Howdy there, Scream Freaks! They say time flies when yer havin’ fun, but the same can be said when ya suddenly find yerself dogpiled by a buncha cool projects, too. Yessir, thanks to our popularity as the web’s #1 animated horror host show, we’ve been fortunate ‘nough to have many a door opened fer us over the years, and opportunities have been knockin’ left and right since our last post!
As fast as you can spit hot grits, we’ve been recruited to work behind the scenes of two different YouTubers’ podcasts, drawin’ up a storm o’ concept art fer an up and comin’ business’s original line of action figures (not of Screaming Soup!, sorry), and was lucky ‘nough to have a meetin’ with a big time media consultant from Hollywood on how to level up Screaming Soup!’s value as a marketable brand. They’re professional top dollar opinion is that we’re doin’ all anyone can do to produce a noteworthy show, we just gotta raise awareness and grow the fan base to back its worth. That said, we hit ‘nother momentary pause in our show’s production to seek fundin’ fer a media blitz we hope pays off sooner than later. With any luck, y’all be seein’ attention grabbin’ ads fer Screaming Soup! plastered ‘cross every bit o’ horror related entertainment this time next year!
Speakin’ o’ marketin’, ya may recall us mentionin’ we were takin’ a breather from animatin’ the show to illustrate some new promotional art, and these poster worthy masterpieces we whipped up have doubled as designs for potential Screaming Soup! goods we’d love to see someday. Gaugin’ y’all’s reactions through social media posts, it’s pretty clear the thought o’ Screaming Soup! video games and lunchboxes gets ya the most excited with colorin’ books and stickers not too far behind. Kinda makes us rethink the Screaming Soup! Shrinky Dinks, but what do we know? We wanna make a collection o’ Screaming Soup! pogs! (See what all we’ve come up with at the bottom of our MERCH page)
In the meantime, there is one new piece of actual Screaming Soup! merch ready for y’all to enjoy! Our show’s current genius of a hoedown maestro (and voice of Count Ted) Neil Lee Griffin has collected all his original tunes from the first half of our sixth season and made it available to listen to in one knee slappin’ volume. For the first time ever, our music can be yer go-to soundtrack fer everyday events as ya feel yourself transported to the Wild Weird West with 13 excitin’ tracks that include our beltin’ anthem. Listen HERE or at YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music!
‘Nother show related item we’re thinkin’ ’bout — what would y’all think if we self-publish one or two Screaming Soup! choose-yer-adventure type books? You ‘member these, right? Those paperback adventures that quiz the reader every few pages with multiple choice decisions that steer the story in all kinda fatal predicaments? With everythang we got goin’ on, it seems like a smart move fer gettin’ more quality content out with the least ‘mount of time consumin’ effort. After all, when ya take the time to break one o’ these literary gimmicks down by its word count and limited use of artwork, it’s actually light years faster to write and draw than a full blown novel or comic book. It’d at least be somethin’ else fer us to check off our bucket list.
Speakin’ of producin’ thangs more efficiently, we’re also workin’ on a means of bein’ front and center with you Scream Freaks more often. After years animatin’ the entirety of our show so far with Adobe CS3 Suite on a barbaric computer runnin’ Windows 7, our needs have finally outgrown the capability of our hardware, and we were recently forced to upgrade. Thanks to the support of you Scream Freaks through Patreon and sales of our Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits makin’ that possible, this was a smooth transition, and we’re workin’ with all the latest doo-dads an animation studio could want now. We’ve been havin’ to relearn the editin’ software a bit given we’re catapultin’ from Adobe Premiere 3 to 25, but we’re quickly pickin’ up speed as we work on the next episode of Screaming Soup! The best part, however, is the new computer allows us to play with software we couldn’t run ‘fore, and the most excitin’ one is a 3D program that creates original avatars for vtubin’. That said, we’re pourin’ all our energy at the moment into learnin’ how to rig a camera ready avatar of your favorite animated horror host fer mini movie reviews that can fill the time ‘tween regular Screaming Soup! episodes. We’re aimin’ to have that finished and in use within the next month, so we’re pretty excited ’bout it, and know y’all will be thrilled to see weekly vids from us!
And if ya didn’t know already, it’s that time o’ year ‘gain fer the Horror Addict‘s annual Ahh Scares when they present awards for the best in last year’s horror entertainment from movies and books to hotties and on screen kills. Yours truly has been asked to present the best in animated horror as always, and we’re always thrilled to do it. Check our segment out HERE or watch the whole shebang o’ an event HERE.
Lastly, we’ve been wrangled into emceeing ‘nother upcomin’ convention — Toylanta in Duluth, Georgia! Yup, the head honchos that run this toy collector’s haven of happiness saw us in action durin’ our emcee stint from the Screaming Soup! booth at Retro Toy Con this past November and were so impressed by our gift of crowd pleasin’ gab, they invited us to be the official mouth of their event as well. Yee-haw! So, if yer in that neck of the woods March 28-30, 2025 and wanna meet yer favorite animated horror host with the likes of Sgt. Slaughter and actors from yer favorite franchises like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Power Rangers, then swing by our table and scream howdy!
