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My Halloween Watch List 2022!

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Heath talks about what's in his watch stack for the month of October!  CerealAtMidnight.com Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite To unlock the entire Collecting At Midnight series plus hours of collection tours, secret commentaries and videos, and over 120 EXCLUSIVE EPISODES, visit Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight !

These New Releases from Umbrella Entertainment Are A GAME CHANGER!

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Umbrella Entertainment has raised the bar on Collector's Editions! Check out how they're serving fans with the coolest bundles in all of physical media...is this a game changer? Remember to use code CEREAL15 to save 15% on your order, or use this link: https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/discount/CEREAL15 More Umbrella Entertainment coverage: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLms82QIo-B9mlEpgpwcKtc6dWf4-onDJ5 Shop: CerealAtMidnight.Threadless.com Ebay.com/usr/cerealatmidnight Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight Facebook.com/CerealMidnight Twitter: CerealMidnight Instagram: CerealMidnight TikTok: OfficialCerealAtMidnight Letterboxd: CerealAtMidnite To unlock the entire Collecting At Midnight series plus hours of collection tours, secret commentaries and videos, and over 120 EXCLUSIVE EPISODES, visit Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight !

New Horror And Noir From Umbrella Entertainment!

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Mail call! The latest releases from Umbrella Entertainment have just arrived and they are hot! How hot? RED HOT! Tune in for Universal horror, a Scorsese-approved noir, and a genuine Australian slasher classic! We are viewer supported! To unlock over 100 (!!!) exclusive episodes of Cereal At Midnight PLUS access to our secret Facebook group, live streams, and more, visit Patreon.com/cerealatmidnight Thanks to those who make what we do possible by their support!

Mill Creek Entertainment Announces New Special Features for The Inner Sanctum Mysteries!

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Mill Creek Entertainment has detailed the array of new special features that will be included on their forthcoming Blu-ray release of Universal's The Inner Sanctum Mysteries ! The six-film collection stars Lon Chaney, Jr. and hails from the Golden Age of Hollywood, as well as one of the most beloved eras for Universal's chillers! From Mill Creek Entertainment's press release, the package will include the following special features: THIS IS THE INNER SANCTUM: MAKING A UNIVERSAL MYSTERY SERIES produced by Daniel Griffith of Ballyhoo Motion Pictures (55 minutes) THE CREAKING DOOR: ENTERING THE INNER SACTUM - History of the radio series with author/radio historian Martin Grams Jr. (15 minutes) MIND OVER MATTER: AN ARCHIVAL INTERVIEW WITH ACTOR MARTIN KOSLECK (The Frozen Ghost) - Never Before Viewed by the Human Eye! (20 minutes) 3 Feature Length Commentaries: Calling Dr. Death (1943) Featuring commentary from screenwriter/film historian C. Courtney Joyner and...

Mill Creek Entertainment Announces July Releases!

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Mill Creek Entertainment has announced their slate of releases for July, 2020. 12 Monkeys: The Complete Series  will be released on DVD and Blu-ray, collecting all four seasons. Both the DVD version and the Blu-ray version are 8-disc sets. Honor and Remember: Stories of Vietnam  is a collection of six documentaries highlighting the stories of veterans of the Vietnam War. The 2-disc set also includes digital. Day of the Warrior (1996) and Return to Savage Beach (1998) , the final two films in Andy Sidaris' Malibu Bay Films 12-movie cycle, arrive in Blu-ray/Digital combo editions.  The complete  Inner Sanctum Mysteries movie collection Blu-ray set which was originally slated for May has been rescheduled for July 21st. Stay tuned to Cereal At Midnight for all the latest pre-order links and reviews of these titles and so much more!

Scream Factory Release Round Up: Universal Horror, Karloff, Lugosi, Metaluna Madness!

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Scream Factory has released quite a few horror classics in the last few weeks, including their Universal Horror Collection Volume 1, which is already on track to be one of the best releases of the entire year! In this video, we dig deep into the Universal and Universal-International titles that have recently hit Blu-ray, exploring their special features and discussing what makes these movies so timeless!

Scream Factory Reveals Upcoming Titles at SDCC!

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Scream Factory is present at San Diego Comic Con and has revealed a list of titles that will be headed to Blu-ray soon. The upcoming release slate includes some Hammer Films titles that will be headed to Blu-ray for the first time ever, as well as a series of upgraded re-releases and a few box sets. The release we're most excited about here at C@M is "Universal Horror Collection Vol.3," which will feature   Tower of London (with Vincent Price!) , Man Made Monster, The Black Cat (1941), and Horror Island! This gives us hope for a Volume 4 in 2020! Click below to see the full announcement list, courtesy of Scream Factory's Facebook Page:

Icons of Horror: Universal Monsters

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When it comes to the icons of horror, none are more famous than the Universal Monsters! Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Phantom of the Opera, and The Creature From the Black Lagoon are the most recognized monsters ever to grace the silver screen. In this video, we'll talk about what makes them special and why they've endured for nearly a century.

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

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The first sequel to 1933's groundbreaking special effects horror smash The Invisible Man didn't arrive until 1940, a full seven years after the movie that precedes it. Things had changed so much in movie making that The Invisible Man Returns  feels like it comes from an entirely different era of film; yet, a quick review of the facts shows that Universal never stopped creating horror films, and the seven years that span between The Invisible Man and The Invisible Man Returns  are filled with some true classics. So why does The Invisible Man Returns feel so different?

The Invisible Man (1933)

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I recently had the great pleasure of picking up Universal's newly-released The Invisible Man Legacy Collection , which contains all six films from the classic horror series. As I've been making my way through the set, it occurs to me that I've been unfair to this particular franchise; I have relegated the character of The Invisible Man to second-string status, not of the same pedigree as the titans of horror, particularly Bela Lugosi's Dracula, Boris Karloff's Frankenstein, and Lon Chaney Jr.'s Wolf Man. In all honesty, I'm still struggling with whether or not The Invisible Man, The Creature From The Black Lagoon, and The Mummy exist on a lower level than their iconic brethren, but I will also admit that I think I've misjudged The Invisible Man, particularly the first film in the series from 1933. It's time for a Cereal At Midnight review!

Mummy Mania #6: Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)

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This is what rock bottom looks like.

Mummy Mania #4: The Mummy's Ghost (1944)

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The cracks are starting to show.

Mummy Mania #3: The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

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The terror comes home.

Mummy Mania #2: The Mummy's Hand (1940)

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A new era demands a new mummy.

Mummy Mania #1: The Mummy (1932)

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A new Mummy movie is looming from Universal with promises (threats?) that it's the first of a new shared universe (a "Dark Universe," if you will) that will revive all their classic monsters for modern popcorn munchers. Because the marketing machine is in full swing, all the previous Mummy movies have just been re-released, with some of them restored in HD for the first time.What better excuse to binge on classic horror? In this inaugural installment, we're looking at the film that started it all: 1932's The Mummy .