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Halloween Countdown ’08: Scary Art Contest!

Welcome to the first Saturday Night Thread of the 2008 Halloween season! EXCITING. While normal SNTs usually exist without any set theme, Halloween is a special time of year...so if you plan to converse, think deadly!

One of my favorite things about the spooky season is the increased amount of horror movies on television, and though we're still a few weeks away from that effect really sinking in, there are a few choice films airing this evening. Pick your poison!

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III -- 11:35 PM on Cinemax More Max
The Craft --  11 PM on HBO Signature
Trilogy of Terror 2 -- 1 AM on Sci-Fi

Note that all of the times listed are EST, so adjust accordingly depending on where you live. Much as I love TCM III, I think I'm going to go with The Craft leading into Trilogy of Terror 2, assuming I don't pass out before one or both movies airs. (It's looking to be a martini night.)

If you're looking for a Halloween activity a bit more spirited than watching scary movies on cable television, maybe this X-E Art Contest will help you out?

Your Mission: Create a work of art featuring Jason Voorhees dancing. That is your only rule. You can draw it, build it in Photoshop, make it out of macaroni pieces -- whatever you like. It just has to feature Jason Voorhees DANCING.

(UPDATE: The deadline has passed! Thanks!) You have until Sunday at 12 noon EST to complete your piece. When finished, e-mail your opus to me, and I'll highlight the very best entries in tomorrow's post. Actually, if only ten of you enter, I'll highlight all of them, no matter how horrible the entries are. We'll see how this goes.

Need more incentive? I will objectively choose a grand prize winner, and that person will receive five packages of ancient Ghoul-Aid, the spookiest Kool-Aid flavor ever! I must add a disclaimer that the Ghoul-Aid is being offered for collectible purposes only, but I'm fairly certain that it's still safe to drink.

Five runners-up will receive single packs of Ghoul-Aid, so even those of you who aren't modern day Da Vincis have more than a fair shot at getting free Kool-Aid.

Remember, all entries must be received by noon EST Sunday!

If you're not interested in watching the proposed horror movies or drawing Jason Voorhees dancing, you're still welcome to partake in the usual SNT festivities. Enjoy!

Posted by Matt on 09/20/2008. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 395 comments
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Why doesn’t Sarah have a uniform for the first day of school?

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:15 PM

Welp, I guess ya’ll are watchin the Craft so i’ll get back on Brawl later. I thnik i’ll pop in a scary movie myself.

Chestnuts roasted by ULTRAMAN @ 09/20/2008 11:15 PM

Norb, I share the pain, but hey, least you get SNL. :P For horror at this time of the morning I have Scooby Doo Where Are you? on Boomerang, or Murder She Wrote…

Chestnuts roasted by Guise @ 09/20/2008 11:15 PM

Ooh, now I saw where the Charmed book of Shawows idea came from.

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:16 PM

Guise, I think they have The Craft on You Tube ;-)
Wish I had a sling box!

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:17 PM

The book of shadows is a wiccan prop that has been around for… a really long time.

And True Blood is great.

Chestnuts roasted by Cat the Vampire Slayer @ 09/20/2008 11:18 PM

“You did it the right way” oh god, 90′s angst, I love you.

I actually saw a “Book of Shadows” for sale at a discount bookstore earlier today. It’s was just a blank journal with a pentagram on the cover and a postcard inside telling you to explore your path or some such copout.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/20/2008 11:18 PM

Tres, cool!

Chestnuts roasted by Guise @ 09/20/2008 11:19 PM

True Blood is good, new ep is tomorrow right?

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:19 PM

fuck this movie I am going up on the roof of my building.

Chestnuts roasted by El Loco Gordo @ 09/20/2008 11:20 PM

Yeah new ep is tomorrow. And a “real” book of shadows is what the witch puts in themselves.. I’m recalling what I remember from the “I wanna be a witch” phase when i was 15 (around the time the craft came out.. but i wasn’t just the goth weirdo girl..i actually had books and did stuff)

Chestnuts roasted by Cat the Vampire Slayer @ 09/20/2008 11:22 PM

They so clearly stole the Book of Shadows from Hssxxlllo.

Also, note that fair Fairuza also played the lead girl in The Worst Witch.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/20/2008 11:22 PM

So are Sarah and evil guy who she develops a crush on, scene on a roof right now El Loco Gordo

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:22 PM

I need to get my hands on a copy of The Worst Witch at some point. Fairuza Balk and Tim Curry, too bad it is a horribly done mid 80s kiddie movie.

Fairusa Balk and Tim Curry.

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:23 PM

Fairuza Balk needs a smack, from me.

Chestnuts roasted by Rev. Back It On Up @ 09/20/2008 11:25 PM

Bad Marsha Brady, Bad Marsha!

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:25 PM

Witches in shiny pvc jackets, never has magic squeaked so much…

Matt, speaking of Hssxxlllo…little guy sure is missed, he sparked quite a following on his own.

Chestnuts roasted by Guise @ 09/20/2008 11:26 PM

Now why the hell wouldn’t they put her under for this crazy laser zap needle rocket treatment?

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/20/2008 11:27 PM

Yes, Matt, I miss Hssxxlllo!

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:27 PM

I wonder what Hssxxlllo is up to now?

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/20/2008 11:29 PM

…a cult following for sure. We even have hoods, robes and sickles etched with “said2beavirtue” for rituals.

What? Oh come on, can’t just be me!

Chestnuts roasted by Guise @ 09/20/2008 11:29 PM

I missed out on all the scary movie fun because of football; big day for the SEC but I doubt there is little interest in that here :)

So I guess I’m off to find something to fall to sleep to; not sure if I can handle the Craft -once was enough for me- and Chainsaw movie will give me nightmares….

The Ewoks Adventure it is then!

Chestnuts roasted by Shuanfu @ 09/20/2008 11:30 PM

Yeah it’s that Worst Witch thing that makes me feel a little skeevy about the fact that I find Fairuza totally crush-worthy.

I have to admit, I always see Rachel True as Mary Jane from Half Baked…I wondered that too Matt! I also wondered why you’d be scared of sharks in a swimming pool, but I’ve been there.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/20/2008 11:30 PM

Is he watching The Craft with the rest of us? Does the house get HBO? Does he have the DVD, or is he watching it via You Tube.

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:31 PM

Matt: I don’t even remember seeing promos for the movie. Know how I found out about it? The AMC Scariest Movie Moments countdown. That’s also how I found out about Suspiria and Alice, Sweet Alice.

Chestnuts roasted by Cheetara @ 09/20/2008 11:31 PM

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