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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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Matt: We bought 3 pieces in one week. Michael’s had a huge sale. It was awesome! We bought the one called “Halloween Party” and another one that is the Morgue… There is just something about the spooky sounds and the lights that really put me in the Halloween spirit :)

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

I tried the hair/eye color change thing.. And then you know, got hair dye and contacts..

Chestnuts roasted by Cat the Vampire Slayer @ 09/20/2008 11:53 PM

175 grand gets you a high-rise apartment, with fancy jukebox? Those were the days, I guess…LOL Tresjolie, we’re of the same mind.

I can’t go for the super gross stuff either. I thought the nasty gags in Planet Terror were pretty bad.

I’m so shallow. More than anything, I wanted the “change looks on cue” powers. Then again, I spent a lot of time wearing dye gloves and scrubbing Punky Color off my forehead in those days.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/20/2008 11:53 PM

Ah, Punky Colour. So much more refined than Manic Panic.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/20/2008 11:54 PM

Hey Matt, I just sent you my entry in the Contest. I hope you enjoy it!

Chestnuts roasted by Thomas @ 09/20/2008 11:54 PM

I remember scrubbing purple manic panic from the tub.. for days..

Chestnuts roasted by Cat the Vampire Slayer @ 09/20/2008 11:55 PM

serpent and the rainbow? When the guy gets bit in the face by a snake has always stuck with me.
Goob: tcm starts in 10! Sleep starts in 10 hours.

Chestnuts roasted by Bill @ 09/20/2008 11:56 PM

Never saw this film until it was released on cable, but then had eventually had to get the DVD.

Always regret never discovering this when it was first released.

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:56 PM

ooohh are we doing a sleepover theme now???

*pssst* when rev falls asleep we can freeze her bra!

Chestnuts roasted by mandy_decomposing body parts_Reeves @ 09/20/2008 11:56 PM

Okay, I should not be thinking of Captain Planet during this “Hail to the Guardians,” scene?

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/20/2008 11:58 PM

What bra?

Chestnuts roasted by Rev. Back It On Up @ 09/20/2008 11:58 PM

Matt: I can imagine how that one line would be haunting as a child. For me, it’s all about the scene where the flaming boat floats into his bedroom at night. For some reason, talking about this movie has made me think of Poltergeist. The woman falling into the rain-filled swimming pool and the coffins popping up scared the bejeezus out of me.

Chestnuts roasted by Cheetara @ 09/20/2008 11:59 PM

Nancy is totally playing without a full deck.

Chestnuts roasted by Cat the Vampire Slayer @ 09/21/2008 12:00 AM

Ah yes, although “Super Nancy,” is the most fun!

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/21/2008 12:02 AM

Golden rule for camping as a kid, don’t be the first to go in to a deep sleep and snore, unless you want to be carried in your sleeping bag out of the tent, across to a neighbouring field and left under a bush.

Also, is it wrong that since waking I’ve wanted to look up how much summer camps are to rent off-season, despite being in the wrong damn country for it?

Chestnuts roasted by Guise @ 09/21/2008 12:03 AM

Shuanfu Cool! What actually happened was I saw the beginning in an earlier showing of it and I fell asleep. When I woke up about 20 mins later I wasn’t in the mood anymore and when off and did something else. then about 4 in the morning I flipped through the channels and saw it was on again and saw the rest.

I think we should all do at least one night something on Stickam. So at least 7 (one in the main cam and then 6 little ones) of us can be on webcam and be on chat when we are all watching the same movie together. Maybe a streaming movie online simultaneously? I have two webcams, one on my laptop and one from before maybe that would work? Could I possibly open up one browser and stream from that one while being on the other?? IS THAT POSSIBLE?!!? Inquiring minds want to know! I would point one to the tv and one to myself. Huh. I’ll have to research that and see if it’s been done before just to cure my curiosity.

I think I just might make some homemade rice pudding. I haven’t done it in a while and we really don’t have any desserts in the house to speak of. I would have to cram in that with watching movies, drawing a Jason that has rhythm and all of this other criteria.

Chestnuts roasted by Goob @ 09/21/2008 12:03 AM

“What did I do to deserve this?” .. the cry of the bitch who gets just what she deserved.

Chestnuts roasted by Cat the Vampire Slayer @ 09/21/2008 12:04 AM

Aww, did someone do that to you Guise? That stinks!

Summer camp to rent in off season? What do you want to do in one?

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/21/2008 12:05 AM

Poor sharkies :(

Fairuza just reminded my of an amusing statistic I read earlier today, that Latinas make up 11% of the population but use 17% of the lip liner in this country. I thought it was funny that somebody thought to make the comparison.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/21/2008 12:06 AM

ITA, Cat, the racist b—, totally deserved it!

Is Fairuza Latina?

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/21/2008 12:08 AM

Tres, um, not exactly…I helped to carry though. It may be sucky, but try not giggling when you think of a school friend in Bravestar underpants calling out “Heeeeello?” from the other side of a bush at seven in the morning, followed by “mooooooo”.

Well, dreamt of a gathering of X-E and a vlog of being stalked in the woods…but, a Friday the 13th/Sleepaway Camp marathon in real campsite would be good too, I guess.

Chestnuts roasted by Guise @ 09/21/2008 12:10 AM

So I just finished watching Sweeney Todd. I liked the musical but what a bloodbath!

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 09/21/2008 12:10 AM

I don’t remember Fairuza going batshit this early in the film. HE’S SORRY HE’S SORRY HE’S SORRY

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/21/2008 12:12 AM

Oh cool, I would be totally up for a Friday the 13th Marathon in a sleepaway camp, Guise.

Chestnuts roasted by Tresjolie9 @ 09/21/2008 12:12 AM

Tres: I couldn’t make it 30 minutes into “3 Extremes” because of the gore.

The local WB station here is playing “Ghoulies 2″ at 1am tonite.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/21/2008 12:14 AM

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