to a Los Angeles fortune, while also confronting his own complicated past.”

Barbara Crampton (Suitable Flesh) and Jose Conejo Martin (The Tax Collector) also star.

“We’re thrilled to bring Jeff and his vision into the Anchor Bay family,” Anchor Bay’s Thomas Zambeck says. “’Cursed in Baja’ is an intense journey into madness, destined to take its place among the genre-bending classics that have come to define indie film.

Space Cadet is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Liz W. Garcia. The Prime Video film follows the story of Tiffany “Rex” Simpson, a Florida party girl who has always dreamed of going to space and gets admitted into the NASA space program because of a fluke with much more capable candidates. She must prove herself to the NASA bosses using her heart, street smarts, and moxie. Space Cadet stars Emma Roberts in the lead role, with Tom Hopper, Poppy Liu, Sebastián Yatra, Kuhoo Verma, Desi Lydic, Gabrielle Union, Andrew Call, Sam Robards, and Dave Foley starring in supporting roles. If you like the comedic, romantic, and heartfelt moments of Space Cadet, here are some similar films you could watch next.

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Legally Blonde is a romantic comedy film directed by Robert Luketic from a screenplay by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith.

Movies and television have often had a push-pull relationship. When brands and intellectual properties became king near the start of the 21st century, TV became the place to go for creatives who wanted to tell bold and original stories to a mainstream audience. In contrast, the social revolutions of the 1960s saw networks burying their heads in the sand, serving up a buffet of conservative-leaning sitcoms where just about everybody was white, straight, and Christian, nobody had sex or cursed, and things like the Civil Rights Movement or the Vietnam War might as well be happening on Neptune. Meanwhile, the pictures swung in the opposite direction; the rise of New Hollywood meant that the escapist studio fare of yore was no longer fashionable.

It was in this climate that Norman Lear came up with the idea for "All in the Family," inspired by the British dramedy series "Till Death Do Us Part...

Universal Studio Group has greenlit a new live-action horror comedy TV series based on “The Munsters”, titled “1313”, set within the ‘Universal Monsterverse’, from James Wan and Lindsey Anderson Beer:

The original 1960's sitcom depicting the home life of a family of Universal Studio monsters, was created by Allan Burns and Chris Hayward, starring Fred Gwynne as 'Herman Munster' and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, 'Lily'.

The idea of a family of comical monsters was first suggested to Universal Studios in the late 1940's by animator Bob Clampett who wanted to produce a series of cartoons.

The project didn't see development until the early 1960's, when a treatment for a similar idea was submitted to Universal Studios by "Rocky & Bullwinkle" writers Burns and Hayward. This format was later handed to writers Norm Liebman and Ed Haas, who wrote the pilot script, "Love Thy Monster", retitled as...

A new television series based on The Munsters is in the works. It will breathe new life into the franchise after it took a detour in 2022 with a feature film directed by Rob Zombie.

Per Deadline, UCP is developing a new series called 1313, described as a horror series playing on the Universal Monsterverse and a "reimagining" of The Munsters. The title is a reference to 1313 Mockingbird Lane in Mockingbird Heights, the address where the Munster family resides in the previous versions of the story. Lindsey Anderson Beer (Pet Sematary: Bloodlines) is on board to serve as showrunner for 1313, and she's developing the series with James Wan and Ingrid Bisu for UCP. Beer and Wan will executive produce with Michael Clear and Rob Hackett for Atomic Monster, while Bisu is co-executive producing.

Related Rob Zombie Can't Give Up - The Munsters Must Have a Sequel Director Rob Zombie announced that The Munsters...

James Wan is developing a dark remake of The Munsters titled 1313. This could be the first television project in the franchise to actually come to fruition after several failed attempts since 2004. James Wan's 1313 could blend well with the modern horror trend of the "social thriller."

The upcoming The Munsters reboot produced by James Wan could break a 20-year-old sitcom curse. Although Wan is a prolific producer, he is best known as the director that kicked off the major horror franchises Saw, Insidious, and The Conjuring in addition to helming Furious 7, Aquaman, and Aquaman 2. As a producer, he has largely overseen titles in the horror genre, including the viral killer doll movie M3GAN, the Netflix slasher There's Someone Inside Your House, and the Prime Video reboot series I Know What You Did Last Summer.

It was recently announced that Wan was in development on a Munsters reboot titled 1313. The project...

