Ghostbusters Firehouse Portland

Portland? As in Oregon? How can it be the Ghostbusters Firehouse if it’s not in New York? That’s what fans of the classic Ghostbusters movie released in 1984 might wonder. After all, the Ghostbusters Firehouse is one of the most Googled original Ghostbusters movie locations. The exterior of the real-lifeContinue Reading

Ghostbusters Afterlife poster

  I’m a little late seeing Ghostbusters: Afterlife but you know what they say, “Better late than never.” Well, mostly it’s better to be late experiencing something than to miss out altogether. Did that hold true in this case too? Yes. Unequivocally, yes. Like many other fans of the original,Continue Reading

Comic-Con Special Edition logo

Ever since the pandemic hit, Comic-Cons have been virtual. But Comic-Con Special Edition is a chance for fans to finally “gather in person as a community.” (For the first time since 2019!) Because of the current COVID-19 restrictions in California, it won’t be, as organizers out it, “the large gatheringContinue Reading

Ghostbusters logo on car door

After a release date that was rescheduled a few times, Ghostbusters: Afterlife will finally hit theaters on November 19, 2021. On that same day, Sony and IMAX are teaming up to host a one-night-only fan event that includes a Q&A session with writer and producer Jason Reitman. The cool thingContinue Reading

Night view of Egon Spengler's Farmhouse with Ghostbuster's car from Ghostbusters: Afterlife

In real life, Harold Ramis, the man who played Egon Spengler in the original Ghostbusters movies, died in 2014. Fittingly, even though he can’t physically be part of the much-anticipated third movie in the franchise, his spirit will still very much be a part of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. In fact, theContinue Reading

Cleanin up the Town poster

June is turning into an exciting month on Crackle for fans of the otherworldly. Their original horror film, The Clearing, launched on June 4. On June 12 they announced the U.S. premiere of another original, this time a film documentary, Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters, which will premiere onContinue Reading

Hotel Paranormal poster

All week the haunted headlines have been buzzing about the new Canadian docuseries, Hotel Paranormal, starring Dan Aykroyd of Ghostbusters fame. It’s set to premiere tonight, May 15, on T+E, which stands for Totally Entertaining. It’s a channel that broadcasts all sorts of dramas and series, including ones about theContinue Reading

Dave Schrader and Cindy Kaza on The Holzer Files

For the first time ever, Travel Channel is exclusively reopening the case files of America’s first ghost hunter, Hans Holzer. They will reveal original recordings and documents from the paranormal pioneer’s renowned studies. The Holzer Files premieres Thursday, October 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. A dedicated paranormal team –led byContinue Reading

Chia Pet Stranger Things Dustin

This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here.  Long before chia seeds became a trendy health food add-in, there were Chia Pets. Which, side note, you definitely would not want to eat. They’re meant for growing, not consuming. In case you were thinking, “Hmm…I could have a cool chiaContinue Reading

The firehouse in the Ghostbusters movie

This post contains affiliate links. See affiliate disclaimer here. Here’s a fun one for movie buffs from the Weird Holidays & Observances page: June 8 is Ghostbusters Day. And 2019 marks a significant milestone for the paranormal comedy: its 35th anniversary! Yep. That’s right. Ghostbusters was released in theaters 35Continue Reading

Starting late yesterday evening social media started buzzing about the release of the new Ghostbusters trailer. (The movie is scheduled for a July 15, 2016 release.) Today it’s blown up about it. This morning on Good Morning America they showed the movie’s trailer and broke down the hidden clues carefulContinue Reading

In a recent email exchange with my friend Dawn Kravagna (who, by the way is a very talented cartoonist, humorist and author all rolled into one –check out her cartoon comic mystery series Cattle Capers to see what I mean), she mentioned how she was going to be making aContinue Reading