Other than that, please show your support for our show with donations through Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, and Ko-fi, purchase Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits and exclusive merch, catch up on all past Screaming Soup! Seasons, check out this week’s Howl’n Hottie, read recent bite-size reviews for the newer horror films we’re checkin’ out in our blog R-Rated Reviews, and help us get the word out about the web’s #1 animated horror host show! Please use our social buttons in the upper right corner of the site and follow our tweets (are they still called that?), subscribe to our video channels, like our Facebook, watch and share all our vids, and keep that fan mail comin’. You can also warm up some Screaming Soup! leftovers with reruns currently playin’ on Beta Max TV, Sluggo’s The Vortexx, and Mr. Lobo‘s OSI 74 .
Howdy there, Scream Freaks! It’s that time of year ‘gain — Retro Toy Con! And what a knee slappin’ blast it was! We returned as celebrity guests fer the South’s greatest toy show ’round and once ‘gain had the honor of emceeing the whole weekend ‘long with bein’ the exclusive host of the various panel discussions. Sweet exposure, right? Yessir, it was three days of unforgettable moments, bountiful toy huntin’, and friendships forged in plastic!
First off, thank ya kindly to every Scream Freak who made it a point to come out and give us a holler at our table! That’s always the highlight of these shows fer us, and we love yakkin’ with each one of ya. We upgraded our presence with Screaming Soup! playin’ on our biggest TV yet, had our Deadwest prop out fer countless picture opportunities, and was hard sellin’ our Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits ‘long with pin-up prints we sell on the side of gals from ’80s cartoons.
As far as the toy scene was concerned, this was one terrific mix of vendors and collections ya had to see to disbelieve thanks to Retro Toy Con’s mindful screenin’ process. Ensurin’ there’s somethin’ fer everyone, there weren’t just miles of the usual big name IPs but booths blown out with Jem dolls and Barbies, multiple bins full o’ M.U.S.C.L.E. figures, Body Wars playsets on card, numerous board games I ain’t never heard of, and too many pop culture lunch boxes to count. The most desirable thing I saw, however, wasn’t even a toy, but the iconic She-Hulk funny book with splash page after splash page of her jump ropin’ in her birthday suit. Woulda snagged it off the showcase shelf then and there, but I make it a habit to not buy comics priced at a $100 and up!
Needless to say, the most fun had over the weekend was with the celebrity guests who proved to be some of the coolest top shelf talents anyone could ask fer. We got to partner up with the incredible WWE hall of famer “Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart fer a few promotional announcements, got a surprise visit from Eddie Deezen, share a laugh or two with Daniel “Boba Feet” Logan and the stars of the live action Ninja Turtles movies Ernie Reyes Jr (Donatello/Keno), Paige Turco (April), and Kevin Clash who graced the con with some Splinter quotes over the announcements, and we even mingled a bit with two HUGE guests from Japan — Godzilla suit actors Tsutomu Kitagawa and Hurricane Ryu! They were a hoot durin’ their exclusive Godzilla dinner fer top payin’ fans, and had the whole room cheerin’ when they took center stage and acted out their interpretations of each Godzilla performance through the different eras of the movies. Even cooler, they were drawin’ up a storm at their table all weekend with beautiful hand inked kaiju art which Godzilla fans gobbled up like hotcakes. What can’t these guys do?!
The biggest takeaway fer us this weekend came unexpectedly. Our neighbors on the celebrity wall happen to be former room mates turned Hollywood suit actors and stunt men, Kevin Foster and Chris Daniels. Kevin’s been gainin’ alotta traction lately fer playin’ Freddy in Five Nights at Freddy’s and wrangled Chris into the convention scene on account o’ him playin’ Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man double in the Sam Raimi flicks. These guys were so much fun and incredibly down to Earth jokesters who’d answer any question a fan had whether it was ’bout the lore of one of their films or how comfortable their costumes were. Chris was so cool, he even allowed us the embarrassment of losin’ to him in an arm wrasslin’ match we’re at least proud to say lasted a couple o’ minutes. Gatherin’ crowds of onlookers cheered us on, folks told Chris to win fer Uncle Ben, and someone even tried to give us the advantage of a backwards hat as we did our best contorted Stallone face outta Over the Top. Despite the inevitable defeat that left us with an arm so tired we could barely hold our announcer’s mike fer the next hour, we still feel like we went the distance, and can honestly tell folks that excitin’ time we arm wrassled the real Spider-Man fer the rest of our days. But lose or not, we got Chris back when we scared the bajeebers outta him when we made him think we were ’bout to bring Arn and Brock Anderson over to challenge him after we started announcin’ Chris as Retro Toy Con’s arm wrasslin’ champ the rest of the weekend.
Other folks worth mentionin’ are the amazin’ authors we met and hosted panels fer this weekend who took it upon ’emselves to publish some uber sweet guide books on collectin’ everyone should know ’bout. There’s Retro Toy Quest’s Toy Collector’s Wish Book Vol 1-2 that showcases the history of short lived toy lines from the ’80s with interviews and articles with the talents behind their productions. The Art of GIJoe Omnibus that’s a coffee table of a tome slammed with high res art of all kinds of GIJoe masterpieces from the packagin’ art to story books and more that’s easily worth the $150 it’s askin’ fer. The Hall of Omens – The Unofficial Guide to the Thundercats Toys and Beyond which is a top notch accomplishment in self publishin’ from rockin’ author Sean “Buddha” McKeone which even features the most in depth info ever compiled on the Thundercats Live Action Tour from the ’80s. And the After Action Report books chroniclin’ the history of the G.I.Joe comics from their many different eras by Josh Eggebeen & Roger Taft.
