Halloween Hot Wheels 2026 - Alpha Pursuit

Would a Halloween themed police car have ghostly wails in place of a siren?

 

 Alpha Pursuit has been around since 2020 but this is only its eighth incarnation. Not surprisingly, it's often been included in Rescue/First Response 5-packs.

 

 It's got a futuristic design to it which I think comes through a lot better with some of the other paint jobs it's had over the years. The Boneyard Patrol logo makes me wonder what the car does. Does it just drive around cemeteries? Does the name come from skeletal drivers?

 

 Whatever it's role, it's got some glow in the dark features to help light up the night!

 

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Skelton's Keys to the Classics - Vasilisa the Beautiful

Back in January 2025, I did a post about the amazing Skelton's Keys to the Classics that Mrs Dex got me for Christmas. She recently gifted me another to add to my collection from the Russian fairy tale Vasilisa the Beautiful. You may not think that sounds Halloween adjacent, but we'll get there.

 

 The keys come in boxes that resemble books from the outside.

 

 

But when you open them, there's a keyhole window showing off a metal key inspired by the story. Vasilisa's tale just happens to feature the infamous witch Baba Yaga as the villain!

 

 Baba Yaga has definitely entered the pop culture zeitgeist in recent years thanks to John Wick. She's even appeared in a couple Scooby-Doo episodes! But I remember first learning about her back in my early Dungeons & Dragons days in the 80s. I didn't know much at the time other than she was a witch that lived in a hut that walked around on giant chicken legs. Not an image you forget! 

 

The key is solid black except for yellow highlights in the hut's windows and the skull's eyes and nose. There's some really great line detail put into it, especially in the upper leg area. Even if I had the key to Baba Yaga's Hut, I don't think i"d be using it anytime soon!

 

 Baba Yaga and Vasilisa now join my other Keys to the Classics, filling out this collection box. 

 

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Classic Creepy Comics - Haunted Thrills

 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. 

  

Haunted Thrills was published by Ajax-Farrell from June 1952 until November 1954 and ran for 18 issues. Unlike a lot of previously covered titles, I couldn't find much about this series so enjoy some random picks from various issues.

  

The first issue has the story Ghost Gloves, which makes me wonder if there's been any stories since of a ghost boxer.

 

Apparently issues 5 and 6 (above/below) are the most sought after as they're the only ones that have record sales around $2000! And that probably explains why those particular issues are missing from the database.

I have to say, they are pretty striking covers!

 Issue 16 has a classic gaming with Death cover.

 

 And I just had to share this crazy panel from Web of the Widow.

 

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