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09/20/2004: Gross party favors, Mr. Peanut’s car and a survey.

Today on the Halloween Countdown, “Grosser Than Gross” Party Favors! Six bucks for a well organized clump of fake vomit, oozing bugs and other disgusting fun stuff.

By the way, I can’t believe how much stuff I’ve already found for the Countdown. I’m actually at a surplus point. Don’t remember it being so easy last year. I’m now up to eight different Halloween cereals (we’ve covered three already), but the real insanity was realizing that I’ve collected four different kinds of Halloween yogurt. I don’t know what I’d do without this excuse to buy every pumpkin-graced piece of shit in sight…so much fun. Speaking of fun, I ran into Mr. Peanut’s Nut Mobile today.

SPOOKY Survey: Not just a normal survey mind you yes. Okay, you’re throwing a Halloween party. Nothing fancy…you’re just having some people over, maybe in costumes, maybe not. There’s a stormy forecast for the night, so if the party busts you can’t blame the weather for setting improper tone. Your job: pick out five movies that’ll haunt your guests, and one spooky activity so you don’t all feel like you just sat around watching movies all night. OK GO.

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Discussion Thread: 102 comments

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Mexican hide and seek
When you find a person you all have to cram into that persons hiding spot

Ghosted by Evan @ 09/21/2004 2:28 PM EDT

How about editing together all the clown parts from as many movies as we can find? The clown surgeons from Pee-Wee, Joker from the the original Batman series, because Ceasar Romero made him both insane and erudite, Joker from the Tim Burton Movie, because it’s Jack, Pennywise from IT, The John Vernon puppet scene from Killer Klowns, and whatever else you can thnk of. And between each segment, that bit from the John Wayne Gacy TV movie when Brian Dennehey says something about how no one would suspect a clown. I’m not coulrophobic, but I am a carrier.

Ghosted by kingklash @ 09/21/2004 2:42 PM EDT

Thanks Trash!

That movie name and my overwhelming fear of clowns and ventriliquism dummies (Especially Ventriliquism Clown Dummies) has been the bane of my existence for years!! I just IMDB’d it and that is it. I can’t believe the established actors that were in it. I was eight when it was made, and saw it on HBO back in the day — so I was maybe nine. I bet it is one of those movies you see as a kid and feel like it was the most scary thing ever, now it would probably bore me to death. But many thanks!

Ghosted by Mike @ 09/21/2004 3:18 PM EDT

*shudders* clowns…

Ghosted by Mara @ 09/21/2004 3:25 PM EDT

5 Movies:

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (original) – I don’t care what anyone says. No movie is scarier than this one. The Dinner scene alone is enough to freak people out for the whole night.

Alien – Not usually mentioned in the same breath as other horror movies but still scary as hell. In fact, in my film class in high school we spent a month on horror and this is one of the films we watched. Deservedly so.

Halloween – Duh! (I might switch this one with the original Psycho actually, depending on just who I invited. Some people would complain about the black and white)

Ghostbusters – If you’re watching 5 halloween movies you need something to give you a break from the horror. This is an absolute classic and it still fits the theme.

Freddy Vs. Jason – I’m a fan of the early films in both series’. I couldn’t figure out which one I’d like to represent and then it dawned on me that I could hit both. I was a fan of this film too.

As for an activity:

Beer Pong Tournament!!!! Who cares if it’s halloween themed or not. Any day’s a good day for Beer Pong and we could play our games while we watched the movies. Sweet!

Ghosted by T.J. @ 09/21/2004 4:21 PM EDT

1. Any Nightmare on Elm Street Movie
2.House on Haunted Hill
3. The Worst Witch (the hairy, scary, creepy, crawly…)
4. The Shining
5. The Friday the 13th with Corey feldman in it…3?

Game…go to the graveyard and ouiji board. =)

Ghosted by Jenner @ 09/21/2004 4:54 PM EDT

I dunno about movies, but I know that afterwards I’ll be playing the classic song "Down in the Boiler Room"!

Ghosted by JG! @ 09/21/2004 5:00 PM EDT

Movies:
1. Zombi 2
2-4: Chucky, Chucky, Chucky, and Chucky w/ Jennifer Tilly

Game:
"I this a freckle or a mole?"

