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AKA Charlie Sheen, Now on Netflix!

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff0 comment

Charlie Sheen has a new Netflix series called “aka Charlie Sheen”. Over the years I really have loved Sheen’s work and nobody can deny he exploded onto the big screen and was one of the most popular eighties, nineties, and 2000’s stars. Fame did not come without consequences as Charlie battled drugs, alcohol, divorces, and an extremely inflated ego. This Netflix series dives into his childhood and growing up on the set of many of his father, Martin Sheen’s films. He and his brothers most notably Emilio Esteves and close…

October Monster Mash: The Ood Creature – Alien Terror from the Stars

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff1950s monsters, alien invaders, classic 1950s sci-fi horror, Cold War horror cinema, It Came from Outer Space monster, Jack Arnold films, Ood Creature 1953, retro alien design, sci-fi creature feature, Universal alien movies0 comment

The Age of Alien Fear By the early 1950s, America was deep in the Cold War era, and popular culture reflected the anxiety of the times. Sci-fi cinema exploded with flying saucers, strange invaders, and creatures from beyond the stars. Among the most memorable of these was the Ood Creature, the alien presence from Universal Pictures’ It Came from Outer Space (1953). Directed by Jack Arnold, who would later helm Creature from the Black Lagoon and Tarantula, the film stood out for its paranoia-laced story, eerie desert setting, and the…

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DELTA-17 SALE EXTENDED THROUGH OCTOBER 7TH AT MIDNIGHT!

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Delta-170 comment

Great News, Serpentor’s Lair sponsor Delta-17 has extended their sale through October 7th at Midnight! So if you were waiting to pull the trigger on these great items you have a little bit more time! Follow the LInk here and get that order in!https://delta17.myshopify.com/

October Monster Mash: Dream Stalker of the ’80s – Freddy Krueger

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff1980s horror icons, classic horror movies, dream demon, Elm Street series, Freddy Krueger, horror monsters of the 80s, Nightmare on Elm Street, Robert Englund, slasher villains, Wes Craven horror0 comment

The Birth of a Nightmare In 1984, writer-director Wes Craven unleashed a villain unlike anything audiences had seen before. Horror fans were already familiar with masked killers like Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees, but Freddy Krueger broke the mold. Rather than lurking silently in shadows, Freddy was witty, sadistic, and terrifyingly creative. His battleground wasn’t a deserted camp or a suburban street—it was the most vulnerable place imaginable: your dreams. The first film, A Nightmare on Elm Street, introduced Freddy as a burned, disfigured former child murderer who returned from…

G.I.Joe Half The Battle

Half The Battle Celebrates It’s 13th Anniversary!

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Half The Battle, Hasbro0 comment

On this week’s episode of G.I. Joe Half The Battle, I discuss the 13th Anniversary of Half The Battle and take a look at the state of the channel! Check out this week’s video below and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!

From Tatooine to Your Shelf: S.H. Figuarts Boba Fett Lands in 2026

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff6 inch Star Wars collectible, Bandai Tamashii Nations Star Wars, Boba Fett action figure 2026, Boba Fett jetpack figure, Boba Fett pre-order October 2025, Boba Fett S.H. Figuarts, Japanese import Star Wars figure, Star Wars action figures release 2026, Star Wars Book of Boba Fett figure, Tamashii Nations Boba Fett0 comment

Tamashii Nations is bringing everyone’s favorite bounty hunter back in style with their newly unveiled S.H. Figuarts Boba Fett 6″ Scale Figure. Inspired by Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett on Disney+, this collectible packs serious firepower and detail for fans and figure photographers alike. This version of Boba Fett comes loaded with accessories: masked and unmasked head sculpts, a Gaffi Stick, a blaster pistol, a blaster rifle, interchangeable hands, and his iconic jetpack. The combination of screen-accurate armor and posing flexibility makes this release a must-have for Star…

Realm of Eternia - Masters of the Universe

When Eternia Meets Cybertron: Optimus-Prime Armor He-Man Joins the Fray

September 29, 2025September 29, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff5.5 inch collectible, action figure with articulation, He-Man Transformers hybrid, Masters of the Universe crossover, modular figure swap parts, MOTU Origins figure, new action figure release 2026, Optimus-Prime Armor He-Man, Target pre-order figure, Transformers mashup toy0 comment

Brace yourself, action-figure aficionados — in a crossover no one saw coming, Masters of the Universe collides with Transformers in a dazzling display of plastic and nostalgia. The latest release, Optimus-Prime Armor He-Man, gives us a battle-ready hybrid that taps into the wildest corners of fandom What Makes This Mashup Pop

Rediscovering the 1993 V3 Wet-Suit: A Forgotten G.I. Joe Classic with a Removable Helmet

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff1986 Wet-Suit vs 1993 Wet-Suit, 1993 Wet-Suit, 90s G.I. Joe toys, G.I. Joe 1990s figures, G.I. Joe collectors, G.I. Joe harpoon rifle, G.I. Joe nostalgia, G.I. Joe Outpost review, G.I. Joe removable helmet, G.I. Joe spring loaded weapon, G.I. Joe water sled, G.I. Joe Wet-Suit, Rare G.I. Joe Figures, Wet-Suit action figure, Wet-Suit V30 comment

Story By Mitchell Smith Welcome to The Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at the 1993 V3 Wet-Suit. I had the original 1986 Wet-Suit growing up and he is one of my favorite figures and characters. All around he is a great figure but, a removable helmet would have been awesome. Flash forward to 1993. This was out of my wheelhouse as a kid. Like millions of other kids who had moved their Joes to the attic, the yard sale, or even worse the trash bin we probably didn’t even…

