Cap'n Crunch is back as a vampire on the front of this year's Halloween Crunch. Yes, the ghosts turns the milk a different color but it's more of a brownish green. I picked up a box at the local Walmart's last Saturday since it was finally on the shelf.
The back of the box features Cap'n Crunch and his friends having a Halloween party. There is also a word search puzzle for one to do while they are eating the cereal.
This is the 45th cereal post at Moongem Comics.
This year marks the 35th anniversary of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark movie, which was released on September 30, 1988.
Fans can sign up to her official newsletter at Elvira's Official Website to be entered in Elvira's 13 Days of Halloween Giveaway. If you already signed up, then you will be automatically entered (no, I haven't won anything yet).
This post is the 250th Elvira post at Moongem Comics.
The family size box of Count Chocula didn't last long as I predicted. I finished them off on Monday morning. I actually found a family size box of Halloween Crunch this weekend at the local Walmart's. I'll be taking a break from the Monster Cereals and start in on that.
I picked up Rob Zombie's The Munsters DVD at the local Walmarts for ten bucks a few weeks ago. I finally watched it on Sunday afternoon. I greatly enjoyed and thought the cast was great. The color was vibrant but I felt like I was watching a tv movie of the week. I do hope there is a sequel so we can see Eddie and Marilyn.
I ended up getting another Halloween pail meal from McDonald's on Friday evening. I got the Skeleton Boo Bucket this time around. It should be called the Pumpkin Boo Bucket because it's orange and even the handle looks like the top of one. I know they have a Mummy Boo Bucket that is white so they couldn't use that color for the skeleton. However, even the faces look like something you would draw on a pumpkin using black paint.
Even the stickers for the Mix 'n Match Monsters activity looks like eyes, noses, mouths and scars that you would put on pumpkins. However, the head is a skull and that's the only object that has anything to do with a skeleton. There really should have been the shape of a pumpkin instead and the name on the Skeleton Boo Bucket switched to Pumpkin. Maybe they thought that no one would notice.
I remember watching the Gargoyles cartoon series back in the 1990s on the Disney Channel. Dynamite Entertainment released Gargoyles Halloween Special #1 this week (they had a nine issue series in 2022 that I somehow missed). This issue follows Nashville trick and treating in Manhattan of 1997. Of course, his adventure gets him into trouble. This is a fun treat for fans of the old cartoon and highly recommended.
Star Trek: Holo-Ween #3 came out this week from IDW Publishing. The cover features Worf as a Gill Man and Deanna Troi as a mummy queen being chased by a mob with the giant face of Redjac looming high in the background. This issue features a surprise (or not so surprise) guest star from the original series plus the return of a surprise (or not so surprise) villain also from original series.
McDonald's released this year's Boo Buckets on Tuesday, October 17th and I managed to get the vampire. The purple Halloween pail has three faces with a witch's hat as part of the handle. They replace the cardboard Happy Meal box but are the same price. I got mine with a cheeseburger, fries and a Coke.
The activity was Mix 'n Match Monsters with stickers on one side and a black face of a vampire on the other side. The stickers include eyes, eyebrows, noses and fangs. Unfortunately, my blank face suffered a few grease spots thanks to the disc being pushed down on the french fries.
Vampirella: Dead Flowers #1 originally came out the first week of October but I saved the cover gallery pages for this week's Women Wednesday post. Here is the description:
"More than 50 years ago, legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazella ushered the now-iconic Vampirella onto the pop culture stage with his singular cover painting for Vampirella Magazine #1. Now, in 2023, Sara Frazetta brings her grandfather’s legacy full circle as she takes the reins on a brand new series starring Drakulon’s Favorite Daughter! When her age-old nemesis finally gives up the ghost, Vampirella is lured to his rural gothic estate of Rookhaven to hear the reading of his last will and testament. There, she meets the manor staff — the prurient assistant, the wild-eyed groundskeeper and his pensive young daughter, and the sinister and enigmatic Mr. Frey. Expecting a trap, Vampirella and her young companion are not disappointed — but they also get more than they bargained for in this thrilling adventure! Written by Sara Frazetta and Bob Freeman and illustrated by Alberto Locatelli, this brand-new miniseries is steeped in gothic horror, complete with a sinister mansion, a mist-enshrouded graveyard, and a bevy of witches, ghosts, werewolves, and ancient satanic magicks. And all of it is enclosed in an amazing assortment of covers from some of comics’ greatest artists, including Lucio Parrillo, Collette Turner, Ergun Gunduz, series artist Alberto Locatelli, and Frazetta Girls’ very own Sara Frazetta!"
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures Halloween Special is a mouthful and it hit the newsstands last week. If you love the cartoon series from the 1980s, then you will love this issue. The gang goes against Creepy Eddie, who looks a little like that creepy guy on Elm Street. They also fight several other monsters while cracking jokes. The second story features Shredder and Krang that is a real treat.
Sad news for horror soap opera fans for Lara Parker, the Witch Angelique on Dark Shadows, Dies at 84.
Carmelia Creeper takes center stage on the box of the Monster Mash Remix cereal. She is joined by her cousin, Franken Berry, along with Count Chocula, Boo Berry, Frute Brute and Yummy Mummy. I missed out on the Monster Mash cereal that was released in 2021 for their fiftieth anniversary. The berry flavored cereal was a litter better than Carmelia Creeper's caramel apple flavored cereal and disappeared a little faster. This might be another one that I may not pick up again next year. I'm currently in the middle of the Count Chocula box and still have Franken Berry and Boo Berry to go. Yes, it takes me a while to finish off five family size boxes of Monster Cereals.
You can listen to the Monster Mash Remix at official Monster Cereal site.
I was surprised by the local Walmart's for they actually stocked all five Monster Cereals including the new Carmelia Creeper. However, they only had the family size boxes. Of course, I picked up all five just in case they disappeared fast (they haven't and still have plenty). I chose to start off the Halloween season early this year with Carmelia Creeper. I'm glad that I did because I wasn't a big fan of this caramel apple cereal. It was okay but it just tasted off (maybe I'm just getting old). I was glad when I finally finished the box and I doubt that I get any next year if it comes back.
Carmelia Creeper is a zombie and a cousin of Franken Berry. You can find her doing a remix of Monster Mash at the official Monsters Cereal site.
IDW Publishing released Star Trek: Holo-Ween #2 earlier this week. The cover features Data as a Frankenstein monster facing Riker as a Wolfman while the face of Troi as a mummy queen looms in the background.
There is a great homage to classic monsters in this issue with Deanna Troi as a mummy queen, Riker as a wolfman, Worf as a Gill Man and Picard as Mr. Hyde:
Happy Friday the 13th and we are almost halfway through this year's Countdown to Halloween.
Today's treat is the cover of Capwolf and the Howling Commandos #1, which kicks off the four-issue mini-series from Marvel. Captain America saves Sgt. Nick Fury and helps the Howling Commandos against a Nazi super tank in France of 1944. Fury gets wounded and Captain America is recruited to lead the team to destroy a bunker in Eastern Prussia known as Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair). Dum-Dum and most of the Howling Commandos are not happy about Cap being in charge. They arrive by parachute and are attacked by a group of werewolves several miles from the bunker. Bullets don't stop them, and one manages to scratch Captain America. The ending leaves on a cliffhanger that sets up the next issue.
