One of Hasbro's latest Ghostbusters offerings is the Ghostbusters: Afterlife Ecto-1 Playset. Read on to find out more about it...

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One of the most memorable series in the original Kenner toyline of the 1980s were the Fright Features (and later the Super Fright Features). While I don't know if Hasbro will bring them back as part of their Kenner Classics line, they have brought back Fright Features as part of a new series of figures. The first wave consists of six human figures based on the classic 1984 film: Peter Venkman (with Terror Dog), Peter Venkman (with Muncher), Winston Zeddemore (with Slimer), Winston Zeddemore (with Yellow Ghost), Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler. Sadly, the humans themselves are just standard Kenner-style figures with no "Fright Feature" abilities. It's the miniature companion ghosts that have the "fright feature".

However, Hasbro also released three full-size ghost figures which DO have a Fright Feature: Slimer, Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, and Muncher. Read on to find out more about them...

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After the success of the six Wave 1 figures - Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, Winston Zeddemore, Dana Barrett, Gozer - Hasbro's Plasma Series of detailed collector-quality figures are back with Wave 2. This new wave consists of six figures modeled after characters from the new Ghostbusters: Afterlife film: Trevor, Lucky, Podcast, Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Winston Zeddemore. Read on to find out more about them...

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The Spook Central VIP Exclusives Area is the home to content that has been made exclusively available for supporters who pledge a monthly donation through the Spook Central Patreon page. Said content is either downloadable through the VIP Exclusives Area here or on the Patreon page, though I link to some exclusive content throughout Spook Central where appropriate. You can learn more about the Spook Central VIP Area in this blog post. The VIP articles that are posted on Spook Central, which are easily distinguishable by the "[VIP]" at the start of the article title, are readable by all visitors, but contain download links that will only work for VIP members. If you wish to download this content, become a supporter through the Spook Central Patreon page. With that out of the way, let's continue...

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Just a reminder that Spook Central VIPs can download the following exclusive The Real Ghostbusters script today:

* "Standing Room Only" (June 15, 1988)

A new script will be posted the third Sunday of every month in 2021, as per the schedule here.

The Spook Central VIP Exclusives Area is the home to content that has been made exclusively available for supporters who pledge a monthly donation through the Spook Central Patreon page. Said content is either downloadable through the VIP Exclusives Area here or on the Patreon page, though I link to some exclusive content throughout Spook Central where appropriate. You can learn more about the Spook Central VIP Area in this blog post. The VIP articles that are posted on Spook Central, which are easily distinguishable by the "[VIP]" at the start of the article title, are readable by all visitors, but contain download links that will only work for VIP members. If you wish to download this content, become a supporter through the Spook Central Patreon page. With that out of the way, let's continue...

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The running joke of the never-ending changing of the Ghostbusters: Afterlife release date continues. Originally slated for a July 10, 2020 release here in the United States, the film was pushed back to March 5, 2021... then June 11, 2021... then November 11, 2021... and now Variety and Deadline report a new release date of November 19, 2021. Thankfully, it's only a week later.

It does not look like there will be any further release date delays. Sony is doubling-down on a November 2021 theatrical release, even going so far as to get the main cast members to plea with fans to see the film in a theater.


On the postive side, the Deadline article states that "Ghostbusters: Afterlife will inherit the Imax and premium large format screens originally booked by Paramount for Top Gun: Maverick. (Paramount moved it's film slate to 2022, leaving an opening for Sony to fill.) I know nothing about IMAX, but that has to be a good thing.



(Photo Credits: Aero Theater in Los Angeles, March 2020; and IMAX on Twitter.)

August 31st sees the release of the Ghostbusters Ghost Trap (RP Minis) from Running Press, who previously released miniature versions of the PKE Meter and the Ghostbusters (2016) Proton Pack. The Ghost Trap collectible kit contains the following items:


Let's take a closer look at each item...

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Just a reminder that Spook Central VIPs can download the following exclusive The Real Ghostbusters script today:

* "Once Upon A Slime" (April 16, 1987)

A new script will be posted the third Sunday of every month in 2021, as per the schedule here.

This is one of an ongoing series of reviews that looks at the "Build The Ghostbusters Ecto-1" model subscription from Eaglemoss, through their Hero Collector imprint. Let's take a closer look at this issue...

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