Now’s your chance to bring something strange to your neighborhood this Halloween, as pre-orders have begun foran inflatable Hook & Ladder Company 8 firehouse decorationthat replicates the set-piece seen in theGhostbustersfranchise that you can actually walk into. First appearing in the 1984 movie as the dilapidated headquarters of everyone’s favorite ghost hunting quartet, the firehouse is still in use today by the FDNY, and is a hot spot for tourists and film enthusiasts looking to capture pictures of themselves in front of its Manhattan location.
PerGhosbustersNews, fans looking for the ultimate Ghostbuster decoration this Halloween can now pre-order the inflatable Hook & Ladder Company 8 firehouse fromHalloweenCostumes.comfora locked-in price of $349.99, with a standard 4–6-day shipping cost of $11.99. That price is expected to increase once the pre-order window closes, so get your orders in now. Orders will ship at the beginning of October, so Halloween enthusiasts looking to spruce up their lawn will have plenty of time to display it during the spooky season. Check out the specs and a picture of the inflatable firehouse below.
Bring Home Even More Ghostbusters Inflatables This Halloween
With the resurgence in popularity of theGhostbustersfranchise in recent years thanks toGhostbusters: AfterlifeandGhostbusters: Frozen Empire, fans looking to compose their own scene from the movies on their front lawn are in luck. In addition to the inflatable firehouse, HalloweenCostumes.com also has a massive, 25-foot Stay Puff Marshmallow Man available for $549.99, a 10-foot long Ecto-1 for $249.99, and a five-foot tall Terror Dog for $169.99. Should you not want to overdo it, there’s also an eight-foot and fifteen-foot Marshmallow Man available for $99.99 and $299.99 respectively.
What Does the Future Hold for the Ghostbusters Franchise?
Despite there still being a ravenous fan base for theGhostbustersfranchise and its plethora of merchandise, its cinematic future remains in question followingFrozen Empire’sperformance at the box office earlier this year. Produced on a budget of $100 million dollars, the movie only managed to take in $201 million, and was met with mixed reviews from critics. The film holds just a 42% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, though its audience score is much higher, sitting at 83%, provingthat fans are way more forgivingthan movie pundits whose job it is to scrutinize every little detail.
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While nothing has been officially announced,Frozen Empiredirector Gil Kenan and producer Jason Reitman are still working on developingmore films in the franchise. However, whether any of their ideas come to fruition remains to be seen. With the latest entry in the series finding success on streaming following its less than ideal box office performance, there’s a chance that future entries could be produced specifically for the likes of a service like Netflix, but again, everything remains up in the air at this time. We’ll have more news on the future of theGhostbustersseries as it becomes available.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empireis available to stream on Netflix.
