Halloween Candy Mountain
We're only five days into October, and already my stash of Halloween candy looks like this: Mars was having a BOGO sale on the Dots, gummies, and bubble gum--you know, the second tier candy that people push out of the way to get to the Snickers and Reese's....
The Monster Squad [31 DVDs of Halloween]
If you've never seen the awesome that is the 1987 film The Monster Squad A) I pity you, and B) stop whatever the hell it is you're doing immediately and go watch it. For many of us children of the 80s, The Monster Squad is right up there with The Goonies. Some even...
A Few of My Favorite Illustrations from ‘Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark’
When I was in elementary school, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and its two sequels were my absolute favorite books to check out from the school library--that is, when they weren't already checked out by some other student, which was quite often. These books...
The world has gone Pumpkin Spice crazy.
'Tis the Pumpkin Spice season. Between all those damn commercials for pumpkin spice coffee, those Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows I reviewed the other day, and the return of Pumpkin Spice Hershey's Kisses, we are in the midst of a full-on Pumpkin Spice Pandemonium....
High Spirits [31 DVDs of Halloween]
Today's pick might be a little unconventional for the countdown as it's technically neither a horror film nor a Halloween film, but it's one of my favorites to watch around this time of year. I also happen to think it's criminally underrated, and as a result,...
Like I’m NOT going to post this TMNT Gangnam Style video featuring Vanilla Ice.
Because if there is a viral video of-the-now that manages to combine everything I care about, it is this one. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AweG_pqlz_g Dear Nickelodeon marketing people -- you're doing it right. [Thanks Topless...
One for the mummy…
I've been all about mummies lately. I don't really know why, but I am! Especially cute mummies. I was inexplicably drawn to this package of Mike & Ike Mummy's Mix at the grocery store the other day, I think mainly because of the cool-looking cartoon mummy on...
Roseanne Halloween Edition [31 DVDs of Halloween]
There are many reasons why Roseanne is one of my favorite sitcoms of all time, but somewhere near the top of that list of reasons is the show's contribution to Halloween pop culture. Every year that Roseanne was on TV, I looked forward to the show's annual...
Reddit > ShezCrafti
So apparently over this past weekend someone submitted a humorous/NSFW post I did a few months back to Reddit which directed a bunch of traffic my way and effectively killed ShezCrafti.com this morning. Thanks random Redditor, whoever you are! That's what I get for...
The Worst Witch [31 DVDs of Halloween]
Pop quiz! What movie does this sound like? A witch's academy in England! Wizards! Spells! Potions! Evil sorcerers! Snotty, blond-haired rivals! A hard-nosed Potions teacher! Flying lessons! Magic! (Hint: it doesn't rhyme with Barry Otter.) Long before The Boy Who...
Jet-Puffed Pumpkin Spice Marshmallows
Here's a sweet seasonal food product that until yesterday I had never tried before: pumpkin spice-flavored marshmallows! (Try as I may, I can never bring myself to call marshmallows "mallows." It just doesn't have the same appeal.) Apparently these have been around...
The first tentative steps into madness.
Day 1 of the Countdown to Halloween is already behind us! Here's a bunch of Halloween stuff that caught my eye around The League yesterday, in no particular order: Goodwill Hunting 4 Geeks -- A Word on Candy Corn Branded in the 80s -- 31 Days of Monsters, Day 1:...