Ghosted by marvel bunny @ 09/21/2004 5:26 PM EDT

5. Zombie
4. House of 1000 Corpses(Perfect for the casual MST-ing)
3. Hellraiser
2. The Hills Have Eyes
1. Satanis the Devil’s Mass/Sinthia the Devil’s Doll

And for the activity we’d all listen to Danzig albums and play DarkStalkers. Then beat up hobos while wearing masks.

Ghosted by Grandmaster Useless @ 09/21/2004 5:29 PM EDT

It’s very difficult to choose 5, but here’s my contributions (one movie per director):

1) Suspiria (Dario Argento, 1977)

2) Carnival of Souls (Herk Harvey, 1962)

3) Session 9 (Brad Anderson, 2001)

4) Night of the Living Dead (George Romero, 1968)

5) The Masque of the Red Death (Roger Corman, 1964)

Spooky activity? Sit around a campfire and read Gmail’s privacy policy. It’s scary stuff.

Ghosted by Kristian @ 09/21/2004 5:29 PM EDT

Roach Masturbation…

Ghosted by heeloyd @ 09/21/2004 5:50 PM EDT

I would also like to know more about the 7 deadly sins game, sounds cool.

Ghosted by Frito Munchin! @ 09/21/2004 6:01 PM EDT

Hey, B-Dawg, you suck. Mothman Prophecies was absolutely terrible and nothing like the real legend, which is in fact way scarier then a tiny glowing moth.

1)Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter
2)Plan 9 from Outer Space
3)Freddy vs Jason
4)Donnie Darko
5)Dawn of the Dead (original)

Ghosted by Terd Fergusson @ 09/21/2004 6:16 PM EDT

Oh, I forgot to add an activity.

After all the movies were over, I would wake up to the sound of static on my television and I would realize there hadn’t been anyone at my house at all. Then I would go into my room and cry, and play Silent Hill until I blacked out from the combination of fright and loneliness.

Nah, just kidding. After that many movies it would probably be really late. I would suggest a night game of hide-and-go-seek and then lock everyone outside while I went to bed.

Ghosted by Night_Trekker @ 09/21/2004 6:17 PM EDT

And yeah, it does look an awful lot like Mr. Peanut is compensating for something.

Ghosted by Night_Trekker @ 09/21/2004 6:19 PM EDT

mmmmm!
Cockroaches and masturbation go together like.. umm.. err….peas & carrots?

Cockroachin’ with the cocklotion!

Ghosted by The Other White Meat @ 09/21/2004 7:16 PM EDT

The Shining
The Exorcist
Nightmare on Elm Street Dream Warriors (3?)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
From Dusk Til Dawn

Rosemary’s Baby is a favorite, but I’ve never been able to get a group of people to sit through it without losing interest. Perhaps perfect for clearing out the party?

Spooky activity: Hmm, about going through all the receipts for assorted holiday-themed cereals and gooey body parts and figuring out the total? Nope, too scary, even for Halloween.

Ghosted by squee4242 @ 09/21/2004 8:17 PM EDT

Texas Chainsaw Massicre (possible substitue Texas Chainsaw Massicre 3 if the video store has rented TCM out which it always does… lousy video stores, if you want to watch a good horror movie on Halloween you have to rent it September 3rd and pile up late fees for 2 months)
uh… what was the topic?

Ghosted by s0fa @ 09/21/2004 8:26 PM EDT

hmm…anyone else have the side banner with the close up eye that keeps flashing? I’ve got to say, it’s the scariest thing I’ve seen in a while…except of course the spooky Halloween theme on xe

Ghosted by Mara @ 09/21/2004 8:50 PM EDT

The activity is easy – bobbing for apples. The apples have been good this year, I’m an old-fashioned woman, and I’ve always WANTED to see someone actually try that. The movies, however, as a non-horror fan, are going to be harder….

1. "Ghostbusters" – We’ll start with a giggle and one of the great horror comedies.

2. "Young Frankenstein" – Still funny and still classic, but not quite the pure comedy that "Ghostbusters" is.

3. "Scream," just so everyone can get their blood quota in and I can go hide somewhere for an hour and a half, because I get queasy over a papercut.

4. One of the classic Universal horror flicks – "The Mummy," "Dracula," "Frankenstein," "The Bride of Frankenstein," "The Wolf Man." Whatever I can rent or borrow from my dad.

