We’re
well into 31 Days of Halloween and I wanted to check in with some
spooky updates, as well as another day of fantasy Halloween
programming to hopefully prompt you guys to put together your own
dream viewing schedules.
There’s
a lot of stuff like this, as well as a huge new assortment of awesome
weapons. My favorite was a functioning plastic chainsaw. The chain
actually turns and it makes all of these loud chainsaw noises (as
opposed to kitten noises – I don’t know why I felt the need to
specify there). There are also new katanas, spiked clubs, and all
kinds of cool makeshift weapons like the stuff from Dead
Rising.
Apparently
not all Spirit stores feature this, but ours had a giant underground
bunker set with steam and windows and animatronic zombies. There was
also a massive display up front with more animatronics – some new
like the crazy Cerberus:
And
some old favorites.
All
in all Spirit has provided the biggest and best Halloween injection
I’ve had so far this year. And I needed it, because my work
schedule and the absolutely shitty weather has kept me from doing
much of anything. Usually by this time we’ve hit at least one
haunt, but it hasn’t happened yet.
It
did stop raining long enough the other day for us to put up our
exterior Halloween decorations, so that was a huge relief.
Just
to get them down in print (so to speak) and to share them with you
guys, here are the spooky things I want to do before Halloween:
The
Halloween Puckin’ Fuppet Show is a Halloween-themed puppet slam. It
takes place at the Village Theatre in Atlanta on October 24th.
For more details visit the Facebook Event Page.
I
want to get back out to Six Flags for Fright Nights. We had so much
fun there a couple of years ago when I was doing the MCW shows there.
I feel like there was a period of time when the park wasn’t putting
as much effort into Halloween activities, but it was great
then.
Given
what’s happening with The
Masquerade,
this will be the last year that Chambers
of Horror
happens there. Chambers
is the nastiest, goriest, haunt in Atlanta. It’s always a blast and
I definitely want to get out there to do some shots and see what they
have in store for the big finale.
Speaking
of finales, Atlanta
Zombie Apocalypse
may be no more, but it’s seeing a resurgence of sorts with Atlanta
Zombie Apocalypse: Dead End.
The creators of the most fun and interactive haunt I’ve ever been
to have put together a very special two-night event to benefit the
Maynard Jackson High School PTSA.
Every
year Mrs. Troublemaker wants to go to some kind of corn maze or
hayride or outdoor something-or-other. I hate the outdoors, so it
doesn’t end up happening. This year I’d like to try to make it
out to one of these sorts of things. Granted, I’m not going to plan
it or anything. But I’ll go as long as I don’t have to put any
effort into it.
And
now it’s time for another day of movie and television programming
designed to get you into the spooky mood for Halloween!
Morning
6:00
– Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman – Family – Ross
Bagdasarian, Maurice LaMarche
Alvin,
Simon, and Theodore get a new neighbor named Lawrence Talbot and
things start to get weird.(75 min.)
7:30
– The New Scooby-Doo Movies “Wednesday is Missing” – Children
Mystery
Inc. end up watching the Addams Family kids while Gomez and Morticia
go on vacation. (43 min.)
8:30
– Filmation’s Ghostbusters “Shades of Dracula” – Children
Eddie,
Jake, and Tracy the Gorilla face Dracula. (30 min.)
9:00
– Courage the Cowardly Dog “Queen of the Black Puddle/Everyone
Wants to Direct” – Children
A
strange puddle appears after a rainstorm and Eustace and Muriel board
a famous director with evil intentions. (22 min.)
9:30
– Camp Lazlo "Hallobeanies" – Children
The
Jelly Beans stay in Camp Kidney for Halloween. (22 min.)
10:00
– Monster House – Family – Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Three
kids investigate their neighbor’s house, a place where bizarre
things happen. (91 min.)
Afternoon
12:00
– Monster Squad – Horror – Duncan Regehr, Andre Gower
A
group of young friends must band together to stop Dracula and other
classic monsters from taking over the world. (82 min.)
1:30
– Tales from the Cryptkeeper “Uncle Harry’s Horrible House of
Horrors” – Children
A
carnival haunted house changes an uncle’s mind about the
supernatural. (30 min.)
2:00
– Dungeons and Dragons “Quest of the Skeleton Warrior” –
Children
The
party must face their greatest fears in the Lost Tower. (24 min.)
2:30
– Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show "The Case of
the Dreadful Dolls/The Village of Lost Souls" – Children
Dollmaker
uses voodoo to control the Superfriends and Braniac turns a village
into zombies! (22 min.)
3:00
– ThunderCats “Mongor” – Children
WilyKit
and WilyKat accidentally release an imprisoned demon that feeds on
fear. (22 min.)
3:30
– The Real Ghostbusters “The Halloween Door” – Children
Crowley
wants to end Halloween forever, but instead releases a multitude of
ghosts on Halloween night. (30 min.)
4:00
– Goosebumps “Attack of the Jack O’ Lanterns” – Family
Four
trick or treating kids encounter the Pumpkinheads. (24 min.)
4:30
– The Charmings “A Charming Halloween”- Comedy
The
Charmings host the neighborhood Halloween party. (26 min.)
5:00
– Alf “Some Enchanted Evening”- Comedy
Alf
is not allowed to go trick or treating, so he attends Willie’s
Halloween party. (22 min.)
5:30
– NewsRadio “Halloween”- Comedy
Mr.
James tries to keep his annual Halloween party a secret from the WNYX
staff. (24 min.)
Evening
6:00
– Amazing Stories “Go to the Head of the Class” – Horror
High
school kids deal with a strict teacher. (42 min.)
7:00
– Disney’s Halloween Treat – Family
A
selection of spooky shorts and chilling clips from the Walt Disney
archives. (60 min.)
8:00
– Toy Story of Terror – Family
Buzz,
Woody, and the gang go on a road trip and wind up in a terrifying
roadside motel. (21 min.)
8:30
– Garfield’s Halloween Adventure – Family
Garfield
and Odie go trick or treating and discover a haunted mansion full of
secrets... and ghosts! (24 min.)
9:00
– Freddy’s Nightmares “Freddy’s Tricks and Treats” –
Horror – Mariska Hargitay
A
teenager doesn’t believe in Freddy Krueger. He’s going to prove
her wrong. (48 min.)
10:00
– Trick or Treat – Horror – Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne
Heavy
metal rocker Sammi Curr is back from beyond the grave with a new
album – “Songs in the Key of Death”! (98 min.)
12:00
– Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III – Horror – Kate
Hodge, Viggo Mortenson
A
family of cannibals cause problems in Texas. (85 min.)
Late
Night
1:30
– Jason X – Horror – Lexa Doig, Kane Hodder
Jason
Voorhees wreaks havoc in outer space with the biggest kill count of
all time! (92 min.)
3:15
– The Exorcist – Horror – Linda Blair, Max von Sydow
A
young girl is possessed by evil. (122 min.)
5:30
– Regular Show: Terror Tales of the Park – Children
Mordecai
and Rigby face more perils than usual in three spooky tales.
That’s
another day of Halloweeny programming in the can! I hope you decide
to watch a couple of these selections and maybe even put together a
viewing schedule of your own. Be
sure to join the Needless
Things Podcast Facebook Group
and share your own awesome Halloween viewing schedules. We’d love
to hear from you!
Also,
follow Phantom Troublemaker on Instagram for #Drawlloween and the
return of #monsteraday, where I feature a different monster toy every
day, all month long!
Until
next time, stay creepy!
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