So, as ya can read, it’s been a looong fun packed weekend. Throw in cosplay contests, karaoke, lobby swappin’, folks sellin’ toys outta their hotel rooms after hours, exclusive celebrity dinners . . .
Oh, and Big Announcement! Thanks to the roarin’ success of Retro Toy Con, the brains behind the operation had me pluggin’ their newest event planned fer September 2025 — Retro Horror Con! That’s right, startin’ next year, the South’s got an all new location fer horror, and it’s gonna be Retro Horror Con in Greenville, SC with none other than yer favorite animated horror host on the roster and the mike as emcee. What could be better than a horror host hostin’ a horror convention packed with hoards of scary collectibles and horror hall o’ famers from the silver scream? More details are comin’ soon, and we’ll keep ya up to date as they come in.
Endless thanks to all our amigos at Toy Federation, the toy store responsible fer puttin’ on Retro Toy Con. Ya treat everyone like stars, and we’re thankful fer all you do fer us.
Other than that, please show your support for our show with donations through Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, and Ko-fi, purchase Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits and exclusive merch, come meet us in person at Retro Toy Con November 22-24 in Greenville, SC, catch up on all past Screaming Soup! Seasons, check out this week’s Howl’n Hottie, read recent bite-size reviews for the newer horror films we’re checkin’ out in our blog R-Rated Reviews, and help us get the word out about the web’s #1 animated horror host show! Please use our social buttons in the upper right corner of the site and follow our tweets (are they still called that?), subscribe to our video channels, like our Facebook, watch and share all our vids, and keep that fan mail comin’. You can also warm up some Screaming Soup! leftovers with reruns currently playin’ on Beta Max TV, Sluggo’s The Vortexx, and Mr. Lobo‘s OSI 74 .
HAPPY HALLOWEEN, SCREAM FREAKS! Enjoy as many as five Halloween specials from yer favorite animated horror host! Overflowin’ with Big Top bar brawls, pumpkin carvin’ contests, apocalyptic showdowns, monstrous parties, as many as 18 movie reviews, and more horror celeb cameos than you can shake a candy apple at, there’s no better way to get into the spirit this frightful season!
And don’t forget to bang yer brain basket to our rockin’ collection of terror-ific tunes! We’ve curated one helluva playlist this past decade on YouTube, and it’s ‘come one hard hittin’ collection of spooky diddies from all different kinds of horror entertainment includin’ movies, TV shows, cartoons, you name it! Over 600 songs to enjoy, our jukebox is FREE fer y’all to jam to HERE!
We’re once ‘gain hauntin’ the upcomin’ toy convention to end all toy conventions at Retro Toy Con in Greenville, SC November 22-24. Ran by Toy Federation, this con has everything! Rare and hard to find collectables from all movies, shows, and genres, cosplay contests, and a multitude of guests from huge franchises like Star Wars, Godzilla, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Spider-Man, and — of course — Screaming Soup! We’ll be emceeing the event all weekend, hostin’ the panels, and joining in on all the celebrity VIP meals so ya better make it out there Scream Freaks! We’ll have stickers, cards, Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits, and original prints waitin’ fer ya at our table as well as picture opportunities with Deadwest in person! Get more details at RetroToyCon.com and check out Toy Federation’s ever popular YouTube channel HERE.
Other than that, please show your support for our show with donations through Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, and Ko-fi, purchase Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits and exclusive merch, come meet us in person at Retro Toy Con November 22-24 in Greenville, SC, catch up on all past Screaming Soup! Seasons, check out this week’s Howl’n Hottie, read recent bite-size reviews for the newer horror films we’re checkin’ out in our blog R-Rated Reviews, and help us get the word out about the web’s #1 animated horror host show! Please use our social buttons in the upper right corner of the site and follow our tweets (are they still called that?), subscribe to our video channels, like our Facebook, watch and share all our vids, and keep that fan mail comin’. You can also warm up some Screaming Soup! leftovers with reruns currently playin’ on Beta Max TV, Sluggo’s The Vortexx, and Mr. Lobo‘s OSI 74 .
Howdy there, Scream Freaks! Ya know, we once heard the great funny paper artist Bill Watterson never got into the merch game, because it would only interrupt his daily grind at the drawin’ board and take him away from the joy of creatin’ new Calvin and Hobbes strips. Despite his dedication to steadily providin’ fans with countless adventures within a six-year-old’s imagination, however, we’re sure plenty of readers wouldn’t mind a brief hiatus now and ‘gain if it meant allowin’ Watterson the time to make it possible fer ’em to physically possess representations of their favorite characters. After all — who wouldn’t wanna stuffed tiger full o’ endless adventures, right?
That’s why we’ve momentarily hit the brakes as of late to shift our focus to more merchandise focused efforts. After listenin’ to you Scream Freaks over the years, we know what kinda Screaming Soup! stuff ya want, and we’re finally gonna see that some of it happens. Thanks to y’all’s generous donations on Patreon and the number of Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits we’ve sold, we’re in a terrific position to work toward the independently funded production of PVC figures, a replica of Deadwest’s heat slinger, and additional tradin’ cards and posters.
