The Advent Calendar House presents a dazzling display of magical mischief as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Witch’s Night Out, an often remembered, then forgotten, then re-remembered Halloween classic from 1978.  

You can watch Witch’s Night Out at Shout! Factory TV.  

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🎙 Guest:  

Chad Young (The Horror Movie BBQ, @horrormoviebbq).  

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💬 Topics & Tangents:  

1. WitchsNightOut.com, the official website.  

2. @BazooeyWNO on Twitter.  

3. Anytown Series, a planned sequel and other holiday specials in development.  

4. Toys “R” Us TV commercial from 1980, featuring ”the Big Bird Halloween costume” and “the Yoda Halloween costume.”  

5. Ghostbusters Fright Features action figures.  

6. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?  

7. Malicious’s food may or may not have been inspired by Joys of Jell-O.  

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“Witch’s Night Out” © 1978 Leach/Rankin Productions.  

Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.  
Say hi on Twitter @adventcalhouse.

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  
Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.