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The Ben Cooper, Inc. Halloween Costume Legacy! [Article]
Mike Imboden from the Uphill Both Ways Podcast drops us a new feature article looking back at the awesome Halloween costumes from the 1970s and 1980s from the Ben Cooper company! If you’re over 30 years old, there is a good chance you wore one of these awesome retro Halloween costumes!
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10 Great Retro Halloween Memories: Click Here [Article]
The Divisive Halloween Candy- Candy Corn! Love it or Hate it?: Click Here [Article]
10-29-2026: Patrick Stewart of X-Man and Star Trek Fame has Died [Link]
It is being widely reported that legendary actor Patrick Stewart has died at age 86. He was famous for many roles and fans of retro pop culture certainly know him as Professor X of the X-Man, and Captain Picard of Star Trek.
10-29-2026: Revenge of DragonKing Dark - Texas Chainsaw Massacre [Podcast]
Bursting through a sliding steel door like the maniac he is, Karl Stern digs up another classic episode of the DragonKing Dark Radio show for Halloween. Today, we discuss the greatest horror movie ever made, the original 1970s Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Never has a horror film captured an atmosphere of terror quite the way this movie did. I'm just worried about public reaction to all of this...
10-27-2026: New from Tonya’s Diner: Homemade Country Bread Recipe [Article]
10-27-2026: Revenge of DragonKing Dark Podcast - Cryptids [Podcast]
10-27-2026: The Return of Tonya’s Diner! A Halloween Inspired Treat! [Article]
10-26-2026: Revenge of DragonKing Dark Podcast - Sloss Furnace [Podcast]
10-26-2026: Uphill Both Ways Podcast - Halloween Show! [Podcast]
10-25-2026: OCTOBER 2026 Special: Dracula Podcast Collection [Horror]
10-24-2026: When Terror Ruled the Tube: Horror Television Shows of the 1980s [Article]
Today's Retro Rewind: It’s Halloween, Let’s Talk About Dracula, Shall We? [Article]
Take a trip back through the WIWC archives with our popular classic articles with a look back at one of the greatest horror comics of all time: Tomb of Dracula.
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