If ya never made yer own toys ‘fore, let us tell ya — it’s alotta work! Wantin’ to make sure these shelf fillers are made to the exact specs of yer favorite animated horror hosts, we had to relearn every nook and cranny of our characters top to bottom as if creatin’ ’em fer the first time all over ‘gain. With plans to produce a first line consistin’ of Deadwest, Mandy, and Billy, it’s been a real learnin’ curve fer how to best imagine ’em in plastic fer fan consumption while capturin’ that vision on paper fer digital artists to grasp as they translate that art to digital renderings fer physical mass production. Doodlin’ a goat from hell is easy ‘nough, but now we have to think third dimensional with questions like of how far Billy’s eyes bulge from his head, if the sixes on his chest should be reliefs or slightly recessed carvings on the final sculpt, and whether or not his hoofs are flat or hollow on the bottoms. Things we take fer granted as animators when zippin’ past these forgivable details of anatomy and perspective on paper, but come to curse ourselves fer when havin’ to bring it into the real world. We might’ve gone a little overboard with pages and pages of angles and notes on how every little detail should be pushed and pulled outta the sculpts, especially since we were told we only needed to provide four sided drawings per character, but we didn’t wanna leave questions unanswered fer the fine folks turnin’ our 2D wishes into 3D reality. Funniest thing is, some of the characters’ looks subtly evolved over the course of this project, influencin’ how they’ll be appearin’ in future episodes. Nothin’ drastic mind ya, but positive jumps like comparin’ the look of The Simpsons from season one to season five.
And nobody panic over the future of Screaming Soup! episodes! We’re resumin’ our production schedule as these merch projects hit various waitin’ periods fer different reasons, and we’re really lookin’ forward to our next outin’ with Count Ted as we help him audition fer a new Phantom of the Opera. It’s gonna be one head bangin’ good time!
Our amigos at Lost Anarchy Multi-Media Pulp Magazine are at it ‘gain! With it bein’ time fer their Halloween issue, Mojo El Diablo has asked us back fer ‘nother interview which makes us happier than a tick on a bloodhound! Gettin’ our thoughts on recent flicks, killer tomatoes, and our upcomin’ con appearances, this is a Screaming Soup! collectable Scream Freaks can’t miss! Especially with LAMMPM’s cover to cover offerings of original comics, hard rock articles, and butt naked centerfolds! Hit ’em up fer a physical copy in the mail or visit their Website as well as their YouTube channel. Expect to see LAMMPM’s Mojo El Diablo in our next episode of Screaming Soup!
Lastly, we’re once ‘gain hauntin’ the upcomin’ toy convention to end all toy conventions at Retro Toy Con in Greenville, SC November 22-24. Ran by Toy Federation, this con has everything! Rare and hard to find collectables from all movies, shows, and genres, cosplay contests, and a multitude of guests from huge franchises like Star Wars, Godzilla, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Spider-Man, and — of course — Screaming Soup! We’ll be emceeing the event all weekend, hostin’ the panels, and joining in on all the celebrity VIP meals so ya better make it out there Scream Freaks! We’ll have stickers, cards, Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits, and original prints waitin’ fer ya at our table as well as picture opportunities with Deadwest in person! Get more details at RetroToyCon.com and check out Toy Federation’s ever popular YouTube channel HERE.
Other than that, please show your support for our show with donations through Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, and Ko-fi, purchase Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits and exclusive merch, come meet us in person at Retro Toy Con November 22-24 in Greenville, SC, catch up on all past Screaming Soup! Seasons, check out this week’s Howl’n Hottie, read recent bite-size reviews for the newer horror films we’re checkin’ out in our blog R-Rated Reviews, and help us get the word out about the web’s #1 animated horror host show! Please use our social buttons in the upper right corner of the site and follow our tweets (are they still called that?), subscribe to our video channels, like our Facebook, watch and share all our vids, and keep that fan mail comin’. You can also warm up some Screaming Soup! leftovers with reruns currently playin’ on Beta Max TV, Sluggo’s The Vortexx, and Mr. Lobo‘s OSI 74 .
Howdy there, Scream Freaks! Jumpin’ jack-o-lanterns, are we thrilled to bring y’all the next rowdy chapter in our efforts to help Count Ted be all he can be as the new king of the vampires, and if that ain’t ’nuff excitement fer ya, there’s plenty of new behind the scenes stuff to share, so let’s get to it, what do ya say?
First off, we’re back with an all new wild weird west misadventure, and this time we’re screamin’ at mummies! Yessir, now that Frankenstein’s bent Ted’s ear to bringin’ Dracula’s ol’ crew back together with the likes of Wolfie and the Gill Critter, it’s time we head into the hottest pockets of the Deathwind Desert and wrangle us the toilet paper company’s biggest missed opportunity fer a mascot and add the royally decrepit Azero to the gang. The shufflin’ wrinkle may not be as cunnin’ as Imhotep or as slick as Tom Cruise, but Azero’s sure to bring some of that been-there-done-that wisdom with him to Ted’s advantage. All we gotta do is tolerate his escape room of a pyramid long ’nuff to recruit him, but seems there’s already folks out there lookin’ to throw a monkey wrench in our plans with Ted’s new popularity drawin’ attention from some pretty vile creeps!
