The creators of LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales – now streaming on Disney Plus – discuss the influences behind this Halloween-styled, 45 minutes-long, multi-story adventure.
The creative team looked at influences as wide-ranging as It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown to The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror” specials to Tales from the Crypt, as well as IDW Publishing’s Tales from Vader’s Castle all-ages comics. This witches’ brew led to what would become LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales, set after the sequel trilogy, in which Poe Dameron and BB-8 crash land on the lava planet of Mustafar and make their way to Darth Vader’s former fortress. There they encounter Graballa the Hutt, who’s trying to turn the castle into a not-quite upscale resort, the good-hearted but impressionable Dean, and Vaneé, Vader’s old servant who’s clearly not secretly evil at all.
As they explore Vader’s castle, Vaneé treats our heroes to three scary stories, though Poe, BB-8, and Dean soon learn they’re in the middle of their own terrifying tale. The special has just the right amount of creepy atmosphere, but also tons of in-jokes and LEGO Star Wars’ hallmark irreverent humor. The team made it a priority to strike that balance of frights and fun, making sure parents and their children could enjoy Terrifying Tales together.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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The creators of LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales – now streaming on Disney Plus – discuss the influences behind this Halloween-styled, 45 minutes-long, multi-story adventure.
The creative team looked at influences as wide-ranging as It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown to The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror” specials to Tales from the Crypt, as well as IDW Publishing’s Tales from Vader’s Castle all-ages comics. This witches’ brew led to what would become LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales, set after the sequel trilogy, in which Poe Dameron and BB-8 crash land on the lava planet of Mustafar and make their way to Darth Vader’s former fortress. There they encounter Graballa the Hutt, who’s trying to turn the castle into a not-quite upscale resort, the good-hearted but impressionable Dean, and Vaneé, Vader’s old servant who’s clearly not secretly evil at all.
As they explore Vader’s castle, Vaneé treats our heroes to three scary stories, though Poe, BB-8, and Dean soon learn they’re in the middle of their own terrifying tale. The special has just the right amount of creepy atmosphere, but also tons of in-jokes and LEGO Star Wars’ hallmark irreverent humor. The team made it a priority to strike that balance of frights and fun, making sure parents and their children could enjoy Terrifying Tales together.
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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As they explore Vader’s castle, Vaneé treats our heroes to three scary stories, though Poe, BB-8, and Dean soon learn they’re in the middle of their own terrifying tale. The special has just the right amount of creepy atmosphere, but also tons of in-jokes and LEGO Star Wars’ hallmark irreverent humor. The team made it a priority to strike that balance of frights and fun, making sure parents and their children could enjoy Terrifying Tales together.
