Purple Stuff tackles HALLOWEEN!
If the new Halloween film has reignited your passion for the franchise at large, we’ve got the perfect hour-killer for you:
In this brand new episode of The Purple Stuff Podcast, me and Jay from The Sexy Armpit are proud to present our MICHAEL MYERS MISHMASH — ten weird and awesome things that somehow tie into the Halloween franchise.
We’re not just talking about the movies, here. The show covers everything from toys to posters to books to video games. It’s pretty much a straight shot of deep cuts. Maybe you’ll learn something new!
This might end up being our biggest show of the season, so we hope you enjoy it!
Click here to hear the new episode!
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Oh, and if I might make a recommendation, tonight’s episode pairs wonderfully with a big pile of Halloween candy. Treat yourselves, guys. After all, we only get to be really happy for two months a year!
Halloween haunts the grave of Toys “R” Us!
Every Halloween season has that one thing that separates it from all other Halloween seasons. Something that makes it uniquely special, whether it’s a Fruity Yummy Mummy revival or a black-bunned Whopper.
This year, that “one thing” seems easy to identify. A new Halloween movie starring Jamie Lee Freakin’ Curtis is objectively unbeatable, and if anyone wants to call it this year’s special thing, I ain’t gonna argue.
But it isn’t my pick.
Nope, for me, the 2018 Halloween season will be forever remembered as the one when spooky stores took over the scattered corpses of Toys “R” Us. Yes, I think it’s that big.
This “movement” is mostly thanks to Spirit Halloween and Halloween City, though I’m sure it isn’t limited to those chains.
That Halloween pop-up shops would take root in shuttered Toys “R” Us stores was no surprise, but I don’t think any of us predicted the sheer volume. I’ve seen more photos of Spirit banners over faded Toys “R” Us signs than I can remember, and it’s barely the middle of September. Read More…
Drunk Driving “Skeletons” PSA from ’84!
Remember that absurdly frightening drunk driving PSA from the ‘80s? The one with the skeletons?
The 1984 TV spot was pretty famous in its time, partly for its use of Michael Jackson’s Beat It, but mostly because the PSA was so shocking in its execution.
After four friends agree to let the drunkest among them drive, the shit hits the fan. As soon as the driver puts his key in the ignition, all four instantly morph into skeletons. (The idea was that the very act of getting in a car with a drunk driver was tantamount to signing your own death warrant.)
I would’ve been around five years old when this PSA began airing, and it destroyed me. I’d eventually see public service announcements that were arguably edgier, but to this day, I don’t know if I’ve seen one that matched this spot’s eeriness.
Between the skeletons, the sound design and the fake fog, it had such an ‘80s horror movie vibe. (Course, back then, *I* didn’t know that. This vibe was new to me, and I sure as hell wasn’t ready to deal with it while watching cartoon reruns on WPIX.) Read More…
Reese’s Puffs BATS Cereal: Video Review!
If you follow me on social media, you know that I’ve been going nuts trying to find that new bat-shaped version of Reese’s Puffs cereal. I love a happy ending:
Yep, I finally found it! (I say “finally” as if finding a Halloween cereal during the first week of September is somehow on the late side.)
Something about Reese’s Bats grabbed me in a big way. I talk about my wild search in the video, and it’s no joke: I went to dozens of stores looking for this stuff, knowing that I’d never really be at peace until I knew what it was like to eat bat-shaped Reese’s Puffs.
And what was it like? Find out in tonight’s video:
I normally wouldn’t do two cereal videos in a row, but I needed to get this Reese’s Bats thing out of my system. I just love it so much. Of all the new spooky foods I’ve seen or heard about, this is by far my favorite.
Thanks as always for watching the vid. Without you, I wouldn’t have had a reason to work on a four-minute cereal review for 12 straight hours. (Wait, should I be thanking you for that?) Read More…