Finally, one of the best Halloween promotions of all time is memorialized on Dino Drac! The McDonald's Halloween Pails pretty much DEFINE Halloween for so many of us, and this article will hopefully explain why!
The Mostly-Complete Dino Drac Archives.
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Below are most of the Dino Drac blog archives. Certain categories may be excluded to keep things tidier. If you notice any typos, pretend you didn’t.
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1980s McDonald’s Halloween Pails!
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The Purple Stuff Podcast: Episode 9!
In the ninth episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast, me and Jay play a Halloween-themed game. One of us rattles off two statements, and the other has to guess which is fact and which is fiction! Come play along!
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Old News #2: Freddy Krueger Clippings!
If you're into Freddy Krueger, you're gonna love this one. Here's a collection of vintage newspaper clippings, all having something to do with the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise! Stop the presses!
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The 2015 Halloween Mood Table!
The tradition continues! Come check out my 2015 Halloween Mood Table, and get directions on how to make your own! It's easy! You can consider it the Halloween season's Christmas tree.
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Old News #1: Ghostbusters Clippings!
In Dino Drac's first edition of Old News, I've collected tons of vintage Ghostbusters-related newspapers clippings, covering everything from the toys to the toons to the movies! If you feel anything for Slimer, you'll love this.
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This Monster Cereals Castle is amazing.
General Mills never disappoints during the Halloween season. This year, you can cut up your Monster Cereal boxes to build a huge haunted castle, with little figures and everything! Unbelievably cool, and one of 2015's best spooky promos.
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Burger King’s Halloween Whopper IS HERE.
Well folks, here it is. Burger King's Halloween Whopper. It's the 2015 Halloween season's single biggest promotion, and it's what we'll always remember this season for. (Green shit or no green shit.)
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The Purple Stuff Podcast: Episode 8!
The Purple Stuff Podcast returns with its eighth episode. This week, we're tackling some of our favorite spooky songs! Some of our picks may be a little surprising, but I don't care what anyone says... that Freddy Krueger album rules.
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Goosebumps Shake at Johnny Rockets!
In one of this year's most surprising Halloween promotions, you can currently buy a candy-filled "Goosebumps Shake" at Johnny Rockets! If you choose to do so, remember to steal one of those swank Goosebumps table tents. I did!
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Halloween Cereals from the 1990s!
Monster Pops? Halloween Honeycomb? Here are some of the best -- and rarest -- Halloween-themed cereals from the 1990s! Yes, of course I just happen to have the old boxes laying around to take pictures of.
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Classic Creepy Commercials, Volume 10!
It’s the first day of autumn! (Or the second, depending on when you read this.) What better way to celebrate than with another edition of Classic Creepy Commercials, featuring all sorts of eerie ads from the ‘80s and ‘90s? (I mean besides a cool walk under moonlight scored by the sw
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Ingredients of a Halloween Yard Haunt!
Put simply, a yard haunt refers to the assemblage of Halloween decorations on one’s front lawn. Media attention focuses on those who go all-out, with thousands of dollars’ worth of spooky scenery. In truth, you could put two plastic skulls on your stoop and call it a “yard haunt.”
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Pumpkin Spice Frosted Mini-Wheats!
If you’re charmed by the idea of “Halloween cereal” but find the usual crop a bit too juvenile for your tastes, here’s one for the more sophisticated palate: Okay, so maybe I’m stretching things. Just a little. Still, Kellogg’s new Pumpkin Spice Frosted Mini-Wheats is by far on
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The Purple Stuff Podcast: Episode 7!
Apparently, my new thing is posting ten seconds before midnight. I’ve decided to roll with it! It’s time for the latest episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast, with me and Jay from The Sexy Armpit. In tonight’s show, we’re talking about all sorts of PUMPKIN MONSTERS from all walks of
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Dino Drac’s “Envelopes of Evil” For Sale!
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Obscure Horror Toys found on eBay!
While searching eBay for goodies to cover during this year’s Countdown, I discovered several items that were perfect in every way… except price. I’ll take a dive on certain items, but I gotta stop short of paying 400 bucks for rubber sharks. Still, some of those items were just too
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TV Guide listings for Halloween, 1990!
Remember when watching shows and movies mostly amounted to taking what we were given? We’ve come a long way from needing a TV Guide! …and yet, I strangely find myself missing that era, back before we had instant access to anything we wanted to see… not to mention an internet
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Candy Corn Cupcakes? Pumpkin Spice Twinkies?!
As you’ve probably surmised from prior articles, this is an amazing year for Halloween junk food. It’s everywhere! And so much of it is really, really good! …even the bigwig mainstays aren’t resting on their laurels, as evidenced by Hostess’s new TRIO of Halloween treats. (Oh
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Classic Creepy Commercials, Volume 9!
It’s time for the next batch of Classic Creepy Commercials! (If you read that in the voice of a game show announcer and hum happy music afterward, it becomes a stronger open.) Collected below are another five spooky TV commercials from the ‘80s and ‘90s, covering everything from to
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Halloween Kid Cuisine: 2015 Edition!
Warning: Today’s post is about Kid Cuisine, so stop here if you don’t want to read about Kid Cuisine. Funsucker. I was elated to see the return of Halloween Kid Cuisine meals, even if they never actually use the “H” word. The secularization of Halloween? No, not really. This year,