James Wan developing horror series 1313, a darker reimagining of The Munsters. 1313 may return to original horror tropes, deviating from the original, light concept. Wan and Beer's horror expertise could lead to success of 1313 series.

James Wan is developing a reimagining of a classic 1960s TV series called The Munsters. The Munsters is a monster series about the adventures of a group of friendly monsters as they go on life journeys and try to understand how to fit into society. The series originally ran for two seasons from 1964 to 1966, and featured a leading cast including Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Yvonne De Carlo, Butch Patrick, Pat Priest, Beverley Owen, Chet Stratton, and Edward Mallory.

As per Deadline, Wan is now set to develop an adaptation of The Munsters. This adaptation will take the form of a television series titled 1313, which is in development from Wan and UCP. It will be a...

Think The Munsters, but way more grim.

UCP is developing 1313, which has been described as a horror series that plays on the Universal Monsterverse, aka a reimagining of the classic 1964-66 CBS sitcom The Munsters.

Lindsey Anderson Beer is set to showrun the drama. The project is being developed by James Wan, Beer and Ingrid Bisu for UCP. Atomic Monster and Lab Brew are the production companies.

Executive producers are Beer and Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett for Atomic Monster. Bisu is a co-exec producer.

The last time someone tried to dust off The Munsters for the small screen was in 2017, when NBC opted to reboot the comedy with Odd Mom Out creator Jill Kargman and Seth Meyers. The half-hour single-camera version was going to follow members of an offbeat family who are determined to stay true to themselves but struggle to fit in in hipster Brooklyn.

In the original,...

A reboot of “The Munsters” and a series adaptation of the 1976 Universal Pictures comedy “Car Wash” are among the projects Universal Studio Group (Usg) currently has in development, Variety has learned. In addition, Universal International Studios (Uis) and Carnival Films are developing a drama series about a newlywed woman accused of murdering her husband on their honeymoon.

The “Munsters” reboot is currently titled “1313,” a reference to the fictional family of monsters’ address at 1313 Mockingbird Lane. It is not currently set up at any network or streaming service.

The new show is described as a horror series that “lives and breathes within the Universal Monsterverse,” per the official logline. The project was developed by James Wan, Lindsey Anderson Beer, and Ingrid Bisu. Anderson Beer will serve as showrunner and executive producer via Lab Brew, with Wan, Michael Clear, and Rob Hackett executive producing via Atomic Monster. Bisu will be a co-executive producer.

One of the downsides of streaming’s cord-cutting era has been how hard it is to stumble on a great movie midway through. You know the joy of which we speak. After a long day at work or school, a moment to unwind turns into discovering one of your favorite flicks, that one you’ve probably seen a hundred times, is playing right now on cable. And wouldn’t you know it, you’ve come across it right at your favorite bit.

Before you know it, you spend the next 90 minutes catching up on a film you already have half committed to memory. It’s a perhaps uniquely dated phenomenon, but a great one for those of us who have entire personal libraries of movies that we may never have seen from beginning to end. I spent years, for example, convinced Con Air started with Nic Cage enunciating, “I said...

Pet Sematary contains a subtle reference to the It miniseries a year before its release. Jonathan Brandis did a voiceover in Pet Sematary and portrayed Young Bill Denbrough in It. A Derry, Maine road sign in the 2019 Pet Sematary remake references It, connecting Stephen King's universe.

It’s not uncommon for Stephen King adaptations to include references to other stories by him, but the 1989 adaptation of Pet Sematary had a reference to It’s miniseries a year before it was released. Stephen King’s novels and short stories have been adapted to different media for decades, and one of the most memorable ones is 1989’s Pet Sematary. Based on the 1983 novel of the same name, Pet Sematary was directed by Mary Lambert, and though it wasn’t a hit with critics during its release, with time it has received praise for its tone and performances.

Pet Sematary follows the Creed family,...

Two years after being released direct-to-Blu-ray and direct-to-streaming, we’ve learned that Rob Zombie’s The Munsters is next headed to the small screen courtesy of Syfy.

The following showtimes are locked in for The Munsters this weekend….

Saturday, April 6 – 10:30pm Est Sunday, April 7 – 2:45am Est

In The Munsters, “Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious trip from Transylvania to Hollywood in the all-new feature length film.”

