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BUT DID YOU KNOW? Don’t Feed These Facts After Midnight: The Wild Secrets Behind 1984’s Gremlins

Few movies capture the wonderfully strange personality of the 1980s quite like Gremlins. Released on June 8, 1984, Joe Dante’s horror-comedy somehow managed to combine Christmas, adorable furry creatures, gruesome monster mayhem, dark comedy and Steven Spielberg-style adventure into one unforgettable package. You know the rules: keep them away from bright light, never get them wet and, most importantly, never feed them after midnight. But did you know the movie hiding behind those rules is packed with strange production stories and alternate ideas that could have made Gremlins a completely…

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The Christmas Movie That Ruined Midnight Snacks Forever

A Chaotic, Cozy, Creature-Filled Look Back at Gremlins (1984) There are Christmas movies that fill you with warm fuzzy feelings… and then there’s Gremlins (1984)—the holiday film that taught an entire generation three extremely important life rules: don’t feed after midnight, don’t get them wet, and absolutely never assume a Christmas gift is safe just because it’s cute. This movie is festive, funny, horrifying, adorable, and completely unhinged in the most perfect ’80s way. And yes—it is 100% a Christmas movie, even if it comes with jump scares and small-scale…

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