New Halloween DVDs For Children
Monsters, Aliens, and Goosebumps Highlight Kid’s Releases
Sep 5, 2009
Halloween fun on DVD includes some classics (Mad Monster Party) and newer favorites (Goosebumps). These children’s releases come out in September in order to get a month’s worth of trick or treat excitement before the actual holiday on October 31.
September 8 Halloween DVD Releases for Children
Charlie and Lola Vol. 9: What Can I Wear for Halloween? (2009) Widescreen
In this movie from the popular 2005 animated UK television series created by Lauren Child, four children have been growing an enormous pumpkin all year for their Halloween party. Everyone knows what costumes they will wear to the party, except for Lola. While she’s working on a costume, something disastrous happens to their special pumpkin. The DVD contains others eight stories as well: “Everything is Different and Not the Same;” “I Am Goody the Good;” “But We Always Do It Like This;” “I Am Going to Save a Panda;” “I Slightly Want to Go Home;” Do Not Ever Let Me Go;” “I Would Like to Actually Keep It;” and “But I Don’t Really Like This Present.”
- Starring the voices of Daniel Mayers, Clementine Cowell, Morgan Gayle, Ryan Harris
- Run Time: 120 minutes (two discs)
- Rating: Not Rated
Mad Monster Party (2009) Special Edition, Full Screen
This animated comedy horror classic from 1968 features Dr. Frankenstein (the voice of Boris Karloff) holding a retirement party in order to find his successor as head of the Worldwide Organization of Monsters. This party includes music, humor, and lots of monsters such as Dracula, The Werewolf, The Creature, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.
- Also starring the voices of Allen Swift, Gale Garnett, Phyllis Diller, Ethel Ennis
- Director: Jules Bass
- Writers: Len Korobkin, Harbey Kurtzman, Arthur Rankin, Jr., Forrest J. Ackerman
- Run Time: 94 minutes
- Rating: Not Rated
Goosebumps: Attack of the Jack-O-Lanterns (2009) Full Screen
Adapted from the book by J.L. Stine, this live-action movie originally aired in October 1996 as an episode on the Goosebumps television series. In this episode, a Halloween practical joke backfires on some kids when two pumpkin heads become a little too spooky with sound effects and visual effects they didn’t necessarily create. For a ten-minute peek at this movie, visit YouTube.
- Starring Erica Luttrell, Aidan Desalaiz, Maria Paikin, Gino Giacomini, Andrea O’Roarke, Philip Eddolls, Christian Laurin, Stuart Clow
- Writer: Dan Angel (writer); R.L. Stine (novel)
- Run Time: 65 minutes
- Rating: Not Rated
September 22 Halloween DVD Releases for Children
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) Widescreen and Blu-ray
Although technically not a Halloween movie, this film features lots of monsters and aliens – always popular costumes for trick or treaters. In this recent animated hit movie, a woman (voice of Reese Witherspoon) gets hit by a meteor and undergoes huge physiological changes. Soon her boyfriend and the rest of the city fear her gigantic proportions and label her a monster. The military places her in a special facility with other freaks, and forces her to fight aliens. This new release comes with “Ginormous Extras” in the DVD package including a peek at how they make the monsters, deleted scenes, and a feature on the technology behind the movie.
- Also starring the voices of Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert, Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski
- Directors: Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
- Writers: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky, Rob Letterman, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
- Run Time: 94 minutes
- Rating: PG (for sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language)
- Release Dates: September 22 (Widescreen, Blu-ray); September 29 (Widesceen Double Pack)
- Additional Information: The Blu-ray edition comes with exclusive extras (including a trivia track and the feature B.O.B.’s Big Break in Monster 3D) in addition to the other bonus features. On September 29, a “Ginormous Double Pack” DVD features Monsters vs. Aliens and B.O.B.’s Big Break in Monster 3D in a widescreen edition. The 3D movie (starring the voice of Seth Rogen as B.O.B.) features the monsters attempting to break out of their secret holding cell. Also stars the voices of Hugh Laurie as Dr. Cockroach, Will Arnett as The Missing Link, and Kiefer Sutherland as General W.R. Monger.
For more information about any of these movies, visit Internet Movie Database.
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