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Warning! You May Feel A Little CURSED With Our October Spotify Playlist!
Blessings to all things SPOOPY! – for some of us, it's our favorite time of the year. Time to break out those shrouds, overdose on pumpkin spice everything, and enjoy a horror-iffic slate of movies, tv, comics and more... 'tis the CURSE of the...
Behind the Crate
Behind the Crate: Interview with Senior Community Manager Dawn Banks!
Welcome to our latest chat with the folks behind the scenes that help make the magic happen here at Loot Crate! When it comes to creating awesome social media experiences and connecting with our fans, I don't think I've ever seen a team do it...
Features
Feature: Watching Hocus Pocus As An Adult
Who doesn't know about the out-of-nowhere Halloween staple Hocus Pocus? Released in 1993, the story follows the legend of three witches who were hung during the Salem Witch Trials. Of course, some virgin 300 years later decided to light the black...
Loot Wear
Looter Love: Loot Wear Fight Club Tee
Stay stylish even when chaos reigns! August’s Loot Wear Looters embraced the characters who cause #MAYHEM with a KILLER collection of apparel! August’s exclusive assortment of Loot Wear Loot featured Rick and Morty, Deadpool, Aggretsuko and...
Features
Gaming: 5 Terrifying Horror Movie Monsters You MUST Play in Dead by Daylight!
As someone who plays an unreasonable amount of Dead by Daylight, I was drawn to it by the different movie monster killer-types that I could play as or be chased by! I gathered up five of my favorites here for horror fans to try out! Trust me, it's a...
Anime
An Inside Look at the My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Premiere!
Today anime fans will invade your local theaters in the United States and Canada for the film My Hero Academia: Two Heroes. Funimation held both the world premiere at Anime Expo and the dubbed premiere here in Los Angeles and both were such a great...
Lists & Things
Tuesday Trivia: Evil Dead – Let's Get Groovy! (Part 1)
As a huge fan of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series, I was so excited to see we had Evil Dead 2 in October's CURSED theme! This got me thinking I needed to dive deep and get into some awesome trivia for folks in two parts so we can revisit one of the best...
Features
Anatomy of a Scene: Friendship and the Rock War from 2017's IT
I'm sure that we've all had our friendships that seemed born from unlikely scenarios, but few have come together like the kids aka: The Losers Club from Stephen King's IT. One of my favorite scenes from the remake as well as the original is...
Video
Video Vault: 6 Bizarre Implications Of The Gremlins Films From Cracked!
Have you ever watched your favorite movies from the 80's or 90's and thought... "Huh! How would this actually work?" despite how much you love it? Well, so have the folks at Obsessive Compulsive Disorder at Cracked about the movie Gremlins! Check...
Friday Five
Friday Five: Connecting IT to Stephen King's Other Works
The central premise of Hulu's excellent Castle Rock, which just ended its first season, is that the people, places and things across Stephen King's immense collection of fiction are all intertwined. Of course, that's been the case in King's work all...
Lists & Things
Streaming the Loot: INVADERS on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon & More!
Back to the swing of things as autumn approaches; we know the feeling, looking forward to those weekends to catch up on the most popular streaming services – and sometimes, they even intersect with the franchises we feature! We want to give you a...
Features
GIF Crate: Prepare For an Attack on Titan!
Attack on Titan is one of the most popular anime/manga franchises around, and it's chock full of cool action sequences, intense dramatic moments, and even a sprinkling of comic relief. I've captured some of those moments here today – which are...
Features
Gaming: New Features We Want in Animal Crossing for Nintendo Switch
Animal Crossing for Nintendo Switch is finally happening! Everyone's seance circles worked! We haven't seen a new traditional Animal Crossing game since Animal Crossing: New Leaf in 2013, and it's been even longer since we've seen one on a home...
Features
Feature: Three X-Files Monsters I am STILL Haunted By
We all know the truth is out there, right? Scully and Mulder have been bringing it to us every time on The X-Files and I thought of three of the creepiest Monster-of-the-Week type creatures that haunt me constantly. Check these out and tell me if...
Exclusives
Looter Love: 'Rick & Morty' Total Mayhem Morty Figure!
Life gets messy sometimes. Especially if you’re making a mess. Some of our favorite characters and iconic moments have something in common: total #MAYHEM! That inspired us to celebrate some of our favorite havoc-wreaking characters in...
Gaming
Video Vault Plus: A Look at Metal Gear Solid's Story!
There are few games I love like Metal Gear Solid and there's so little Hideo Kojima could have ever thrown at me in these games that I wouldn't gobble right up! There's a LOT of story in these games and thankfully SomeOrdinaryGamers put together a...
Features
Gaming: Destiny 2's Gambit Mode is EVERYTHING!
I'm admittedly obsessed with Destiny and obviously Destiny 2, so when they announced Gambit mode - my hype was incredibly real. For those who haven't had a chance to dive in just yet, I got in and grabbed some shots to explain it as simply as I can!...
GIF Crate
GIF Crate: Right-Click-Save Some Ghostbusters Action!
I get way too excited when anyone mentions Ghostbusters and no matter how often I watch it, it feels strangely relatable. We've all had our moments where we can say we've felt just like each and every Ghostbuster! Which one are you...
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