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Category Archives: Halloween
The Chicken Heart
No video today. We are going to do something a little different and return to those thrilling days of yesteryear. Follow me as we enter the theater of the mind with a vintage radio drama! I first heard about this … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Halloween, Holiday, Movie Matinee
Tagged Chicken Heart, doomsday, horror, imagination, Lights Out, radio, science
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Frighteningly Tasty!
It’s been a tradition of mine to give the children in my son’s class a head start on their Halloween sugar rush by sending cupcakes to school. Jimmies are involved, as are pumpkins, black cats, witches, skeletons, aliens, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Halloween
Tagged aliens, black cats, cupcakes, meringue, pumpkins, skeletons, witches
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The Greatest TV Show EVER – Condorman
Condorman or Seigi no shinboru Kondoruman (正義のシンボル コンドルマン) from 1975 — It’s sort of a delirious combination of the 1966 Batman series, Gatchaman, The Space Giants, James Bond and maybe Yo Gabba Gabba.
Posted in Halloween, Movie Matinee, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged 1975, Condorman, Halloween, Japan, Karate, super-hero, television, Tokusatsu, villain
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Goblin’ Up Cake
It certainly wouldn’t be Halloween without a cake to celebrate the occasion! This spider topped beauty is giving me a case of Halloween-orexia! It has all of the necessary components of horror – a jack-o-lantern face, a dismembered arachnid, and … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Step Away From The Pastry Bag
Tagged amateur, bakery, black, cake, diabetes, festive, frosting, gruesome, Halloween, holiday, horror, humor, Jack O' Lantern, orange, Philadelphia, pumpkin, spiders, Step Away From The Pastry Bag, web
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I Was a $1.98 Werewolf
Posted in Halloween, What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1972, ad, comic, monster, rubber mask, vintage, werewolf
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I find your lack of faith…disturbing.
Walking to work on trash days I’m noticing a certain disenchantment with my favorite of all holidays before the day has even arrived!
Posted in Halloween, Trash or Treasure
Tagged Alien, Halloween, mask, monster, rubbish, Star Wars, trash
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The Original Re-Animator
I wish I could summon the late, great John Williams to do my intros like the one below which was a staple of UHF television and has stuck in my head for years. …but I digress. Imagine John Williams saying … Continue reading
When You Care Enough To Send The Very Beast
Today at Willceau Illo we are offering you, our dear readers, a complimentary Halloween greeting card! This original collage is comprised of an old family photograph and clip art. Just download the PDF and print it out! Easy peasy! Send … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, Halloween, Holiday, Illustration
Tagged collage, design, digital illustration, dog, freebie, Halloween, Illustration, pumpkin, Tina Garceau
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