Haunted Mansion

Sam Raimi Still Has Hopes He Could Return to Spider-Man

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io9 James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Apr 29

The Muppets Are Dead as Hell in the First Haunted Mansion Trailer

The Muppets Haunted Mansion 's first trailer tries to see the bright side of being stuck in a house full of ghosts on Halloween night.

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 23

A New Haunted Mansion Movie Is Creeping Forward With Director Justin Simien

The possibility of a new movie based on Disney’s Haunted Mansion continues to rise from the grave. Last summer, Disney hired Katie Dippold to pen a script and now it’s in talks to bring director Justin Simien aboard the Doom Buggy. Simien is best known for the movie and show Dear White People, but was…

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 22

Haunted Mansion: Call of the Spirits Welcomes Foolish Mortals to a Charming, Simple Game

Disney theme park rides continue to be a source of entertainment—even outside of the parks themselves. The Jungle Cruise movie is set to come out (at some point) and Disney recently announced Space Mountain and Haunted Mansion were getting films. But first, a new board game is inviting creepy ghosts to come out and socialize…in…

Games Beth Elderkin Oct 19

A New Haunted Mansion Movie Is Rising From the Grave at Disney

Since the Eddie Murphy disaster, it feels like there have been about 999 tries to adapt iconic Disney ride The Haunted Mansion into a movie. If so, maybe lucky 1,000 will be the ticket. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Disney has hired writer Katie Dippold to pen a new script based on the ride about the…

Movies Germain Lussier Aug 28

All the New Comics IDW Discussed at San Diego Comic-Con

While much of the buzz out of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con was about all of the big films dropping in the coming months and years, comics publishers like IDW were in full force with announcements about—wait for it—comic books that people will soon be able to go out and read. What a concept. Star Pig…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jul 23

Guillermo del Toro Has a Ton of Screenplays Lying Around, Here’s What We Know About Them

You can’t say Guillermo del Toro doesn’t know how to keep himself busy. The Oscar-winning director recently shared a list of screenplay projects he’s worked on over the past decade that are still waiting to be produced, including a previously unknown project and another that’s still top-secret. The list is massive, with at least a…

Movies Beth Elderkin Nov 26

Dad Wins Halloween by Building a Working Replica of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion Ride

A week ago, we thought no one would ever best a Disney-obsessed railroad engineer who built a miniature replica of Disneyland’s Fantasyland in his basement. And then we discovered Dan Schmidt—who, for the past couple of years, has created a working version of the Haunted Mansion ride in his garage for Halloween. As reported by…

io9 Andrew Liszewski Oct 4

Disney Passed on What Could Have Been a Great Animated Haunted Mansion TV Show

The 2003 Haunted Mansion movie stands out as pretty bad, even in a sea of middling Disney theme park ride movies—that oddly specific, yet well-populated genre. But one of the creators behind Kubo and the Two Strings pitched a pretty awesome-sounding reboot of the idea, that would’ve given it an animated twist. Shannon Tindle, the…

Television James Whitbrook Jan 2

X Atencio, Disney Animator and Co-Writer of the Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Music, Dies at 98

Xavier “X” Atencio had a remarkable career with the Walt Disney company, from his early days in the 1930s working on films like Pinocchio to his later days working on rides like Disneyland’s The Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean. But Atencio reached the end of the ride this weekend. He died on Sunday…

Tech News Matt Novak Sep 12

The Secret Tech Behind Disney’s Haunted Mansion Illusions

“Perhaps Madame Leota can establish contact,” the Ghost Host decides. “She has a remarkable head for materializing…the disembodied!” As the Ghost Host is speaking, the Doom Buggies make their way into a dim parlor and take their place around a large seance circle. This is Part One of a two-part excerpt from The Unauthorized Story…

Tech News Jeff Baham, DoomBuggies.com Oct 31

One Game Of Thrones Character Is Getting A Bold New Costume… But Why?

Do we finally know the name of the Flash/Arrow spin-off? Take a blurry look at Star Wars’ Kylo Ren, and a great look at Age of Ultron’s Vision. Could the new Agents of SHIELD spinoff be bad news for Agent Carter? The Flash may be introducing a new DC hero to TV. Plus hints for…

io9 James Whitbrook Apr 10

How Disney Upgrades The Haunted Mansion to Scare New Generations of Fans

The manifesting and disappearing ghosts in the grand ballroom of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion aren’t holograms or digital projections. They’re based on Pepper’s Ghost, a nineteenth century technique that, until the Haunted Mansion was constructed, had never been used on such a grand scale. This is Part Two of our excerpt series from The Unauthorized Story…

