Laika Wows With New Installation

Oscar winning Laika Studios has opened up a bigger, more extravagant venue this year at 350 Fifth Avenue, Downtown San Diego just in time for Pride Week and San Diego Comic Con. Horrorbuzz got a chance to mingle with the characters, props and who’s who of this animation picture giant.

Kubo and The Two Strings, Coraline, Boxtrolls and Paranorman are on the regular loop of requested movies in our household. The visuals are astounding and the story lines are ones that both kids and adults can connect with.

If you are lucky enough to be in San Diego this week through Sunday, the Laika installation is definitely worth checking out. Laika is celebrating their 10th anniversary with sets, characters, props and more used in the movies.

We had a lovely time with the curators from the “puppet hospital” who were kind enough to give us an inside scoop to the amazing detail that goes into each second of these movies. Every movement, every hair is painstakingly placed into perfection. The static sets are also handmade with each detail sculpted and cut just so.

Included in this installation are sets from Kubo and The Two Strings. Props from Coraline that are perfect for your postings of social media and so much more. There is also a daily drawing for a pair of Coraline Dunks from Nike!
All of this installation is free!

Don’t miss a chance to get a peek of the newest Laika creation, “Missing Link.” They just finished filming, a process that took five years! “Missing Link” consists of an all-star cast that includes Zach Galifianakis, Zoe Saldana and Hugh Jackman. Annapurna Pictures will release “Missing Link” on April 19th, 2019 and we can’t wait to see the next visual stunner from Laika!

You can also pick up new and exciting merchandise featuring all of your favorite Laika characters.

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Admire all of the amazing things that Laika has to offer during these final days and hours:

Thursday, 7/19: 10am-10pm
Friday, 7/20: 10am-11pm
Saturday, 7/21: LAIKA store opens at 10am; exhibit: 2:00pm-11pm
Sunday, 7/22: 10am-6pm

This Saturday July 21st, a special guest will be making a VERY special announcement.

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Erin Jefferson-Foley (Mommy Fearest) is terrified of scary movies, gore and zombies. But she loves all things Halloween and Haunt related! Slowly but surely she has been dipping her toes into the realm of horror movies with great results. Pretty soon she will work her way up to watching a scary movie when it is dark outside. Erin has had a love affair with theme park Halloween events for the past 20 years. Her first time at an event was at Knott's Scary Farm in the late 80s when a family friend, a Knott's employee, escorted her into the park to watch Elvira and give her a behind the scenes tour. She was intrigued as she walked through the break room and realized that they were just people in masks and makeup. It seemed like only a short time later, Erin was performing for Halloween Haunt which led to her meeting the love of her life, her husband. Each year she cheers on her husband and his friends as they set up and run a home haunt. You can catch her helping with line control and repeating the same instructions over and over and over to the guests each night. She has been a professional dancer and actress for over 20 years. When she is not in the studio teaching dance or in her office writing, you can catch Mommy Fearest with her husband and two kids at various conventions throughout California. She enjoys Cosplay, Star Wars, Renaissance Faires, Halloween, haunted attractions, paranormal happenings, special effects makeup and horrible reality television shows.