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X-E’s Halloween Countdown: 2005!

Has anybody seen my tambourine?

And we're off! X-Entertainment's 2005 Halloween Countdown starts now, already stuffed with four articles in a growing archive that will be added to every weekday from now until Halloween -- plus some weekends if you're lucky. We've got popcorn balls, the return of the Ghost With The Most, a spooky version of Mr. Potato Head, and an early-posted entry for Monday about Epoch's 1982 electronic Dracula game. What's next? You'll see!

We're also pulling the soul out of one of the site's Christmas traditions with the first annual Halloween Jukebox, crammed with dozens of spooky songs, movie themes and instrumentals that'll stream for hours with just one click. Big thanks to sporadic X-E audio engineer Tummi for finding, arranging and normalizing each file. He'll be adding more songs in the coming weeks! And thanks to Brian for the swank toxic sludge Countdown section on the main page!

I'm exhausted, I've got work to do for tomorrow, and I'm sick of this chair. Go read, enjoy, and stay tuned for more and more and more and more updates! Happy friggin' Halloween.

Posted by Matt on 09/11/2005. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 83 comments

Yep, Media Player was the way to go. Thanks!! I think "They’re coming to take me away" by Napoleon XIV was a nice touch. I remember that my uncle special ordered that for me on a 45 record. It was one of my favorite songs but I was still scared of it (see also: "BORIS THE SPIDER" by the Who, "NIGHTMARE" by John Entwistle, and "COUSIN KEVIN" by the Who).
I guess I will have to wait for the F13 part III funk and the GHOULIES theme :(

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/11/2005 4:43 PM

YES! Woohoo! Haha I love the Ghost With The Most!

Jabo, I’ve noticed less Trick or Treaters outside too. Last year was beautiful weather, no snow on the ground and the temperature was well above freezing. It was the kind of Halloween day that would have made my parents lock me in my room all day to keep my from trying to Trick or Treat at noon. But there were like 5 kids that came to my house. However, there were a ton of kids Trick or Treating in the mall which is completely lame. I know I had to Trick or Treat in a snowsuit a few times as a kid but that never stopped me from going outside, or my parents from taking me when I was too young to go alone. I don’t know if parents are lazy or if kids are just wimpy now.

What I do know is that if it’s that nice again this year I’m going Trick or Treating, even if I am 23. If anyone gives me any hassle about it I’ll tell them I’m Trick or Treating for my legless cousin. I don’t have a legless cousin, but they don’t know that.

Chestnuts roasted by Gabbylicious @ 09/11/2005 4:54 PM

Those Dracula graphics are too 1970s even for me–and this is coming from someone who liked Merlin.

Chestnuts roasted by Felicity @ 09/11/2005 5:10 PM

YES! KICK MO FUNK’N ASS!

I love ‘The Ween’ as nobody calls it. Check out my costume from last year..

http://discreaderror.net/17.jpg
My own rendition of GWAR!

Chestnuts roasted by Rayzak @ 09/11/2005 5:37 PM

Halloween already? Where does the time go?

Chestnuts roasted by Ekkostar @ 09/11/2005 5:42 PM

Matt has forced me to lose my X-E countdown virginity a day early, and I couldn’t be happier.

Chestnuts roasted by Mad Cow @ 09/11/2005 5:54 PM

Kudos on the jukebox. Call me weird, but I can’t get enough of The Monster Mash.

Chestnuts roasted by Disgruntled Spam @ 09/11/2005 6:07 PM

The X-E countdown is like an Oriental Trading Co. catalog on crack. Speaking of which, Matt, you should totally order the first 10 pages of OTC and review it all. Assuming you have the money. Which you probably don’t. Have you ever thought of putting up a PayPal donation link? I know I’d be down.

Chestnuts roasted by Kyle @ 09/11/2005 6:25 PM

By the way, glowing Slimer is a great touch.

