![]() ![]() The club’s monster knowledge is put to the test when their suburban town is invaded by real-life monsters: Dracula ( Duncan Regehr, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Frankenstein ( Tom Noonan, Manhunter), Wolfman ( Napoleon Dynamite‘s Jon Gries pre-transformation Carl Thibault after), Mummy ( Michael Reid MacKay, Batman & Robin), and Gillman ( Tom Woodruff Jr., Alien vs. The Monster Squad consists of a ragtag group of adolescents - fearless leader Sean ( Andre Gower), loyal sidekick Patrick ( Robby Kiger, Children of the Corn), cool older kid Rudy ( Ryan Lambert, Kids Incorporated), timid “fat kid” Horace ( Brent Chalem), runt Eugene ( Michael Faustino), and Sean’s cherubic little sister, Phoebe ( Ashley Bank) - who bond over their mutual appreciation for horror movies. Drawing inspiration from Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, human characters offer well-placed levity and a bevy of memorable one-liners, but the monsters are played straight. The punchy script by Dekker and Shane Black ( Lethal Weapon, Iron Man 3) doesn’t have an ounce of fat on it, save for the casual homophobia, misogyny, and body shaming of the time. There’s no better way to introduce the next generation than with the new 4K edition.Ĭonceived as “The Little Rascals meets the Universal Monsters,” the cleverly-plotted film clocks in at a tight 82 minutes. The generation that grew up watching it on home video and HBO look back on the 1987 film with the same reverence director Fred Dekker ( Night of the Creeps, RoboCop 3) had for the Universal monster movies, and now they’re passing it down in a similar fashion. With a love of cinema woven into its DNA, The Monster Squad helped indoctrinate ’80s kids to the classic monsters. Screambox – 50% off annual subscriptionsĪs an Amazon Associate, I earn affiliate fees from qualifying purchases.Entertainment Earth – 25% off all in-stock items free shipping on $39+ orders with code HOLIDAY39.Fangoria – 40% new subscriptions, 50% single issues, 30% off select merch.MVD – 450 titles on sale, with DVDs starting at 99¢.Vinegar Syndrome – 50% off retail price nearly every 4K/Blu-ray.Pixel Elixir – 40-60% off almost everything.Middle of Beyond – $25% off storewide with code MOB25.Cemetery Dance – 35% off storewide with code CDCM35.Witter Entertainment – 13% off storewide with code VHSAVE13FORBF.Universal Monsters: FunkoVerse Strategy Game – $8.99.Nightmare Before Christmas – Jack and Snowmobile (Deluxe) – $11.99.Killer Klowns from Outer Space – Bibbo with Shorty in Pizza Box (Deluxe) – $19.19. ![]() ![]() Killer Klowns from Outer Space – Blacklight Jumbo – $7.19.Stranger Things – Byers House Will (Deluxe) – $9.99.Trick ‘r Treat – Sam with Pumpkin & Sack (Deluxe) – $10.55.Trick ‘r Treat – Sam with Razor (Flocked) – $7.19.Trick ‘r Treat – Sam with Razor – $7.19.Leprechaun – Leprechaun (Bloody) – $4.99.Marvel: What If? – Zombie Iron Man – $4.49.Silence of the Lambs – Hannibal Lecter – $4.49.The Walking Dead Complete Series – $109.99.The Walking Dead: Dead City: Season 1 – $15.99.The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Series – $69.99.Mad Max High Octane Collection – $19.99.The Conjuring: 7-Film Collection – $16.99.Riddick: The Complete Collection – $14.99.Hammer Horror: 8-Film Collection – $14.99.Final Destination: 5-Film Collection – $13.99.John Carpenter’s Village of the Damned – $12.49.Batman / Batman Returns / Batman Forever / Batman & Robin – $11.99.Beetlejuice / The NeverEnding Story / Scooby-Doo / Willy Wonka – $11.49.Jaws 2 / Jaws 3 / Jaws: The Revenge – $8.99.The House with a Clock in Its Walls – $5.99.Everything Everywhere All At Once – $5.99.Halloween III: Season of the Witch – $5.99.Game of Thrones: The Complete Collection – $95.12.Shadow of a Doubt / The Trouble with Harry / Saboteur / Marnie / Family Plot – $34.99.Rear Window / Vertigo / Psycho / The Birds – $34.99.The Mummy / Bride of Frankenstein / Phantom of the Opera / Creature from the Black Lagoon – $34.99.Dracula / Frankenstein / The Invisible Man / The Wolf Man – $34.99.The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent – $11.49.Everything Everywhere All At Once – $9.99.Here are this year’s Cyber Monday highlights. Some Black Friday sales are still active, other prices have come down even more, and a bunch of new items have been discounted. Cyber Monday is here with even more deals on horror 4K UHDs, Blu-rays, collectibles, and more. ![]()
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