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Halloween Countdown: Mutilated Body Parts!

The Halloween Countdown continues with an intense study of Mutilated Rubber Body Parts. I picked up three for examination -- a finger, a hand and an arm. So we've got sort of a theme going. If I'd picked up a leg, everything would've been all frigged up. More is coming everyday, so keep on checking. It's going to be a challenge keeping this stuff up to date while I'm working, but Halloween is supposed to be challenging.

Posted by Matt on 09/19/2004. E-mail me!

Discussion Thread: 42 comments

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Chestnuts roasted by ChesterCopperpot @ 09/19/2004 2:44 PM

So thats where my severed arm went

Chestnuts roasted by Michael @ 09/19/2004 2:46 PM

great article. i was a mad scientist one year with body parts coming out of pockets of my bloody lab coat.

on a side note does anyone remember a line of toys that were dinosaur skeletons you assembled yourself but could also be assembled to form any number of weapons/vehicles/beasts for little cavemen?

Chestnuts roasted by george @ 09/19/2004 2:49 PM

Those are somewhat interesting, I saw an arm and a leg, at this shop I visited recently, they’re cool – but they can’t top well crafted fake skulls.

Chestnuts roasted by Jay @ 09/19/2004 2:49 PM

Eeeewww. They’re nasty, yey cool. But they certainly don’t match up to a bag filled with candy and bursting at the seams. The extent of Halloween decorating that my family ever did was Jack-o-Lanterns, but the shitload of candy that I received every year more than made up for it (took a whole lot less painstaking effort than a Jack-o-Lantern did, too).

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 09/19/2004 2:58 PM

Further note: I’m just glad they don’t make fake severed versions of other certain body parts. (Or do they?)

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 09/19/2004 3:00 PM

7TH!!!!

I would personally use that severed arm as a bat to mug kids on my halloween run. (I mug kids, and get 6 times as much candy as I would normally would trick or treating)

Chestnuts roasted by RPharazon @ 09/19/2004 3:46 PM

One year I went to the butcher and got a real cow’s leg complete with hanging rotting meat that became more aromatic throughout the evening. I stayed home to answer the door as young slightly suspecting kiddies arrived. When they held out their bags I would offer the candy in a basket hanging from the severed leg. The challenge for the kids would be to wipe the tears away long enough to navigate their hands into the basket to snatch a piece, then run in terror. Somehow, I think I had more fun than they did.

Chestnuts roasted by jayce @ 09/19/2004 3:57 PM

There’s a local private-owned burger joint down town just laced with fake body parts and other gags. Awesome place to hang out.

Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Mr. Mr. @ 09/19/2004 4:35 PM

Hey Matt, the site looks great. I haven’t had a chance to read any of the articles yet (booo, school and work) but it made me feel very Halloweeny to see the main site. Now maybe I’ll be inspired to finally on getting on my Halloween prep.

Chestnuts roasted by Molten @ 09/19/2004 4:41 PM

chia?

will we ever see madd matt again? i miss him alot

Chestnuts roasted by ANdrew @ 09/19/2004 4:46 PM

I’ve always wondered something…where does Matt get the dispensable income for so much of this…stuff? Toys…Hulk promotional items…Shrek Promotional Items…candy…decorations…I just don’t get it. If he’s got some secret to make money, I’d really like to know. Please tell me, Matt!

Chestnuts roasted by Josh @ 09/19/2004 4:56 PM

get a real sheep’s head and put it above your door, and you’ll have the candy to yourself that year.

Chestnuts roasted by theo @ 09/19/2004 5:00 PM

Josh, he works at Nickelodeon and writes a column for a newspaper. I think he’s good to go on buying cheap plastic crap.

Chestnuts roasted by Horatio @ 09/19/2004 5:24 PM

Hey Matt, I know you’re a fan of the old Garfield specials… and you may already know about this so if you do just ignore me… but this October a dvd is being released with the Garfield Halloween, Christmas and Thanksgiving (I didn’t even know there was a Thanksgiving special) episodes on it. Just thought you might like to know…

Chestnuts roasted by bdsghost @ 09/19/2004 6:09 PM

The TG special is kinda nice. Thanks for the info. I have the Garf & Friends DVD set and absolutely love it.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/19/2004 6:10 PM

Travelling through Barcelona 2 years ago a giant department store was advertising a sale by hanging giant clear bodybags filled with fake blood and fake (I hope!) severed arms, legs, torsos etc from poles about every 10 meteres around the building.
It was truly one of the weirdest sales machinations I’ve ever seen.

"Holy crap! There’s some guys arm in that bag!!!"
"Sheesh, you’re right. Should we call the police…or Batman???"
"Actually, I need a new sweater and seeing as we’re here…"

I took a photo I’ll try and find it.

The new site design rocks as well – can’t ever have enough Tim Curry pictures on the ol’ homepage. Nice work!

Chestnuts roasted by Cliche-Man @ 09/19/2004 6:44 PM

I remember a time, when you could find fake body parts in your local supermarket, usually next to a display of fun size candy. Now you’re either forced to go to party supply stores, or out of the way drug stores. By the way Matt, have you spotted the boxes of Halloween theme Lucky Charms yet? Lucky’s on the box, with a burglar mask, and I believe a gimmick marshmallow inside.

Chestnuts roasted by Dude McGuy @ 09/19/2004 6:50 PM

I’ve got a pile of Halloween cereal, and will cover each one.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/19/2004 6:51 PM

Matt, do a review of the "Chiller" video game. Here’s a link to it.

http://coinop.org/g.aspx/101012/Chiller.html

Chestnuts roasted by Joe in OH @ 09/19/2004 6:54 PM

http://www.superherohype.com/news.php?id=2005">Marvel Looking for The Avengers Voices

Matt and Brian, the new layout is great.

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 09/19/2004 6:57 PM

Sooo glad you brought the blog into the new format.

Chestnuts roasted by Jake @ 09/19/2004 6:59 PM

Hey Matt-
I sent you an email regarding stuff for the countdown, and I was wondering if you got it… I sent it to the address that you posted during your call for crap. If I need to re-send it, let me know, thanks.
Site looks GREAT, by the way.

Chestnuts roasted by Rainbowfeet @ 09/19/2004 7:22 PM

I must say that I was always a much bigger fan of the animated garfield than the comic strip. Garfield and Friends was a great cartoon and I’m glad it introduced me to U.S. Acres (one of my favorite moments was when Orson did the "Wade you’re afraid of everything made" song") For some reason I thought it was funny that Wade’s innertube made the synchronized facial expressions along with Wade. And of course you had to love Orson’s big asshole brothers. Classic.

P.S. Hopefully someday Nermal will finally be mailed to Abu Dahbi

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/19/2004 7:28 PM

Yo,
If anyone wants to see the photo of the bodybag department store advertising campaign I’ve posted a pik. Click through on my name.

Chestnuts roasted by Cliche-Man @ 09/19/2004 7:41 PM

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