Marc Summers’ Mystery Magical Special!
Happy Saturday! I’m off to work on my Halloween Mood Table, because as per tradition, I need to share with ya no later than Monday. Before I go, here’s tonight’s vid:
Suggested by MightyThirstyPirate, it’s Marc Summers’ Mystery Magical Special, a fairly famous Halloween TV special that aired on Nickelodeon back in ’86. (Yes, that’s Marc Summers as in Double Dare Marc Summers.)
From MightyThirstyPirate: “I remember catching this on TV, they really hyped it up as a big event. Marc Summers and some kids go to a haunted house and… there’s magic tricks. Special cameo by John Astin, the original Gomez Addams. Go ahead and watch it, I Double Dare you!”
Enjoy! It may take some patience to get into if you’re not big on old school Nick nostalgia, but this special does have a following!
’70s and ’80s Halloween Commercials!
Oof, this is it! The final Friday before OCTOBER! If you’ve been slouching on the Halloween front, it’s time to pick up the pace, ace. I always forget how quickly this season flies by!
Since this is a special Friday, here’s an extra-special video. Suggested by Dan Nations, it’s a compilation of Halloween commercials from the ’70s and ’80s.
Now, I know what you’re thinking. I’m always running old TV spots on After Dark… how different could this be? Trust me on this one, guys. It’s probably the best compilation of Halloween ads on YouTube, with some real rarities in the mix.
Some thoughts from Dan: “We have vintage McDonald’s commercials, Halloween II promos, Creepshow, Children of the Corn, Paas makeup commercials, vintage Toys ‘R’ Us, Vincent Price repping Diet Coke, the Tall Man from Phantasm hocking Fangoria, more Vincent Price telling us about the wonders of Polaroid VHS. It’s nostalgia overload!”
AMAZING stuff. Enjoy, and make sure you do something spooky this weekend!
1980s Halloween News Clips!
Here’s a pair of interesting Halloween news clips from the ’80s…
First is a 1986 news segment about that year’s hottest Halloween costumes, featuring everything from Rambo to Garfield. Second is the Halloweenized ending of 13 Eyewitness News, from 1980.
Ghostbusters II Soundtrack!
Here’s something different for tonight…
It’s the complete Ghostbusters II soundtrack, which I love to death. These uploads were apparently made from the original vinyl soundtrack, with each song personally remastered by the uploader. Listen now, or later, or both!
Fun fact: While I guess I always knew that the sequel was sillier, I never realized until fairly recently that Ghostbusters II didn’t have the greatest reputation. Oh well. I’m still crazy about it. One of those movies I can watch 10 times in a row.
