Funko's Blind Box Mystery Minis is a line of toys which features prominent pop culture icons and characters in small scale vinyl figurines.
This page highlights the Horror Classics line. Information about the products is listed below and within blog posts on this website. References are listed at the bottom of this page.
Horror Classics - Series 1
Released: 2014
Product Item #3247
References: [1] [2]
Information:
• This was the initial release of the Horror Classics line.
• It focused on villains from slasher horror movies.
• A non-bloody variant of Ash was planned, but ultimately scrapped.
Relevant Posts:
Errors in Production:
• Box lists NES Jason as 2/24, when it is actually 1/72.
• Box lists Billy as 1/72, when it is actually 1/24.
• Box depicts Michael Myers without blood in the artwork, when it is actually bloodied.
• Various, minor differences in artwork from final product.
Horror Classics - Series 2
Released: 2015
Product Item #5870
References: [3] [4] [5]
Information:
• This was the second release of the Horror Classics line.
• It focused on villains in older horror movies, as well as other movies with horror elements.
• Alfred Hitchcock was the first figure released based on a real-life person.
• Cthulhu was not copyright controlled, and is not depicted against any known source of design as a result.
• There was a Case released at Hot Topic stores which contained exclusive figures.
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Errors in Production:
• Various, minor differences in artwork from final product.
Horror Classics - Series 3
Released: 2016, 2017
Product Item #10844
References: [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Information:
• This was the third release of the Horror Classics line.
• It focused on characters following the pattern of Series 2, and added several which complimented both Series 1 and Series 2.
• There was a Case released at Hot
Topic stores which contained exclusive figures.
• In 2017, there was a Case released at Walgreens stores which contained exclusive figures.
• Norman Bates from Psycho (1960) and Carrie White from Carrie (1976) were both planned to appear in this Series, but were cut due to licensing issues. In 2017 Funko produced POP! figures of these characters, which meant that these licensing issues were resolved after Series 3 was released.
Errors in Production:
• Walgreens Box lists Wolfman as 1/6, when it is actually 1/12. However some cases have been getting two Wolfman figures, meaning it is more likely he is a 1/8 or 1/9 rarity figure.
• The Walgreens Box doesn't list Bruce (shark from Jaws) most likely for room. It is 1/12, but there have been some boxes which didn't get it.
• Various, minor differences in artwork from final product.
Horror Classics - Series 4
Released: n/a
Product Item n/a
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References:
[1] Horror Classics Series 1 Product Page: https://funko.com/collections/mystery-minis/products/mystery-minis-blind-box-horror-classics
[2] Funko Catalog Archive: http://www.justanotherfunkoobserver.com/FunkoCatalogs.html
[3] Horror Classics Series 2 Product Page: https://funko.com/collections/mystery-minis/products/mystery-minis-blind-box-hello-kitty
[4] Horror Classics Series 2 Announcement: https://funko.com/blogs/news/61021827-anime-and-horror
[5] Horror Classics Series 2 Hot Topic Exclusives Page: http://www.hottopic.com/product/funko-horror-classics-series-2-mystery-minis-blind-box-vinyl-figure/10601996.html
[6] Horror Classics Series 3 Product Page: https://funko.com/products/mystery-mini-blind-box-horror-series-3
[7] Horror Classics Series 3 Announcement: https://funko.com/blogs/news/coming-soon-new-horror-items-walking-dead-mopeez
[8] Horror Classics Series 3 Hot Topic Exclusives Page: http://www.hottopic.com/product/funko-horror-classics-series-3-mystery-minis-blind-box-vinyl-figure/10655289.html
[9] Horror Classics Series 3 Concept Art (1/2): https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ3IxRjD43v/?taken-by=reisobrien
[10] Horror Classics Series 3 Concept Art (2/2): https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ3I8zjj9lo/?taken-by=reisobrien
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