{"id":195010,"date":"2025-07-20T20:47:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=195010"},"modified":"2025-07-20T20:47:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:47:28","slug":"eddie-munster-coming-to-local-drive-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2025\/07\/20\/eddie-munster-coming-to-local-drive-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Munster coming to local drive-in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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MIDDLE POINT — Horror, comedy, and nostalgia fans, get ready \u2013 Butch Patrick, best known as “Eddie Munster” from the classic TV series The Munsters<\/em>, is coming to Van-Del Drive-In on Wednesday, July 23, as part of the Munster Go Home Summer Scream Series, a thrilling drive-in movie tour celebrating the 60th anniversary of Munster, Go Home!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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This one-of-a-kind summer event features a special screening of the cult-classic film Munster, Go Home!<\/em> along with an unforgettable in-person appearance by Butch Patrick himself. Butch will also be showcasing his legendary coffin car, \u201cDragula\u201d\u2014as built by Hollywood car customizer George Barris\u2014as well as \u201cEddie\u2019s Chopper,\u201d a custom Munster-themed motorcycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Butch will be filming interested fans for a sequence in an upcoming Summer Scream Series movie scene. Fans will have the chance to meet Butch, take photos with the Dragula and Eddie\u2019s Chopper, get autographs, and hear behind-the-scenes stories from one of TV\u2019s most iconic families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding to the fun, the event will feature: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • A chance to be in a scene or work behind the scenes on The Summer Scream Series Film Production<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A Scream Queen Contest, where fans can compete for the title of \u201cBest On-Screen Scream\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Classic car and motorcycle displays\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Local sponsors highlighting outstanding businesses and community favorites<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cI\u2019m excited to hit the road and bring this event to drive-ins across the country,\u201d Patrick said. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to celebrate the legacy of The Munsters and connect with generations of fans young and old who love monsters, movies, motorcycles, hot rods, and good old-fashioned drive-in fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The event will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 23, at Van-Del Drive-In on Lincoln Highway in Middle Point. The screening will begin at dusk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Whether you’re a lifelong fan of The Munsters<\/em> or introducing a new generation to the spooky-fun family, this is the perfect summer night out for all ages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Submitted information MIDDLE POINT — Horror, comedy, and nostalgia fans, get ready \u2013 Butch Patrick, best known as “Eddie Munster” from the classic TV series The Munsters, is coming to Van-Del Drive-In on Wednesday, July 23, as part of the Munster Go Home Summer Scream Series, a thrilling drive-in movie tour celebrating the 60th anniversary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-12 23:09:08","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=195010"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195010\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":195012,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/195010\/revisions\/195012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=195010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=195010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=195010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}