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Saturday, January 19, 2013

DVD review - R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series, Vol. 3 & 4


About the DVDs
R.L. Stine continues his reign as the undisputed master of children’s horror with two all-new DVD collections from the first stellar season of The Hub TV Network’s hit television series “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series.” On February 5th, 2013, Shout! Factory, in collaboration with The Hub will unleash R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series – Volume 3 and Volume 4 on home entertainment shelves nationwide. Packed with six spooky stories and all-new bonus content guaranteed to thrill you and your parents like never before, each DVD title is priced to own at the suggested retail price of $14.97.

Delivering spine-tingling tales, the award-winning “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series” features guest star appearances from some of young Hollywood’s biggest names, including Ariel Winter and Nolan Gould (Modern Family), Madison Pettis (Cory In The House), Jake Cherry (Night At The Museum), Jodelle Ferland (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse), Debby Ryan (The Suite Life On Deck) Robert Capron (Diary Of A Wimpy Kid), Booboo Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn), Gabriel Basso (Super 8), Landon Liboiron (Terra Nova) and Eva Allan (Caprica). Join these talented young actors as they coax you through the creepy and crawly stories of The Haunting Hour’s first outrageously fun season.


“R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series” is currently presented Saturdays at 6 and 6:30 p.m. (ET) on The Hub, a television destination for kids and their families. The popular children’s anthology series recently received six 2012 Daytime Emmy® Award nominations from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and is a recipient of multiple Parents Choice Awards.

Setting the gold standard for contemporary horror for kids, world-renowned children’s author R.L. Stine has penned hundreds of horror stories and sold over 400 million books worldwide. Stine is the recipient of a Children’s Choice Award, and holds the Guinness World Record for the #1 best-selling children’s book author for three years running.

R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series – Volume 3 DVD
Episodes:

  • Fear Never Knocks
  • Best Friend Forever
  • Black Mask
  • My Sister The Witch
  • Catching Cold


Bonus Features

  • “A Look Behind the Screams” featurette
  • Original Promos


R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series – Volume 4 DVD
Episodes:

  • Wrong Number
  • Afraid Of Clowns
  • Pool Shark
  • Lights Out
  • The Perfect Brother


Bonus Features

  • “A Look Behind the Screams” featurette
  • Original Promos


My Take on the DVDs
My oldest loves this series! even though she didn't wash it when it first came out she's been very excited about the releases of these and has watched both volumes 1 and 2, and was eagerly anticipating the release of these two as well. Both of these DVDs are filled with great episodes (10 in all) as well as some other fun bonus features that you don't get to see when you're watching just on television. One of the things that my eldest really likes about this is that she gets to see some young actors that she has been able to see in other places (whether in movies or television), in a disabled time she gets to be frightened, at least somewhat, by the series itself. As someone who really enjoys scary stories my daughter really gets into the series and enjoys it. In watching them with her I can say that most are not very scary from an adult's perspective, however, young children may get somewhat frightened by some of the content. The DVDs were well made and the acting in the series was pretty good from my perspective. My daughter loved watching them and has now shared the DVDs with a friend of hers who she introduced to the series during a sleepover ( and is now a fan also). If you and your kids like a show that is relatively scary ( but not over the top), this is a great series for you and your family to share together.

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