Jeff Daniel Phillips plays Herman Munster and Sheri Moon Zombie plays Lily Munster in Rob Zombie’s movie, with Daniel Roebuck co-starring as Grandpa Munster.

Richard Brake (31, 3 from Hell) plays Dr. Henry Augustus Wolfgang. Catherine Schell (“Space: 1999,” The Return of the Pink Panther) is “Zoya Krupp the gypsy queen.”

Dee Wallace, Cassandra “Elvira” Peterson and Jorge Garcia also star in the film, alongside original “The Munsters” television series actors Butch Patrick and Pat Priest.

If...

Frankenstein stands as a timeless tale that taps into universal human fears and desires, making it a recurrent source of inspiration. Recent Frankenstein adaptations go beyond traditional remakes, offering fresh perspectives and creative takes on the classic story. The resurgence of Frankenstein in pop culture reflects society's ongoing exploration of autonomy, acceptance, and scientific boundaries.

Frankenstein is considered a revolutionary part of horror history in all of its forms. Published in 1818 by a young Mary Shelley, it is a story that changed the course of publishing forever and introduced manmade horrors into the mainstream. With a central tale that taps into basic human experiences, fears, and curiosities, it's no wonder it has been rebooted time and again.

However, the latest wave of Frankenstein-inspired fervor goes beyond the typical remake. With multiple projects either in theaters or in the works, the sympathetic monster is rising from the dead in all sorts of creative new ways.

When "Pet Sematary" was published in 1983, it came with a killer marketing hook: it was billed as the book that was so scary it even frightened its author, Stephen King. Whether or not that was true was immaterial; it was too good to ignore — Stephen King, the master of horror, had penned something that scared even him! To hear King tell it, which he has numerous times over the years, he found the book so disturbing — particularly its ultra-dark subject matter — that he stuffed it in a drawer, only to later pull it out to fill a contractual obligation. I'm a big Stephen King fan, and "Pet Sematary" is my favorite King novel. My first encounter with the material wasn't the book, though — it was Mary Lambert's 1989 film adaptation.

I was six in 1989, which is probably way too young to watch "Pet Sematary." But watch it I did, and folks,...

One of Geico's cavemen from a former ad campaign is back, and he's still struggling with the insurance company's famous slogan that was used for those commercials.

Back in 2004, Geico first introduced a series of ads that featured Encino Man-style cavemen trying to live normal lives in the present day. One of the first depictions of the cavemen was played by Jeff Daniel Phillips, who'd more recently go on to star as Herman in Rob Zombie's new take on The Munsters. Per Adweek, an all-new had has been unveiled with Phillips returning as a Geico caveman, waking up from a recurring nightmare he's had about the famous insurance ads. Running at two minutes long, the commercial will be the longest ad Geico has ever aired on television, and it will debut dn NBC during Sunday Night Football. It's already available on YouTube, however, and can be watched below.

An official YouTube channel dedicated to the classic sitcom The Munsters and the franchise it spawned was launched three years ago, and as the years have gone by a whole lot of clips from the 1964 – 1966 show have been added to that channel. But now Universal has decided to go ahead and share a couple full movies on there as well: The Munsters’ Revenge from 1981 and Here Come the Munsters from 1995. Not only can both of those movies be viewed on the The Munsters channel, but they’re both embedded at the bottom of this article as well!

Directed by Don Weis from a script by Arthur Alsberg and Don Nelson, The Munsters’ Revenge reunites original sitcom stars Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, and Al Lewis. The movie shows us what happens when Mad Dr. Diablo sends robot doubles of Herman and Grandpa Munster to steal art.

Gwynne, De Carlo, and Lewis play Herman,...

Long before Rob Zombie got his hands on the property, Robert Ginty sat in the director’s chair for Here Come The Munsters, a TV movie that made its debut back in 1995.

One of many re-interpretations of the beloved characters that came along in the wake of the original 1960s TV series, Here Come The Munsters featured all new actors in the iconic roles, with Edward Herrmann (The Lost Boys) playing Herman Munster, Veronica Hamel (Cannonball) as Lily Munster, and Robert Morse (The Loved One) as Grandpa Munster.

Telling the tale of the family’s trip from Transylvania to the United States, Here Come The Munsters aired on Fox on Halloween night in 1995, and the film has long been unavailable to watch outside of low quality, unofficial rips on YouTube. But to our surprise, the official Munsters YouTube channel just uploaded the entire movie in HD for the very first time!

