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10/20/2004: Slasher Costumes 4 Kids: Leatherface!

And, in the final chapter of the three part Slasher Costumes 4 Kids series, heeeere’s Leatherface! Not sure if I’d call him my favorite character of the bunch, but he definitely has the best costume. If you don’t agree he’ll come eat you.

Posted by Matt. E-mail me!

Discussion Thread: 65 comments

WOOHOO First!
Best costume

Posted by Wulfshake @ 10/20/2004 10:37 PM EDT

How about a Pee Wee costume review?

Posted by Jenna @ 10/20/2004 10:41 PM EDT

bizzong, I got here. Now, I’m gone like the night.

Posted by kidneyboy @ 10/20/2004 10:44 PM EDT

Wait, I’m back. That mask kicks major ass! Best of the three, sezme. It kinda looks like Leatherface and Don King had a crazy lovechild and then put him on the streets to terrorize the penny/apple givers.

I’d def. buy that chainsaw, cuz ya can’t go no chainsaw when you’re mini-Leatherface. It just wouldn’t be kosher.

Posted by kidneyboy @ 10/20/2004 10:49 PM EDT

I love this site…simply amazing.

Posted by Carleton @ 10/20/2004 10:59 PM EDT

That costume is pretty creepy for kids! Mind you, I love it! Let’s hope to see more of those kind of costumes this year.

Posted by Croww @ 10/20/2004 11:09 PM EDT

Matt - just a thought I’ve had for a while now: What is your IQ? I doubt you feel the need to post such a thing to appease me if you even know what it is, but I am thinking of a high number, just so you know I’m not being a jerk.

Posted by Tougi @ 10/20/2004 11:19 PM EDT

Has anyone scene the little plush Jason and Freddy dolls (not sure if there’s a Leatherface one) apparently showing up in claw machines across America? They have hard plastic heads and Jason has some nice little bloody -hole detailing on his jumpsuit. I’ve tried to snag them both, but to no avail; I usually have better luck on my bowling alley’s "Toy Soldier."

Posted by Hamburger U @ 10/20/2004 11:20 PM EDT

A new X-E post is the ONLY good thing going on in NY right now…

Posted by ANdrew @ 10/20/2004 11:57 PM EDT

YANKEES! October Choke Artists

2001 - World Series, Diamondbacks

2002 - ALCS, Angels

2003 - World Series, Marlins

2004 - ALCS, the biggest choke in the history of baseball, Red Sox

Da da da da da, I’M LOVIN’ IT! Seriously, I always look forward to October because I know that the NFL and NCAA will be in high gear and that the Yankees will blow another $90 million season!

Anyways, that Leatherface costume is pretty badass. They have some sweet, authentic looking Leatherface masks on EBay that I would like to get if I ever decide to hack and eat. Oh well.

LET’S GO SOX!

Posted by Albright @ 10/21/2004 1:12 AM EDT

I noticed that Matt decided to insult the original guy to play Leatherface. That’s because he’s smart enough to know that if he insulted the new guy, Andrew Bryniarski, he’d be grabbed by his mighty Russian arms and be reduced to a bag of broken bones by the LEVEL 3 FINAL ATOMIC BUSTER SPINNING PILEDRIVER!

According to IMDB, not only is Leatherface Zangief from the Street Fighter movie, but he also played Lobo in that rare student film somebody made a couple years ago, the Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special.

That’s quite a resume.

Posted by Gavok @ 10/21/2004 2:00 AM EDT

I’d say it’s the creepiest of the three, although the original mutant Jason mask was pretty freaky, too. The hair reminds me of that Michael Jackson video for Liberian Girl where Don King is swapping hair tips with the little kid with the terribly fake afro.

Posted by squee4242 @ 10/21/2004 2:47 AM EDT

THE RED SOX WON!!!!! ‘NUFF SAID!!!!!

Posted by phunqsauce @ 10/21/2004 2:51 AM EDT

Live-action Gigantor on the way.

Fred Ladd’s site
1963
1965
1980/1993(English version)

Posted by ME @ 10/21/2004 3:31 AM EDT

"Dave Barry taking a leave of absence"…do you mean he’s going on vacation or he’s retiring? To take Dave’s place, Matt would have to officially write for the Miami Herald, which might require moving to Florida. I suggest he doesn’t. Four hurricanes in a row? I’m not going near there ever.

Posted by Mars @ 10/21/2004 3:35 AM EDT

Ugh, everywhere I go I get Red Sox drivel. Nobody outside of the Northeast cares!

Astros/Cardinals winner in six.