In the meantime, we’ll be takin’ a look at a mess of a horror comedy called Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh featurin’ special make-up effects by none other than the king of splatter himself — Tom Savini. In hindsight, we probably should have reviewed somethin’ with an actual mummy in it like Tale of the Mummy or Time Walker, but this oddball flick has been on our to-do list fer awhile of alternative movies outside the mainstream we wanna bring awareness to, and this seemed as good a time as any to showcase it. So, while there’s no ancient curses or livin’ stiffs lookin’ to strangle everyone in sight, we still think it’s mummy adjacent in the loosest sense given it boasts memorable killers from Pittsburgh’s Little Egypt leavin’ one helluva blood trail.
Extra! Extra! Scream all ’bout it! Thanks to the twisted minds at Lost Anarchy Multi-Media Pulp Magazine, Screaming Soup! is featured in a sweet four page spread coverin’ the ins and outs of our show ‘long with a behind the scenes interview every Scream Freak’s gonna wanna read. Not fer the faint of heart, LAMMPM is unlike any publication we’ve thumbed through before, full o’ original comics, hard rock articles, and lotta naked centerfolds! Hit ’em up fer a physical copy in the mail or visit their Website as well as their YouTube channel. Expect to see LAMMPM’s Mojo El Diablo in our next episode of Screaming Soup!
Still ridin’ high on the Killer Tomatoes train followin’ our Rondo Award for Best Documentary of 2024 for our Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective, we’re crossin’ our fangs we’ll be even more a part of the Killer Tomatoes’ legacy with some merch we got in the works through our uber talented amigos at True Legacy Design. Currently in talks right now fer producin’ stuff we always wanted to own as a fan, y’all could very well be seein’ Screaming Soup!’s own take on the vicious veggies fer fanboy consumptions in the not so distant future. How awesome is that?! They already announced a lot of new collectibles on the way like these toyetic terrors seen at San Diego Comicon! Keep up to date on all the latest Killer Tomatoes news at their website and listen to their behind-the-scenes podcast which includes a candid interview with Screaming Soup! on makin’ the be-all-end-all documentary on the history of the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes franchise.
Other than that, please show your support for our show with donations through Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, and Ko-fi, purchase Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits and exclusive merch, catch up on all past Screaming Soup! Seasons, check out this week’s Howl’n Hottie, read recent bite-size reviews for the newer horror films we’re checkin’ out in our blog R-Rated Reviews, and help us get the word out about the web’s #1 animated horror host show! Please use our social buttons in the upper right corner of the site and follow our tweets (are they still called that?), subscribe to our video channels, like our Facebook, watch and share all our vids, and keep that fan mail comin’. You can also warm up some Screaming Soup! leftovers with reruns currently playin’ on Beta Max TV, Sluggo’s The Vortexx, and Mr. Lobo‘s OSI 74 .
Yee-haw! We did it!! After all these years, we finally snagged ourselves one of the toughest, most sought after awards in the horror community, and it’s all thanks to y’all. Seriously — without yer votes and help wranglin’ in others’ support, there’s no way we could have taken home the award fer Best Documentary of 2023!
This recognition means more to us than we can express. With Svengoolie practically dominatin’ the Favorite Horror Host category since the Rondo’s earliest days, we had to get creative with other ways fer obtainin’ one of these coveted busts of undeniable achievement, and we still can’t believe it paid off. Skewin’ our sights fer horror host gold toward other categories we could be represented in, we felt we had a fightin’ chance in Best Documentary with our be-all end-all retrospective on the Killer Tomatoes franchise, and that gut instinct luckily proved to be more than just ingestion.
While it ain’t specifically “the” Rondo fer horror hostin’, we still see it as a horror host win, ’cause the documentary’s presented in that format with us front and center through the whole shebang, animated shenanigans and all. Yessir, whatever shade of gray ya paint it, no one can deny we’re in the club now, and we’re proudly checkin’ this sucker off our bucket list!
Shout out to all our amigos and their Rondo achievements this year — Mr. Lobo and Mummy and the Monkey’s Honorable Mention fer Favorite Horror Host, Dinosaur Dracula’s Honorable Mention fer Best Website, Jessica Dwyer’s Honorable Mention fer Best Interview, and Movie Dumpster’s Runner-up fer Best Podcast. Congrats, partners!
Aside from all the latest awards, big stuff has been happenin’ behind the scenes as we steadily bring our next episode together. While animatin’ a noodle ticklin’ encounter with the mummy as Count Ted‘s next monstrous addition to his gang, we’ve been workin’ with a fang-tastic journalist wantin’ to feature Screaming Soup! in an upcomin’ issue of Lost Anarchy Magazine (more on that soon) and dippin’ our toes into the adult collectibles market as freelance concept artists fer an up and coming company specializing in the manufacturing of pop culture related collectibles. So, busy in the best way as usual, and we’ll have lots more to share on those updates in future posts as they ‘come further ‘long in their progress.
Other than that, please show your support for our show with donations through Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, and Ko-fi, purchase exclusive merch, catch up on all past Screaming Soup! Seasons, check out this week’s Howl’n Hottie, read recent bite-size reviews for the newer horror films we’re checkin’ out in our blog R-Rated Reviews, and help us get the word out about the web’s #1 animated horror host show! Please use our social buttons in the upper right corner of the site and follow our tweets (are they still called that?), subscribe to our video channels, like our Facebook, watch and share all our vids, and keep that fan mail comin’. You can also warm up some Screaming Soup! leftovers with reruns currently playin’ on Beta Max TV, Sluggo’s The Vortexx, and Mr. Lobo‘s OSI 74 .
