I have just mailed out a holiday gift to all eligible Spook Central VIPs, which is everyone who has been a VIP from this past January (or earlier) through December. If that includes you, and you want to be surprised when you receive the package, DON'T READ ANY FURTHER!!! Here's an animated gif of the the Mini Pufts making S'mores of themselves from Ghostbusters: Afterlife to act as a buffer between you and the photos below of the holiday gifts.

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The first trailer, officially called a "Teaser Trailer", for the new Ghostbusters movie came out today. The film has been titled Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire in the United States, Ghostbusters: Frozen City in Sweden, Ghostbusters: Arendelle in the Disneyverse, and Ghostbusters: Frozen Summer in Japan. I'm sure there will be a few more alternate titles in other countries, likely all with "Frozen" in them, which will make this guy very proud. I'm going to share my thoughts on the teaser trailer in a sort-of running commentary form, though I won't go over every single shot. BE FOREWARNED: THERE MAY BE SOME MINOR PLOT SPOILERS IF YOU KEEP READING, though at this early stage, I doubt that I will be able to infer very much from what little we know so far.

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For the past 11 years, I posted a special Spook Central "Halloween Treat" every October 31st. This year the treat will be a preview of a project that Matt Silverstone is working on at my request.

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Hasbro just started taking pre-orders for the Ghostbusters Plasma Series - HasLab Two in the Box! Ghost Trap & P.K.E. Meter. I was just sent the press release and some photos, so let's take a look at it...

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This is one of an ongoing series of reviews that looks at the "Build The Ghostbusters Ecto-1" model subscription from DeAgostini, through their Fanhome imprint; also available in the United Kingdom and Germany. (The model was previously released by Eaglemoss' Hero Collector imprint, which is why there are still references to Eaglemoss in this review.) Let's take a closer look at this issue...

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Have you ever wondered what a two-and-a-half hour "kitchen sink" extended cut of Ghostbusters would look like?  Thanks to Matt Silverstone's recently-released We Can Just Put it Right Back in There: A Ghostbusters Reconstruction UNOFFICIAL FAN-EDITED video, we have an answer. Read on to find out more...

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This is one of an ongoing series of reviews that looks at the "Build The Ghostbusters Ecto-1" model subscription from DeAgostini, through their Fanhome imprint; also available in the United Kingdom and Germany. (The model was previously released by Eaglemoss' Hero Collector imprint, which is why there are still references to Eaglemoss in this review.) Let's take a closer look at this issue...

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The 1994 theatrical film The Mask starring Jim Carrey - and not a deformed Eric Stoltz - is a love letter to the animated classics of Tex Avery and Looney Tunes. It also has some interesting connections to Ghostbusters. Read on to find out more...

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MrMichaelT not only provided us with a written transcript (in rtf format) of Ghostbusters: Answer The Call (2016), but he also found some call sheets and script pages for the film, too. I didn't think the studio was still producing printed scripts and production materials at the time, but these papers prove otherwise. Perhaps one day a complete script for the film, and maybe even Afterlife, will magically show up.

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From the "No Surprise to Anyone" department... As reported by Deadline, the new Ghostbusters movie, a sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife currently being produced under the working title Firehouse, has had its release date changed from December 20, 2023 to March 29, 2024. The current SAG/AFTRA and WGA strikes are cited as the reason for the delay.

I was never a proponent of a December 2023 release date, as I always felt it was too soon after the completion of principal photography. I can't say that March 2024 is much better, as I always felt that a June 2024 release date would be ideal since it would tie in to the franchise's 40th anniversary.

That said, by hitting theaters in late March 2024, we'll get the home video release in time for the 40th anniversary. Perhaps Sony will release another 4K & Blu-ray mega set to commemorate the milestone, which can include the new film... and maybe all of the animated series? (Are you listening, Sony?)

Thanks to Ghostbusters News, who alerted me to the news, for the image.