In the forthcoming Ghostbusters: Afterlife, we’ll finally get to see the famous proton pack from the ’80s films be passed down to the next generation.

And in an exclusive clip of the film from Hasbro Pulse Con 2021 that was released today, we see McKenna Grace’s Phoebe wield the powerful weapon for the first time after discovering the device on the property once owned by her grandfather, Harold Ramis’ Egon Spengler.

Hasbro Pulse’s official Twitter account even teased a few days ago that the clip would be shown at today’s con. The clip has now made its way online after premiering at the event.

It’s a decidedly thrilling moment when Phoebe fires up the pack then launches a proton beam at an apparent log in a field, causing it to catch fire and explode.

For those of us who grew up with the original Ghostbusters and its memorable toys, including pretend proton packs and ghost traps, we can’t help but be swept up in the nostalgia of traversing around our neighborhood, decked out in the signature jumpsuits, trying to capture some specters.

In a recently released trailer, we got more details as to the plot, including mini Stay-Puft Marshmallow Men wreaking mayhem in a department store and riding a Roomba, the hellhound-like Zuul chasing around Paul Rudd also in a store, and the children confronting a Slimer-Esque looking ghost on a fire hydrant.

We’re excited to see how Ghostbusters: Afterlife brings the thrills and laughs when it haunts theaters on November 18th, 2021.

Fans of horror films have seen tons of zombie films and likely have their eyes peeled for fresh takes on the genre. This year they’re in luck as Quebecois filmmaker Julien Knafo makes his feature film debut with Brain Freeze While it’s flown under the radar since premiering at the 2021 Fantasia Film Festival, it’s now available to stream on Screambox making it easy to watch the unique zombie tale.

“When an exclusive golf club uses modified fertilizer to keep their courses green all year, they unwittingly release a plague on their affluent community. Contaminating the water supply, the fertilizer turns people into a ravenous clan of emerald-eyed zombies. Can a teen & his baby sister get off the quarantined island before turning into grass?”

Synopsis from Screambox

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The movie already is boasting an impressive 86% Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes with critics heavily praising the zombie flick. Bloody Disgusting’s Megan Nevarro had this to say about the film:

“Brain Freeze builds upon the traditional zombie outbreak formula and tropes, adding regional specificity and a modern twist that keeps it breezing along with biting humor and self-awareness.”

Brain Freeze is currently available to stream on Screambox. It will be available in VOD form on Apple Video, Amazon Prime, Google Play, Vudu, and more on Oct. 26.

Despite Jupiter’s Legacy being cancelled after just one season, Netflix is pressing ahead with its expansion of the Millarverse, following its acquisition of Marvel’s Millarworld imprint back in 2017. Next up is anime series Super Crooks, as based on the comic books by Mark Millar and Leinil Francis Yu. With that premiering next month, the streaming giant has now unveiled its first-look trailer for the show, which you can catch above.

Like a blend of the superhero genre, anime, and Money Heist, Super Crooks follows small-time crook Johnny Bolt as he assembles a crack team of eight supervillains — including The Heat, The Gladiator, and The Ghost — to help him perform one last heist before he retires. Like the trailer says, just because you’ve got superpowers, that doesn’t necessarily make you a superhero.

Netflix has also revealed the full cast lists for both the Japanese and English dubs of the 13-episode season. Here’s the Japanese cast:

• Kenjiro Tsuda as Johnny Bolt
• Maaya Sakamoto as Kasey
• Hiroshi Yanaka as Christopher Matts
• Yasuji Kimura as Carmine (The Heat)
• Pierre Taki as The Gladiator
• Junichi Suwabe as Josh (The Ghost)
• Hisao Egawa as The Salamander
• Eiji Takemoto as TK McCabe
• Subaru Kimura as Sammy Diesel
• Tetsu Inada as Roddy Diesel
• Wataru Hatano as the Praetorian
• KENN as Forecast

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And here’s the cast for the English voice dub:

• Jonah Scott as Johnny Bolt
• Abby Trott as Kasey Ann
• Jason Marnocha as The Bastard
• Doug Stone as Carmine / The Heat
• Beau Billingslea as The Gladiator
• Bill Butts as Josh / The Ghost
• Bill Rogers as TK McCabe
• Bruno Oliver as Roddy Diesel
• Ben Pronsky as Sammy Diesel
• D. C. Douglas as The Praetorian
• Zeno Robinson as Forecast

From showrunner Dai Sato (Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell), Super Crooks is pitched as a prequel to the original comics, with the final episodes of the season overlapping with the source material. Netflix clearly has big hopes for the Super Crooks franchise as they announced back in June that a live-action series also based on the comics is in the works. The live-action show will go by Supercrooks, the same title as the original comic book.

Other Millarworld projects in various stages of development include TV series for The Magic Order, American Jesus and Reborn as well as movies for Empress, Huck and Sharkey the Bounty Hunter. The universe of Jupiter’s Legacy will also be returned to in some form in the future, it’s been confirmed.

But for now, make sure to catch Super Crooks when it debuts on Netflix in just over a month’s time on November 25th.

ConcernedApe, the solo indie developer behind the popular social sim Stardew Valley, announced the title of his next game today with a surprise gameplay trailer.

Titled ConcernedApe’s Haunted Chocolatier, the project is in development and “isn’t going to be ready for a while still.” The trailer, which can be seen above, shows pixel artwork across a fantastical life and social sim setting. ConcernedApe describes the game as “another ‘town game,’” although the game has more action RPG elements than Stardew Valley.

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The game’s official website includes more information on the upcoming game, its features, and what fans can expect when it releases in the future. “I intend for this game to be positive, uplifting and life-affirming,” ConcernedApe writes in a blog post. Noticeable differences already apparent include action RPG mechanics, the wintery setting, and, of course, the haunted chocolate ghosts. The developer shares that “the gameplay loop involves gathering ingredients, making chocolate, and running a chocolate shop.”

While it looks like it will still be a game for fans of the first game, this all sounds like more of a successor than a sequel. And that’s exciting, given what ConcernedApe did the last time he set out to make a wholly original game. Stardew Valley released in 2016 and was considered a game of the decade by the broad consensus that so many people were still playing it. And just last month, the game surpassed 15 million copies sold across all platforms.

That’s a lot of inherited farmland, and we’re excited to see where we’ll go next.