Anyway, I bow to correctness, Leatherface is indeed the best costume of the bunch.

So where does your nephew go now? Hopefully not the way of your chinchilla.

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Posted by EMajorwitz @ 10/21/2004 3:51 AM EDT

Well that’s cause the yankees and red sox have a thing called a "rivalry." I’m putting this post up after the crappy game, but rest assured yankee and boston fans, steinbrenner’s gonna fork over even more cash to ensure this is the last thing boston has to cheer about

Posted by ANdrew @ 10/21/2004 7:32 AM EDT

I wish I could remember more about the toy chainsaw my friend had as a kid.

Posted by dfdfgdgf @ 10/21/2004 9:04 AM EDT

hmm, I need to get a costume together, oh and Halloween plans, and possibly a social life…

Posted by spazzamatic @ 10/21/2004 10:01 AM EDT

Matt, the only thing scarier than that Leatherface costume is the Sony Connect ad with the Macy Gray video. Who let that (wo?)man touch "Walk This Way"? *shudder*

Posted by Mara @ 10/21/2004 10:23 AM EDT

Leatherface definitely has done more to stay scary and not really become a hero icon like Freddy, Jason, or–you forgot one– Hannibal Lector.

By the way, the kid that posed in the costume… kinda creepy. No offense if he’s your cousin, or altar boy, or something.

Posted by Barry J. Deeper @ 10/21/2004 11:09 AM EDT

There are games called "rugby" and "cricket" that lots of countries actually play, and when you win a "World Cup" you have actually played against other countries. It’s not a world Series unless the world is involved, dammit!

SA has won the Rugby World Cup. Against like, 10 other countries. (Rugby does not involve people in pointy boots wearing full armour like nancies. Neither can you pass the ball forwards.)

And cricket… don’t get me started. It’s the closest the English get to bull-baiting, I imagine. D’you know, I think I’ll offend hundreds of people by saying that cricket is 10000 times better than baseball, so I wont. Ahahaha.

Posted by I'm the Baby eminentfreak @ 10/21/2004 11:22 AM EDT

And for those members of PETA…. PleatherFace!

If we’re not supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?

Posted by kingklash @ 10/21/2004 11:52 AM EDT

Just for the record, I am NOT in the Northeast and I care very deeply that the Yankees got their dream-crushing, money-grubbing, Cleveland-beating asses humiliated by the sox. Go Sox!

As for the costume, I love that the apron appears to be an actual attempt to look like human skin. You know, though, kids that have great costumes like this can’t wear ‘em to school anymore. A lot of my students have told me they have two costumes - the "good one" and the crappy politically correct one they have to bring to school. Booooooooooooo, sez I. If you can’t threaten a kindergartener with a plastic chainsaw, then what’s the point of elementary school at all?

Posted by rachi99 @ 10/21/2004 12:04 PM EDT

Now that is a pretty damn cool little outfit…I’d give that kid a bucketload of sweets (candy, whatever) if he came to my door in that, probably just so he didn’t get hungry and try and eat me!

By the way, baseball is just an over-complicated version of our girls game, Rounders. And Red Sox v Yankees ISN’T the biggest sporting rivalry in the World, the biggest, most watched one takes place this Sunday when Man United play the Unbeatable Arsenal. I thank you for your time

Posted by Stewart @ 10/21/2004 12:20 PM EDT

Who is everyone rooting for tonight?

Personally, I want to see Astros-Red Sox. Hopefully the Astros win the World Series and then we ship Bagwell to the Red Sox as a DH to finish his career.

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Posted by EMajorwitz @ 10/21/2004 12:28 PM EDT

I live nowhere near the Northeast, and I too care that the BoSox won. Let’s see if my Astros win tonight, and then there’ll be some trouble in my house. Wonder if I can dig up my old navy shirt with orange shoulder stripes from ‘84?…

On a different subject–a mini-poll, if you will–what do you do when you get trick-or-treaters who a) don’t really put a lot of effort into their costume, b) don’t say "Trick or treat!" and c) don’t say thank you? We seem to get a lot of those every year, so I’m just wondering what everyone else would do.

Posted by Emily @ 10/21/2004 12:31 PM EDT

"Leatherface turns dichotomy to diechotomy with each additional double-negative something-something"

This is simply brilliant, Matt. With Dave Barry taking a leave-of-absence, perhaps you could fill his shoes?

Posted by Cameron @ 10/21/2004 12:42 PM EDT

Pleatherface, hee!

