Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 12: Midnight X-Men #1

Marvel released Midnight X-Men #1 last week. Nightcrawler is on the cover with someone in the background. We find out on page 2 that it's Storm as a vampire. Here is the official summary:

"AN ALL-NEW, ALL-DISTURBING UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE! The clock strikes midnight, and it’s the dark dawn of a new era. The shadows of New York City are stalked by vampires and the mutant empyres. The sword of Damocles hangs over the peace between these two species and the factions within them. An outright war is brewing and the unturned will be caught in the crossfire. Blockbuster comic book writer Jonathan Hickman returns to the X-Men with a hunger for blood as this new world of terror reimagines the heroes of the Marvel Universe!"

Cover of Midnight X-Men #1 from Marvel

Page 1 of Midnight X-Men #1 from Marvel

Page 2 of Midnight X-Men from Marvel

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 11: Midnight Spider-Man #1

Marvel released Midnight Spider-Man #1 last week. I figured this would be a good one for this week's Halloween-themed Superhero Sunday post. Here is the official summary:

"A young Peter Parker is transformed into a hideous spider hybrid by the ruthless Oscorp Corporation in their pursuit for eternal life. When Oscorp begins to use the secrets unlocked by his mutation to create more human-animal hybrids, Peter embraces his grotesque new form to stop them."

Cover of Midnight Spider-Man #1 from Marvel

Page 1 of Midnight Spider-Man #1 from Marvel

Page 2 of Midnight Spider-Man #1 from Marvel

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 10: Midnight Fantastic Four #1

Marvel released Midnight Fantastic Four #1 last week as part of their Midnight Universe. Seems like a good post for this week's Halloween-themed Science Fiction Saturday. Here is the official summary:

"FIRST STEPS INTO DARKNESS! An obsessive scientist delves into the secrets of the universe perhaps best left unknown to humankind, leaving himself and three others warped in strange and horrifying ways. What horrible secrets lie in the new dimensions they have discovered? And can humanity survive the discovery?"

Cover of Midnight Fantastic Four #1 from Marvel

Page 1 of Midnight Fantastic Four #1 from Marvel

Page 2 of Midnight Fantastic Four #1 from Marvel

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 9: Cassandra Peterson in R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2

I finally watched last year's R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead on Tubi this Wednesday and I'm glad that I did. Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, will be appearing in Tubi original movie, R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2 on Friday, October 9, 2026. She will be playing a witch named Cassandra. Guess what I'll be watching tonight.

Ad for R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead 2 on Tubi

Cassandra Peterson as Cassandra the witch photo #1

Cassandra Peterson as Cassandra the witch photo #2

Cassandra Peterson as Cassandra the witch photo #3

Note: Do not confuse the R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead Tubi original movies with the 1988's Pumpkinhead movie starring Lance Henriksen and the 1993's Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings movie starring Andrew Robinson. The third and fourth movies in that series (2006's Pumpkinhead 3: Ashes to Ashes and 2007's Pumkinhead: Blood Feud) are tv movies and worth watching too.

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 8: Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours is a new CBS tv series that premieres Thursday, October 8. The sitcom follows a vampire couple that has been married for five hundred years struggling to accept their daughter's human boyfriend. Since I'm a big fan of Ghosts, I will be watching this tonight.

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Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 7: Elvira: The Wrath of Con

You didn't think I would forget about the Mistress of the Dark for this week's Women Wednesday Halloween post, did you? Elvira: The Wrath of Con is a one-shot special from 2022. Here is the official summary:

"It’s a wacky and wonderful 48-page original comic written by Elvira with my “Diabolical Double D” partners – Devilish David Avallone and Dastardly Dave Acosta! Haven’t you always wanted to go to Comic Con with Elvira? Elvira is the guest of horror, and an army of angry maniacs want her beautiful head on a platter! Join the Mistress of the Dark for a fun-filled weekend in San Diego, with all the usual stuff…loyal fans, amazing cosplay, celebrity sightings…and ritual cult murder in…ELVIRA: THE WRATH OF CON!"