Writer/director Lindsey Anderson Beer’s Pet Sematary prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines was made specifically for the Paramount+ streaming service, but now it has been announced that Paramount is going to be doing something I wish streaming services would do much more often: while continuing to stream the movie, they will also be giving it a digital, 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD release! The digital version will be available for rent or purchase as of December 5th, with the physical media release following on December 19th.

Said to be “based on an untold chapter penned by Stephen King“, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines centers on a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family history that will forever keep him connected to the town. Banding together, Jud and his childhood friends must fight an...

Jackson White as Jud Crandall in ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ (Photo Cr: Philippe Bosse / Paramount Players)

Paramount+’s Pet Sematary: Bloodlines sets up Ludlow, Maine as a town in need of a serious exorcism. A lot of heartache could have been avoided if only its settlers had pulled a Roanoke and left the town to the indigenous population in the area. But they didn’t, and this prequel to Stephen King’s 1983 bestseller fills in details about the town’s history and why reanimating dead loved ones – whether they be covered in fur, feathers, or human skin – is always a bad idea.

Bloodlines reveals that Ludlow has problems that go beyond its misspelled cemetery. The Micmacs knew the woods were evil, the ground was sour, and that death was different there. Centuries later, children built the Pet Sematary on a patch of ground that serves as a gateway between the living and the dead.

It’s not only children that tell the truth after all…Author Stephen King has taken to social media to let people know that the upcoming prequel film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines isn’t entirely faithful to his original vision, as the scripts takes some “liberties” with the story.

Posting to X/Twitter this week, Stephen King gave a brief rundown of the upcoming Pet Sematary prequel: “Bloodlines: In the book, this is the story Jud Crandall tells Louis Creed to try and dissuade him from using the Pet Sematary. The screenplay takes a few liberties, but it’s a fine story. David Duchovny is excellent. The secret, as always, is caring about the characters.” Preach it, Stevie!

Bloodlines: In the book, this is the story Jud Crandall tells Louis Creed to try and dissuade him from using the Pet Sematary. The screenplay takes a few liberties, but it's a fine story.

Stephen King has given his seal of approval to Paramount+'s upcoming prequel film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, praising David Duchovny's performance. The new film serves as a prequel to King's Pet Sematary and takes stylistic choices from the 2019 remake. It is set decades before the events of the original story. Pet Sematary: Bloodlines follows a young Jud Crandall as he discovers dark family secrets in Ludlow, Maine. It confronts an ancient evil that threatens to destroy everything. The film releases on October 6th.

Iconic author Stephen King recently gave his seal of approval for Paramount+'s upcoming prequel film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines.

The upcoming horror movie serves as a prequel to King's Pet Sematary, which itself was adapted into a much-loved movie in 1989 and again in 2019. The 2019 film was adapted from King's 1983 horror novel, and starred Jason Clarke, John Lithgow, Amy Seimetz, Alyssa Brooke Levine, Jeté Laurence, and Hugo Lavoie.

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, a new film that serves as a prequel to the 2019 adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary, has gotten an official trailer along with a premiere date.

Set to start streaming on Paramount+ on Oct. 6, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines goes back to the past, decades before the Creed family would have their unfortunate experience with the titular burial ground for pets. The new film follows a younger version of Jud Crandall, the neighbor played by Fred Gwynne in the original movie and John Lithgow in the 2019 film. Horror fans can get an early look at Jud's first visit to the cemetery by watching the new trailer below.

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In Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, per the synopsis, "In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow, Maine, behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront...

Paramount+’s official trailer for the Pet Sematary prequel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, teases more details of Jud Crandall’s backstory. In the prequel, Jud – played by Fred Gwynne in the original film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel – unwittingly discovers secrets about the town’s terrifying past and learns firsthand that what’s dead should remain dead.

The prequel stars Jackson White (Tell Me Lies), Forrest Goodluck (the upcoming Lawmen: Bass Reeves), Jack Mulhern (Mare of Easttown), Henry Thomas (The Fall of the House of Usher), and Natalie Alyn Lind (The Gifted). Additionally, Isabella Star Lablanc (True Detective: Night Country), Samantha Mathis (Billions), Pam Grier (Jackie Brown), and David Duchovny (The X-Files) star in the original horror film based on Stephen King’s bestselling book.

