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Spirit Halloween Will Pay One Lucky Person $10,000 To Be Their “Chief Spirit Officer”!

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If you live Halloween 365 days a year, have an outgoing personality, vast knowledge of the horror genre, and a knack for dishing out thrills and chills, then get ready; because THIS is the ultimate Halloween lover’s dream job… and they will pay you $10,000!

Halloween superstore Spirit Halloween is searching for the ultimate Halloween superfan to crawl out from their devious dwellings and to take on a very cool opportunity to be their first-ever Chief Spirit Officer.

If selected to be the King or Queen of Halloween, the Chief Spirit Officer will get to host a social media series on Spirit Halloween’s exclusive social media channels, where they will treat fans to the latest Halloween season news, the hottest holiday trends, and offer behind-the-scenes tips, treats and tricks. Along with the mentioned $10,000 cash prize, the CSO will also get free Spirit Halloween costumes for a decade, a $500 shopping trip for a haunted home décor upgrade, and an all-expense paid trip to the Spirit Halloween Headquarters along with a guest of their choice!

SIGN ME UP, I’M READY TO WORK.

Per Spirit Halloween:

All types of Halloween mega enthusiasts – including DIYers, costume connoisseurs, makeup magicians, out-of-this-world home decorators – are encouraged to apply. Applicants can enter via video and/or photo submission on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or TikTok from August 11 at 3 PM ET through August 29 at 11:59 PM ET. For consideration, candidates should show their passion for Halloween and Spirit Halloween and share why they want to be Spirit Halloween’s CSO using the hashtag #SpiritHalloweenCSOContest and tagging @SpiritHalloween.

For more details and to enter and apply, click here!

Good luck everyone!

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“The Exorcist” Trilogy Greenlit By Universal and Peacock; Ellen Burstyn Returns

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400 million dollars. That’s how much it cost Universal Pictures and it’s cousin network Peacock to secure the rights for an Exorcist trilogy of films.

Holy hell that’s a head spinner.

Along with a partnership with Blumhouse and Morgan Creek in a release agreement, Ellen Burstyn returns in her role as Chris McNeil- the mother of possessed Regan and David Gordon Green (Halloween 2018) is slated to direct. According to Deadline, Hamilton‘s Leslie Odom Jr. will star as the father of a possessed child who seeks out the aid of Chris MacNeil.

What fans should be most excited about, is that this series of films serves as a continuation to the classic horror series- not a remake or reimagining. Worth noting that Universal has said the previous entries (Exorcist II and III) will NOT be disregarded into further the storyline. Unlike with Director Green’s Halloween trilogy with Halloween Kills coming this October that only acknowledges the first film in the franchise; which is fairly nice to hear from this fan’s POV.

Produced by Jason Blum, and executive produced by David Gordon Green, Danny McBride and Couper Samuelson, the first of The Exorcist trilogy of films is set to hit theaters on October 13th, 2023.

As of right now, Linda Blair does NOT seem to be involved. But hey, things can change at the drop of a hat folks.

In the meantime, pick up this great Exorcist Anthology series from the Amazon Beast for a great deal and to celebrate this news!

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Actresses’ Stacey Nelkin and Eva Hamilton Launch 80s’ Horror Movie Company With Tribute to “Halloween III”

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Are you ready 70s’ and 80s’ kids? Two horror scream queens from different generations have come together and co-founded what is now, MoonCats Motion Picture Company in three genre productions constructed for Domestic Distribution, Commercial Exhibition and Elevated Festival Programming.

Stacey Nelkin (Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The Twilight Zone) and Eva Hamilton ( Death Kiss, Black Goat) have formed a wicked partnership to bring fans of the genre the sort of retro content we nostalgic nuggets so desire. And so to boot, have launched an Indiegogo campaign for production funding hinting if the goal is met, a “VERY special tribute to Halloween III” will be made for fans.

Umm. Yes please.

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In addition to several films already underway in the MoonCats company lineup that star both Horror alumni actresses’, next year’s slated October release Double Feature contains a double-horror anthology film intercut with vintage-style drive-in advertisements for an aesthetic feel.

Honestly? I’m so in.

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Per the Press Release:

THE SHED (2021) and KILLER VIDEO (2022), two short 35mm films both actively in development, will be shot on location in undisclosed rural locations between October of 2021 and March of 2022.

Upon completion, both films will appear in an Anthology Feature film “Double Feature”, constructed for exhibition on genre streaming services and an exclusive festival programming slate.

SYLVIA (2024) continues to actively develop as the company’s initial Feature Presentation, following the story of an aging model who reassumes power by taking over Miami as a legendary Cocaine Smuggler.

MoonCat additionally launches its Production Services Department, offering Promotional Content Services, Concept Packaging and Original Synthwave Licensing to Independent Genre Filmmakers.

Production Executive states: “We are open to working with passionate independent filmmakers with a strong eye for quality, commercial aesthetics and elevated narratives that lend themselves to venues like SXSW and Fantasia. Open to reviewing directorial reels at TheMoonCatPictureCompany@gmail.com”

Producer and Founder: (Sage Summerson)
Producer and Co-Founder: (Eva Hamilton)
Creative Executive: (Stacey Nelkin)

Social Media: http://instagram.com/_The_Mooncats

Stay tuned for special updates!