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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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@mystie: those labyrinths are actually pretty cool, they’re for religious contemplation. each ring you go in, you focus more deeply,

Chestnuts roasted by another matt @ 09/20/2008 11:32 PM

He would so be watching it on YouTube…or he downloaded a torrent

Chestnuts roasted by Shuanfu @ 09/20/2008 11:33 PM

Lol, Fairuza totally steals this film, we have chick from Prison Break, Neve Campbell from Party o Five, and the chick from Half Baked (who is now hanging out with Kathy Griffin).

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:33 PM

True Blood is pretty good. It must be doing good ratings because HBO already renewed it for a second season.

That new Fringe show on Fox isn’t bad either.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/20/2008 11:34 PM

Tres: I think his power is out at the moment. :/

Cheetara: Oh, the promos were incredible. They really didn’t explain what the movie was about, which I suspect may be part of the reason it wasn’t a wild success. Not that a movie like that was going to be anyway. But the promos were all mysterious and almost always included the “DON’T BURY ME…I’M NOT DEAD” part, which was just totally haunting to me as a child.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/20/2008 11:35 PM

Mixed feelings on Fringe JLAJRC, like Pacey and crazy dad, but can’t stand the female lead.

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:35 PM

A huge church had one of those labyrinth things in atlanta and we checked it out one lazy Saturday; as another matt said, it was all meditation and such. It was pretty cool….

Chestnuts roasted by Shuanfu @ 09/20/2008 11:35 PM

At 1am the Craft is showing again on Starz. Just thought I would let you all know. I posted a couple of links that are alternatives to youtube one is all one movie not seperate parts in the halloween 8 ball thread. Fuck I’ll do it again…

Here is the link

I search on OVguide.com for a specific movie I am looking for usually. I go on joox.net daily and I have built up quite a good collection that way. Through orb.com I can play it through my Wii’s internet channel (yes!!!) so that solves the wanting to sit on my couch instead of in front of my computer problem. But you can find most movies streaming through ovguide.com just browse the sites or type in a specific movie. They aren’t the best quality but it works.

Bill I have texas chainsaw massacre! I don’t like it though I don’t like all of the running around screaming “NO! PLEASE! STOP! SOMEBODY! HELP! STOP!” and sobbing. I would rather watch child’s play or something.

I watched Gremlins 2 on HBO last night. They play that movie ALOT but I am not complaining. Great movie that one is. Still haven’t watched nightmare before christmas yet.

I want to do a saturday night fever Jason! Or a Pulp Fiction at the diner Jason! Anything with Jason doing an impression of John Travolta apparently.

Now I just have to get an Elvis costume and a bottle of gin…

Chestnuts roasted by Goob @ 09/20/2008 11:36 PM

He’d have downloaded it on Waiterbots laptop, be watching it with Waiterbot critiquing it and asking when Cher and Jack Nicholson were going to turn up over his shoulder.

Chestnuts roasted by Guise @ 09/20/2008 11:37 PM

Power is out? But does he have access to wi fi a laptop, laptop with wi fi? If no wi fi, old school dial up modem that stays on when the lights go out?

And I can’t wait for spellbound guy to get tossed out the window!

Ah, memories, light as a feather stiff as a board! Will they start doing Bloody Mary? Memories of late nights in camp bunks, and slumber parties.

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:38 PM

Fringe seems like a good idea that is too unfocused right now….I’ll give it a few more weeks then decide whether or not I’ll stick with it. I actually watched Smallville this week…for old times sake I guess (it’s the last season) and was so glad to see new episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Chestnuts roasted by Shuanfu @ 09/20/2008 11:38 PM

I wonder how many of us actually watched this movie AT slumber parties…*looks around guiltily*

Did boys play Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board?

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/20/2008 11:39 PM

Gremlins 2 on HBO, glad to hear it is getting so much play on HBO considering that the currently aren’t releasing it on DVD.

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:40 PM

Goob: we watched the same movie last night!

Chestnuts roasted by Shuanfu @ 09/20/2008 11:40 PM

Slumber parties were all about Goonies, or Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when I was much younger.

Remember friends would go to bed at 12:00 during slumber parties.

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:42 PM

Squee…there’s a line of decency I shouldn’t cross, but your question makes it sooo tempting. :D

Chestnuts roasted by Guise @ 09/20/2008 11:43 PM

Oh God Hellraiser was nasty. Bleck.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 09/20/2008 11:43 PM

Man, that last part of Trilogy of Terror 1… AWESOME.

Chestnuts roasted by Beckner @ 09/20/2008 11:44 PM

Mystie: Yeah, just wait until you see the sequel. Holy shit.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/20/2008 11:44 PM

Okay, everyone nastiest horror movie ever?

To me, nothing, can top Audition!

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:45 PM

Hey everyone! I just wanted to drop in and say happy SNT! Does anyone else here collect the Spooky Town collectables? My wife and I recently became addicted! Those things are awesome!

Chestnuts roasted by Shauncho @ 09/20/2008 11:46 PM

Okay, coolest scene in the movie, Nancy doing in her evil stepdaddy!

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:47 PM

$175,000.00 in LA? Did it go that far in the mid 90s?

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:48 PM

Tres: I can’t do the really nasty/gory ones. A lot of the Troma stuff, even tongue-in-cheek, is too much for me.

Shauncho: We’ve been considering the Spooky Town stuff around these parts. They’re indeed awesome. So inspired and the kind of stuff you can stare at for hours.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/20/2008 11:48 PM

Obvious blonde wig? And Lonnie Anderson joke? When was this made?

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:52 PM

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