5. "The Others" – One of the few horror movies I’ve ever LIKED, and a night way to end the party on some good, spooky atmosphere.

As for the Halloween Countdown, that cockroach is just so wrong. It reminds me too much of the fact that I desperately need to get my landlady to get similar creatures out of MY apartment…

Ghosted by starwenn @ 09/21/2004 9:14 PM EDT

OK, so I keep having reoccouring dreams about a cereal I used to enjoy in my wilder youth. It had something to do with genies, and it was star shaped and sprinkled. They sort of tasted like the non marshmallow pieces in lucky charmes. Except wayyyy better. Does anyone know of these, or are they just a figment of my imagination brought on by watching Aladin on LSD?

Ghosted by Andrew @ 09/21/2004 9:42 PM EDT

1. night of the living dead
2. dawn of the dead
3. evil dead
4. tcm 2
5. the sixth sense
my activity would be killing newborns and writing stuff in their blood!

Ghosted by bartman15 @ 09/21/2004 9:57 PM EDT

Movies: For a horror party? Gotta have the big 5: vampires, zombies, werewolves, mummies, and aliens.

-Return of the Living Dead
-Some classic Dracula movie.
-Teen Wolf
-Some classic Mummy movie
-Alien 3 (probably the darkest of the lot)

Game: Probably a pumpkin carving compitition.

Ghosted by Mr. Mr. Mr. @ 09/21/2004 10:14 PM EDT

Night Of The Living Dead
Dusk Til Dawn
The Cube
Any Freddy movie except for the last and Vs. Jason
Final Destination

Ghosted by Will @ 09/21/2004 10:31 PM EDT

I liked the Masturbation line, personally.

Ghosted by Valacosa @ 09/22/2004 1:15 AM EDT

I don’t have any ideas for scary movies, so ’tis better to turn the house into the Satellite of Love, make everyone dress up like the Bots, and have a best quote contest for the following shitty movies:

Plan 9 From Outer Space
Reefer Madness
Gigli
Rocky Horror
Star Trek: Nemesis

Ghosted by MonsterDog @ 09/22/2004 3:26 AM EDT

Halloween
The Exorcist
Nightmare On Elm Street
Friday The 13th part 3,4,or 5
Carrie-the orginal

activity:
call upon Satan himself.

Ghosted by Liz @ 09/22/2004 5:28 AM EDT

Whoooooa – the longer I spend in the world, the more I realise: I don’t belong here…

Been reading Terry Pratchett’s Carpe Jugulum, very Halloweeny, with Vampires, witches and the Nac mac Feegle. Although the Feegles are funny, not scary. Mmmmmm.

Lessee, the apartheid government banned Texas Chainsaw Massacre original, as was considered too horribly violent; it was only unbanned a few years ago. By now, however, it too is simply funny. I find all old horror movies funny, especially apocralyptic ones starring Demi Moore and a cigarette-smokin’ angel who tells her her baby will grow up to be the Antichrist. So she says: "If we kill him, will God give the world another chance??" ::groans::

So, can only watch several Mel Brooks films. Especially Dracula: Dead and Lovin’ It ["Give him an enema! It will give him a sense of accomplishment!" ], and Robin Hood, Blazin’ Saddles… any really stupid Wayans Brothers Scream-ripoff, and Valentine! Yeurgh! Bloody clever twists at the end.

For activity (if I were to celebrate We’en, which I won’t – no one else does, so no possibility of candy) will hang obliGatory [note...the...G...Matt!] long strings of black cotton thread from ceiling, all the way to the bathroom. Everyone who goes there will scream horribly, so everyone else will say "Oh, please, you aren’t scaring anybody you know…" until they go and – FIND OUT!!! Bwahahahaaaaa!

*ahem*. Sorry. It could be too much coffee, but I think it’s probably lack of. :B

Ghosted by eminentfreakthemighty @ 09/22/2004 9:54 AM EDT

No Terd Fergusson, YOU suck. I liked Mothman Prophecies, probably because I wasn’t familiar with the actual legend….I don’t have to defend my movie choices to you!

Ghosted by B-Dawg @ 09/22/2004 9:55 AM EDT

Starwenn,
I agree "The Others" is a good atmosphere movie. it would give a creepy vibe.
Thinking back on it I would like to add the movie Waxwork to the mix. That movie is B grade genious!

