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McDonald’s Halloween Buckets Release Date Confirmed for October 2025!

Every year since the nostalgic relaunch of Halloween pails in 2022, here at Nightmare Nostalgia, I have been the first to bring you the news and dates of McDonald’s Halloween Pails drops, and this year is no different folks.

A calendar in circulation among McDonald’s employees has made its way to me, giving us the exact date for the McDonald’s Halloween Bucket 2025 drop. The event dates are set for October 21st, 2025, and run through November 3rd, 2025.

While obviously these dates are subject to change at the company’s discretion, it seems pretty set in stone for now. No designs at the moment have surfaced, so we’re gonna have to wait a little longer to see what 2025’s buckets might look like. Personally, I was hoping and have been championing for Halloween McNugget buddies this year, but I guess I’ll just have a whole ‘nother year to look forward to screaming into the void to bring them back.

Anyways, here’s hoping for lids this year and a more nostalgic look.

“ In Search Of Darkness- 1995-1999” Expands On Horror Films That Almost Happened

Fan-beloved and critically acclaimed, the IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS series returns to explore 90s horror with the decade’s final years, 1995-1999. It was both the beginning and end of something truly wonderful- the rebirth of the slasher and found footage, and the end of an era where VHS and Mom and Pop Video Stores were becoming phased out by the new DVD and large store chains, like Blockbuster. It was a beautiful and nostalgic time for horror.

Also, the age of the internet was rising and fooling folks into thinking horror movies were real. The good ol’ days of thinking the Blair Witch really happened, eh?

In addition to brand new interviews and commentary from actors, directors, and the voices of the horror community today, IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS is exploring some horror films that haunted Hollywood… but never happened. Like John Carpenter remaking the CREATURE OF THE BLACK LAGOON. Or Clive Barker and Mick Garris rebooting THE MUMMY. The ’90s were filled with tantalizing horror projects that promised to redefine the genre, but never made it past the script stage.

“In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999” reveals the untold stories behind the decade’s most intriguing unmade projects. Hear directly from the filmmakers, writers, and producers who fought to bring these visions to life, and discover what separates the projects that succeed from those that forever remain “what if.”

You can preorder your copy of “In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999” right here and choose your bundle level that ranges from digital copies, t-shirts, posters, Blu-rays, and your name in the credits! Pre-orders close on June 9th, so don’t delay! Get your horror 90s nostalgia fix today!

Come Float with the official Teaser Trailer for “Welcome To Derry”!

Ever since the announcement for what is basically IT: Chapter 3 in series form headed to HBO MAX, we’ve all been waiting on pins and needles for our first glimpse of “WELCOME TO DERRY”, that is spearheaded by Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti along with Jason Fuchs for Warner Bros. Television. Even better news was the recent confirmation that the prequel to IT will be a three-season horror story.

The only thing better is our first look at the series itself with the official teaser trailer drop! Oh, be still my heart. It burns there too.

Bill Skarsgård will be doing his fucked up eye twitches once again as he returns as Pennywise the clown in “WELCOME TO DERRY”. The season trilogy will kick off the story in 1962, in the time leading up to the events of It: Chapter One. From there, the planned second and third seasons will return in time and take place in different decades. The series is based on Mike Hanlon’s interludes from King’s book, which document “catastrophic events” from Derry, Maine’s past. The Black Spot anyone?

Welcome to Derry” premieres on HBO and HBO Max later this Fall, with a solid date pending.