Spookies! (Again!)
Since it came up on the podcast we dropped today, I thought I’d seize the opportunity to gush about SPOOKIES.
I’ve run this one before, but it’s so worth an extra dip. Spookies was released in 1986, and it’s just the freakin’ best. Monsters everywhere. The film is famously flawed in a hundred ways, but it’s like one of those Halloween “background videos” that just happens to be an actual movie.
If you’ve been having trouble getting into the Halloween spirit, please watch this movie. It has everything.
Scary Reebok Commercial!
This is a short video, but whatever, it’s cool, and it’s not like you have a surplus of time on a Monday night:
Suggested by Sebastian N., I’ll just use the title presented by the YouTube uploader: “Reebok Murder Commercial!”
Sebastian adds: “I don’t specifically remember this Reebok chainsaw murder TV commercial from my childhood, but I did have a pair of these exact shoes. I’m sure commercials similar to this inspired me to beg my parents for them. Of course, the expected social currency I hoped to earn at school failed to materialize. As a chubby kid, the common question from my peers/bullies was why I needed such shoes in the first place since I was so un-athletic.”
I’m shocked that I’ve never seen this one floating around. I’m guessing most of you haven’t, either, since it has like 13 views. I actually watched it a few times to make sure it wasn’t a fake commercial, but it looks pretty legit. I’m a big sucker for companies “borrowing” slashers for ad campaigns, and here we have Almost Leatherface chasing a bunch of kids around the woods. The video has iffy quality, but this was so worth sharing.
The Devil’s Gift!
I found this one hiding on YouTube, and though I’d never heard of the film, the video’s description was an immediate grabber: “Toy monkey terrorizes family.”
Get set for The Devil’s Gift, from 1984. According to Wikipedia, the plot is thought to have been aped (Ha!) from Stephen King’s short story, The Monkey.
I have no idea if it’s any good, but it seemed like a nice spooky movie for a lazy Sunday night. Enjoy the whole thing, or skip around to the good parts!
Dokken’s Dream Warriors!
Saturdays are for partying, even if “partying” just means you’re sitting at your computer with a scented candle nearby. So, here’s a party song:
It’s the official music video for Dokken’s Dream Warriors — a totally kickass song from my favorite Elm Street movie. (Great video, too!)
Oh, and while I’m here:
This survey was floating around Twitter today, so I thought I’d borrow it for After Dark. Which of those candies would YOU say goodbye to forever? Tell us, in the comments! (And feel free to plead your case, too!)
I went with Milky Way, but it was a very close race between that and the M&M’s. I’m still not sure I made the right call. TBH, I’m not wild about plain M&M’s, and can’t remember a single time in my life that I picked them over other candies. (Add peanuts and it’s a whole different ballgame, of course.)
Milky Way isn’t a big favorite either. Like to the point where I’m not sure I could even tell you exactly what a Milky Way bar tastes like. All told, I felt like the M&M’s were worth keeping for having such a different vibe and mouthfeel. So long, Milky Way. Your thoughts?