Chestnuts roasted by Mad Cow @ 09/11/2005 6:36 PM

HEY MAT…HOW BOUT AN ARTICLE ON THE TWILIGHT ZONE, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD ENTRY FOR THE HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN

Chestnuts roasted by HEY @ 09/11/2005 6:47 PM

Yay! The countdown has begun! Ministry ‘Everyday is Halloween’ is on the streamer, I haven’t heard this in like 10 years!!! Loving this thing! :) :):):):)

Chestnuts roasted by MissKitty @ 09/11/2005 7:13 PM

Matt, you are seriously my hero! I start getting excited for Halloween around this time every year, but I can find anyone else who’s as into it as I am, so it’s really nice to have somewhere to go to feed my addiction. =)

By the way, the jukebox? Genius.

Chestnuts roasted by TipoDeemin @ 09/11/2005 7:24 PM

You should do an article about the Undertaker.It’s Halloween all year with him.Also,I also think you shouldn’t be ashamed of your old articles.My favoite ones of yours were all written a long time ago,like the tribute you did to Krang(who I have eternally pledged my allegiance to)as well as your He-Man articles.Before I came here I thought I was the only one on Earth who remembered the He-Man She-Ra Christmas Special.

Chestnuts roasted by Suren @ 09/11/2005 7:31 PM

"Draculady".

Hee.

Chestnuts roasted by gadgetsgirl @ 09/11/2005 7:37 PM

"THIS IS HALLOWEEN, THIS IS HALLOWEEN…"

Okay, I don’t remember all of the song but I do remember this:

"I am the ghoul hiding under the stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair…."
"I am the thing hiding under your bed, teeth like knives and eyes glowing RED…"

Oh, and the cute little vampires playing ice hockey with a jack o’ lantern….

Chestnuts roasted by Jillybeann @ 09/11/2005 8:23 PM

The Halloween versions of certain cereals should be out now,becuase I picked up a box of the spooky version of Lucky Charms at Wal-Mart recently.

Just throwing it out there,for those who care.

Chestnuts roasted by Overlord @ 09/11/2005 8:41 PM

Ahh, the return of the holiday countdowns. Awesome. I look forward to these. I’ll definately have to try the music, now that I have a computer where the Windows Media Player actually works (just got a new one a few weeks ago, nothing fancy; the old one was going on five and had a tempermental D drive).

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 09/11/2005 8:44 PM

Yay! The Ghost with the Most is back! Ahh Matt, don’t kill yourself. You have so much to live for! We need you!!! Etc, etc….

Chestnuts roasted by Kay @ 09/11/2005 10:20 PM

Oooh I can’t wait to see if the jukebox really does work with iTunes.

Mac users of the world UNITE!

Oh, and Kidney, I meant that Matt would probably do a survey asking everyone what they’re dressing up as this year. Hence, I don’t want to give it away early. Because I know you’re all waiting on the edges of your seats :P

Chestnuts roasted by Knegative @ 09/11/2005 10:46 PM

Wait… which one of the two ghosts has "the most"? Either way, the comic is much better than The Family Circus. On second thought, maybe "Not Me" is the ghost with the most….

Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 09/11/2005 11:47 PM

HALLOWEEN!

HELL YES! I’ve already ordered all my candy and crazy shit for my pathetic cube at work!

Halloween has now officially begun! Huzzah!

Chestnuts roasted by Bryan @ 09/11/2005 11:53 PM

Honestly, I’ve been waiting for this since January. September-October 31st is the reason I put up with the rest of the year. I’m so glad I’m not alone in that feeling.

Chestnuts roasted by Bryan @ 09/11/2005 11:58 PM

I just emailed my art contest entry, woohoo! I think I resized it right, with the help of my boyfriend anyway. Can’t wait to see the other entries.

Chestnuts roasted by Gabbylicious @ 09/12/2005 12:52 PM

Even though NFL is in full swing, it doesn’t change the fact that it’s sunny and in the mid 80s every day. These articles got me in the fall mood and football could not. Can’t wait for the rest of the countdown.

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff Mack @ 09/12/2005 12:56 PM

i dunno if anyones heard randy "macho man" savage’s rap cd but lets just say he puts a
"choke hold" on the rap industry id like to see an article on that

Chestnuts roasted by Mike @ 09/12/2005 1:21 AM

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