Horror movies 2022 | Nightmare Nostalgia

If you were lucky enough to attend Spirit Halloween’s Grand Opening of their New Jersey Superstore this weekend, you caught a sneak peek of the highly-anticipated trailer for the upcoming movie that centers around everyone’s favorite pop-up Halloween market. Alas, most of us weren’t that lucky but today is our day to see terrifying, over-the-top Halloween animatronics come to life!

Behold, Spirit Halloween: The Movie first teaser trailer!

The film’s synopsis is as follows: “When a new Spirit Halloween store appears in a deserted strip mall, three middle-school friends who think they’ve outgrown trick-or-treating make a dare to spend the night locked inside the store Halloween night. But they soon find out that the store is haunted by an angry evil spirit who has possessed the creepy animatronic characters. The kids embark on a thrilling and spooky adventure in order to survive the night and avoid becoming possessed themselves.”

Starring Christopher Lloyd, Rachael Leigh Cook, Donavan Colan, Dylan Frankel, Jaiden Smith, Marissa Reyes, and Marla Gibbs, Spirit Halloween: The Movie is slated to arrive on October 11, 2022, as an on-demand title.

Can we just petition Spirit to have special screenings at their stores for the Halloween season? Please and thanks.

Be it well-known to most horror fans that cult favorite Halloween III: The Season of the Witch’s female lead Stacey Nelkin has been MIA from the horror scene for several years, but she has been anything but forgotten as her fanfare is as strong now as ever. That being said, Nelkin, along with seasoned actress in horror Eva Hamilton (Ruin Me, Death Kiss) has teamed up with their own female-empowered horror motion picture company Mooncats to bring the power of 80s horror back to the fans in a series of films paying homage to the era of nostalgic horror; With the first one up, being THE SHED.

Per the press release:

“The Shed” – a new experience in vintage 35mm style Horror Film, exploring fortified Female characterizations.

Eva Hamilton and Stacey Nelkin star in a new 35mm style short Motion Picture, celebrating 1980s Slashers at their most elevated octave.

The Shed follows Whitney (Eva Hamilton, “Ruin Me”), a struggling escort, as she mitigates the emotional and financial toll of Adult Service work. After seeing an ad for a House Sitter as posted by a Christian Counselor, Whitney pursues an opportunity to house-sit at a luxury log home in the country.

Almost immediately, the eccentric and superficial charm of the advertiser, Barbara (Stacey Nelkin, “Halloween III”), makes Whitney uneasy as the two travel to an obscure location in the idyllic, foliage-lined countryside. After a tour of the house and a speedy departure from Barbara, Whitney finds herself isolated and jumpy in the darkness of the wilderness.

Gradually, Whitney begins to realize that “something here” – is very wrong. After a few glasses of wine and a joint, Whitney is horrified to discover that she is not alone, as she is confronted with a perverse and squalid predator.

As Whitney fights for her life, she slowly discovers a malevolent and devious plan constructed by a desperate and merciless Mother, who will stop at nothing to “feed” her deformed child.

Will Whitney survive the attack? Will she be able to battle Barbara and overcome two deranged perpetrators? Only a fiery, synth-wave-scored climax in THE SHED will tell.