Ghosted by Jenner @ 09/22/2004 10:50 AM EDT

Classic Disney Halloween Special with the night on bald mountain, the legend of sleep hallow and that sadistic short where Donald duck plays tricks on the 3 nephews. ( I hope one of the Disney channels plays this again.)

At a party I’d want to watch scary shorts If it was possible make a best of Tales from the crypt, Tales from the dark side and Alferd Hitchcock Presents, Some stuff from Spike and Mike Sick and Twisted Animation. Other than Creep Show are there any scary shorts compilations that people could recommend.

At the end with the few people passing out with me I’d put in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligary with some nice dark drone music.

Activity
“Light as a feather Stiff as a Board” I’ve never done it. I know this only works for 10 year olds at girl scout camps, but I still think I missed out and want to try.

Ghosted by Angela @ 09/22/2004 11:44 AM EDT

1) Halloween
2) Night of the Living Dead (The original)
3) House of 1000 Corpses
4) Rocky Horror Picture Show (Gotta have some fun)
5) It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (It’s not a movie, but it’s essential Halloween viewing)

As for the activity, probably just a horror/Halloween trivia game.

Ghosted by Tech @ 09/22/2004 12:41 PM EDT

I wanted to add Tales From the Darkside (which is one of my favs now thanks to Matt) and Rocky Horror to my list as well, but I didn’t since that would be cheating (more than 5, yo). Are Will and I the only ones who like From Dusk Til Dawn? Young Frankenstein and Dracula: DALI are both excellent for funny/horror as well, though people seem to find Young Frankie a bit dry.
Hey, speaking of Tales from the Darkside, anybody think Buscemi was robbed the other night?

Ghosted by squee4242 @ 09/22/2004 10:31 PM EDT

woo #84

Ghosted by slerpees_rock @ 09/22/2004 11:15 PM EDT

For a visceral Halloween that gives people nightmares –

1 — Twitch of the Death Nerve
2 — Blood and Black Lace
3 — Profondo Rosso (in Italian)
4 — The Beyond
5 — Day of the Dead

Fun activities — Sharing scary urban legends about horrible ways local people were murdered on Halloween. Pass out pictures downloaded from rotten.com. Serve a lot of dark red food like Black cherry kool-aide and lasagna to see if it bothers anyone.

For a spooky Halloween that gives people trouble getting any sleep at all (this would be MY ‘ween of choice)–

1 — Black Sabbath
2 — Night of the Demon (1957)
3 — Night of the Living Dead
4 — Suspiria
5 — The Haunting (1963)

My activity would be a relaxed discussion about personal experiences with the "otherworldly". With the lights still low, naturally. Maybe some soft, creepy music.

Ghosted by Phen @ 09/22/2004 11:37 PM EDT

In no particular order…

1. Jeepers Creepers
2. In The Mouth Of Madness
3. Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight
4. Event Horizon
5. American Werewolf In Paris

relatively new, well known flicks that dont require your full attention, but will provide visceral eye candy, turn off the volume, play "whats that smell", get utterly wankered until everyones compares "Exorcist" impressions (use somebody elses house obviously).

Ghosted by BastardoElGrande @ 09/23/2004 9:57 AM EDT

This place is a tomb!

Ghosted by L.F. of Event Horizon @ 09/23/2004 10:06 AM EDT

Liberatei mei!!

I HATED Event Horizon! ::shudders:: O_o

Ghosted by eminentfreak on a headless horse @ 09/23/2004 12:02 PM EDT

Poltergiest(This movies scared the hell out of me…..)

Return of the living dead (Cult Classic. Go Tar! )

Haloween 23

Mr. Vampire (Gotta Love hopping chinese zombies)

One man comes, in the name of love…One man he did come…IN THE NAAAAAAME oF LOOOOOOVE! ONE MAN! IN THE NAME OF LOOOVE….

Oh, and Mass Pumpkin orgy. Just make sure you smooth the edges of the holes…

-Take several pumpkins.
-Scoop out the guts of them and place them in a bowl
-Take the biggest pumpkin and put several holes in it of various sizes
-Warm up the guts in teh microwave

-Get stoned/drunk out of yor mind
-Fill the big pumpkin until it’s full.

Throw some cockroaches in there for good measure.