Wing Commander: Celebrating 35 years At The Edge of Computing

September 27, 2025September 28, 2025 Serpentorslair Stafforigin, PC, Video Games, Wing Commander0 comment

Story by @Kingmakeress Additional Contributions by @BenLesnick We create worlds. On September 26th 1990 Orgin did deliver on that promise by releasing Wing Commander, the first in a series of groundbreaking games telling the exciting saga of the fierce interstellar conflict between the Terran Confederation and the Kilrathi, a spacefaring feline race fighting for their emperor. As a young pilot with distinctive blue hair assigned to the space carrier Tiger’s Claw just as the crucial Vega sector campaign begins, you face endless waves of everything the Kilrathi have in their…

Throwback Brawl: Hasbro’s Street Fighter Action Figures Reviewed by ToyKennections

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 Serpentorslair StaffHasbro 90s action figures, Hasbro Capcom Street Fighter, Hasbro Street Fighter action figures, Ken ToyKennections review, retro Street Fighter toys, Street Fighter action figure history, Street Fighter collectible toys, Street Fighter Hasbro figures YouTube, Street Fighter toy collectors, Street Fighter toy review, ToyKennections Street Fighter, vintage Street Fighter merchandise0 comment

Today Ken from ToyKennections takes a look back at Hasbro’s Street Fighter action figures! Check out the video below and share your thoughts with us in the comments. As always be sure to subscribe to ToyKennections channel on YouTube for all of Ken’s latest videos!

IACON CITY - The Transformers Forum

Off the Rails with Transformers 2025 Crasher – From GoBots Origins to Modern Collectible

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff80s GoBots toys, Bandai Machine Robo Crasher, Crasher Formula 1 car, Crasher Machine Robo, GoBots Crasher history, GoBots vs Transformers, Hasbro Transformers Crasher, Tonka GoBots Crasher, Transformers 2025 Crasher, Transformers collectibles 2025, Transformers Crasher review, Transformers Crasher unboxing, Transformers female characters, Transformers nostalgia, Transformers toy review0 comment

Hello everyone. I’m Train and today I’m going off the rails with the 2025 Transformers Crasher . I recently have had an eye on this Crasher figure. I passed it up numerous times and finally broke down and picked this figure up because it looks really sharp. I grew up watching Transformers as a kid but I never had any of the figures, so I was not really into Transformers up until a few years ago. They really catch your eye and I started collecting original characters that I grew…

ReAction Wave 5 Drops: Arctic Snake Eyes, Big Lob, Arctic Destro & Pythona Now at Super7!

September 25, 2025September 25, 2025 Serpentorslair StaffArctic Destro, Arctic Snake Eyes, Big Lob figure, Cobra figures, G.I. Joe ReAction figures, GI Joe action figures, GI Joe collectibles, GI Joe toy news, Pythona Super7, ReAction Wave 5, Super7 GI Joe0 comment

G.I. Joe collectors, it’s time to celebrate—ReAction Wave 5 has officially landed at Super7! This highly anticipated release brings four unique figures that dive deep into fan-favorite corners of the franchise. Whether you’re building out your display or chasing rarities, this wave delivers some serious must-haves. Leading the charge is Arctic Snake Eyes, outfitted for cold-weather missions and ready to stand tall against Cobra forces. Fans of the 1987 G.I. Joe animated movie will be thrilled to see Big Lob finally getting his chance to shine in the ReAction line.…

From Cobra to Langley: When G.I. Joe’s ‘Operation Mind Menace’ Looked Uncomfortably Like Real U.S. Programs

September 24, 2025September 24, 2025 Serpentorslair StaffChurch Committee MKULTRA report, CIA FOIA documents mind control, CIA mind control programs, ethical abuses intelligence history, G.I. Joe Operation Mind Menace, GI Joe parallels real history, mind control experiments United States, MKULTRA declassified, MKULTRA Senate hearing PDF, Operation Midnight Climax FOIA, Project Artichoke Bluebird, remote viewing declassified program, Rockefeller Commission CIA abuses, Stargate remote viewing CIA0 comment

If you remember the Sunbow G.I. Joe episode “Operation: Mind Menace,” Cobra is abducting people with psychic abilities—weaponizing ESP as a battlefield edge while the Joes scramble to stop it. That may sound like pure Saturday-morning pulp… until you scan the declassified record. Several real U.S. government programs explored mind manipulation, chemical coercion, and even alleged “psi” warfare—echoes that make the cartoon feel less far-fetched than it should. Start with the best-known parallel: MKULTRA. Launched in the 1950s, the CIA’s program attempted to control or drastically influence human behavior through…

Ron Friedman Remembered: The Creative Force Behind G.I. Joe and Transformers

September 24, 2025September 24, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff0 comment

Ronald I. Friedman (August 1, 1932 – September 15, 2025) left us at age 93, but the vibrant stories he helped bring to life—especially for G.I. Joe and The Transformers—will continue to spark the imaginations of generations. His passing marks the end of an era in animation and TV writing, but also offers a moment to honor a craftsman who helped define what action cartoons and toy-based stories could be. Early Path & Sitcom Roots Ron Friedman wasn’t born into animation. He studied architecture at Carnegie Mellon University before turning…

G.I.Joe Half The Battle

Ranking the 1988 G.I. Joe Figures | Half The Battle

September 23, 2025September 23, 2025 Serpentorslair Staff0 comment

On this week’s episode of G.I. Joe Half The Battle, I rank the 1988 G.I. Joe lineup of figures! Check out this week’s video below and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!