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Nightmare Nostalgia’s 2022 Big Halloween Giveaway!

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It’s that time again nostalgic nuggets! A little more than five years ago, I started this blog after writing for various horror outlets as a means to express myself fully as well as a useful therapy tool. Because, hey… nothing makes me happier than talking about Halloween, horror movies, and retro pop culture of yesteryear. Well, maybe except giving away stuff and this year is a doozy! Throughout the year, I scavage through antique, thrift stores, and the internet to find just the right treasures to give to one lucky fan during the Halloween season, and I think I may have outdone myself this time around. Nothing really makes me happier than making other people smile and boy I could use it this time around,

I recently lost my best friend of 14 years, my little old lady and emotional-support animal, Lydia. Things have been very tough for me since having to cope with this devastating loss so with this website reaching a milestone of five wonderful years and over 50,000 followers, I wanted to express my gratitude to those who offered some kind words during this difficult time. The same people who have been following my incoherent ramblings for close to a decade now. So thank you truly from the bottom of my dark heart for that. And with respect, I wanted to dedicate this Halloween haul to the little pup who always sat in my lap while writing these trash articles for you guys.

Miss Lydia Deetz Pauley

Now, that being said, from vintage McDonald’s Halloween totes to a retro Fright Night Bud Light Mug let’s get into the giveaway goodies!

BEHOLD. THE GLORIOUS HAUL FOR ONE LUCKY READER!

One winner will receive:

  • 1990 McDonald’s Halloween witch tote
  • 1987 Bud Light Fright Night Plastic Mug
  • 1998 General Mills Count Chocula Plush
  • 2006 Edition of HorrorHound magazine
  • Loot Crate Camp Crystal Lake Flag
  • TWO Trick R Treat Keychains
  • ONE Garbage Pail Kids Keychain
  • Basket Case Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Cassette Tape from TerrorVision
  • Vintage “30 Tales To Give You Goosebumps” Book
  • “The Others” Blu-Ray (this is so random, I know but screw it- It’s a pretty good movie!)
  • 1990 TMNT Movie Topps Cards (Unopened)
  • Official Jaws 2 Topps Cards (Unopened)

Not a bad haul eh?

NOW HOW TO ENTER:

Entering is easy peasy, you MUST be following my Facebook page to enter and share this article. Make sure when you share, it’s public so it can be counted. And that’s it! You can share as many times as you want and each share is counted as an entry!

Bonus Entries:

Additional entries can be made by following my Instagram account and by either reposting the pinned picture of the giveaway to your stories and or feed and also tagging me along with the hashtag #NNgiveaway. If you’re not following me on IG, then for shame and you can remedy that here!

You can also enter on Twitter by sharing this article there with the same hashtag, #NNgiveaway.

Welp. I tried to make it as painless as possible. Good Luck! The winner will be announced on Monday, September 12th. 2022 on all three platforms and will be contacted via DM. Happy Halloween season nostalgic nuggets!

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Did You Know? Sam Raimi Almost Directed “The Fly 2” And It Would Have Looked Totally Different

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Did you know the legendary Sam Raimi almost directed The Fly 2? I feel like this seemingly monumental snippet of horror movie trivia has been buried and unknown to the masses, much like the film itself as it failed commercially to uphold the standards of the Cronenberg predecessor masterpiece remake. A few years ago, an episode of Post Mortem with Mick Garris Podcast unhatched this bit of knowledge to the horror community; and I just want to remind you that we almost had a Dr. Strange/ Evil Dead Brundlefly Jr. national treasure.

Godammit that would have been THEE TITS.

Mick Garris, the writer who penned, in what is my humble opinion, the sequel to Cronenberg’s classic take which stands as a true master achievement in the horror genre and quite possibly the greatest horror movie remake of all time, had a lot to live up to following in those kinds of footsteps. While I personally don’t think the film is all bad as some would say, the premise of  Martin Brundle as the result of what happens when you infuse Brundlefly with Geena Davis isn’t quite as enthralling and just doesn’t bear within the type of raw emotion and certain magic from the 1986 flick. Although I will say. Martinfly love for animals is kind of the sweetest thing ever.

Martinfly is Fido’s Best Friend

Could the movie have been better with Evil Dead‘s Sam Raimi overseeing the film in the director’s chair? Mick Garris, in said podcast episode, stated that Raimi was indeed slated to direct the film and that it was originally VERY DIFFERENT. Here’s what Garris said according to the podcast:

“When I was writing Fly 2, originally Sam Raimi was going to direct it, on the strength of Evil Dead 2. It would’ve been a VERY different movie. Then [Sam] and his brother wrote a different treatment that went way out to cloud wacky land, and that would’ve been amazing. But it didn’t work out, but it was a great experience to meet him.”

I can’t help but wonder what kind of movie Sam Raimi could have brought us, and exactly what was it about this crazy different vision of Raimi’s The Fly 2 that scared the shit out of 20th Century Fox? Well, maybe we’ll never know but perhaps it was to coincide with an early draft of the film that involved a sort of X-MEN-type story where Veronica was convinced not to abort her baby by a religious cult who would keep and raise Martin after he was born and raised with a group of kids with their own unique abilities or deformities; Note Martin’s would have been that he could communicate with insects. Another draft included Bartok scientists using cloning technology to resurrect Seth Brundle in Brundlefly form and that his young son Martin was able to communicate with him.

Both of those sequel ideas sound incredibly bonkers and I’m here for it, especially with a Garris/Raimi treatment.

What could have been folks. Well anyway, if you feel like reliving the weird sequel that makes me cry more than horrify (the animal scenes are a hard watch for me), then you can pick up the Blu-Ray here.

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(Video) Get Hooked On This RARE VHS Promo For Hellraiser Merch!

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One size fits all… Even Pinhead!

Welcome back to another round of rare VHS promos exploited unshamlessly here on Nightmare Nostalgia. If you’re new here, VHS promos are my kryptonite and I just can’t get enough like Depeche Mode. And this one here might be one of the more rare ones I’ve ever posted as it’s only ever been seen on the first run of VHS and Beta-Max tapes released in 1987!

Behold the sights I have to show: The Hellraiser “Watch and Wear” merch promo of 1987!

The informercial-like promo cuts into the end credits and opens with a crazy cat-lady and her, umm, beloved feline Percy leading us into a gorgeous amount of merchandise that would make any day in Hell a delight. With a variety that includes tee shirts, a thermos and mug set, duffle bags, and even a slick-as-shit SATAN, erm, I mean SATIN Hellraiser jacket. I’m pretty jealous of anyone who has any of these highly collectible horror items today.

With options to buy via phone or mail, that Hellraiser shirt is a damn steal at just $8! And I’m willing to bet it’s worth a few hundred at the very least today.

Check out the promo in its entirety uploaded by Youtube user, IntermissionSociety!