Black Friday. The name alone is ominous and yet year after year millions of people brave the crowds to remind the world that capitalism and consumerism is alive and well in America. I’ve never braved a Black Friday, at most I go out later in the day and rummage through the spoils of war hoping to find that diamond in the rough. This year, like in years past, many of the Black Friday ads have leaked online ahead of the big day and armed with these ads and the desire to help out my fellow Halloween and horror fan I’ve put together a list of all the deals that will matter to you creepy geeks the most.
Midsummer Scream
UPDATED: Midsummer Scream announced their 2019 convention would be their largest yet, they’ve also announced that they would be holding their first ever “Black Cat Friday,” a Black Friday ticketing event that will feature a very special ticket offer that will only be available on Friday, November 23. This exclusive ticket package includes a Gold Bat Pass to next year’s Midsummer Scream, a Black Cat t-shirt in your choice of black or grey, and a Black Cat Santa pin all for just $85. These are available in limited quantities and can be purchased here.
Ghoulish Bunny Studios
I’ve featured Ghoulish Bunny Studios, the business moniker of artist Diana Levin a few times over the years. First, for her Limited Edition Horror Bunny Icons series and more recently as one of the top 10 artists that were at Midsummer Scream 2018. She has a ton of beautiful and creepy pieces featuring some of your favorite horror and pop culture icons and for Black Friday she is holding a buy one print, get one free sale starting on Black Friday through November 26. Simply visit her online store and use the coupon code “ghoulishfriday” at checkout. Best of all, if you live in the U.S. shipping is free!
MezcoToyz
For Black Friday 2018, MezcoToyz has released a limited edition Living Dead Doll, a special Resurrection series talking variant of Chloe. Depress the button discretely located on her back to hear Chloe say one of her many, completely new phrases including “Let me out of here!” and “The spiders and worms are my only friends now.”
This limited edition variant comes complete with soul-piercing glass-like eyes, a black velvet dress a red bow around the waist, and spider web detailing around the collar.
Resurrection Talking Chloe stands 10” tall and features 5 points of articulation and is available for $65 through the MezcoToyz website. This Resurrection talking Chloe Variant is scheduled to ship this December.
The Artwork of Yosiell Lorenzo
I introduced to you to artist Yosiell Lorenzo on Instagram during Midsummer Scream and again when he launched a Kickstarter for a Victorian Halloween inspired Major Arcana Tarot deck back in September. For Black Friday, Lorenzo will be releasing a limited edition print and ornament bundle, signed and numbered, based on the old Victorian tradition of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve night. Additionally, he’ll be releasing a set of 3 “holiday” greeting cards for those who want to keep things spooky during the holidays.
Funko
Funko is offering 20% off and free shipping on orders over $50 when you use the promo code “BFW20” Black Friday weekend and they still have a lot of great Pop! and Vynl figures in stock that I’ve featured over the last year including the David S. Pumpkins with glowing Skeletons 3-pack, Vynl Yummy Mummy & Fruit Brute, The Lost Boys Frog Brothers 2-pack, and a whole lot more.
Walmart
One of my favorite buys on Black Friday are movies and games and this year, as in past years Walmart is dumping a ton of movies and video games into their Black Friday ad with over 500 movies on sale and over 100 games at discount prices.
For my movie geeks, your DVD and Blu-ray selections will range in price from as low as $1.96 to as high as $9.96. In this category the highlights are the following titles:
- Hotel Transylvania 2 (DVD: $1.96, Blu-Ray: $3.96)
- Hotel Transylvania 3 (DVD: $3.96, Blu-ray: $7.96, 4K Ultra-HD: $8.96)
- Jurrasic World (DVD: $1.96, Blu-ray: $3.96, 4K Ultra-HD: $8.96)
- IT (1990) (DVD: $1.96)
- Goosebumps (DVD: $1.96)
- Jumanji (1995) (DVD: $1.96)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (DVD: $3.96, Blu-ray: $5.96)
- Rampage (Blu-ray: $5.96, 4K Ultra-HD: $8.96)
- Pacific Rim: Uprising (Blu-ray: $5.96)
- A Quiet Place (Blu-ray: $8.96)
- The Walking Dead Season 8 (DVD: $9.96)
For my gaming geeks, Walmart has you covered this year with a slew of video games ranging in prices as low as $12 to as high as $35.
Not surprisingly the cheaper games are older titles, but if you’re looking to catch up on your game collection now is a good time to stock up. In the $12 games here are some of the highlights:
- Resident Evil: Biohazard
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Fallout 4
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
- Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2
- DOOM
In the $17 selection, you have the following titles
- Resident Evil: Biohazard (Gold Edition)
- Diablo III
And then rounding out the spooky selection you can grab “Detroit: Become Human for $25 and then for $35 you can pick up “We Happy Few”
Best Buy
Best Buy has teased its ad online, and as always they have plenty to help you beef up your home entertainment experience. But if you’re looking for something to watch or play there are a handful of deals worth exploring this Black Friday.
