Halloween is around the corner and I’m getting excited for all the treats. I’m also excited to giveaway a Swamp Thing DVD to one lucky person. The DVD is a Halloween Walmart release. The really cool monochromatic slipcover contains the recent (tragically cut short) live action series. The DVD does not feature any new material. I believe the Halloween slipcovers replaced the original slipcovers (seen later in post). Walmart basically slapped some really cool lipstick on my favorite pig and called it Halloween. But, its a really cool slipcover. the details are awesome. I’m a mark for this kind of stuff. And now you can have one too!
How to get the Halloween DVD:
Answer this question in the comments section below. What is your favorite Halloween and/or Horror movie? We’re looking for movies to watch while handing out candy and working on Holland Files 6! One person will be chosen at random and the results will be announced next weekend, Saturday, October 16th. I’ll post the results here on rootsoftheswampthing.com as well as on social media.
My local Walmart didn’t carry this great Halloween release (slipcover modification), but I was lucky to receive these two DVDs from fellow Swamp Thing fan, Adam. And thanks to Adam, I can give one of them away. I’ll be sending the one on the left to one lucky person next weekend.
Below are images of the back of the slipcover and the DVD within.
As you can see in the image above, a new UPC sticker was slapped on that DVD and it was ready for a Halloween release!
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Favorite horror movie is The Thing starring Kurt Russell. It has a great creepy, isolated setting and the horror is both the unsettling visual gore and not knowing if your friends are still human. Brilliant.
I thought the DC Universe Swamp Thing was great, and have been wanting to watch the original cut again. The CW version is edited for TV and content.
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Great new horror movie I’m all about is Haunt. Creepy and perfect for Halloween! Check it out!
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My favorite spooky movie is Young Frankenstein! Underrated Halloween banger for sure.
Love your blog and that Swamp Thing series is one of my fave shows of all time!
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Re-Animator is my favorite, but I would highly recommend the WNUF Halloween Special. It’s the perfect night of Halloween movie.
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BATMAN Long Halloween 👍 I thinknit would be perfect to watch after watching terrifying movies. Kinda like a palet cleanser.
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Competition aside, please watch Werewolves Within. Part whodunnit, part classic werewolf story, it’s the only horror movie I know of that directly incorporates the teachings of Mr. Rogers into its plot and overall concept.
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Loved this movie
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I’ve gotta go with American Werewolf in London. It’s the first werewolf film I saw, and it scared the hell out of me as a kid!
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Horror of Dracula by Hammer. Two Icons , Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in a couple of there most famous roles. You can’t go wrong with a little late 50’s British horror!
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Tucker and Dale vs Evil
One of the best horror comedies of the early 2000’s. Lots of heart and gory as hell! 🎃
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I really like the Paranormal Activity series.. I think mostly because the creature is such a mystery for most of time.. sometime horro movies ruin it for me when they show too much of the demon, monster, ghost, etc
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In my book, Alien is the greatest horror movie ever made.
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Frankenhooker. Fun for the whole family?
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Pretty obscure but I gotta go with 99 horror-comedy Idle Hands, about a teenager whose right hand gets possessed by a demon. Hilarity, and some serious gore, ensue. It’s not a masterpiece but it IS a perfect time capsule of late 90s Hollywood.
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Well, it’s quite easy. My favourite Halloween movie is “Halloween” by John Carpenter. The best slasher ever made and the perfect choice for a creepy Halloween…
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My favorite is Trick R Treat
It’s a great anthology movie and a great Halloween movie
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Long time fan of this thing you do.
Go with a classic .. Salem’s Lot!
Thanks!
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No one dropped Wes Cravens
People under the stairs!!!
Run fool!!!
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My favorite horror film is Videodrome!!!!
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The original Japanese version of “The Grudge”. I like all the original Grudge movies, walked out of the theater during the newest one.
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I unabashedly and un-ironically love the SAW movies*, especially III and II.
*Mostly. I was indifferent to Jigsaw, but it’s looking better compared to the disappointing Spiral, and I HATED 3D.
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My favorite Halloween/Horror Movie is ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street. Freddy used to scare the shit outta me as a kid!
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“Return of the Living Dead” sounds like another zombie flick, but it is the only one that is hilarious AND scary at the same time. An 80s gem, it gave the world the whole “braaaaaaaiiiiinssss” zombie motivation that is taken for granted now, but actually only appears in this movie, not in any of the George Romero flicks.
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Gotta go with the original Suspiria. Gorgeous movie, creepy as hell, and gets absolutely bananas at the end. A classic.
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Watch The Legend of Hell House – weird and unsettling haunted house movie from 1974. Great score by Delia Darbyshire and Roddy McDowell is over the top good.
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I am terrible at picking favourite movies because I genuinely love so many of them. The one I was going to pick (“The Thing”) someone already chose so I’ll go with the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I absolutely love it. Everything about that movie oozes pure uncomfortable psychotic madness. You end the watch feeling like you just witnessed a blood bath, but in reality, they manged to convince you of that with using almost no blood at all. It’s impressive. The raw nature of the movie is also just so genuine it makes you think it was a filmed reality.
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I really enjoyed It Follows from a few years ago. Makes me never want to be in a relationship again haha
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The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) by Hammer Film Productions. British Horror at its best.
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Hell raiser. You’ve probably seen it, but there’s something different about this movie & it’s sequel I can’t exactly put my finger on. Maybe something to do with someone getting to a point where pleasure and pain become so inextricable from each other and people trying to push that boundary.
Also, the natural special effects make it that much more gruesome and disturbing.
Have a good Halloween.
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Hey John! It’s difficult to choose one favorite horror movie but if I had to choose one it would probably be the Evil Dead (1981). I first saw it at a sleep over party at my friend’s house in grade school and it has held a special place in my weird little heart eve since. It’s just so original and fun: great practical effects/ makeup, great story, wonderfully campy, funny, scary, great tension, just great overall. Also, Evil Dead 2, awesome.
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My personal favorite will always be the Universal studios classic Frankenstein. It’s what set the gold standard for the gothic castle and the mad scientist and his lab
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The Halloween Tree Animated Movie…
It’s very obscure and dark for a Childrens movie but interesting take away.
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Definitely Donnie Darko. Hands down. Halloween and a touch of psychological horror. Great soundtrack too.
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DeadAlive!
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