This month, classic fright fans had reason to rejoice with the long-awaited release of Diamond Select Toys’ first line of figures outside the superhero realm. The award-winning company unveiled Universal Select, offering a terrifying tag team of “Deluxe” Universal Monsters figures. What may become an annual event involved the rejuvenation of two not-so-pretty faces—although they’ve never looked better!

Here’s the kind of haunted house you have been waiting for—one that would definitely be rated R. It’s called Chambers of Horror, and it’s open for bloody business in Atlanta, GA ever night, now through Halloween.

You would think that a board game based loosely on Dan O’Bannon’s 1985 cult classic THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD could not possibly be anything short of infectious fun. You would think this, however, until you actually sat down and played Twilight Creations’ newest expansion of its nine-year-old ZOMBIES!!! board game. Taking the inherently cool concept of a RETURN game and turning it into something tedious would seem to be no mean feat; and yet, Twilight has pulled it off.

I have a hunch that there aren’t too many of you out there who don’t simply adore Gizmo and his Gremlin spawn. I’m also pretty sure the average fright fan doesn’t mind a good board game every once in a while. So a few months ago, when WizKids/NECA announced the release of a GREMLINS-themed game, I thought, “Match made in heaven! How could this go wrong?”

Last year, Blood Energy Potion, a little plastic bag of red liquid covered in claims that it “contain[ed] similar nutritional value to blood,” was marketed as a horror-themed alternative to the overcaffeinated calorie bombs being sold as energy drinks. I found myself enjoying the stuff, especially when heated and served in a skull-shaped chalice, so I was perfectly happy when a new novelty IV bag, Zombie Blood Energy Potion, was sent along to review.

The land of 12-inch horror figures was once ruled by Sideshow Collectibles. Back in the day, they put out some amazing Universal monster, Freddy, Jason, Leatherface and TWILIGHT ZONE figures. They’d still be king to this day if they hadn’t started concentrating more on non-horror licenses. Well, lucky for us, a 1/6-scale savior has risen in its place: Amok Time.

H.P. Lovecraft is not always easy to figure out; some might say you could go mad trying. But SOTA Toys seems to have a firm grasp on his creatures in their Nightmare line. This tribute to the eldritch author comes in the form of some of the most ornate and detailed sculptures available for public consumption.