Posted by trajeal @ 10/21/2004 1:05 PM EDT

Red Sox-Astros would be awesome because it would be just like the current presidential election, Massachussetts vs Texas. Whether you think it would be an indicator of who would win the election or not depends on how superstitious you are.

And you know, we’re made of meat, and we’re not supposed to eat each other either (sorry Leatherface, but you’re really not.)

Posted by jhnnywalkr @ 10/21/2004 1:17 PM EDT

Astros V. Redsox would be great for the political ramifications…

Bush v. Kerrey
TX v. Mass

however, GWBush didn’t ever own the Astros, he owned the Texas Rangers. That would be something!

Posted by Barry J. Deeper @ 10/21/2004 1:25 PM EDT

1)Costume - good costume choice, yet again.
2)Game - bitch bitch bitch! That’s all I hear! Didn’t anyone just enjoy the game? It’s a part of sports history! I hate the people that only root for a logo. They’re not the real fans of the game.

Posted by Sara @ 10/21/2004 3:05 PM EDT

Sara, I pity you fool. Only those losing the game say "its only a game"

for shame!

Mr. T think the Cardinals goin to win.

I pity Boston, the fools!
Prediction for boston, PAIN!
Prediction for leatherface, I got my gold chains on!

Posted by Mr. T @ 10/21/2004 3:22 PM EDT

Interesting idea on the whole Kerry v. Bush deal. I mean, if the voting ends in a tie again, can’t we just have the World Series winner decide it?

Bush/Cheney and the Astros vs Kerry/Edwards and the Red Sox

Hey, better idea than the E.C. right?

If the Astros do pull it out tonight, I think they should go with the rainbow uniforms in the World Series.

I hate the bullpen though, too bad we can’t coax Nolan Ryan to come out the park, Mike Scott to come out and cheat, cough, er I mean throw his splitter, and get Andy Pettitte to knuckle down and pitch with his right arm.

Go ‘Stros!

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Posted by EMajorwitz @ 10/21/2004 3:22 PM EDT

Sara:
I live in Cleveland. We BETTER be fans of the game out here, because rooting for a logo will only bring you pain.

So hell yes, I enjoyed the game, just as I would ANY game where the players left everything they had on the field.

Posted by rachi99 @ 10/21/2004 4:58 PM EDT

I’m not a fan of either, I just enjoyed the games. Although I did want the Sox to win, I hate teams that win all the time. Plus, it was cool to see a team come back from 3-0 for the first time ever. Any game that makes this many people talk about it from cities that aren’t even involved, is something special. I’m from Philly and everybody here is talking about it.

Anyway, I think the Astros are gonna in it all. But I disagree about the bullpen. From what I’ve seen of Lidge, he’s one of the nastiest pitchers to come around in awhile.

Posted by Y2JB78 @ 10/21/2004 5:10 PM EDT

Yeah, Cameron already mentioned it, but the dichotomy/diechotomy line was good one. How long have you been waiting to use that one?

Posted by manimal789 @ 10/21/2004 9:31 PM EDT

I don’t really care who wins the World Series. As long as the Yankees are gone I’m a happy man!!!

Posted by phunqsauce @ 10/21/2004 10:08 PM EDT

I can’t stop laughing at the hair!

Posted by SuperStar @ 10/21/2004 10:25 PM EDT

No new article and the Astros lost. No joy here in Germany today…

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Posted by EMajorwitz @ 10/22/2004 4:13 AM EDT

Well, there’s always David Hasselhoff.

Posted by jhnnywalkr @ 10/22/2004 8:58 AM EDT

I am afraid.. I am veeeeery afraid.
Unfortunatly, on the Internet no one can hear you scream….

MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

Posted by Cyanyde @ 10/22/2004 9:12 AM EDT

I live in Germany…not from here! lol

Though chicks dig the Hasselhoff!

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Posted by EMajorwitz @ 10/22/2004 11:08 AM EDT

Hello everyone. I haven’t posted in awhile. My internet was down for awhile. ::curses the shitty nature of his dorm LAN:: But I’ve gotten all caught up on all the Haloween stuff. I must say that I particularly liked the whole pet costume thing and you getting your kitty into a vampire costume that was meant for dogs. Reminds of all the times I’ve helped give flea treatments to my family’s cat back home, or every time I’ve tried to pick the damn cat up. I always get the "Nnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooo!" meow too. I still think he’s cute though.

Posted by Nate @ 10/22/2004 12:06 PM EDT

Oh, I should probably mention that I think Lenox is cute too.

Posted by Nate @ 10/22/2004 12:07 PM EDT

Am I the only one that noticed the links on the right sidebar to this article are wrong. They go to the Oct 19th article, not the 20th. This can’t just be me, can it?

