You make the witch and mummy bend over and moon--I mean dance--by pushing up on the handle, along the candy container tube. What made me buy these a few years back was the detail and colors: I love the contented cat sitting on the witch's hat and the yellow eyes of the mummy. His red slashes don't quite make sense, but they fit, lending a dash of color to complement his eyes and "wrappings." (And I keep thinking of Popeye every time I look at the witch.)
Sure, they're cutesy, but in a cartoony way. So there!
This is one of my favorite finds for Halloween a few years ago. I can't put my finger on it, but the design is fun and stylish. The translucent head serves function while adding to the overall design.
They almost had to get the mop out at Target when I saw this 5 foot glow in the dark skeleton last night. Every year Target manages to bring some of the coolest decorations a Halloween-lover can drool or wet themselves over. And what does a glow in the dark skeleton need? Why, glow in the dark spiders, skulls, and rats, of course. Can you say life-size Forgotten Prisoner of Castle-mare tableau? Add a motion-controlled cobra that strikes and a few hanging bats and bammmm!
You know it's Halloween time when Doctor Dreadful and Creepy Crawlers hit the toy shelves. I screamed with delight seeing this Doctor Dreadful Zombie Lab at TRU: eat bubbling brains; drink zombie barf; slurp slimey bugs; PLUS Zombie Skin! The Stomach Churner isn't too shabby, either. Parents, it's yummy fun.
Michaels has their Halloween 2011 merchandise on the shelves. Always a good place to stock up on Lemax Spooky Town dens and denizens, Michaels offers a great lenticular portrait selection to accent your decaying decor just right. I'm a sucker for old-timey shooting galleries, and this year there's a cool arcade tableau I can add to my Spooky Town. The housing prices are a bit steep, though, so you may need to hock some bones.
The ever watchful Chindi spotted these grody Halloween zombie feet sandals. Undying fans shouldn't leave the grave without them.
From Spirit: "Make your mark when you complete your costume with these frighteningly realistic Zombie Feet sandals - they look like rotting flesh."
Saw these miniature Halloween Tree ornaments at T. J. Maxx today.
Trick or Treat, Stomp Your Feet, Let's Give Something Good to Eat!
Cheetah Velour posted this wonderfully bewitching vintage Halloween photo last Halloween, and points to many more on Flickr. This is one of my favorites.
Of course, no Halloween would be complete without a quick trip to extremepumpkins.com.
One of these days I'll try my hand at it. One of these days.
Here's a Grow Your Own novelty a bit more family-friendly than the bloody hand. Again, great use of simple color and illustration on the card.
There is something giddily stupid about this wind-up monster pooping candy. Those candy poopers for Christmas, like the reindeer, or even the Halloween cat dropping these sugary dumps is more sensible in design. Although I'd rather it look more gruesome it does have a certain style to it, I'll grant you that. The catch-line is perfect: Wind me up and watch me go!
It would be more quixotically daring to have a rotting,worm-infested, puss-blowing zombie pooping these brightly colored candy treats, though, wouldn't it? Or maybe I've been watching too many horror movies.
Tombstones and skeletons go together like peanut butter and jelly.
Top 10 lists are always interesting to me: Who decided? Why only 10? What makes them so irresistible, even if you disagree? Here's a list of Top 10 Halloween Lists, in no particular order, for your perusement. And no, it's not a top 10 list of lists, either. That would have been too cheeky, don't you think?
Top 10 Halloween Contact Lenses
"Here are some of the many unique Halloween contact lenses that have coordinating colors and designs to make your costume truly convincing."
10 Halloween Costume Ideas Based on Recent Movies
"Coming up with original—and usually stupid— Halloween costumes based on recent movies was a favorite tradition of mine at the old Spout blog, so I’m carrying it over to the indieWIRE version."
10 Predictable Costumes Coming to a College Campus Near You
"Like streaking, keg stands and walks of shame, Halloween parties are awesomely debaucherous college traditions."
Top 10 Movies for Halloween Viewing
"So turn off the porch lights early, blow out the candles in your Jack-o-Lanterns, and get your big bowl of left over candy corn to sit down and watch these haunting tales."
Halloween's Top 10 Scary Creatures
"They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky."
Top 10 Halloween Songs of Avenged Sevenfold
"A list compiled by the entire band with an explanation for each selection by rhythm guitarist and harmony vocalist Zacky Vengeance."
Heidi Klum's Top 10 Halloween Costume Ideas
"Makeup tips and costume ideas from the queen of Halloween herself, Heidi Klum."
