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09/15/2007: Time to die.

I’ve held off for long enough — The Halloween Countdown starts Monday!

If you’re new to the site, here’s how it works: Every weekday between Monday and Halloween, a new spooky article will be posted, covering both new-for-2007 Halloween stuff and tons of ghoulish goodies from yesteryear. I’m pretty happy with the amount of stuff I’ve found so far, especially considering that I’ve only really just begun to shop around.

I’m busy putting together next week’s articles now, so enjoy the SNT!


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Discussion Thread: 153 comments

mjgrass: Yeah, that’s primarily the part I was referring to. That and the random see-the-guy-in-the-mirror scene. The whole Hell scene is brutal, but not as creepy as those.

Ghosted by Matt @ 09/16/2007 12:48 AM EDT

Heh, I was going to say The Exorcist too, and I saw it for the first time in the recentish rerelease. I guess I’m just a giant wuss.
Deathly Hallows, SNT = Saturday Night Thread.

Ghosted by squee4242 @ 09/16/2007 12:59 AM EDT

Scariest horror film I’ve ever seen would have to be the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It was a good movie but I didn’t feel all that unnerved until I had a nightmare that very night. In the nightmare I was watching Texas Chainsaw Massacre in a theatre and Leatherface ripped through the movie screen and attacked the audience. I then tried to escape in the back of a pick-up truck. Looking back it was all strangely meta.

Also a bit of a confession, I’ve never seen The Exorcist.

Ghosted by Radar @ 09/16/2007 1:02 AM EDT

That would still have to be The Shining. That movie is proof that you don’t have to use a ton of special effects to be scary-it’s mostly distance shots, music, and makeup that does the work. Okay, so they did use pretty elaborate sets in that movie.

Heh, I’ve heard Stephen King didn’t like it. The book is indeed better, but the movie is still wicked scary.

Ghosted by Andrew @ 09/16/2007 1:03 AM EDT

I saw TCM way too late in the game to be that affected by it, but I could totally see that I would have been had I seen it at a younger age.

All told, I’d say that the trailers and commercials for horror movies screwed with my psyche way more than the actual films. Remember the commercial for Elm Street 5? (Dream Child) With Freddy and the gothic stroller? Yipes.

Ghosted by Matt @ 09/16/2007 1:11 AM EDT

Geez…I’ve CTRL-F’d a total of 1.7 million “awesomes” in this SNT so far. I’d be inclined to make fun of that if about 100% of me weren’t thinking the same about the upcoming Halloween countdown.

Ghosted by O.T.I.S. @ 09/16/2007 1:14 AM EDT

I was utterly traumatized by the Fire in the Sky trailers. I totally bought the whole “true story” thing.
The Shining is a great movie, and I love it. I remember watching it for the first time home alone one night…spooky. Now it’s too familiar to really be scary.

Ghosted by squee4242 @ 09/16/2007 1:34 AM EDT

YEA!!!!!!!!! HALLOWEEN COUNT DOWN SOON!!!! I just started decorating, my first string of halloween lights went up today!!!

Ghosted by crazy_mainer @ 09/16/2007 1:38 AM EDT

I was always more scared by ads for those movies than the movies themselves. To this day I haven’t seen ‘Magic’ – the episodes of Buffy and the Twilight Zone with the living dummies were enough for me.

The Shining would be pretty much the only movie I’ve seen that actually scared me.

Ghosted by Moony @ 09/16/2007 1:53 AM EDT

Radar It’s ok I’ve never seen that movie either. I should someday, but I am more into zombie movies then the creepy horror movies.

And the scariest movie I have ever seen? Kids lol

No really I think the movie that has creeped me out was that movie Stephen King’s Sleepwalkers. I think it’s because he lured virgins in for him and his mother to feast on and I think what clinched it was the scene where him and his mother did the wild thing. That was really creepy. I think at the time I thought they aren’t gonna, they aren’t, they wouldn’t put that in a movie, nuh-uh, and then they did lol. I think I was about 9 and I have seen it since and man that is creepy.

Ghosted by Goob @ 09/16/2007 2:12 AM EDT

Matt,

The new top is bitchin’. I’m especially digging the 5 dollar “Crazy Michael Guy” mask.

Ghosted by Cotter @ 09/16/2007 2:21 AM EDT

Happy Birthday Eddie!.

Just wanted to send a quick Happy SNT to everyone. My allergies have been murder today so I have been fairly drugged up tonight.

I can’t believe I was in a medicinal haze through a horror movie conversation. Oh well, I am sure that there will be a few more over the next six weeks.

Hope everyone is well.

