Former Shudder Head Launches The Great Halloween Puzzle & Podcast

Former Shudder common supervisor Craig Engler has launched The Great Halloween Puzzle & Podcast, the first-ever jigsaw puzzle with an built-in podcast.

Engler, who co-created Syfy’s “Z Nation” and greenlit Shudder favorites like “Creepshow” and “The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs,” was impressed to show his ardour for horror right into a family-friendly puzzle due to his 10-year-old daughter.

The thought was sparked whereas the 2 have been engaged on a puzzle collectively and puzzled concerning the story behind it. Realizing they may create their very own, they mixed their love of Halloween with Engler’s storytelling background to design a puzzle that involves life via an accompanying podcast.

“People often listen to something while doing a puzzle,” Engler stated. “We wanted to create something that wasn’t just background noise—something that was part of the experience itself. And we knew it had to be about our favorite holiday, Halloween.”

Comic e-book artist Ryan Dunlavey (Action Philosophers, M.O.D.O.Ok) and colorist Adam Guzowski (Nailbiter, TMNT) created the puzzle’s art work, which depicts a small-town Halloween parade that transforms because it’s constructed.

“For instance, in the image on the box, there’s a Victorian mansion on the hill with a party going on,” Engler defined. “But when you assemble that section, it becomes a haunted house filled with ghosts and monsters. The podcast tells the story of haunted houses while giving you clue to what you’re building.”

The companion podcast deepens the expertise with historic insights and clues that correspond to sections of the 1,000-piece puzzle.

A double-sided poster, a customized Halloween playlist, a watchlist of each scary and not-so-scary films, and a recipe for a Halloween deal with known as a soul cake are included.

The Great Halloween Puzzle & Podcast is dwell on Kickstarter via Halloween. The puzzle prices $35, and different rewards embrace a podcast shout-out and being drawn into the puzzle art work.