February ZBox: Undead from Zavvi

Zavvi, a UK online based store, has started their own monthly subscription box. It's been going for a couple of months now but when I heard that this month was going to be undead themed, I thought I'd pay the £20, and see what I got.

First up it comes with the kind of mandatory magazine that sub boxes come with now.

Zombie socks! This is a fun addition to this box for sure, and they're nice and soft!

A nice Mini Mates set based on The Walking Dead, including Dexter and Dreadlock Zombie.

The music of John Carpenter's The Fog on a nice green coloured vinyl.

A DVD of "Zombies: A Living History" documentary from the History Channel.

A pack of zombie badges that are kind of fun.

Quite a cool car sticker showing that you're permitted to hunt zombies in the UK.

A brain licker candy sweet.

And of course, a t-shirt. This is a very cool design though!

Lastly, I just want to show off the inside of the box, it's a nice touch to put this detail in.

Will I order the next one? Not sure yet. It is Retro themed, so I'm tempted, and this isn't a bad box, but these monthly subscription boxes can be really hit and miss...

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Horror Block October 2014

October's Horror Block got to me here in the UK in super quick time this month, and oh boy did they knock it out of the park!!

First up, a Build Your Own Zombie! A fun modelling clay kit!

A very cool box of horror themed Cereal Killer stickers and cards with a fun spin on a well known cereal on each side of the box.

A blu ray of Puppet Master! I mean, it might not work on anything I have here due to region locking (I've yet to try) but that's such a cool item to get in a monthly box!

I got a copy of Fangoria, which is great as I've been trying to find this here in the UK and sometimes I'm lucky and I find it, but more often than not I don't see it here.

A new t-shirt which is great, a sweet Friday the 13th design which is very cool!!

But for me, the item of the month is this guy

This months Horror Block is absolutely worth the subscription fee! Very happy with this months delivery right before Halloween!

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My Geek Box October 2014 "Nightmare"

Received this months My Geek Box which has a "Nightmare" in honour of it being Halloween this month. I was really looking forward to this box as I love Halloween - so let's take a look inside and see what goodies it held!

First up we get the second issue of the My Geek Box magazine, again with reviews and interviews inside. Cool cover this month!

Next up is a poster with 4 classic horror characters on it.

A Zombie Zity Swobblerz. A zombie barber wobble head that I guess has an interchangeable head with other toys in the range. I can't even begin to imagine how bad a haircut you'd get off this guy...

Also got a series one Zomling.

And some sweets!!

The last small thing is a Jack Skellington magnet.

I guess the two big items this month are the last two.

Firstly is a Jason Voorhees Funko Pop vinyl figure. Which would be brilliant if I didn't already have him!

And as always, you get the monthly t-shirt. This month is a red Child's Play number with a twist on Tickle Me Elmo.

All in all, it's a pretty good box! Next month's theme is "The Best of British". Interested to see that one, hoping for some Doctor Who goodies!

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Horror Block September

I received my first Horror Block recently - this is technically September's Block as it's released at the end of the month, and being in the UK it takes a bit more time to get here.

It's a fun box, but I was a little underwhelmed. On opening this Horror Block you get a cool Walking Dead reference.

In the box I found a Hannibal shirt - which was a replacement as the original shirt that was due to be in the box was short shipped. And honestly? I would have preferred the original t-shirt which was an It inspired shirt with Pennywise front and centre.

That's not to say that the Hannibal shirt is bad, I just would have liked the It one more!

A second shirt was included this month which I like more.

A ripped zombie shirt in the shape of a skull. Pretty cool looking for sure!

They also included a mask to combine with the tee for a quick Halloween costume - a Neca produced full head mask of Eddie from Iron Maiden

Included in this Horror Block to add to the costume was a packet of Costume Tattoos

Lastly, in the box was the new Rue Morgue book "Horror Movie Heroes"

All in all, it's not a great box, but I am looking forward to future boxes. This box wasn't totally for me, but it was certainly worth the price items wise.

More to come this Shocktober! Go Figure!

Johnny Cupcakes Midnight Delights SITCM Volume 7

A wee trip to London this weekend brought a very welcome surprise!

I've been a fan of Johnny Cupcakes for a few years but never managed to get a hold of any of the t-shirts. Friday evening at 6pm the Carnaby Street store in London were opening to sell the Something in the Cupcake Mix Volume 7 box set of three exclusive Halloween tees. I didn't expect this to be a thing, but when I walked past at 17.20, there was a queue running down the street. It was only about 15 people long at that point, so I joined and waited. And I'm glad I did! Stock was limited and plenty more people joined the queue after me (shout out to the friendly guy that chatted with me about Adventure Time! My wife went to look at Christmas decorations in Liberty...).

They come in this excellent box, which is detailed brilliantly and lots of fun. It opens like a book and gives you the name of the three shirts that are inside.

I love the tees that were made for this year, all in the style of old school pulp horror novel covers, or old horror comics. There are 2 black shirts and one grey (the grey being my personal favourite).

First up is The Baker's Bones. The screaming woman in the blade of the knife being held by the zombified baker's hand is a nice image. The tee also has a small wrap around tag at the seam in classic orange and black colour scheme and the Johnny Cupcakes cupcake and cross-bones logo can be found on the back, just below the neck, in a nice red colour.

Next is my personal favourite, Terror Rises, which is a cupcake blob monster attacking a woman in the lake. I just really love the image on this one, and the grey sets it off nicely.

Again, this tee comes with the tag at the bottom seam, and the JC logo on then back.

And finally, we have The Cupcake Corpse, with the image of a melting skeletal woman trying to give her beloved a tasty treat!

This tee is my wife's favourite of the bunch, and it's definitely a close second behind Terror Rises for me. This shirt, of course, comes with the tag, and logo, just like the other two tees in the collection.

I'm really glad I got to pick these up and they're a good price for three Johnny Cupcakes shirts. If you're interested you can visit Johnny Cupcakes here and check out the full range of shirts.

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