Ghosted by Magic Toy @ 09/16/2007 2:35 AM EDT

I’m excited, I can feel Fall coming! The wind is picking up, the leaves are starting to fall, and the air is becoming brisk. Soon the corn mazes will start, then all the cool local Halloween festivals, and the summer amusement parks will turn into spooky weekend affairs. Bring on the candy corn, motherfuckers!

Ghosted by Mystie @ 09/16/2007 2:49 AM EDT

thanks for the birthday wishes, all! yall are awesome :D

Ghosted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 09/16/2007 3:14 AM EDT

Oops, now I feel like a jackass. Hope it’s a good one, Eddie :D .

Ghosted by Cotter @ 09/16/2007 3:19 AM EDT

Hooray Halloween Countdown!!! I’ve been looking forward to this for the past two months. I can’t wait to see what fun stuff you’ve got this year.

A friend recently told me about Jones Blueberry Pomegranate soda. I bought some last night, and it’s pretty dang tasty. I’m not one much for fruity sodas. But this one is nice. Partially due to the cane sugar instead of the HFCS goo in most other sodas.

I just got a new copy of the “Things You Never Knew Existed” catalog. It’s chock full of great Halloween goodness!

Ghosted by Justin @ 09/16/2007 3:35 AM EDT

Im not big on scary movies. If you want something that’ll mess with your head, watch the Japanese Guinea Pig horror series.

Flowers Of Flesh And Blood is one of their movies, and that particular movies gives me the chills.

Ghosted by James [XMrStayPuftX] @ 09/16/2007 3:55 AM EDT

GloriousKyle: That Freddy was the coolest thing I’ve seen today. If they made a Nightmare on Elm Street game for the Atari, that’s what Freddy would’ve looked like.

In General: Ah, the Halloween season. Forget christmas, this is the big holiday for us at X-Entertainment. Merry X-Entertainmas everyone! Commence the Partydown!

Ghosted by DocDragon @ 09/16/2007 4:04 AM EDT

Whoo! I’m in Hawaii now, and have regular access to the web…RIGHT in time for the countdown. I’ve got a ton of catching up to do. But, better late than never! Woot!

Ghosted by MissJess @ 09/16/2007 4:44 AM EDT

Bout damned time!!! :D

Ghosted by BloodMist @ 09/16/2007 7:55 AM EDT

I don’t think I’ll really dress up, but I’ll probably don my Fedora and Freddy glove.

I’m really excited about Halloween already, yesterday I started decorating my room. Cool that the Countdown will start on Monday.^^

Ghosted by Kapprika @ 09/16/2007 9:35 AM EDT

jjwspider: Hah! Jayne is the voice of Superman! I’m definitely going to have to Netflix that one.

If we’re talking about the scariest movie overall, I’m going to have to join the Exorcist crowd. Even when you know most of the scenes going in from all the outside references, that’s still a big steaming bowl of screwed up.

However, I’m going to have to say that the movie that scared me the most, personally, was The Last Unicorn. Have you seen it lately? That film is a bad, bad trip to lay on a four-year-old. Fucking red bull. And that witch woman from the circus…

Ghosted by Jedoc @ 09/16/2007 10:38 AM EDT

I constantly try to E-mail you but it doesn’t work. I was wondering if you could make this years jukebox mp3 fourm so we can convert it to our I-Pods? I really want to have the songs when I’m out and about. Huge fan.

Also do u still have AIM. PLEASE reply

Ghosted by Mr. Devco @ 09/16/2007 11:02 AM EDT

i feel like i should get this out in the open – i hate candy corn.

Ghosted by Andrew # 1 @ 09/16/2007 12:09 PM EDT

Cool! This is my first countdown, and I can’t wait! Woot!

Ghosted by josherjohn @ 09/16/2007 12:10 PM EDT

My stores have already exploded will everything Halloween! And it’s getting cold here and along with that Fall smell we all love and know. Plus why do these stores want to ruin my Halloween glee with 2-3 aisles of Christmas crud? Please one Holiday at a time.

Ghosted by The Final Beast @ 09/16/2007 12:26 PM EDT

Not too sure about scary, but the original Halloween is one of the most suspenseful movies ever made, considering I just saw it for the first time a couple of weeks ago.

Justin: I also got that catalogue and it’s REALLY cool. Too bad the stuff in it is too expensive for me.

Ghosted by JLAJRC @ 09/16/2007 12:28 PM EDT

Ah, The Exorcist! I was watching that movie in my Apartment, alone, and lost power in the middle of it. I was so scared my feet went to sleep. That’s when you know you’re scared.

