Halloween 2021: Week 6!
Welcome to WEEK 6 of the 2021 Halloween season. As I mentioned in an After Dark comment last night, one thing I’ve really loved about this season is the lack of “lows.”
I’ve been at this for a loooong time, and usually there’s a severe dip in enthusiasm between late September and early October. This year, that doesn’t seem to be the case — the excitement level is still very high, across the board. Ya love to see it!
I’m dedicating my weekend to catching up and cleaning up. On the fun side, that means hitting a bunch of restaurant-style places to try their Halloween offerings before I lose my chance. On the not-so-fun side, it also means spending five hours clutching a bottle of Windex.
This is your free-for-all thread for WEEK 6. Talk about whatever you want, all week long.
For background noise, I put together a YouTube playlist featuring a whole bunch of spooky-themed music videos. It’ll keep you busy for a long while. Have fun!
Halloween 2021: Week 5!
Happy October! We’ve hit the midpoint of the Halloween season, so I encourage everyone to make the most out of the month we have left! (See how fast September flew by? Just imagine how fast October is going to.)
I’m excited about the next few weeks, as I haven’t even had time to do many of the “easy” things yet — like picking up that “Spider Cider” Yankee Candle. Then you add in October’s traditional haunts and horror movies, and yeah, if I’m gonna have any trouble at all, it’s with finding time, not motivation!
Very happy that I was able to get a video onto the main site tonight, even though Friday night is not an ideal time to launch something like that. Oh well, it was still worth it to post something appropriate for October 1st, and now I have a free Saturday to spend adventuring. (Hope all of you are doing the same!)
This week’s video is actually a playlist filled with videos. Included here are over 100 spooky TV commercials from the ‘80s and ‘90s that I personally rescued from old VHS tapes. There is SOOOO much good stuff in here, and I’d imagine that the whole library runs close to half an hour. Enjoy!
This is your free-for-all thread for WEEK 5 of the 2021 Halloween season. Talk about whatever!
Halloween 2021: Week 4!
Three weeks down, five to go! (I think it’s five, anyway?)
Hope the third week of the 2021 Halloween season treated you well. Sorry there was only one new piece on the site, but between the Funpacks and the bonus show, there wasn’t time for much else!
Currently scripting my next video *and* prepping for our next podcast. The video required three eBay purchases and a trip to Target, that’s all I’ll say for now. The upcoming podcast is our annual Spooky Songs show. Earlier I had to watch a horror movie that’s associated with one of our picks. Won’t spoil which one, but it’s pretty famous and I’m amazed that it took me decades to see it.
(Also, watching a horror movie during the proper Halloween season just hits differently, doesn’t it? I haven’t done it nearly enough this year.)
I’ve been scoring big on the junk food front, so I’ll almost definitely publish another edition of 2021’s Best Halloween Junk Food next week, too. This has been one of the greatest years *ever* for Halloween snacks, no hyperbole. Hell, just this afternoon while out on a boring errand run, I managed to find three more eerie edibles that I didn’t even know existed. (Pumpkin Spice Moon Pies, anyone?)
ANYWAY, here’s your frightening free-for-all thread for WEEK 4 of the Halloween season. Talk about whatever you want, all week long.
Since we’re getting to the part of September when even the most seasoned Halloween pros might need a direct hit of dopamine, this week’s video seemed like a solid choice. Enjoy Garfield’s Halloween Adventure, for the first or hundredth time.
Halloween 2021: Week 3!
We’re now two weeks into the Halloween season. Hope it’s going well for everyone! This weekend I’ll be working on the Funpacks, but I’m sneaking in a horror-themed mini-trip on Saturday, too. (Not for article purposes or anything, though I’m sure I’ll post a pic somewhere.)
I’m also investigating an overnighter for October. Not sure for what, exactly, but I know I want to do something, and I’m pretty sure I want to do it alone. There are a bunch of conventions coming up, and while I may hit one or two, I’m looking for something a little more outside-the-box. (And also a little closer to home, in case I have any cat-related emergencies. Yeah, I’ve become that guy.)
Mapping out potential activities (even if you never end up doing them) is such a fun part of the season. Strongly recommended for all! Honestly, it’s worth it just for those Google discoveries of nearby places that you’ve somehow never heard of. Wait, you’re telling me I have access to a gemstone museum that doubles as a mini golf course? Awesome.
This is your free-for-all thread for WEEK 3 of the 2021 Halloween season. Talk about whatever, all week long!
This week’s background noise is an eerie forest with all of the appropriate SFX. It’ll give you the best kinds of spooky dreams.
