October 18th, 2021Looking for something to celebrate this weekend? We've got some fresh themes for some of your favorite crates! We'll accept orders throughout each crate's cycle, and once all the orders are in, we'll move into the shipping stage.
Crunchyroll Crate: Parallel
Help! You've been transported to a new world! From alternate realities to...
October 15th, 2021Creatures of the night, the undead, the cold ones–vampires have always been one of the classiest monsters out there. This month, Loot Crate’s theme is MONSTER PARTY, celebrating the Hollywood horror classics like Frankenstein and the Wolf Man. And of course, it’s not a party without Dracula and his gang.
While there’s hundreds...
October 13th, 2021Hey Looters! If you didn't already know, this month's Loot Crate features the classic Universal Monsters: Frankenstein, Wolfman and Dracula. This top fives covers one of my favorite horror genres, werewolves! Surprisingly, I had a difficult time finding werewolf movies that weren't low budget b-movies or Twilight. But here are some...
October 12th, 2021Calling all Whovians! This is the last week to order our Loot Sci-Fi crate, featuring a Doctor Who takeover! To celebrate, this episode of Educrated is dedicated to one of the biggest sci-fi legends of all time. It's time for some Doctor Who trivia! Community Manager Brittney will be your guide, so grab your sonic screwdriver...
October 11th, 2021Hello there Looters! Steven here, and today I get to take the first leg of the Top 5s for each Universal Monster! Since our Core Loot Crate is featuring the big three in classic monster films this month, the Community Team wanted to about our top 5s! I drew Frankenstein's Monster. It may be because I am the big lumbering oaf of the team,...
October 10th, 2021While it is a movie, tv show, or video games job to be entertaining, there are occasions where these mediums manage to touch us on a personal level. We talked about a few shows that add to the mental health discussion.
Ted Lasso - Steven Gates
*Minor Spoilers Ahead
Ted Lasso is a beautiful show full of wholesomeness, comedy,...
October 9th, 2021Last week we looked at some of the studios and styles of the first two episodes of Star Wars: Visions. This week, shocker, we're doing something similar! We're going to take a look at episodes 3 and 4, titled THE TWINS and The Village Bride respectively.
Episode 3: THE TWINS
THE TWINS follows a pair of twins, Am and Karre, born from...
October 8th, 2021No one does screams like Blumhouse. They’re one of the leading production companies in horror, with some of the biggest hits and franchises–Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Creep, and Happy Death Day just to name a few–and they’re never stronger than they are in October. Loot Fright is currently celebrating the season with a...
October 7th, 2021Welcome to October! Our Looter Recipes are taking a turn into the horrifying and spooky. This week, we’re keeping it classy with one of the most famous chefs and psychologists: Hannibal Lecter. As he tells us in Silence of the Lambs, there’s nothing Dr. Lecter likes as much as liver, fava beans, and a nice Chianti. If you’re not a...
October 6th, 2021It's spooky season! We're so excited for the Halloween season here at Loot Crate and we're featuring Silent Hill in this month's Loot Gaming crate! That means I get to tell you my top 5 reasons that you should play the Silent Hill games! Stay tuned to the end of the blog for a sneak peak as to what's in the crate!
1: Silent Hill's...
October 5th, 2021We're bringing in October with everything we've got! To celebrate the beginning of our favorite month, as well as Loot Fright's Blumhouse takeover crate, we dedicated our next Educrated to the world of horror movies. Horror collector Jake Rubenstein, @Alive_in_Analog, put our knowledge to the test and–as usual–we didn't do all that...
October 2nd, 2021As Albus Dumbledore once said, "One can never have enough socks." That's certainly the opinion of Shaun, long-time Looter and sock collector. Nothing brings him joy like movies and socks, which has shaped his image on social media. He's has shared dozens of photos of his apparel on Twitter, and so we're proud to feature him as our Looter...
October 1st, 2021Comedy and horror don't have to be mutually exclusive. In fact, they make quite a good pairing when done right. Some of the most memorable "horror" films lean more comedy than anything else. We broke down five of our favorite comedy horror movies (entirely subjective of course) that you can binge this October.
Shaun of the...
September 30th, 2021Hello Looters! I'm going to do a once a week breakdown on episodes of Star Wars: Visions. We'll be discussing studios, plot points, animation style, etc... This week we're doing Episode 1, titled The Duel and Episode 2. titled Tatooine Rhapsody!
Episode 1: The Duel
The Duel follows a wandering samurai-esque character. The Wanderer...
September 29th, 2021Today, we're celebrating the release of the opening theme for the Netflix adaptation of Cowboy Bebop! To get into the spirit I cracked open my anime food cookbook and made Jet's specialty, Bell Peppers and Beef! This is a simple yet delicious recipe that anyone can make. I doubled the beef the original recipe called for, because I felt...
September 28th, 2021Killjoys, make some noise! To celebrate Loot Crate's newly announced line of exclusive MCR merch, we decided it was time for a round of My Chemical Romance trivia. We invited bandom legend "Cassie The Venomous," self-proclaimed MCRchivist, to test our community team's knowledge. And for this throwback, we had way too much fun!
So...
September 28th, 2021Tuesday again? No problem! We're here with some new themes for some of our favorite Loot Crate lines–and yours! Last cycle, both Loot Anime and Loot Anime Fury sold out, so make sure to get yours before they're gone! We’ll be accepting orders throughout the cycle, and once all the preorders are in, we’ll move onto the shipping...
September 24th, 2021American blockbusters might be widespread, but we’re far from having a lock on the industry. Every country has their own particular brand of horror, with their own tropes and their own set of rules. Some lean more into practical effects, some gore, some psychological horror, but all of them have produced some truly bone-chilling...
September 23rd, 2021Recently, I wrote about my picks for the top 5 indie games everyone should play. Today, I'm going to write about my personal top 5 underrated indie games of all time! Well, as of this writing anyway. It could change!
Everhood
Everhood is a rhythm based RPG that is almost guaranteed to resonate with both Undertale fans and...