Posted by Jeep @ 10/22/2004 12:10 PM EDT

Ok, I figured it out. It’s only wrong from inside another article. The link on the main page works fine, but the sidebar link within an article links to the 19, not the 20th. Not a big deal, just thought you’d wanna know Matt. Another great update. Thanks!

Posted by Jeep @ 10/22/2004 12:12 PM EDT

Matt,

I don’t know why, but for some reason I feel you’re the one who’s behind the Mr. T blog entries. I also thought you might be behind the Theodore R. Long entries. I’m sure you’re not, but I had to say it becuz the weird feeling has been bothering me. Matt, you are the MAN, keep up the good work!

Posted by J-Dog @ 10/22/2004 3:21 PM EDT

Hmm, I don’t think Matt is Mr. T at all. Mr. T is his own man.

Hey Matt, how about an expose on the life and times of Mr. T?

And since he is gracious enough to post here, Mr. T:

Who will win the election?
Who will win the World Series?
When will you do a sitcom?

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Posted by EMajorwitz @ 10/22/2004 3:48 PM EDT

Anyone hear about a panel/conference in the NYC tri-state area at which Kamala, the Ugandan warrior, Iron Sheik, Sgt. Slaughter and other 80s wrestling heros (those that did not OD on cocaine yet) will be speaking. I thought I heard something on WPLJ about it.

Matt,

I’ve unearthed some old TV recordings of WWF wrestling (the Saturday afternoon stuff) that likely features Kamala, Tonga Kid, Ricky the Dragon Steamboat etc. Problem is alot of this stuff is on freaking betamax. Let me know if your’re interested by clicking my name.

Posted by Pedro @ 10/22/2004 4:17 PM EDT

Matt, have you seen this? Your buddy Billy Shatner in a movie about paintball. Spplatt Attack - http://store.yahoo.net/shatner-store/wilshatsppla.html
Hee!

Posted by trajeal @ 10/23/2004 8:09 AM EDT

It’s the 23rd, I want my two dollars.

Posted by dfggdfgdf @ 10/23/2004 8:12 AM EDT

I just saw a commercial for SHREK 2 KID CUISINE!!! NOOOOO!!!!!!!!! And yes of course there is something in it that turns your tongue green….get ready for Shrek Crap: phase 2!!!!

Posted by phunqsauce @ 10/23/2004 10:01 AM EDT

Phung — got ‘em both, and the end-all be-all Shrek item. Will post both soon, hopefully over the weekend.

Countdown will be back up to date by tonight.

Posted by Matt @ 10/23/2004 10:50 AM EDT

sweeeeeeeet…..out comes the evil.

Posted by phunqsauce @ 10/23/2004 11:12 AM EDT

Just saw shrek twinkies on tv. Green cream filling. gee, original…

home.comcast.net/~arcthelad/

go to this site. amazing video game speed runs. alot require bit torrent software to download.

Posted by phunqsauce @ 10/23/2004 11:18 AM EDT

I didn’t say it’s only a game! I said it was a great game! I’m just annoyed by the people that act out out of spite. But more than that, I’m even more disappointed in the rioters. I knew that girl that died.

Posted by Sara @ 10/23/2004 12:40 PM EDT

The Lunar Eclipse over the 4th game of the series next week may be enough to break the sox’s curse.

Posted by Barry J. Deeper @ 10/23/2004 4:31 PM EDT

So, I’m hearing right Matt, we will have return of the Shrek Crap blog articles.

Posted by Beta-Theta @ 10/23/2004 10:47 PM EDT

I believe Matt should be paid more money than Major League Baseball players. He certainly puts forth more effort, and is more entertaining.

Posted by luciferchan @ 10/24/2004 1:27 AM EDT

As soon as my husband saw the ad for those "Shrek Twinkies" he said, "Buy me some of those!"
Of course I said, "No" because he’s on a diet and I’m mean.
And because they’re twinkies, ew.

Posted by Bitchick @ 10/24/2004 1:35 AM EDT

I concur with luciferchan.

Posted by Bitchick @ 10/24/2004 1:36 AM EDT

I also concur, but only if he catches up on the countdown. Or at least gives us a sign that he’s alive.

Posted by Mara @ 10/24/2004 12:06 PM EDT

dude i have the deluxe jason, michael myers, leatherface AND freddy krueger!

Posted by Gabe @ 09/20/2008 8:17 AM EDT

dude best costume ever and im a huge fan of leatherface

Posted by Anonymous @ 10/04/2008 12:11 AM EDT

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