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Twilight Saga: New Moon Sets Advance Sale Record; Jacob Barbie Doll on the Way

As mentioned a couple of days ago, The Twilight Saga: New Moon was well on its way to setting a new record with Fandango for advance ticket sales, and the film has indeed achieved that milestone. But if you haven't bought your tickets yet, don't be discouraged; theater owners are still adding screens and posting new showtimes online.

Sideshow Teases New Jason. Mama's Boy Now Dual Wields!

In keeping with the spirit of Friday the 13th, everyone's favorite maker of super-expensive yet completely badass collectibles, Sideshow Toys, has unveiled an exclusive teaser for their upcoming Jason figure.

Exclusive: New Mezco Freddy Reveals Movie Look

As always seems to be the case, if you want spoilers on the hottest movies today, you need to have your eyes on the world of plastic!

HorrorClix Rise from the Grave

Wizkids seemed to JUST be getting things started with their HorrorClix line, having released Aliens vs. Predator, Hellboy and Freddy vs. Jason sets alongside all their original tiny horrors. Sure, the line had been pumping along for some time, but the addition of hardcore licensed baddies opened the possibility that you could pit any character from your favorite horror film against heavyweights like Michael Myers and Pumpkinhead in the not so distant future.

Give Horror Toys to Friends on Facebook

Sometimes around the Dread Central offices insomnia (or is it paranoia?) will kick in, and before you know it, we start working on crazy yet strangely amusing stuff.

NSFW: The Ultimate Twilight Collectible? Ladies ... Meet The Vamp

Every now and then a story comes across our desks that sends up a tiny voice balloon with the letters "WTF" floating lovingly over our heads. This is just such a moment. Since we've covered pretty much everything having to do with The Twilight Saga, it's our journalistic duty to report on -- The Vamp.

Mezco's Monstrous Goodies

We’ve just finished uploading all of our Mezco images to the massive San Diego Comic-Con gallery (OVER 800 PICS IN THERE!!), so we thought it would be a good time to catch up with Damien Glonek and find out what horrors they’ll be dishing out in the near future.

NECA Unveils First Two Figures in Its 9 Line

The 09/09/09 release date of Shane Acker's 9 is fast approaching, and to celebrate, NECA has a new line of figures coming out, beginning with 1 (a good place to start) and 9.

Tonner Introduces Three New Twilight Figures

Tonner Doll Company was the first collectibles outfit to recognize the potential of the Twilight franchise and (along with some prodding from Dread toy junkies) quickly jumped at the chance to bring this world of supernatural beings into their family of licenses. To date only Edward and Bella have been realized in doll form, but as the Dread crew closed up shop at San Diego Comic-Con, our excellent Tonner friends flagged us down for a sneak preview of what's to come.

Meet Subject 245: The Punk of The Dead

Ready to do a little holiday shopping in July? December will be here before we know it, but thanks to Sideshow Collectibles you can cross one gift off your list now - Subject 245: The Punk, the newest addition to their line of zombie figures known as The Dead, which is set to ship out in 4th Quarter, 2009.

Go Hero Preps Harryhausen Creations

Go Hero is set to make its mark on San Diego Comic-Con with a line of 12-inch scaled figures you are not likely to forget. Combining an eye for fine art wrapped up in every stitch of clothing, accessory detail, and sculpted part with the sensibility of an overgrown kid who always wanted kick-ass toys from Ray Harryhausen creations, Go Hero has created some amazing new collectibles!

SDCC 09: Mezco Summer Exclusives and Coupon

Got your San Diego Comic-Con tickets and making a shopping list and game plan? One place you do not want to miss is Booth #4145, home of Mezco Toyz!

The Single Most Badass JAWS Collectible - Ever

Few times do we find ourselves speechless here at Dread Central. This is one of those times. Hold on to your asses, JAWS fanatics. Something incredibly fucking wicked is headed our way!

SDCC 09 Exclusive: Twilight's Hungry Edward

Although he's known more for sparkling than drinking blood, it appears Twilight's Edward Cullen does, indeed, hunger. And Tonner has the doll to prove it!

New Ghostbusters Logo Bank Slimes Your Cash

We've got Slimer, Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, and even an angry Stay Puft on the way as a San Diego Comic-Con exclusive. Now Diamond Select Toys rounds out its rotocast bank collection with the iconic Ghostbusters logo.