-Throw the pumpkins out and smack yourself in the face. Then run out to the trash and hump-away.

Ghosted by Quentin TarentinO's @ 09/23/2004 10:00 PM EDT

seriously, i won’t be home on halloween. this year, daylight savings time ends. that means we get an extra hour of drinking on a night when drink specials are flowing like 13 year old girls looking justin timberlake posters. come on.

Ghosted by bastupid @ 09/24/2004 3:19 AM EDT

How about Night of the Lepus?

Ghosted by Bob Knight @ 09/24/2004 7:30 AM EDT

Here’s my list, they’ve all been mentioned but I think they’re all great:

Jacob’s Ladder
Evil Dead 2
Dead Alive
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Phantasm

And hide & seek in the dark sounds fun.

And of course throughout the whole night you should be getting as wasted as possible.

Ghosted by BlackZombie @ 09/24/2004 9:26 AM EDT

Fave Horror Films
1. Nightmare on Elm Street (so bad, they’re great)
2. Amityville Horror (part 1 was filmed down the street from where my dad had his deli! He passed by the house!)
3. I Know What You Did Last Summer (ok, this movie is bad)
4. Child’s Play
5. Scream

Whenever I see "I Know What You Did Last Summer," I can’t help but giggle at Sarah Michelle Gellar’s demise and scream when Freddie Prinze Jr. get hit by the killer’s hook–I was in ninth grade when I saw this in a movie theater on Halloween, and I yelled "No! Don’t kill him! He’s too good looking!"

And About Amityville Horror, the house is on Water Street in Toms River, New Jersey. It’s been redone since, but then again, everyone knows this!!!

Oh, and while I’m plugging sites in Ocean County, New Jersey, I gotta mention a weird landmark 15 minutes from my house–the chair on top of the old house in West Creek/Eagleswood Twp., New Jersey! It’s pretty creepy! Hey Matt, that’s a suggestion. You should visit it!!!!!

Ghosted by Allison @ 09/24/2004 11:43 AM EDT

BTW, even though these aren’t even remotely scary, I like watching the Goonies, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, and anything Scooby-Doo around Halloween b/c they are the perfect Halloween classics!!!! Not everything has to be horror, and not everything has to have the "ARTISAN" production company logo on it. ARTISAN sucks!!!

Ghosted by Allison @ 09/24/2004 11:46 AM EDT

I want your salad. Yes, you!

WOO! Elephant ya!

Ghosted by Groovy Hamster @ 09/24/2004 4:33 PM EDT

1. Freaks
2. Psycho
3. Scream
4. The Stuff (I don’t know if you’ve seen this but it seems like something you’d review on here.)

annnnnd…

5. The Worst Witch (I own it on DVD and I found your site by searching for it on yahoo. I love that movie.)

Ghosted by Corie @ 09/24/2004 9:55 PM EDT

I think If I could, i would get a door prize…like the grosser than gross packs all combined, rent some movies and play 6 degrees of separation or whatever it is called. But alas, that would require alot of planning and research. So, here is the five random scary, or so terrible it’s scary movies I’d like to play:

Rock Horror Picture Show
Shock Treatment
IT
(this terribly cheesey movie about a serial killer haunting and killing through electricity when his death by electric chair goes awry)
The Ugly.

As for a game that I’d pul out of my ass because I wasn’t expecting it to happen, probably indoor foxtag or indoor capture the flag, full contact to add to the danger…just think turning off the light and running into walls and crap all for a tea-towel.

Ghosted by Bitsy&Roary @ 09/26/2004 1:16 PM EDT

I’d probably go a diff route than others that have posted…

I’d show movies like Ichi the Killer, PreMutos, Salo, real mindf*cks.

Ghosted by Mty @ 09/29/2004 2:15 AM EDT

rosemary’s baby
return of the living dead
zombie (shark vs. zombie anyone?)
excorcist
from justin to kelly (painfully scary)

game= find the teacup

Ghosted by zombone @ 09/29/2004 6:47 PM EDT

1. House of 1000 Corpses
2. Suicide Club
3. Any Horror Hentai (gotta keep their attention somehow)
4. TCM
5. Ginger Snaps

Activity: The TCM Drinking Game!

Ghosted by Hikaru @ 10/02/2004 9:12 PM EDT

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