Howdy there, Scream Freaks! Ya know, they say ya put good things out in the world, you can expect good things back, and that’s never truer than with our latest update!
It’s time again fer the annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, and fer ya’ll who don’t know, this is essentially the Oscars of horror entertainment. Every year, the Rondos provide fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite horror flicks, books, comics, mags, horror hosts, and more from the previous year, and in our case —- Best Documentary! Yessir, our Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective is officially nominated fer one of these coveted recognitions, and we’re hot to win!
But we can’t do this without you, Scream Freaks! ‘Cause ‘member — the Rondos are decided by fans for fans, so we need yer help in achievin’ this highest of horrific honors!
All it takes is a quick email!
Email: taraco@aol.com Subject: Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Message: (Your Name) + Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective for Best Documentary.
Can it be any simpler?
And of course, there’s more to the Rondo’s ballot with numerous artists, actors, writers, etc. in other horror categories lookin’ fer a win, so take a peek at anything else ya wanna give yer two cents on in that same email. ‘Member, you can vote on as many of the categories as ya want, so help make others’ nightmares come true. Find the rest of the ballot at the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards site HERE. Voting ends 4/16/24 at midnight!
Speakin’ of awards, be sure to catch us Sunday night 3/10/24, as we once again present the award for Best Horror Animation of 2023 at the Ahh Scares!, sponsored by our amigos, the Horror Addicts! We’ll once ‘gain be joined by one helluva line-up of new and returnin’ horror entertainers recognizin’ last year’s top shelf picks from movies to video games, books, actors, and more, so don’t miss out! Click HERE to watch the LIVE premier, and tell ’em Deadwest sent ya!
Other than that, please show your support for our show with donations through Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, and Ko-fi, purchase exclusive merch, catch up on all past Screaming Soup! Seasons, check out this week’s Howl’n Hottie, read recent bite-size reviews for the newer horror films we’re checkin’ out in our blog R-Rated Reviews, and help us get the word out about the web’s #1 animated horror host show! Please use our social buttons in the upper right corner of the site and follow our tweets (are they still called that?), subscribe to our video channels, like our Facebook, watch and share all our vids, and keep that fan mail comin’. You can also warm up some Screaming Soup! leftovers with reruns currently playin’ on Beta Max TV, Sluggo’s The Vortexx, and Mr. Lobo‘s OSI 74 .
Howdy there, Scream Freaks! Been a minute, but we’re back on the warpath helpin’ Count Ted be all he can be as the new king of the vampires, and thanks to an overly enthusiastic suggestion by the Wolfman last episode, that means roundin’ up the classic monsters once more fer a helluva reunion.
Yessir, with Frankenstein and Wolfie already in tow, Ted’s now lookin’ to add the gill critter to his possey of power, and that’s probably ’cause he’s rumored to be hidin’ out at one of Ted’s biggest inheritances — Draculand! The most popular theme park in the Crosslands packed with gut churnin’ rides and twisted attractions modeled after Drac’s ol’ mug, we imagine there bein’ plenty of distractions gettin’ in the way of us findin’ our fish face monstrosity, but who says we can’t have a little fun, right? So, let’s go fishin’ with dynamite and enjoy ourselves ‘nother review featurin’ one of horror’s more undercelebrated mutants from the watery blood drenched depths!
We also wanna thank all you Scream Freaks buyin’ the Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits which is a HUGE help fer supportin’ the show! Every cent spent on these kits goes directly back into the show, fundin’ even more merch fer y’all to enjoy down the road with more Screaming Soup! stickers, tradin’ cards, and (fangs crossed) toys. It’s all in the works, so THANK YA KINDLY from the bottom of our humbled husk of a heart!!
Other than that, please show your support for our show with donations through Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, and Ko-fi, purchase exclusive merch, catch up on all past Screaming Soup! Seasons, check out this week’s Howl’n Hottie, read recent bite-size reviews for the newer horror films we’re checkin’ out in our blog R-Rated Reviews, and help us get the word out about the web’s #1 animated horror host show! Please use our social buttons in the upper right corner of the site and follow our tweets (are they still called that?), subscribe to our video channels, like our Facebook, watch and share all our vids, and keep that fan mail comin’. You can also warm up some Screaming Soup! leftovers with reruns currently playin’ on Beta Max TV, Sluggo’s The Vortexx, and Mr. Lobo‘s OSI 74 .
Howdy there, Scream Freaks! Dig out the tinsel, unknot ’em balls of string lights, and hold yer mothballed socks out fer goodies — it’s Christmas time ‘gain!
And speakin’ of Christmas, what better gift fer you Scream Freaks out there than the Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kit?!
Yessir! Made possible by our generous supporters through Patreon, Ko-Fi, and Buy Me a Coffee, this kit’s got it all. For the low cost of $15 (which includes shipping and handlin’) Scream Freaks can now have their very own Official Scream Freak button, a mini-wanted poster featurin’ mug shots of the web’s #1 animated horror hosts with their rap sheet, a drink coaster from the Howl-Inn Grub & Spirits, five exclusive tradin’ cards (featurin’ Deadwest, Billy, Mandy, Heck Machine, and Buzzkill), and a postcard delivered all the way from the Crosslands! Sweet, right?!
