Chestnuts roasted by Ella Enchanted @ 10/11/2008 10:34 PM
Congrats on the new baby, Mandi Shuan, I always get totally sick from the flu shot too!
Happy SNT all! Nice to see so many peeps around, how’s everybody doing tonight? Some of you might enjoy this, Betty White on Craig Ferguson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxL7MKsGoPo
I could have sworn I had IFC, but apparently it’s just in my cable lineup to tease me. I have Sundance Channel though, totally arbitrary.
crazy_mainer: American Werewolf in London and Death Becomes Her. And Ghostbusters, of course.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 10/11/2008 10:36 PM
Crazy you need some lost boys in there if you want to go old school I’d say Creature from the black lagoon.
Chestnuts roasted by Thejyav @ 10/11/2008 10:41 PM
Hmm…one more week til W. comes out!!! That is gonna be one hilarious film! I also wanna go see Nick and Nora’s infinite playlist. well…I will be here I guess for the night….
Chestnuts roasted by mandy_dancing skeleton _Reeves @ 10/11/2008 10:42 PM
I bought the Charlie Brown “Prowling Pumpkin Patch” set they sell at CVS on Thursday, and just tried it for the first time.
To all my fellow X-E Halloween worshippers, I highly recommend you pick one of these up for yourselves. It’s really cute, and you get a lot of value for $20. I realize it was reviewed in last year’s Countdown, but for anyone who missed it, this is what it is:
You get a nicely detailed pumpkin patch base, two dead trees that plug into the base, and four cool little figures: Snoopy crouching down in WWI Flying Ace attire, Linus, Lucy in witch costume and Charlie Brown. But it’s not just Charlie Brown–as an extra accessory, you also get his “full of holes” ghost costume, which fits over the figure.
It also has Snoopy’s doghouse, which doesn’t really belong in a pumpkin patch, but it’s a push-button that star the thing running. Push the doghouse, and the figures twirl in a circle around the base while a rather loud version of “Lins & Lucy” plays from a built-in speaker.
A nice base, two trees, four great little figures (five if you count the ghost costume separately), twirling “prowl” action, and the theme song, all for $20. What’s not to love?
Get thee to a CVS and pick up one of these things. It’ll bring a smile to your face!
(And if anyone cares, tonight I shall be viewing Disney’s Halloween Treat. I got a DVD on eBay. Haven’t seen it in probably 10 years or more, but I used to love it as a kid. Yippee, Halloween!)
Chestnuts roasted by Flush it all away @ 10/11/2008 10:48 PM
I would like to recommend “Phenomena”. Jennifer Connelly when she was like 12 talking to insects, Donald Pleasance, deformed kids, and a killer monkey. Pretty good.
Chestnuts roasted by Admiral Backbar @ 10/11/2008 10:49 PM
I forgot to mention if you want to go older you can’t go wrong with all things Vincent Price
Chestnuts roasted by Thejyav @ 10/11/2008 10:52 PM
You guys rock, thank you so much for the suggestions, many of these movies I have never heard of!
Chestnuts roasted by crazy_mainer @ 10/11/2008 10:52 PM
@Crazy:
You totally need to check out The Changeling, a 1980 ghost story starring George C. Scott.
Chestnuts roasted by mysteryd8 @ 10/11/2008 10:54 PM
Nobody knows who Fart X is. I am a mystery of enormous proportions. Fart X strikes again!
Chestnuts roasted by Fart X @ 10/11/2008 10:57 PM
Oh and for a real trip, check out Jacob’s Ladder.
Chestnuts roasted by AJ @ 10/11/2008 10:58 PM
Yeah, Crazy, The Changeling is a wonderfully frightening film staring Scott in an amazing role. Very li’l gore, but lots of atmosphere. Great call, Mysteryd8.
Chestnuts roasted by Dawson @ 10/11/2008 10:58 PM
How about “Magic”? Sir Anthony Hopkins and a psycho dummy!
Chestnuts roasted by Admiral Backbar @ 10/11/2008 11:02 PM
Dawson, you’re not in Knoxville, are you?
Chestnuts roasted by mysteryd8 @ 10/11/2008 11:04 PM
Safely in a house and off the roads again. Unfortunately, am not feeling great. I didn’t even get a flu shot! (They always totally make me sick, too).
Have been in the process of trying to talk my non-horror-movie-watching husband into watching the original “Nightmare on Elm Street” for a week, but the big fraidy cat won’t do it, so I’m horror marathon-ing it all on my lonesome…
But not tonight. Hope you cats have lots of fun… I’m getting loads of rest instead. Blech.
Chestnuts roasted by Reni @ 10/11/2008 11:05 PM
Grilled steaks tonight. Weird grilling in a heavy coat.
didn’t care. Tasted great.
Oh, and I’m having hostess’ “Scary” cakes for dessert!
Matt enjoy the wine.
Chestnuts roasted by Razzy the Cat @ 10/11/2008 11:05 PM
Nope, far from it. I reside in Youngstown, Ohio. Knoxville is a nice place though, Mysteryd8.
Chestnuts roasted by Dawson @ 10/11/2008 11:07 PM
Let’s not forget “The worst Witch.”
Chestnuts roasted by Razzy the Cat @ 10/11/2008 11:09 PM
My co workers and I had a pretty good learning experience tonight: Don’t do IHOP takeout. Long story, but I was one of the fortunate ones that got out of it. I only got Original Syrup when I requested Blueberry. It didn’t matter, it was still good syrup.
Also, their omelettes are HUGE. It was one of the rare times where I couldn’t finish something. I blame the fact that I also ate the 3 pancakes that came with it.
Chestnuts roasted by mandy_dancing skeleton _Reeves @ 10/11/2008 11:11 PM
Here is my list of things I have and or am getting through netflix and while I probably wont get them all in now will watch sooner than later
All original Dracula, Franekstein, Creature, Mummy, werewolf movies.
All Saw movies, The Hills have eyes, Don’t look now, carrie, the blob, monster squad, horror of dracula, high tension, cat people, eyes without a face, hostel, suspria, wicker man, jacobs ladder, Texas chain saw, dawn of the dead, invasion of the body snatchers, frighteners, last house on the left, M, I walked with a zombi, blood and black lace, count dracula, the fly, abominal Dr. Phibes, Dr. Jeckle Mr. Hyde, hellraiser, hellraiser II, Carnival of souls, the devil’s backbone, Mruder in Rue Morgue, The Black Cat, The Raven, House on Haunted Hill….think thats about it
Chestnuts roasted by Thejyav @ 10/11/2008 11:13 PM
I know I watched Bubba Ho Tep like years ago, and I remember it being gorey, but also funny. Curious if any other X-E readers have seen this movie as well? For Bruce Campbell, I will just shut my eyes during the gorey parts…lol. Love that man.
Chestnuts roasted by crazy_mainer @ 10/11/2008 11:20 PM
Just got back from New Paltz. Drove all the way there to go to the haunted hayride but couldn’t get in. Didn’t by tickets in advance. Rev. Back It On Up 13 is a WINNAR everybody.
So we had pie in a diner and drove home. SNT is my world right now. Make my world wonderful.
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Posted by Matt on 10/11/2008. E-mail me!
Shuan, I always get totally sick from the flu shot too! 
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