Lindsey Anderson Beer makes her directorial debut with the prequel and co-wrote the screenplay with Jeff Buhler. The film’s produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura...

Now we see in detail how Pet Sematary‘s Jud Crandall came to the conclusion that sometimes dead is better.

In a new trailer for Paramount+ upcoming film prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, Jud, portrayed in the 1989 original by Fred Gwynne and in the new movie, set in 1969, by Jackson White, has his first run-in with undead critters (and people). We even hear the classic “sometimes dead is better” quote again.

Based on Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary, the new prequel will premiere Friday, October 6, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil, and Saturday, October 7, in all other Paramount+ international markets.

The film will get a world premiere screening later this month at Austin’s Fantastic Fest (Sept. 21-28) and will be featured in the Paramount+ Peak Screaming curated streaming collection for Halloween.

The official synopsis: “In 1969, a young Jud Crandall has dreams of leaving his hometown of Ludlow,...

One of Stephen King‘s famous tales of reanimation gone awry was reimagined in 2019 with Pet Sematary from Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. John Lithgow would portray Jud Crandall in that adaptation. Now, behold the beginning of the story as Pet Sematary: Bloodlines shows fans how Jud first discovered the cursed graveyard. Paramount+ has just released the new trailer for the horror prequel. Those who wish to see it before its streaming premiere will be able to catch its debut at Fantastic Fest, which is set to be held at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas, from September 21st – 28th. The movie will then be available on Paramount+ on October 6.

This film is boasting that it is an untold chapter from Stephen King’s original beloved story. The synopsis for Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will involve “a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind...

Pet Sematary: Bloodlines is a prequel to the 2019 film, delving into the history of the graveyard and the character of Jud Crandall. The trailer features an iconic quote from Stephen King's novel and past adaptations: "Sometimes dead is better." The Pet Sematary: Bloodlines cast includes Jackson White, Jack Mulhern, Natalie Alyn Lind, and Pam Grier.

The Pet Sematary: Bloodlines trailer teases the history of the graveyard and brings back an iconic line from the original. The upcoming horror film serves as a prequel to 2019's Pet Sematary, which was based on Stephen King's 1983 novel of the same name. The Pet Sematary: Bloodlines cast includes Jackson White as Jud Crandall, Forrest Goodluck, Jack Mulhern, Henry Thomas, Natalie Alyn Lind, Isabella Star Lablanc, Samantha Mathis, Jackie Brown's Pam Grier, and The X-Files star David Duchovny.

Today, Paramount Plus premiered the first official trailer for the prequel ahead of the Pet Sematary: Bloodlines...

David Duchovny apparently didn’t get Fred Gwynne’s memo that “sometimes dead is better,” judging by his actions in the trailer for Paramount+’s Pet Sematary: Bloodlines prequel.

“Based on the terrifying and untold...

Writer/director Lindsey Anderson Beer’s Pet Sematary prequel Pet Sematary: Bloodlines will be having its world premiere at this year’s edition of Fantastic Fest, which is set to be held at the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas from September 21st – 28th (badges are available now at FantasticFest.com), before it reaches the Paramount+ streaming service on October 6th. Before it makes its way out into the world, it needed to secure a rating – and now it has. The Motion Picture Association ratings board has confirmed that Pet Sematary: Bloodlines has been given an R rating for horror violence, gore and language.

Said to be “based on an untold chapter penned by Stephen King“, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines centers on a young Jud Crandall in 1969, who has dreams of leaving his hometown behind but soon discovers sinister secrets buried within and is forced to confront a dark family...

Sometimes, dead is better. That’s the lesson in Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, an origin tale about the ominous graveyard in Stephen King’s novel, which resurrects anything buried in it. Set in 1969, the film stars Jackson White as young Jud Crandall (played in the 1989 flick by Fred Gwynne), who discovers his family’s role in an age-old curse. Bloodlines is full of frights, famous faces and King staples such as… (Credit: Philippe Bosse/Paramount Players) It’s set in Maine. King’s home state has inspired many of the towns in his works, be it Ludlow in this film, It’s Derry or Needful Things’ Castle Rock. There are creepy critters. The Green Mile has a resurrected mouse, Mr. Jingles. Cat’s Eye followed a feline that saved a girl and, of course, there’s Cujo, the rabid Saint Bernard that could give Pet’s undead mutt a bloody run for...

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