Another piece of concept art from the new Haunted Mansion movie

Here it is, another beautiful piece of concept art from Guillermo Del Toro's new Haunted Mansion reboot.  I found this one over at the official Disney blog on the article here.  I love the way these new pieces almost look as if they are "glow in the dark" artwork.

Ya know that Haunted Mansion reboot we talked about yesterday

Well here is the first official concept art from the film! The picture has the "hatbox ghost" featured up at the top, and again if you don't know the hatbox ghost story go look it up, its an interesting one. Also if you take a look at the shape of the poster, (you can't really tell because the outline blends in with my backround)it is very long almost as if it was meant to replicate one of the "stretching room" posters.

 Credit for this photo goes to www.shocktillyoudrop.com You can read their exclusive coverage of the new artwork by clicking here. Also the artwork was done by the fabulous Brandon Ragnar Johnson, you can see more of his stuff over at littlecartoons.com

Guillermo Del Toro is rebooting the Haunted Mansion movie!!!

 Welcome Foolish Mortals!  

This news was just recently announced at this years Comic Con, which is taking place in San Diego.  Is this the project that Guillermo left "The Hobbit" for, if so it could be one of the only ones that will actually make it worth his absence from the The Hobbit.  Apparently the new Haunted Mansion movie will feature a mythology which centers around the Hat Box Ghost.  Those that don't know of the fabled legend of the Hat Box Ghost should go google it right now, you aren't a Haunted Mansion fan until you know the whole story anyways right?  Also Del Toro states that this time when the movie shifts into scary mode it will actually be scary.  He also said it will still be a fun movie, but insists that it will also be scary as well.  The movie will be live-action and in 3D, of course. (Which new movie wouldn't be touted as a non 3D movie right?)  Anyways how pumped are you guys for this news, I know I am extremely excited to see the finished product which is probably a long way off.  Lets all sit patiently and discuss while we wait!  Comment below about this awesome news and a ghost will follow you home!

Memories of Halloween Honeymoon!

My wife and I shared our honeymoon at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and after spending about a week there, we had wayyyy too many pictures (about 400) but not all of them were Halloween themed, so we thought we'd share a few of the more seasonally themed ones here at HalloweenOverkill for your viewing pleasure!  The Magic Kingdom was decked out for the holiday and looked beautiful.  How the Halloween celebration works at the Magic Kingdom is anyone who has access to the parks on designated days can pay an extra fee to stay after hours in the park to enjoy the festivities (otherwise known as Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party)  included free face painting, after hours rides, trick or treating throughout the park, live shows and parades, and a special fireworks show.  It took cast members about a half hour to transform the park from autumn themed to a total Disney Halloween Kingdom.  I mean every building in the park was lit up with halloween lights and they modified all the street lights to look like Mickey ghosts, and then they.... well just look at the pics you'll get the idea.

This was the view as we entered the park the day of the Halloween celebration

Lovin it!

A Mickey doll in a Main Street shop window


A few shots of the Sleepy Hollow refreshments stand which is actually a year round feature in the Magic Kingdom

A sign outside the park letting you know the dealeo

A Main Street island decorated for the holiday

Me standing by one of the Halloween bronze statues that they put out for the celebration

A Mickey pumpkin in Toontown Fair

A shot of Cinderella's Castle from down Main Street
(sorry about some of the shoddy camera work, we were still learning how to use some of the lens since we had just received it as a wedding gift the day before)

A scarecrow on Main Street

Another scarecrow on Main Street

My wife and I after getting our faces painted at the Pirates of the Caribbean Halloween station

These designs were projected on the streets by some special Disney voodoo magic

A shot of one of the Mickey lamp ghosts withe the beautiful castle in the background

A better shot of one of the Mickey lamps

A good shot of the main attraction!!!
Here are some shots of different signage throughout the park during the Halloween after hours

A few shots of Main Street while waiting for the Halloween parade to start

I like how this one turned out so blurry, ads an eerie feel to the picture

The Main Street train station as we left the park



Spooky

This was the bag that you could purchase to Trick or Treat with (another $10, expensive trip)

This was our Trick or Treating candy haul from the Magic Kingdom

This was a bonus shot from inside the Raglan Road Irish Pub & Restaurant at Downtown Disney after the party at Magic Kingdom

Let us know what you thought and if you want us to post some of the short videos we took also by commenting in the comments down below!