Tag Archives: Dracula

Astronaut Selection (CONTEST): We are Giving Away The Complete Universal Classic Monsters Complete 30 Film Collection

Halloween is just a couple of weeks away so we here at Geekstronomy thought it would be a good time for another giveaway. Keeping in the spirit of things we thought we would give away a really great prize, the … Continue reading

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Equipment: A True Blast from the Past…Mego Returns to Make its Mark on the Toy Market

Long before Star Wars became the licensing juggernaut it is there weren’t many toys based on movies and television. There was, however one company that did produce toys based on existing properties such as Star Trek, Happy Days, The Rookies … Continue reading

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Vids: Halloween is Coming Early with the Release of Universal Classic Monsters 30 Film Collection on Blu-ray

Thirty of the most iconic cinematic masterpieces starring the most famous monsters of horror movie history come together on Blu-ray™ for the first time ever in the Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection on August 28, 2018, from Universal Pictures … Continue reading

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Hard Copy: The Art and Making of Hotel Transylvania

Animation has come a long way from the Looney Tunes shorts that played on movie screens decades ago. Cartoon art and animated movies have become more sophisticated, as audiences have come to expect more from a genre that is no … Continue reading

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Equipment: After 45 Years, Mad Monster Party Action Figures Are Finally Here!

Watch your back, Rudolph — the Mad Monster Party has begun! Released in 1967 by stop-motion magnates Rankin-Bass, Mad Monster Party is the horror buff’s bedtime story, the Halloween equivalent of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and a benchmark in the … Continue reading

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Transmissions: Mockingbird Lane Airs in Time for Halloween

As Halloween nears, NBC turns Friday, October 26 into Fright Night when it premieres the pilot of the much-anticipated “Mockingbird Lane” (8-9 p.m. ET) — based on executive producer Bryan Fuller’s script and directed by executive producer Bryan Singer. The … Continue reading

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Equipment: New in Stores This Week from Diamond Select Toys! Munsters, Monsters and More!

One more week until Halloween, and Diamond Select Toys has turned up the terror on New Toy Day! This week, they’re shipping plenty of horror-themed items to comic shops across America, as well as a new issue of the Battle … Continue reading

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Equipment: Universal Monsters Coming to Toys R Us from Diamond Select Toys

Halloween is still two months away, but since it’s one of the greatest holidays ever invented, why not start celebrating it early? The third series of Minimates mini-figures based on the classic Universal Monsters has arrived at Toys “R” Us … Continue reading

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Transmissions: NBC And Sky Living HD Announce New Drama Series ‘Dracula,’ Starring Golden Globe Winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers In An Epic Tale Of Love And Revenge

NBC and Sky Living today announced the co-production of “Dracula,” a provocative new drama series version of the classic Bram Stoker novel starring Golden Globe winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“The Tudors,” “Elvis”) in the title role. It was announced jointly … Continue reading

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Equipment: Diamond Select Takes Us to 1313 Mockingbird Lane with The Munsters Action Figures

The Munsters ran for 2 seasons from 1964-1966 and starred Fred Gwynne as Herman, Al Lewis as Grandpa and Yvonne De Carlo as Lily. The family lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane in a spooky old house that had a pet … Continue reading

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