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Four More Classic Universal Monsters Movies Coming to 4K Ultra HD This Halloween

August 19, 2022 John Squires Home Video, Movies, universal monsters

Last Halloween, Universal upgraded four of their classic movies to 4K Ultra HD with the Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection, a four-film set that spans the years 1931-1941, and includes Dracula, Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, and The Wolf Man. According to Physical Media Connoisseur, Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection Volume 2 is now on the […]

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NECA Reveals Dracula and Creature from the Black Lagoon Action Figures #SDCC

July 20, 2022 Brad Miska Bela Lugosi, Comic Con, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Dracula, NECA, SDCC, TV, universal monsters

NECA‘s new line of Universal Monsters action figures based on the original classics is on the way, with Frankenstein’s monster, The Wolf Man, The Mummy and Dracula confirmed. Tonight is of course the opening of the San Diego Comic-Con, and NECA has on display the finished action figure of Bela Lugosi‘s Dracula! Also on display is the surprise addition of the extremely […]

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Splinter Becomes Van Helsing in Full Reveal of NECA’s Latest TMNT x Universal Monsters Toy

June 29, 2022 John Squires NECA, Toys, universal monsters

Edward Van Sloan. Peter Cushing. Anthony Hopkins. Hugh Jackman. Splinter. Yes, the latest actor to play the role of Abraham Van Helsing is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character Splinter, who has become the legendary vampire slayer for NECA’s ongoing toy line that mashes together the worlds of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Universal Monsters! […]

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NECA’s Universal Monsters x TMNT Toy Line Adds Splinter as Van Helsing!

May 31, 2022 John Squires NECA, Toys, universal monsters

NECA has been mashing together the Universal Monsters and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for a new toy line, and thus far they’ve revealed Raphael as Frankenstein, Leonardo as Ygor, Michelangelo as The Mummy, and April O’Neil as the Bride of Frankenstein. The next addition to the line, revealed this afternoon, is Splinter as Abraham Van Helsing! […]

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Halloween Horror Nights Bringing Dracula, Wolf Man and Mummy Together for the First Time!

May 17, 2022 John Squires Halloween Horror NIghts, The Further, universal monsters

Less than a week after the Monsters Cafe shut down at Universal Orlando, we’ve learned that legends will collide at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights this Halloween season! Universal Pictures’ most notorious horror icons, The Wolf Man, Dracula and The Mummy, come together for the first time ever in the all-new “Universal Monsters: Legends Collide” haunted […]

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Universal Orlando’s Monsters Cafe Has Permanently Closed

May 13, 2022 John Squires Monsters Cafe, The Further, universal monsters, Universal Studios

My personal favorite hang out spot in Universal Orlando, the popular Monsters Cafe is shutting its doors for good, the Universal Studios theme park has officially announced today. For the past 20 years, the Monsters Cafe has been serving up food in a classic monsters-themed restaurant, loaded with props and memorabilia paying tribute to Universal’s […]

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NECA’s Next Ninja Turtles x Universal Monsters Mashup Toy is April as Bride of Frankenstein!

April 26, 2022 John Squires NECA, Toys, universal monsters

Last October, NECA gave us a first look at a new toy line that mashes together the Universal Monsters and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the first time since the 1990s, and thus far they’ve revealed Raphael as Frankenstein, Leonardo as Ygor, and Michelangelo as The Mummy. Today they’ve unveiled April O’Neil as the Bride of Frankenstein! Check out […]

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Paul Feig Updates on His Universal Monsters Movie ‘Dark Army’

April 11, 2022 John Squires Dark Army, Movies, Paul Feig, universal monsters

One of the next Universal Monsters movies that was announced a couple years back is Paul Feig‘s Dark Army, which Feig has compared to the work of Bride of Frankenstein and The Old Dark House filmmaker James Whale. The film will reportedly include classic Universal Monsters plus brand new monster characters, but is it even […]

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Universal Monsters Accessory Set from NECA Includes Additional Frankenstein Head!

March 18, 2022 John Squires Frankenstein, NECA, Toys, universal monsters

NECA‘s new line of Universal Monsters action figures is growing with an accessory set, the company has announced this week, made to complement their figure of Frankenstein. The 7″ scale accessory set includes an alternate “bandaged” head for NECA’s new figure of Frankenstein’s Monster, as well as a massive laboratory table to display him on! […]

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‘Fortnite’ Collides With the Universal Monsters in Animated Series ‘We Will Be Monsters’; Watch Now!

February 28, 2022 Mike Wilson Chemon Theys, Emmy Saheki, epic games, fortnite, Glaston Toft, Jerome Velinsky, Joey Vieira, Rick Famuyiwa, universal monsters, Victory Ndukwe, Video Games, Videos, We Will Be Monsters

Universal Monsters has continued their partnership with Epic Games’ Fortnite by hosting the entire animated series of Rick Famuyiwa‘s We Will Be Monsters via its own dedicated virtual theater within Fortnite this past Friday. Don’t worry if you missed it, as all four episodes of the limited series are available right now and have been […]

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James Moses Black Added to the Cast of Universal’s ‘Renfield’

February 23, 2022 John Squires James Moses Black, Movies, Renfield, universal monsters

The latest actor to join the cast of upcoming Universal Monsters spinoff movie Renfield is James Moses Black (“24: Legacy,” Queenpins), Deadline reports this afternoon. No word yet on the character James Moses Black will be playing in the film. Universal Pictures has enlisted Nicolas Cage to play Count Dracula in the upcoming feature film Renfield, based […]

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Production Begins on Universal’s ‘Renfield’ Starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula!

February 3, 2022 John Squires Dracula, Movies, Nicolas Cage, Renfield, universal monsters

Universal Pictures has enlisted Nicolas Cage to play Count Dracula in the upcoming feature film Renfield, based on an original pitch from “The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman. Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) is directing the movie, with Nicholas Hoult (Warm Bodies, Mad Max: Fury Road) on board to star as the central character, Dracula’s henchman. The film […]

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Universal Monsters ‘Renfield’ Movie Adds Shohreh Aghdashloo to the Cast

February 1, 2022 Meagan Navarro Movies, Renfield, Shohreh Aghdashloo, universal monsters

Casting continues to heat up on Renfield, the Dracula-themed monster movie that Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War, The LEGO Batman Movie) is directing for Universal Pictures. Deadline reports Shohreh Aghdashloo (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) as the latest to sink their teeth into the project, joining previously announced cast members Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Adrian Martinez, and Ben […]

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Javier Bardem Comments on the Collapse of Universal’s “Dark Universe” and His Desire to Play Frankenstein

January 13, 2022 John Squires Dark Universe, Javier Bardem, Movies, universal monsters

Remember the “Dark Universe“? It was only a handful of years back that Universal had decided to reboot their iconic monster properties with big budgets and big name actors including Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, and Javier Bardem, but those plans of course came crashing down with the box office underperformance of the new universe’s starter […]

NECA Celebrating 90 Years of ‘The Mummy’ With Black & White Boris Karloff Action Figure [Images]

December 8, 2021 John Squires NECA, The Mummy, Toys, universal monsters

NECA is working on a new line of Universal Monsters action figures based on the original classics, with Frankenstein’s monster, The Wolfman, The Mummy and Dracula confirmed. They’re each getting full-color and classic black & white versions, and this week NECA has unwrapped the official image gallery for their black & white version of The Mummy. “For the 90th anniversary […]