Movies
- Jurassic World Blu-ray/DVD ($3.99)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Blu-ray ($3.99)
- Disney/Pixar’s Coco (Blu-ray+Digital: $6.99, 4k Ultra-HD: $14.99)
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day 4K Ultra-HD ($7.99)
- Jigsaw 4K Ultra-HD ($7.99)
- Halloween (1978) 4K Ultra-HD ($7.99)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 4k Ultra-HD ($9.99)
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ($9.99)
- Supernatural Season 13 ($9.99)
- Westworld Season 1 ($9.99)
- Hotel Transylvania 3 Blu-ray/DVD ($9.99)
- A Quiet Place Blu-ray/DVD ($9.99)
- IT (2017) (Blu-ray: $5.99, 4K Ultra-HD: $14.99)
- The First Purge (Blu-ray/DVD: $9.99, 4K Ultra-HD: $14.99)
- Rampage (Blu-ray/DVD: $7.99, 4K Ultra-HD: $14.99)
- Pacific Rim: Uprising 4K Ultra-HD ($14.99)
- Planet of the Apes Trilogy 4K Ultra-HD ($22.99)
- Predator 3-Movie Collection 4K Ultra-HD ($22.99)
Video Games
- Detroit: Become Human PS4 ($19.99)
- Monster Hunter World PS4 ($19.99)
- LEGO DC Super Villains Xbox One ($29.99)
- Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Xbox ($9.99)
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection PS4 ($14.99)
- State of Decay 2 Xbox One ($14.99)
- DOOM VFR PS4 ($14.99)
- Vampyr PS4 ($29.99)
- Hello Neighbor Nintendo Switch ($29.99)
- Diablo III: Eternal Collection PS4 ($19.99)
- Resident Evil: Biohazard – Gold Edition PS4 ($19.99)
Target
Target and Walmart appear to be neck-in-neck with their video game and movie deals for Black Friday 2018 in both selection and prices, however Target hasn’t released details on the number of titles they’ll be offering in each price bracket the way Walmart has, so its unclear just how big the movie and video game selection will be this year at Target.
Video Games
In the video game realm, Target has four price brackets, $15, $25, $29.99 and $35, but overall their spooky game selection is fairly limited.
- The Evil Within 2 PS4 ($15)
- Wolfenstein II PS4 ($15)
- LEGO Jurassic World PS4 ($15)
- Detroit: Become Human PS4 ($25)
- Fallout 4 G.O.T.Y. Xbox One ($29.99)
- LEGO DC Super Villains Nintendo Switch ($29.99)
- We Happy Few Xbox One ($35)
Movies
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom DVD ($4)
- Hotel Transylvania 3 (DVD: $4, Blu-ray/DVD $9)
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 4K Ultra-HD, Blu-ray/DVD ($9)
- Pacific Rim 4K Ultra-HD ($9)
- Rampage Blu-ray/DVD ($9)
- IT (2017) Blu-ray/DVD ($9)
- Supernatural Season 13 ($10)
- The Walking Dead Season 8 ($10)
- Westworld Season 1 ($10)
For fans of tabletop games, board games, and the like Target has started carrying an increasing number of top rated games and this year they are offering upwards of 30% off. Highlights from the initial teaser ad include “Pandemic,” “House of Danger,” and the “Monster Crunch,” which features the General Mills cereal monsters.
GameStop
GameStop has released a preview of its Black Friday deals and while game listings are limited there are definitely some highlights worth pointing out. Additionally, if you’re planning to buy a lot this year at GameStop you can “buy a bag and save.” For $4.99 you can buy a fabric GameStop bag and score 30% off all the stuff you can fit into it. Here are some of the deals announced so far:
- State of Decay 2 Xbox One ($19.99)
- Detroit: Become Human PS4 ($19.99)
- The Last of Us Remastered PS4 ($14.99)
UPDATED: GameStop has released their complete Black Friday ad, and their 2018 Black Friday deals will actually kick off on 11/22 and be available through 11/25. Here is the full list of deals you may want to take advantage of:
Video Games
- Diablo III: Eternal Collection Xbox One/PS4 ($19.99)
- LEGO DC Super Villains Xbox One/PS4/Nintendo Switch ($29.99)
- XCOM 2 Collection Xbox One/PS4 ($29.99)
- Dying Light: The Following (PS4: $14.99, Xbox One: $24.99)
- Vampyr Xbox One/PS4 ($29.99)
- The Last of Us Remastered PS4 ($14.99)
- Detroit: Become Human PS4 ($19.99)
- Fallout 4 G.O.T.Y Xbox One/PS4 ($24.99)
- Bioshock: The Collection Xbox One/PS4 ($19.99)
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection Xbox One/PS4 ($14.99)
- We Happy Few Xbox One/PS4 ($39.99)
- State of Decay 2 Xbox One ($19.99)
Pre-Owned Video Games
- The Division PS4 ($6.99)
- Plants vs Zombie Garden Warfare 2 PS4 ($17.99)
- Resident Evil: Biohazard ($17.99)
- Dark Souls III Xbox One ($11.99)
- Gears of War 4 Xbox One ($6.99)
Toys & Collectibles
In addition to game deals GameStop is offering quite a few deals on their toys and collectibles. All $11.99 Pop! Figures will be just $8 each, including GameStop exclusives. All Five Nights at Freddy’s, Minecraft, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Pokemon, Overwatch, Cuphead and Nintendo collectibles will be 25%. And finally, all action figures and statues will be 25% off. You can view the full GameStop ad here.
Halloween Club
For my local followers, Halloween Club in La Mirada (14447 Firestone Blvd) is holding a special promotion on Black Friday where if you spend $20 or more you’ll get 25% off, but more importantly, if you spend $29.99 or more November 23-25 , you’ll get an Early Bat wristband for Spook Show 7, taking place on April 6, 2019. Deals are in-store only, but worth checking out if you’re in the area.
We’re obviously a few days away from full Black Friday deal announcements so there are bound to be updates to this list leading up to the dreaded shopping day, but hopefully this gives you some fodder to work with to put together a 2018 Black Friday wishlist.
