Funko has unleashed a new series of Pop! vinyl figures in celebration of their “Funkoween In May”. A concept that cements my suspicion that under the guise of capitalism you can literally make up whatever holiday you like as a means to flog products.
Funkoween In May has seen the cult toy brand release figurines based off Tim Burton classics Beetlejuice, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Edward Scissorhands, beloved characters from the Marvel and Zombieland franchise, and classic horror icons The Invisible Man and Frankenstein’s Monster.
Now, they’re paying homage to the reigning lord of horror, Stephen King. The Stephen King collection features two figures based on the author. One sees King holding a red balloon — a reference to his iconic and terrifying book It, — the other features king with an accompanying mini-figure of The Thing of Evil,” aka, his pet corgi Molly. Molly is chaotically adorable and evokes less traumatising childhood memories of watching the trailer for the Jim Curry TV adaption of It so if I were you, I’d put my money on that beauty.
If that’s not enough Stephen King for you, Funko is offering a Pennywise figure in their “Vinyl Soda” packaging, that’ll see the figure packed inside a themed can.
Earlier this year one of our brilliant writers Poppy gorged on the Stephen King bible, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. If you, like me, were one of those lazy kids that sailed through the HSC on a bedrock of memorising Sparknotes instead of reading the actual texts, Poppy wrote a neat little article on her main takeaways from the book.
In the age of coronavirus there’s never been a better time to pen a dystopian work on the scary reality of being alive. Everyone has a story in them and now we finally have the time to actualise it. So if you’re feeling all work no play makes Homer a something something, check out Poppy’s article and start helming a spooky novel of your own.
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