Only available ’til supplies last, this one of a kind merch not only puts a piece of your favorite horror host show in yer mitts, but purchases help fund even more Screaming Soup! merch in the near future with additional tradin’ cards of our monstrous gang and rivals ‘long with plans for producin’ somethin’ I know you diehards have been clamorin’ fer — mini Screaming Soup! PVC figures startin’ with Deadwest! Yee-haw!
It all starts and stops with y’all, so check out the commercial below, and shoot us your with $15 sent through PayPal to @screamingsoup ‘long with yer name, mailin’ address, and the description “Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kit”! Ya won’t regret it!
In the meantime, keep yer peepers peeled fer our next episode set in Draculand where we’ll be on the hunt fer the next monstrous ally to join Count Ted‘s gang of classic creatures. It’s all been fun and games so far, but we can’t shake this feelin’ trouble’s brewin’ on the horizon, and that ex-bride of Dracula’s, Countess Contessa, surely has somethin’ to do with it. A wet and wild misadventure full of sappy romancin’ and gut churnin’ gore, this upcomin’ romp will also feature a buncha new kick-ass tunes by Tubi movie composer Neil Lee Griffin (aka the voice of Count Ted)! Elevatin’ the quality of our show by leaps and bounds, he’s really been helpin’ us find Screaming Soup!’s musical identity with a wide breath of sound that can best be described as a top shelf hybrid ‘tween punk and western. We get so excited listenin’ to it all, it makes us wanna animate all the faster to start usin’ it! Be sure to check out more of Neil’s amazin’ work at nlgcomposer.com.
Regardin’ other vids, we’re plannin’ on repostin’ an updated version of our Killer Tomatoes Retrospective due to new facts brought to light after the fact. Seems 30 year ol’ trips down memory lane can only be so reliable, and we want to make sure the Killer Tomatoes’ history is as accurate as it can be fer the benefit of fans everywhere. Nothin’ major, mind ya, but big ‘nough details to wanna tweak this passion project closer to perfection than it was ‘fore.
Other than that, please show your support for our show with donations through Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, and Ko-fi, catch up on all past Screaming Soup! Seasons, check out this week’s Howl’n Hottie, read recent bite-size reviews for the newer horror films we’re checkin’ out in our blog R-Rated Reviews, and help us get the word out about the web’s #1 animated horror host show! Please use our social buttons in the upper right corner of the site and follow our tweets (are they still called that?), subscribe to our video channels, like our Facebook, watch and share all our vids, and keep that fan mail comin’. You can also warm up some Screaming Soup! leftovers with reruns currently playin’ on Beta Max TV, Sluggo’s The Vortexx, and Mr. Lobo‘s OSI 74 .
From all of us here at Screaming Soup! HQ, enjoy yer hundredth viewin’ of Silent Night Deadly Night, save us a glass of alkie-nog, and let us know what new holiday horror ya found this season. Scary Christmas, Scream Freaks!
Howdy there, Scream Freaks! That annual belly buster known as Turkey Day is upon us ‘gain, and we’ve got plenty to be thankful fer!
First off, we just got back from one of our favorite cons still willin’ to allow us in the door — RETRO TOY CON! Presented by our amigos at Toy Federation, this playful plastic pickin’ weekend was one fer the history books we tell ya what. Three days of toy huntin’, pizza parties, lobby/room/and parkin’ lot toy swappin’, celebrity meet and greets, costume contests, panel discussions, and listenin’ to our big yap act as the emcee of the event, doin’ our best to keep folks entertained ‘tween announcements with jokes ’bout signin’ petitions fer a Popples panel and findin’ us a Polly Pocket fer our Mighty Max.
While we did manage to score some new shelf fillers from obscure Bad Eggz Bunch to bargain bin Goombas from the ’93 Mario Bros. movie (with the coats still attached! Whoa!!), the biggest highlights were the friends and memories we made. We screamed He-Man know-it-all Pixel Dan‘s name whenever he walked by (much to his annoyance, we’re sure), swapped YouTube war stories with toy fanatic Shartimus Prime, shared our favorite hot dog hang-outs with Eddie Deezen, got the skinny on Retro Toy Quest‘s new Toy Collector’s Wishbook, joked a little with WWE Hall of Famers the Steiner Brothers, and talked ’bout the current state of the film biz with Star Wars alum Chris Parsons.
The headliner of the week, however, was the reunion of the creative forces behind the ’92 X-Men cartoon from Fox Kids, and we can’t tell ya how wild it is to get to know the voices behind characters we have such fond memories of from childhood. George “Beast” Buza entertained us with tales from the set of The Brain (1988) with him playing a henchman eaten by a giant rubber monster of gray matter. Alyson “Jubilee” Court was kind ‘nough to say those famous lines of hers as Lydia on the Beetlejuice cartoon over the intercom system. Roscoe “Ms. Marvel” Handford gave us some good laughs over her photos with our Screaming Soup! props. We had a terrific sit down with Lenore “Rogue” Zann discussin’ her time playin’ Sizzle on the long forgotten Stunt Dawgs cartoon. Cal “The Wolverine” Dodd was a hoot and a half with his displeasure over some obnoxious boom box playin’ a butchered version of Wipe Out. And the ringleaders of this mutant circus, showrunners Eric and Julia Lewald with Mark Edens, were some of the kindest, most approachable folks anyone could ask to meet. The best time we had with ’em was talkin’ ’bout how many western flicks influenced the scripts fer X-Men, Exo-Squad, and Spiral Zone while tradin’ some of the dumbest jokes we could think of! If ya haven’t bought either of Eric and Julia’s books on the makin’ of the X-Men series, do yourself a favor and snatch these up NOW. Previously on X-Menhas a ton of interviews with the cartoon’s cast and creators while featurin’ a ton of behind trivia per episode, and X-Men: The Art and Making of The Animated Series simply explodes with an unbelievable ‘mount of production art and notes not seen in most books based on toons from this era.