Cover of Elvira: The Wrath of Con from Dynamite Entertainment

Page 10 is one of my favorite pages in this issue because there are two women cosplaying as Vampirella and Red Sonja. They also pop up later in the story.

Page 10 of Elvira: The Wrath of Con from Dynamite Entertainment

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 6: Dark Shadows Catalogues

Here are more covers of Dark Shadows catalogues from MPI Home Video. I'm not posting every page of these catalogs because they are pretty thick (around twenty pages). The cover of the 1993 catalogue features color pictures of Jonathan Frid as Banabas Collins from the original tv series and Ben as Barnabas Collins from the 1991 revival tv series.

Cover of Dark Shadows 1993 Catalogue from MPI Home Video

The 1994 catalogue features a large black and white picture of Alexandra Moltke as Victoria Winters running with color inserts of both Jonathan Frid and Ben Cross as Barnabas Collins.

Cover of Dark Shadows 1994 Catalogue from MPI Home Video

The cover of the 1995 catalogue features a full page black and white picture of Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins baring his fangs.

Cover of Dark Shadows 1995 Catalogue from MPI Home Video

The 1996 catalogue is the 30th anniversary of the original ABC-TV's Dark Shadows series and also features a large black and white portrait of the vampire Banabas Collins baring his fangs.

Cover of Dark Shadows 1996 Catalogue from MPI Home Video

The cover of the 2000 features a color picture of Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins. This is now a video and merchandise catalogue and tiny pictures of mostly vhs tapes, t-shirts and a few other items. This is my least favorite of the Dark Shadows catalogues.

Cover of Dark Shadows 2000 Catalogue from MPI Home Video

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 5: 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue Part 4

Our look at the 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue concludes today with the final four pages. Page twelve include two color pictures of Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins and Kathryn Leigh Scott as Maggie Evans baring her vampire fangs. There is also a brief summary of Volumes 41-44 on four vhs tapes for $79.98.

Page 12 of 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue from MPI Home Video

The thirteenth page features a large black and white photo of Barnabas Collins with Victoria Winters played by Alexandra Moltke (odd that she wasn't on page two's cast list). There is also a brief summary of Volumes 45-48 on four vhs tapes for $79.98.

Page 13 of 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue from MPI Home Video

Page fourteen includes a brief summary of Volumes 49-52 on four vhs tapes for $79.98. There is also a large black and white picture of Louis Edmonds as Roger Collins, his new wife Cassandra protrayed by Lara Parker (yes, several of the actors played multiple characters on Dark Shadows) and Barnabas Collins.

Page 14 of 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue from MPI Home Video

The back cover features a large picture of Roger Davis as Peter Bradford. There is also the address of the Dark Shadows fan club as well as the MPI Home Video address for more information about the show's releases.

Back Cover of 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue from MPI Home Video

Notes: This 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue originally came in an envelope that I have long since lost or discarded. The center pages are loose for some reason and I'm not sure if it came that way or not. Also, my wireless keyboard's battery died while I was writing the description for the last page scan on this post.

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 4: 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue Part 3

The eighth page of the 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue features a large black and white picture of Jonathan Frid as old Barnabas Collins getting ready to bite Carolyn Stoddard played by Nancy Barrett. There is also a brief summary of Volumes 25-28 on four vhs tapes for $79.98.

The ninth page features a large picture of Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins outside. There is also a brief summary of Volumes 29-32 on four vhs tapes for $79.98.

Page 9 of 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue from MPI Home Video

Page ten features a brief summary of Volumes 33-36 on four vhs tapes for $79.98. There is also a small color picture of Lara Parker as the witch Angelique black and white picture of an unknow woman (if you know her, then please leave a comment).

Page 10 of 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue from MPI Home Video

The eleventh page features a large picture of the vampire Barnabas Collins baring his fangs. There is also a brief summary of Volumes 37-40 on four vhs tapes for $79.98.

Page 11 of 1990 Dark Shadows Catalogue from MPI Home Video