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Halloween Countdown ’08: Whatever-O’-Lantern Contest!

Let's go with a nice, normal, random SNT for today. I can't find any really on-target horror movies for everyone to pretend to watch together, but since we'll be in October by next weekend, I expect tons of hockey masks and chainsaws all over the television.

Course, I don't want you to spend the weekend longing for some kind of spooky activity, so let's do a new contest -- one that will take a little more effort than last week's, but with the chance to win a bigger prize...

Remember this guy? My Horrormelon from this past July? Well, there's your basic inspiration -- now here's your challenge.

Carve a jack-o'-lantern out of something other than a pumpkin It can be anything -- fruit, vegetable, animal, mineral...whatever. The more unique your creation, the better. Since this contest calls for a serious amount of hands-on effort, I'm going to part with an extra special prize:

Yup, one grand prize winner will receive The Nightmare On Elm Street Collection, a big, awful DVD box set containing each and every Freddy Krueger movie, except that one where Jason cut his arm off. (If you want to enter but already have this set, no worries -- I'll give you something else.) Two runners-up will receive single-film horror DVDs of my choosing.

I'll give you all weekend to build your masterpiece. All entries must be received by noon EST on Monday, September 29th. Once you're finished with your creation, e-mail me a photo. I'll spotlight the winners along with more of the best entries next weekend, so even if you don't win, your whatever-o'-lantern will still be seen by however many people read this site.

Speaking of which, check out ten more entries from the "Draw Jason Dancing" contest, after the jump!


"Death Disco" -- Created by Steven M.


"Macarena" -- Created by Brian


"Presumption" -- Created by Taz


"Flashdance" -- Created by Dan N.


"Diesney" -- Created by Patrick R.


"Fame!" -- Created by Ann F.


"A New Beginning" -- Created by Hey I'm Jeff


"Dance For Diabetes!" -- Created by Eddie Lightning Frog.


"Halloween Party" -- Created by Rebecca W.


"Purple Pain" -- Created by Dave C.

Posted by Matt on 09/27/2008. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 139 comments
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Excellent pictures. I’ll see what I can do for a Whatever-O-Lantern

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 09/27/2008 1:27 PM

Yay! I’m famous now. Gonna go find something to carve. I’d carve my cat for that collection.

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 09/27/2008 1:27 PM

Sounds fun! Gonna get right on it.

Chestnuts roasted by godjilla @ 09/27/2008 1:31 PM

Hmmmm….*eyes pear tree in backyard*

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 09/27/2008 1:42 PM

Matt..

awww, I’m so tempted to enter this…does it have to be fruit or veg, by the way? Or can the Jack-O-lantern be carved out of any material?..just wondering

(PS YAY! FOURTH! The earliest I’ve ever reached on a SNT thread!!!)

Chestnuts roasted by divechaz @ 09/27/2008 1:44 PM

dammit, …fifth! Ah well,…I’m STILL too psyched with the Halloween countdown to care hehe!

Chestnuts roasted by divechaz @ 09/27/2008 1:46 PM

Darth Poop – just so you know, your winning entry is currently my desktop wallpaper.  It’s so awesome!
Matt – I was at Target the other night and the Halloween section is already taking a bit hit from incoming Christmas stuff.  Growing up, they at least waited until Halloween to start doing that.  How much farther can they push it?

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff Mack @ 09/27/2008 1:55 PM

* big hit

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff Mack @ 09/27/2008 1:55 PM

Oh, the entries posted are very nice. Good job, everybody!
Hm, hm, what could I carve a Jack ‘o Lantern into without killing myself by accident? I’ll have to look around the house..

Chestnuts roasted by Kapprika @ 09/27/2008 2:00 PM

Sweet… I was needing something to do while I was at work… hmmm..now what can I use????

Chestnuts roasted by slick316 @ 09/27/2008 2:20 PM

Yay, my piece of art was included! :) Now: what to carve, what to carve…?

Chestnuts roasted by Papa_Taz @ 09/27/2008 2:26 PM

Paul Newman passed away today at 83.  Star of one of my fave all time movies….Cool Hand Luke.    His food was pretty good as well.  *starts waving celebrity finger of death*  let me get some batteries for my digital camera and I will do an O-lantern for the contest. 

Oh…at costco today, they had a playdoh halloween bucket.  Basically trial size tubs of playdoh to give out instead of candy.  Good idea on paper, but when put into action, who wants ONE color?  You need at least AT LEAST 3 colors.