Tech News Jeff Baham, DoomBuggies.com Sep 4

Game Of Thrones Will Definitely Last At Least Another Three Years

Stan Lee drops hints about his Avengers 2 cameo. Guillermo del Toro talks about the chances of making a Hellboy 3 and Haunted Mansion. Constantine casts a female lead. Zachary Quinto mulls returning as Sylar for Heroes: Reborn. Plus, behind-the-scenes looks at Arrow and The Flash. Spoilers now! Top image: The Flash Amazing Spider-Man 3/Venom/Sinister…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta Jul 14

A Haunted House Filled With DIY Tricks From Disney’s Haunted Mansion

Haunted houses have gone over the top in the quest for guts, gristle and gore. But the Alvarado Caverns and Mystery Theater in Los Angeles offers a clever, DIY twist on scare tactics. Its fascinating—yet still freaky—lo-fi haunting techniques are cribbed from one of the country’s original spooky addresses: Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion. https://gizmodo.com/behind-the-scenes-of-blood-manor-one-of-nycs-scariest-1451588825 Alvarado Caverns…

Tech News Alissa Walker Oct 31

Tons more on Thor: The Dark World from two of the movie’s stars. Plus videos to prepare you for Fringe‘s finale!

Jaimie Alexander explains why Alan Taylor was the perfect guy to take on Thor: The Dark World, while Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje reveals how he became the villainous curse. Mark Millar reveals 20th Century Fox’s Wolverine strategy. Plus Guillermo del Toro provides the latest updates on all his upcoming projects! Spoilers from here on out! Top image…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Jan 16

New Doctor Who set photos reveal unexpected guests for this year’s Christmas special!

And could Neil Gaiman be returning to Doctor Who? (Probably not, but there’s a new rumor.) Kick-Ass 2 finds one of its heroes after watching Scrubs reruns. Deadpool just slips further and further away. Plus Catching Fire, Ninja Turtles, and Haunted Mansion updates! Spoilers from here on out! Top image from Hansel & Gretel: Witch…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Aug 9

Singing Busts Arduino Project Brings All the Campiness of Disney to Your Front Door

Disney’s Haunted Mansion is one of those corny staples you just have to hit when you visit the Magic Kingdom. But Disney World is far for some. Why not bring parts of the experience home for Halloween? This is precisely what Instructables member TheNewHobbyist did with his hacked together Aruduino-based “singing busts” project. The kit…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 23

Watch the Spooky New High-Tech Ghosts at Disney World’s Haunted Mansion

The imagineers at Disney World recently made the dangerous decision to fiddle with Haunted Mansion, one of the park’s finest attractions, reworking the holographic hitchhiking ghosts that appear to join you in your car as you leave the ride. But wait!, you say. Stop! It’s not broke! Don’t fix it! Normally I would agree. But…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Apr 6

Doug Jones explains how to bring humanity to an inhuman character

Nobody is better at playing bizarre creatures of the imagination than Doug Jones, who’s probably Guillermo del Toro’s most frequent collaborator. We asked Jones the secret of bringing creatures to life, and whether we’ll ever see Hellboy’s Abe Sapien again. We asked Jones the secret to playing a memorable non-human, and whether this was different…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Aug 19

Sam Raimi Still Has Hopes He Could Return to Spider-Man

The Muppets Are Dead as Hell in the First Haunted Mansion Trailer

A New Haunted Mansion Movie Is Creeping Forward With Director Justin Simien

Haunted Mansion: Call of the Spirits Welcomes Foolish Mortals to a Charming, Simple Game

A New Haunted Mansion Movie Is Rising From the Grave at Disney

All the New Comics IDW Discussed at San Diego Comic-Con

Guillermo del Toro Has a Ton of Screenplays Lying Around, Here’s What We Know About Them

Dad Wins Halloween by Building a Working Replica of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion Ride

Disney Passed on What Could Have Been a Great Animated Haunted Mansion TV Show

X Atencio, Disney Animator and Co-Writer of the Pirates of the Caribbean Theme Music, Dies at 98

The Secret Tech Behind Disney’s Haunted Mansion Illusions

One Game Of Thrones Character Is Getting A Bold New Costume… But Why?

How Disney Upgrades The Haunted Mansion to Scare New Generations of Fans

Game Of Thrones Will Definitely Last At Least Another Three Years

A Haunted House Filled With DIY Tricks From Disney’s Haunted Mansion

Tons more on Thor: The Dark World from two of the movie’s stars. Plus videos to prepare you for Fringe‘s finale!

New Doctor Who set photos reveal unexpected guests for this year’s Christmas special!

Singing Busts Arduino Project Brings All the Campiness of Disney to Your Front Door

Watch the Spooky New High-Tech Ghosts at Disney World’s Haunted Mansion

Doug Jones explains how to bring humanity to an inhuman character

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