Ghosted by Bill @ 09/16/2007 12:40 PM EDT

Sweet! This’ll be my first Halloween countdown. Love the site man. I’ve gone through so much of it the past few months lol. :D

Ghosted by Andy @ 09/16/2007 1:10 PM EDT

I too must throw my hat into the never seen The Exorcist ring. The movie that scared the crud out of me was the original Nightmare on Elm Street. I snuck in to see it when it first came out in theatres and had to wait outside for my mom to get done playing bingo. I just knew Freddy was gonna come out of the wall behind me and grab me.

Ghosted by Dan @ 09/16/2007 1:12 PM EDT

I love that cheap “Crazy Michael Guy” mask, good to see it represented at the top. It looks nothing like the movies

Ghosted by Joker @ 09/16/2007 1:45 PM EDT

When I was a kid, Poltergeist scared the living shit out of me.

Ghosted by Annette @ 09/16/2007 3:55 PM EDT

I want you to review My Little Pony Halloween Ponies this year! Hasbro is coming out with new halloween ponies!

Ghosted by Jillian @ 09/16/2007 4:27 PM EDT

Wooh! I’m definitely ready for the Countdown!

The Halloween season really kicked off for me last night. A small, nearby town has an old three-story Mill that someone turned into a year-round Haunted House attraction/Bar/Restaurant combo (click my name for their website). A couple of friends and I checked out the Haunted House portion last night (my Fiancee doesn’t do scary stuff, she stayed in the bar), and it was actually pretty decent. So today, I’m all geeked for the spooky season to start, and I’ve almost talked myself into hanging up the decorations a bit early.

Ghosted by Big McLargehuge @ 09/16/2007 4:53 PM EDT

Woo! Whee!

Ghosted by Zharicant @ 09/16/2007 5:02 PM EDT

Yes! Something to look forward to when I get home from work!

Ghosted by def. @ 09/16/2007 5:33 PM EDT

Matt, this truly is the most wonderful time of the year for me. It’s a little pathetic just how much I look forward to it.

Ghosted by Molly @ 09/16/2007 5:36 PM EDT

Steven Alten just announced New Line Cinema is projecting the movie MEG won’t be out until the summer of 2009 now. I’ll be 31! I may be a grown up by then!

Ghosted by Bill @ 09/16/2007 5:56 PM EDT

MISS JESS!!! Whats up lady???? Do you frigg’n love Hawaii or WHAT?! Man I knew I should have stowed away in your bags!!!

Ghosted by citygirl @ 09/16/2007 6:15 PM EDT

Yay! I’m so ready for Halloween! There’s already a chill in the air and everything!

Ghosted by Ladytink_534 @ 09/16/2007 7:24 PM EDT

Great site. What’s SNT?

Ghosted by Claude @ 09/16/2007 7:48 PM EDT

anyone notice nike has a halloween collection this year !!!! a chucky sneaker,a freddy sneaker and a jason sneaker. dont know if i would wear them .the soles are cool.

Ghosted by leo @ 09/16/2007 7:50 PM EDT

hey, i dont know if anyone else has ever noticed this or anything, but when you mix diet coke and absolut vanilla vodka, it tastes like candy corn….it may get us lushes into the halloween spirit.

Ghosted by Leigha @ 09/16/2007 7:58 PM EDT

my bad.they are a reebok 3 pack and they are previewed on sneakerfreaker.com

Ghosted by leo @ 09/16/2007 8:04 PM EDT

Hey Claude! It stands for Saturday Night Thread. It’s more of an open forum that can stray to any topic from the origonal one.

Ghosted by Bill @ 09/16/2007 8:18 PM EDT

It stands for Saturday Night Thread. It’s more of an open forum that can stray to any topic from the origonal one.

How is dis different than any other thread, mi amigo? :D

Ghosted by Knegative @ 09/16/2007 9:03 PM EDT

I know, right? I don’t think I have ever stayed on topic here.

Ghosted by Bill @ 09/16/2007 9:07 PM EDT

Nor should you ever have to, Bill, nor should you ever have to.

I would have hit up Target today if I wasn’t waiting around on a trade. Spiritomb, because I DON’T KNOW 32 PEOPLE.

Ghosted by Knegative @ 09/16/2007 9:15 PM EDT

So excited!!
Will you be updating the Halloween Juke?

Ghosted by Nizz @ 09/16/2007 9:31 PM EDT

My friend Tummi, who actually does not ask that anyone call him that in real life, has updated the juke for this year, yes. :) Reorganized with a few new songs.

Ghosted by Matt @ 09/16/2007 9:33 PM EDT

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