They also had there today, the same kind of blender used on “will it blend” from Youtube.  It’s also the official blender of Starbucks.  Cost 376 dollars!  It is just beautiful if you can afford it.  It makes icream and soup too.   and rice flour, corn flour, and still has enough power to blend an  i-pod…not that the demo guy blended one, but you get my drift?

Chestnuts roasted by mandy_2 more dead celebs to go_Reeves @ 09/27/2008 2:43 PM

Carve a jack-o’-lantern out of something other than a pumpkin  It can be anything — fruit, vegetable, animal, mineral…whatever.  The more unique your creation, the better. 

Animal? Well, you know, next doors dog has been barking an annoying amount recently…

Chestnuts roasted by Guise @ 09/27/2008 3:01 PM

Guise: Hm, disposing of unwanted stuff to get into the halloween spirit sounds nice. *g* My little sister has this super annoying CD …

Chestnuts roasted by Kapprika @ 09/27/2008 3:09 PM

All right. Got my entry in early this time.  Diggin’ the contests this year. 

FM

Chestnuts roasted by Fungusmungus @ 09/27/2008 3:10 PM

MATT: Just want to say thanks… I have been able to kill almost an hour of my workday getting my whatever-a-lantern together. Now if only the next 3 1/2 hours go by so quick..lol.. This will be my first contest on your site but my hopes are high.  

Chestnuts roasted by slick316 @ 09/27/2008 3:13 PM

Probably won’t enter this as I’m really bad with knifes but if I were to enter this, I’d so go out and buy the The Nightmare On Elm Street Collection and carve it into a jack-o-lantern.

Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 09/27/2008 3:22 PM

Here are all of the horror-related movies I can find for today from 6 to 1 am. All times central.

HBOPL: The Invasion (sorta horror-related) 6:15 pm
Sleuth: Darkman 2 and 3 at 7,9,11, and 1am.
Cinemanx: Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist 12:50 am
AMAX: The Reaping 11:50 pm
OMAX: Deep Blue Sea 9:15pm
@MAX:Lake Plaacid 11:40 pm
Showtime Cinema: Disturbing Behavior 9pm
Showtime Xtreme: Curse of the Komodo 10:35pm
ShowNext:Dead Mary 7pm Cold & Dark 10:30 pm
The Movie Channel: Masters of Horror: “We all Scream” 945pm and 1230am

TMC Xtreme: Spirit Trap 6:20 pm
Starz: 30 Days of Night 8pm
Starz 2: Vacancy 10pm
Flix: Shivers 845 pm/The Faculty 7pm
Encore 6: Pulse 7:10 pm
Scifi: Tale of the Mummy 10pm

Of Course, I’ll be busy watching SNL. :)
Anyway, I was a Target today and got the latest Halloween Jones Sodas along with some Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses, Peeps Cocoa Cats, and the Misery DVD that was on sale in the Halloween section.  I did the Play-Doh collection along with those Bunjee things Matt talked about, but didn’t buy.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/27/2008 3:33 PM

You could always shave a animal. That has to be more humane than putting an Halloween Costume on them.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 09/27/2008 3:35 PM

Friday the 13th Part 2 is on at 11 on the chiller channel.

Chestnuts roasted by slick316 @ 09/27/2008 3:37 PM

This is the earliest I’ve ever posted in a thread.  I might enter this contest…but what shall I carve?

Chestnuts roasted by Teddy Ray @ 09/27/2008 3:38 PM

I really hope no one carves something into their skin…

Chestnuts roasted by Ricky @ 09/27/2008 3:42 PM

I’ll watch NOES and NOES 2 tonight. There’s a channel here that shows them over and over again. Well, I’m not complaining. :)

Chestnuts roasted by Kapprika @ 09/27/2008 3:43 PM

Forgive me if these items have already been discussed, but I just got home from Walgreen’s, where I bought a pre-lit Halloween-style Christmas tree for $20, and a bunch of awesome retro Halloween masks for 99 cents each.  They are made of foam and look like something my grandmother might have worn during the Depression:  witch, vampire, skull, devil, and Frankenstein.  It says “Kid’s Foam Mask” on the tags, but they fit better on my head than on any of my kids’.  They’re awesome, and because I am in love with all things Halloween and all things vintage, I’m hanging them on the wall as part of my Halloween decor.

Chestnuts roasted by anniemagus @ 09/27/2008 3:44 PM

Kapprika, so which will you be carving the sister or the CD, or breaking the CD for a sharp edge and then…ooh, nasty.

Chestnuts roasted by Guise @ 09/27/2008 3:54 PM

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