Spunky Productions Premieres Spine-Tingling Scary.com as Halloween Treat; `Horror-Lite' Site Delivers Interactive Play and Original Cartoons for Kids.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 1999--

Spunky Productions, a digital media company producing and syndicating the largest collection of original interactive cartoons and live action programs for kids on the Internet, will premiere a "horror-lite" web site today at www. Scary.com.

"Creepy" interactive play and some of the first web-based original cartoons for younger children will debut as a part of the company's SpunkyTown.com entertainment neighborhood.

Chills on Demand

From the developers of Claus.com, the most trafficked Christmas site on the Internet, comes gripping tales, spooky creatures and interactive game play for children under 12. For older kids, "The Creepy Network," a live action program in which viewers join legendary head horror writer of sci-fi fantasy magazines, Budd Lewis, in search of unexplained phenomena and mysteries, will premiere on Halloween night at www.CreepyNetwork.com.

"Kids are drawn to stories that scare them, and for the first time, we're bringing scarytales created for them to the Internet," said Karl Kronenberger, President and co-founder of Spunky Productions. "We plan to offer fresh episodes of chilling programs year-round on the site." -0-

     Creepy Fun On Scary.Com

--   Halloween Party House - Monster Mom suggests party ideas,
     costumes, and crafts.

--   "Scary Tale" Pumpkin Patch - The Grim Reader tells horror-lite
     stories. Each week, a fully animated episode of a frightful
     four-part series will premiere on the site. The first Scary.com
     animated scarytale will be "Dead Run," the story of a boy who
     wanted to be a vampire and was willing to trade anything to get
     his wish.

--   "The Semi-Scary Cemetery" - The undertaker deadpans a tour of
     funny gravestones. Kids can sit in on an ancient jam session,
     featuring an Egyptian Princess on a reed flute, the mummy of
     Atoot Uncommon on the drums and other "uninvited" guests in The
     Sphinx. Lairs of winged dingbat vampire models give fashion tips
     and other costume ideas in the tall dark Mausoleum.

--   "The Mansion Magi-Goria" - Hedley the butler invites kids through
     a haunted house full of goosebumping downloads, eerie books and
     legends, and ghoulish characters around every corner.

--   "Sewagespill Swamp" - Madame Lady L' Fraidy and the Zombie
     Brothers read cards, perform dark comedy and tell jokes.

--   "Wormwood Forest" - Forest Ranger/Werewolf, Harry K. Nine, helps
     kids find their way and also directs them to a Festering old
     witch's favorite recipes. Also shop and swap cards at the
     Grossery Store.

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About Spunky Productions

San Francisco-based Spunky Productions, Inc. is a digital media company producing and syndicating the largest collection of original web-based interactive cartoons and live-action programs for kids worldwide. The company's flagship site, www.SpunkyTown.com, contains two channels, one targeting children under 12, and the other targeting the 13 and over market. SpunkyTown.com's network of Internet entertainment programs includes Scary.com and Claus.com, which will feature the web's first interactive Christmas cartoon for kids on the most popular holiday site online.

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