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2007′s Best Halloween Candy, Part I.

There seems to have been a small debate as to whether I was going to make the deadline for tonight's entry. Guys, guys, guys! You know I usually wait until we're at least two weeks into these little projects before I start letting people down. No, I made it. I've got five of this year's greatest Halloween candies, right here.

God, I wish I didn't have to go to work tomorrow. Why do I always get inspired to do the best "doing nothing" things when I have no time to do them? I really want to degenerate into a pool of couch slime and watch Dream Warriors or something right now, but there's no time. Now, tomorrow night, I might have some time...but will I do it? There's a moral in here if you peel away enough words. Don't waste the time you have to do nothing doing something. Gon' run that shit on a tee shirt with mah domain name underneath it, yes sir I am.

Survey: Weird one. Name a horror movie you've always wanted to see, but somehow never have, and count on everyone else to tell you if you're missing out or not. I realize that this is a bit of a convoluted survey, but that's okay, I have faith in us. If horror movies are too far from your point of interest, I guess we can open the doors to other types of films, too.

Posted by Matt on 09/24/2007. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 211 comments

Yeah, the megathread with multiple Friday the 13ths was great. What about a Halloween repeat for late October? I don’t have a TV schedule or anything, but you have to think that there will be multiple Myers’ slash-fests on at some point in time.

AMC perhaps?

Chestnuts roasted by Magic Toy @ 09/25/2007 1:37 AM

Suspiria. Everyone tells me it’s really good, but somehow I have never actually gotten around to renting it.

I’ll pass it in the video store, maybe pick it up and read the blurbs on the back of the box, but then some stupid film I’ve already seen a dozen times will catch my eye and Suspiria will end up back on the shelf.

Chestnuts roasted by Doctor Who @ 09/25/2007 1:46 AM

I sit here and I think of a movie to list that I haven’t seen (horror movie that is) that people would turn and go “HOW HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THAT” to me.

Maybe The Shining. The original? I’ve never seen that.

I’ve seen most others. Elm Street series, Exorcist series, Even all three Sleepaway Camps. And both The Grudge, The Ring and their Japanese counterparts. (I’m sorry, but I can’t watch The Grudge.. at all. I have terrible nightmares.. The Japanese version just cracked me up cuz it was kind of.. not even close to scary. Ringu was great though.)

Maybe Evil Dead 2?

Oh and IT’s only good if you keep in mind that it IS a tv movie from the 90s. And that you notice Seth Green’s in it. I saw that instead of reading the book (I was 12 and the book was a little too big..)

..This post is bigger than I expected. I’ll shut up now.

Chestnuts roasted by Cat the Vampire Slayer @ 09/25/2007 1:49 AM

Basket Case,Critters In Space.I’m a huge fan of the Critter movies and our local video store doesn’t have Critters In Space.Though I heard bad thing’s about it and Ghoulies 3 & 4.Hey Matt,maybe you can burn me a copy of Ghoulies 4 and send it my way.By the way I saw those Kit-Kat’s at Walgreen’s and those Halloween peeps are awesome!Gotta get myself a bag!

Chestnuts roasted by Liz @ 09/25/2007 1:50 AM

i was going to say dead alive as well, but it looks like someone beat me to it. my favorite zombie film is actually a troma film, and its called redneck zombies. it mixes my two most hated (and secretly loved) creatures: zombies and rednecks. it is great, i dont even know if it is available on dvd, the only time i rented it, i was in 7th grade and it was a VHS. if any of you can find it, i highly recommend it.

Chestnuts roasted by Leigha @ 09/25/2007 2:06 AM

I’m right there with ya. I don’t even have time to do more than just look at the pictures of that article. Come this weekend, though, I’m in the clear! :D

Movies- The Fly and Return of the Fly and Rosemary’s Baby.

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 09/25/2007 2:08 AM

I know it’s sacrelig around here, but I still have never seen the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Some day I’ll have time, money, and drive to see it, but not today.

Chestnuts roasted by Mad Cow @ 09/25/2007 2:10 AM

First off, I just turned on the Chiller channel just in time to see Elvira’s glorious, swinging tassels.

Second…The Devil’s Rejects. I know, it’s not a classic, and it’s just another entry in the uber-gore, torture porn genre, but House of 1000 Corpses was so awesomely awfuwl, that I still want to see Devil’s Rejects. I’ve actually heard it’s way better than it’s predecessor, and since Zombie was allowed to make Halloween, I guess Rejects had to be decent at least.

I’ll get around to it some day, maybe before this 10/31.

And thnaks for finally putting up a new countdown entry, Matt. I’ve no idea how you work, sleep, and maintain this site, but I’m glad you do, even if it does kick your ass.

