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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.

  • Disney’s Scary Tales. My 1st horror rental!

    A few days ago, I drove past what’s now one of my city’s thousand salons, but used to be our neighborhood’s very first video store. Converted from a portion of a long, thin house that certainly wasn’t meant to carry a storefront, the place was — and remains — a slanted

  • The Purple Stuff Podcast: Episode 5!

    The Purple Stuff Podcast normally goes live on Saturday nights, but an assortment of irritating factors forced us to push it off a bit. The good news? Now it’s ready! In this episode, me and Jay try to come up with our ideal Halloween television marathon. Like, let’s say you were put i

  • Dino Drac’s September 2015 Funpack!

    (Available in the United States only!) Uh oh! Dino Drac’s September 2015 Funpack HAS ARRIVED, and in celebration of the Halloween Countdown, it’s stuffed with TERROR AND NIGHTMARES. If you’re new to the site, here’s the scoop: Every month, I mail a new Funpack out to all subscr

  • Halloween McNugget Buddies were SO GOOD.

    I will always be loyal to McDonald’s, and that has little to do with the company’s food. God knows how many paper-wrapped cheeseburgers I tore through during adolescence, but what I really loved about the place was how it could turn nothing days into something days. This was especially

  • Classic Creepy Commercials, Volume 8!

    I adore the Halloween Countdown for a thousand reasons, but here’s one of the big ones: I get to bring back my Classic Creepy Commercials feature. Yay! If you’re new to the site, know this: I love old TV commercials, but I especially love old HALLOWEEN commercials. Growing up in a ti

  • Kellogg’s 2015 Halloween Cereals!

    If one determines a Halloween season’s value through its goofy and spooky edibles, 2015 is a banner year. While lacking an obvious smoking gun — like 2013’s Fruity Yummy Mummy or 2014’s Ghostbusters donuts — this year is making up for it in sheer volume. Need proof?

  • Dino Drac’s Halloween Bonus Thingy, #1!

    A few weeks ago, I floated the idea of doing extra “mini posts” during the Halloween Countdown, where those who were interested could chill, chat in the comments, and basically have an extra space to “be Halloweeny.” So, let’s give that a shot! I’m not sure how often I’ll be

  • Yes, Slimer Toothpaste was a real thing.

    The lasting appeal of The Real Ghostbusters owes to many things. Sure, “people still really like Ghostbusters” is the easiest explanation, but it’s also one that robs the cartoon series of its due praise. That was a plainly fantastic show, with themes, jokes and pure imagination that

  • The Purple Stuff Podcast: Episode 4!

    First off, thanks to everyone for checking out and sharing around the launch of the 2015 Halloween Countdown! I love you and it’s not platonic. Now firmly entrenched in the season, me and Jay from The Sexy Armpit are back with the fourth episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast! This time, we

  • DINO DRAC’S 2015 HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN.

    Yes, you really did just watch that. Welcome to Dinosaur Dracula’s 2015 HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN. Counting the X-E years, this is my thirteenth consecutive Countdown. Jeez! In that time, I’ve seen the Halloween season grow bigger and better, to the point where I now couldn’t name many fri

  • The Purple Stuff Podcast: Episode 3!

    The third episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast is now live! (And I really gotta thank you guys. We never expected this to take off like it has, and the feedback on the first two episodes has been a great motivator for us to gut through the ten billion technical hiccups that seem to accompan

  • The Purple Stuff Podcast: Episode 2!

    It’s time for the second episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast, starring me and Jay from The Sexy Armpit. I AM SO TIRED. Mad props to any longtime podcasters who edit their raw files, because holy shit is that a slog. My brain is mush. So I hope you enjoy this. Big, big thanks to

  • The Purple Stuff Podcast: Episode 1!

    So I think I’m kind of maybe possibly doing a podcast. Maybe. Yes. The situation: My friend Jay from The Sexy Armpit had a history in radio, and has appeared on about ten thousand podcasts. For the last few years, I’ve been hounding him to start his own. A few weeks ago, I meekly offer

  • Vintage Vending: Super Mega Edition #2!

    This time on Vintage Vending, I’m quintupling up. I usually feature just one set of old vending machine prizes in each edition, but this time, you’re getting five. (And okay, I’ll admit that that’s largely because none of the sets featured here deserved individual tributes.) If you

  • Dino Drac’s August 2015 Funpack!

    It’s here, it’s here! Dinosaur Dracula’s August 2015 Funpack is available now! The scoop, if you’re new: Every month, I mail out boxes of goodies — “Funpacks” — to everyone who subscribes. The cost is $25 per month — including shipping — and you’ll con

  • NECA’s “Jason and Pamela” SDCC Set!

    Can I be honest? When I heard about NECA’s SDCC exclusive “Jason & Pam” two-pack, I knew I was going to buy it, but I wasn’t exactly happy about buying it. When I had the set in my cart during the online sale, I could only click the appropriate buttons through gritted teeth. Fi

  • Junk Food of the Gods, Part 3!

    I’m back with the third edition of Junk Food of the Gods, the series in which I raid supermarkets for neon slop that likely won’t be around for very long. Of course, when I put it that way, I’m not sure why I do this. Key Lime Pie Oreo Cookies! With still another month to

  • Flea Market Finds, 10000 Degrees Edition.

    The flea market was much nicer than it’s been in recent weeks, with more vendors and far fewer people yelling at me over keychain prices. (I’m never going to get over that. Never slight an Italian.) It was already crazy hot when we arrived. By the time we left, we looked like we’d be

  • Highlights from Seaside Heights!

    Prior to yesterday, I hadn’t been to Seaside Heights since my sophomore year of high school. A friend invited me to stay with him and his extended family at some rented beach house. Never one to miss a chance at crane games and funnel cake, I jumped at the chance. The night before we lef

  • Gremlins ReAction Figures by Funko!

    I’m a sucker for Funko’s ReAction series, which — for the three of you who don’t know — collects characters from movies and television and turns them into endearingly simplistic action figures. Since they’re so comparable to Kenner’s old Star Wars figures, I was born