In addition to this overload of excitement, we also got to behold one mother of a 3D printin’ project an up and comin’ toy company blessed the con with — a LARGER than life reproduction of the original Masters of the Universe toy line by True Legacy Design. We’re talkin’ HUGE He-Man figures with all the same action gimmicks accompanied by unbelievably proportioned vehicles and playsets. Unreal, right? Currently workin’ on gettin’ the licensin’ rights from Mattel, True Legacy Design hopes to start sellin’ these bad mama jammas to the public in the near future and already started their own YouTube channel to get news buzzin’ on this incredible venture of theirs. Who knows? Maybe they can help us produce some Screaming Soup! figures!
Speakin’ of Screaming Soup! products, we finally got in the rest of the merch this week for the upcomin’ Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kit, and it’s shaped up to be one sweet package of tangible goodies. Full of various stickers, a mini-poster, buttons, and trading cards, this sucker’s sure to be at the top of every Scream Freaks’ wish list this holiday season and will be ready for sale shortly. Thanks ‘gain to the Scream Freaks on Patreon whose contributions made this treat possible. We’ll be contactin’ you for your mailin’ addresses to make sure you’re the first to receive this amazin’ package of soupy goodness!
And ‘fore we forget, the creators of The Attack of the Killer Tomatoes franchise just released the first handful of episodes fer their new Killer Tomatoes podcast that takes fans behind the scenes of the most hilarious cult flicks inspired by the produce aisle, and we’re a featured guest fer one of ’em! Listen to filmmakers Costa Dillon and Steve Peace yap with the series’ most recurrin’ actor John Astin aka Dr. Gangreen, Marc Price (star of Killer Tomatoes Eat France), and us fer makin’ the 3 hour long documentary on all things Killer Tomatoes! Listen to it all NOW on Spotify!
Other than that, please show your support for our show with donations through Patreon, Buy Me A Coffee, and Ko-fi, catch up on all past Screaming Soup! Seasons, check out this week’s Howl’n Hottie, read recent bite-size reviews for the newer horror films we’re checkin’ out in our blog R-Rated Reviews, and help us get the word out about the web’s #1 animated horror host show! Please use our social buttons in the upper right corner of the site and follow our tweets (are they still called that?), subscribe to our video channels, like our Facebook, watch and share all our vids, and keep that fan mail comin’. You can also warm up some Screaming Soup! leftovers with reruns currently playin’ on Beta Max TV, Sluggo’s The Vortexx, and Mr. Lobo‘s OSI 74 .
Howdy there, Scream Freaks! They say time flies when yer havin’ fun, but the same can be said when ya suddenly find yerself dogpiled by a buncha cool projects, too. Yessir, thanks to our popularity as the web’s #1 animated horror host show, we’ve been fortunate ‘nough to have many a door opened fer us over the years, and opportunities have been knockin’ left and right since our last post!
In the meantime, there is one new piece of actual Screaming Soup! merch ready for y’all to enjoy! Our show’s current genius of a hoedown maestro (and voice of Count Ted) Neil Lee Griffin has collected all his original tunes from the first half of our sixth season and made it available to listen to in one knee slappin’ volume. For the first time ever, our music can be yer go-to soundtrack fer everyday events as ya feel yourself transported to the Wild Weird West with 13 excitin’ tracks that include our beltin’ anthem. Listen HERE or at YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music!
Speakin’ of producin’ thangs more efficiently, we’re also workin’ on a means of bein’ front and center with you Scream Freaks more often. After years animatin’ the entirety of our show so far with Adobe CS3 Suite on a barbaric computer runnin’ Windows 7, our needs have finally outgrown the capability of our hardware, and we were recently forced to upgrade. Thanks to the support of you Scream Freaks through Patreon and sales of our Screaming Soup! Fan Club Kits makin’ that possible, this was a smooth transition, and we’re workin’ with all the latest doo-dads an animation studio could want now. We’ve been havin’ to relearn the editin’ software a bit given we’re catapultin’ from Adobe Premiere 3 to 25, but we’re quickly pickin’ up speed as we work on the next episode of Screaming Soup! The best part, however, is the new computer allows us to play with software we couldn’t run ‘fore, and the most excitin’ one is a 3D program that creates original avatars for vtubin’. That said, we’re pourin’ all our energy at the moment into learnin’ how to rig a camera ready avatar of your favorite animated horror host fer mini movie reviews that can fill the time ‘tween regular Screaming Soup! episodes. We’re aimin’ to have that finished and in use within the next month, so we’re pretty excited ’bout it, and know y’all will be thrilled to see weekly vids from us!
And if ya didn’t know already, it’s that time o’ year ‘gain fer the Horror Addict‘s annual Ahh Scares when they present awards for the best in last year’s horror entertainment from movies and books to hotties and on screen kills. Yours truly has been asked to present the best in animated horror as always, and we’re always thrilled to do it. Check our segment out HERE or watch the whole shebang o’ an event HERE.
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