Chestnuts roasted by Ken @ 09/25/2007 2:25 AM

Happy birthday Steven!

My thoughts on some of the ones mentioned so far:
Leprechaun: Actually scared the shit out of me way back when. Realizing it’s just Willow/Wicket in there helped.
Amityville Horror: Magic T’s got it. Worth watching but nothing too terrifying.
Pumpkinhead: Another one that scared the crap out of me when I watched it on SciFi. Did they totally change up the mythology in the sequels?
Little Shop of Horrors: This is a classic, and anyone that hasn’t seen it is a sorry specimen indeed. There’s no reason to watch the b & w original unless you’re a big Jack Nicholson (sp?) fan, but the remake is, like, one of the greatest movies of all time.
Scream: Annoying because it launched the whole ironic horror thing, but it’s actually a decent little thriller.
Shaun of the Dead: It IS fantastic. Genuinely scary the first time through, and funnier every time afterwards.
The Shining: If you’re a King purist, the miniseries with Stephen Weber does a decent job of it. You can say what you will about the Kubrick version, it’s got some of the most iconic and freaky images ever. If I could only watch one horror movie forever, this might be it.

I was hoping we might do a synchronized DVD viewing for the next megathread, but we should start looking out for good weekend night cable airings. Though the Planet Terror DVD does come out in a few short weeks ;)
AMC’s showing Sister Act this Friday, which I was going to say wouldn’t really work, but actually might be brilliant now that I think about it.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/25/2007 2:28 AM

Magic Toy

Dawn of the Dead (’78) is definitely amazing. Everything about that movie is perfect, from the effects, to the social commentary, to the music…I’m sure it was all edgy and relevant then, but now it’s pure, cheesy, gold.

Chestnuts roasted by Ken @ 09/25/2007 2:30 AM

I used to post (can’t remember what name I used) back in the day… still love what you do!

I’m a huge horror fanatic, and have seen the vast majority, good and bad.

The one I’ve wanted to see, but have only managed to ever catch the first couple of minutes, is ‘Ichi the Killer.’

I much prefer the asian horror originals, as opposed to the dumbed down, Americanized versions of movies like Ringu and Ju-On. Hell, I’ve never been able to bring myself to watch the US version of Dark Water… any good? Or has my instinct been correct?

Chestnuts roasted by Raechel @ 09/25/2007 2:35 AM

Oh, and also (I promise, this is it) Has anyone ever seen Milo? It’s a B slasher flick about a demon child in a yellow raincoat. It scared the shit out of my friend and I when we were in 7th grade, but even then I thought it was awesome, and named a flour sack in a yellow, infant-size raincoat Milo as an homage (it was a flour baby project for school that same year)

Chestnuts roasted by Ken @ 09/25/2007 2:35 AM

I try to see horror movies as often as I can, but I 99% of the time have to watch them by myself and don’t usually have the time. :( That being said, the ones that I would really like to see are:

The original Dawn of the Dead (I did see the remake and loved it though)

The rest of the “…of the Dead” movies including “Night of the Living…”

The F13 movies after the first one (already seen it)

Scream

The Exorcist (umm…*embarassed* I actually started watching this movie and got bored…although to be fair it was because of the long setup and the fact that I was way too tired)

The Evil Dead movies (I’ve got the ED1 DVD and Army of Darkness PVR’d, but I want to get ED2 and watch all three with some friends…if I can find any that’ll watch ‘em with me)

Also would like to see the rest of the Rocky Horror Picture Show and the movie version of Little Shop of Horrors. Oooh, and Dead Alive. And anything with Robert Englund that I haven’t seen yet.

Okay, I’m just going to stop here.

Wait! Two more! Shriek if You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th and Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Terror

Chestnuts roasted by Frakkyfire @ 09/25/2007 2:56 AM

SHIT. I missed the last punctuation mark. Here: . :)

Chestnuts roasted by Frakkyfire @ 09/25/2007 2:58 AM

Oh for God’s sakes, I didn’t get the whole title. I PROMISE this is my last post. This is the full title: Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Alien, Flesh Eating, Hellbound, Zombified Living Dead Part 2: In Shocking 2-D

Chestnuts roasted by Frakkyfire @ 09/25/2007 3:00 AM

I have not seen Phantasm. How is that one?

The original Amityville Horror didn’t bother me much when I was a child, but a couple years ago I saw the remake and I was surprised that it actually creeped me out.

Someone mentioned Sky Captain. All I can say is I wouldn’t know how good that movie is because I fell asleep in the theater when I tried to watch it.

