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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Archie's Here...Wait, No He's Not

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That comic-book/comic strip Archie superstar is a Countdown to Halloween perennial...but that redhead from Riverdale is nowhere near to be ...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

No Muss, No Fuss—It's Those Monsterous Gremlins

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There are good Gremlins and bad Gremlins, but the problem is that the good leads to the bad (but only when fed after midnight). Released in ...
Monday, October 13, 2025

Return To Oz With Jack Pumpkinhead

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Jack Pumpkinhead from L. Frank Baum’s Oz books is a most suitable character for the spooky season. He is, after all, a living jack o’lantern...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Granny Goodwitch Makes Some Not So Scary Music

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For Countdown to Halloween 2025: One of the least well-known but most delightful cartoon witches, Granny Goodwitch was created as a foil f...
Saturday, October 11, 2025

A Haunting Cover by Barks

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Master illustrator-writer Carl Barks drew up his share of spooky comic book cove rs  over the years, such as this "spooky kooky" e...
Friday, October 10, 2025

Tell-Tale Animated Horror

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Although Disney had already firmly established that the art of theatrical animation was more than capable of compellingly depicting horror, ...
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Spooky Steig

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Artist for over 100 covers for The New Yorker —the first in 1932, the final in 1997 —acclaimed illustrator and author William Steig contribu...
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Boo From Bruce

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One  of the all-time classics of cinematic suspense, Jaws is celebrating its 50th anniversary—so why shouldn’t this iconic “monster” movie b...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Big Bedknobs, Golden Broomsticks

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In the bewitching bevy of merchandise created for the 1971 release of Bedknobs and Broomsticks , the Big Golden Book is a standout. The cove...
Monday, October 6, 2025

Super Moon, Sincere Pumpkin Patch

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Continuing the Countdown to Halloween for 2025: Tonight, October 6th, we will experience a Full Harvest Moon that is also a Super Moon. See...
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An author, historian, editor, researcher and blogger, Jim Fanning specializes in Disney. In a career dedicated to celebrating and exploring the work and life of Walt Disney, as well as his collaborators and those who carry on his legacy, Jim has recounted the history of many areas of the wide world of Disney. A contributor to Disney twenty-three Magazine and the D23 website, Jim has written books, articles, comics and a variety of other works, in addition to officially commissioned projects for many departments of The Walt Disney Company, including Publishing, Home Entertainment and Walt Disney Imagineering, as well as lending his expertise to many Disney licensees, including The Walt Disney Classics Collection (including Sketches Magazine), Technicolor, Dixie, NBC and Mattel. He also wrote many episodes of the groundbreaking documentary TV series, Disney Family Album, and has contributed writing and research to the Walt Disney Family Museum. Jim's philosophy is historical accuracy, dedication to uncovering new and little-known behind-the scenes stories, and lively and engaging storytelling that illuminates authentic Disney "magic."
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