Halloween Hot Wheels 2026 - Baja Hauler

 When you hear Baja, Halloween is probably not the next thing that comes to mind but today's vehicle is the Baja Hauler.

 

 

When the Baja Hauler first appeared, it had an enclosed cargo space and the back door opened. This was changed in 2019 to an open air design and a door that no longer moved. Since then, it has been released in both versions. This is the twelfth Baja Hauler to be released and it's appeared with Overwatch and Disney paint jobs.

 

Considering the design is for off-road use, I'm picturing this like the runaway school bus in Nightmare on Elm Street 2 barreling across a desert wasteland carrying a full load of pumpkins. The pink metallic paint looks great and gives it an extra pop when tilted under light.  

 

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Better Luck Than Chuck - A Horror Trivia Game Show

Just ahead of spooky season, Better Luck Than Chuck, a new horror trivia game show, arrived on YouTube.

  

Hosts The Widow and her corpse of a husband Charlie, invite three contestants into their basement to compete in a trivia game show that tests their insight into fright. The Widow is a weird mix of Elvira and Peg Bundy, while Chuck's self-pity and sense of humor make them quite the darling duo. It's a fun twist to have the woman hosting while the man is the "sidekick" even though Chuck often steals the spotlight.

 

  

 

Contestants will need to put their brains to the test over two rounds to answer questions in categories like Holiday Horror, 80s Slashers, and Creature Feature. Also sprinkled in are occasional questions presented via video from notable horror icons. The winner gets to rummage through Chuck's workshop to try and find iconic horror items against the clock for a trip to Universal's Halloween Horror Nights. 

 

 

 

While watching the first episode, I couldn't help but think of my other favorite game show that takes place in a basement: MTV's Remote Control. It's got that same kind of indie vibe to it where it feels like you're hanging out with friends instead of watching a corporate polished presentation. There's a good spread of difficulty in the questions. I consider myself a casual, but enthusiastic, horror fan and I think some of these will give hardcore fans a challenge.

 

If you want to shake up your October scary schedule with something a little different, head over to Better Luck Than Chuck's YouTube channel where new shows drop every Thursday. 

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Classic Creepy Comics - Beware! Terror Tales

Back for it's fifth year, Classic Creepy Comics will be bringing you cover art and a little bit of history on horror comics from the 50s and 60s.

 

All the comics I'll be talking about are legally available for free on Comic Book+. You can read them online or, if you create a free account, you can download them. The site navigation may take some getting used to but I'll be providing links to the specific titles featured. 

 

Kicking things off this year is Beware! Terror Tales from Fawcett.

 

Beware! was a short lived book that only had 8 issues between May 1952 and July 1953. Like the greatest horror anthology comics, it had a host that bookended each tale. Beware's host was The Mummy and he looked kind of like what you'd expect but also had the fashion sense to wear a cloak. It seems like in a lot of appearances, they reuse the same art but change the coloring.

 

Each issue had three or four comic stories and usually a two page prose story. There's not a lot of variety in the colors used on this cover but they way they do use it for highlighting is great.

 

 Looking through the books for a random panel to grab and this one stood out to me. Maybe it's the classic trope of floating heads around a subject coupled with the ghoulish faces. This guy is not going to have a good night!

 

 Here's an ad for another Fawcett book, Strange Stories from Another World. As you might guess, this one leans a little more sci-fi despite the art crawling straight out of the grave.

 

 Beware! was acquired by DC when they bought Fawcett's catalog in 1991. Checking out the values on this series, it looks like the prices get higher along with the issue numbers. An 8.0 grade issue 1 is just under $1k while issue 8 with the same grade is almost $7k!

 

If you want to spend some time with The Mummy, head over to Comic Book+ where you can read the entire series for free online.

 

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