Chestnuts roasted by GloomyJack @ 09/25/2007 3:04 AM

Frakkyfire,

I saw the first 20 minutes of Shriek if You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th on Comedy Cental the other day, before I had to change the channel. It was like the makers saw Scary Movie, then paid Uwe Boll to do a remake. The jokes were all really, really lame (even too lame for a parody of a parody), and it just wasn’t fun at all. But yeah, I’m sure somebody out there likes it, though I’d advise you to skip it.

Chestnuts roasted by Ken @ 09/25/2007 3:18 AM

Wow the cotton candy looks awesome, btw have you seen this candy paper stuff? its really weird, has a pen with this sugary goo in it with these little sheets stuff that resembles the edge of sugar wafers that are paper thin and you can write on with the pen. Weird stuff…

Chestnuts roasted by Cam @ 09/25/2007 3:46 AM

I’ve seen both movies, but i’ve had an itch to watch The Addams Family, and Ernest Scared Stupid, but can’t find them anywhere.

Chestnuts roasted by James [XMrStayPuftX] @ 09/25/2007 4:02 AM

Wow, those are some kick ass candies, and I wish they were all vegan – especially the kitkats. I’m a huge fan of the vampire. That cotton candy is fascinating, too. It reminds me of fiber fill.

My movie pick is probably The Exorcism of Emily Rose. I have it on DVD. Infact, I’m pretty sure I got it the week it came out, but I just never got around to watching it.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 09/25/2007 4:32 AM

I like the T-shirt idea. I’m thinking a series of XE shirts.

“I don’t want to think about chicken while I’m eating Doritos”

You know you want one.

I haven’t seen Saw. That sentence hurts my head.

I used to watch a lot of Troma movies (Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke ‘em High, etc). They’ve got a ton of goofy horror movies I would like to see. Any recommendations?

I blame Gilbert Godfreid for my taste in movies. Hell comes to Frogtown anybody?

Chestnuts roasted by Fungusmungus @ 09/25/2007 4:40 AM

I have never seen SAW or THE RING which seem to have been required watching in the early stages of the millenia.

Seen all the F13s, HALLOWEENS, NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREETS, TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRES (except the prequel and the next generation)

Speaking of crap: JAWS IV is my NETFLIX for the week. Never seen it all the way through. Ready for the crapfest!

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 09/25/2007 5:34 AM

Horror:
- Friday the 13th
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Halloween

Non-horror:
- Pulp Fiction
- Boondock Saints
- Fight Club

My mom was adamant about not letting us see rated R films until we were 17. I’m 20 now, so I chalk it up to simply not getting around to it, but rest assured they’re on my Netflix as we speak.

Chestnuts roasted by RageTreb @ 09/25/2007 5:35 AM

i saw one once and never saw it again. was it my imagination. it was called “Blood Beach” anyone? anyone? how about the upcomong “Black Sheep” couple o’winners there

Chestnuts roasted by leo @ 09/25/2007 5:47 AM

Enjoying my third bowl of Count Chocula of the 2007 Halloween season… only 23 more boxes to go!

DJ D: In my defense, I’ve seen at least the originals of both, if not subsequent F13s and Nightmare on Elm Streets, but I saw them when I was probably no more than 4 to 6 years old and I don’t remember them. I did manage to catch the Johnny-Depp-being-sucked-into-the-bed scene on last year’s MonsterFest–can I have some cool points back for that?

Invader Norbert: Shaun of the Dead… my second favorite movie of all time (just behind the Nightmare before Christmas). You absolutely HAVE to see it. I think everyone should. Even if you don’t appreciate British humor, there are some visuals you’ll enjoy. Also, I think everyone should experience a live Rocky Horror at least once in their lives. I’ve been to two (the second only because my fiance was playing Rocky…) and there’s some kind of pure delight in throwing buttered toast at complete strangers that just can’t be found anywhere else on earth. :P

I haven’t seen the original Amityville Horror, but I didn’t like the new one either, mostly because I cannot imaging Ryan Reynolds ever being evil. He seems like such a happy guy.

The Exorcism of Emily Rose was bad. Just really, really bad. At the end I was going, “Wait… I’m confused, but I don’t want to watch it again to figure it out. Oh, well,” and then tossed it over my shoulder into the trash.

You guys keep going, I’m taking notes.

And to build on Fungusmungus’s idea, Matt that wouldn’t be a bad way to raise money for the site! I’d buy one. Or twelve.

Now why aren’t any stores open at 6:25 am… I need Halloween Kit Kats! But I wish they came in an orange variety…

Chestnuts roasted by Special K @ 09/25/2007 7:25 AM

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