Nostalgia-ween

McDonald's used to be quite a Halloween friendly joint, if you remember. It seemed like, as a kid anyways, that they were doing something Halloween related every year. This included the famed pumpkin/ghost/witch pails, Happy Meal toys, etc.

Well, in 1995 they decided to do something very cool. They gave out cassette tapes that featured spooky songs and scary sound effects alongside the toys. Although I was only 5 at the time, I definitely remember these special treats and loved them to death. I listened to the one or two tapes I had as much as possible. If you are completely clueless to these or you may remember vaguely, here is a commercial spot to help you out:



I'm pretty sure I had the Hamburglar and Grimace toys and one of the tapes. Unfortunately, those toys and tapes are LONG gone. If only we knew how much we'd miss our childhood when our parents told us to gather things for a garage sale...

Luckily, other people do save these gems that appear lost in time. Here are a couple YouTube videos featuring the tapes. The B side of them (the spooky sounds and instrumental music) are the best, so just sit tight while listening.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtjji8chxeY (my favorite of the two. side b is great.)

http://youtu.be/9ouwTkv7-V8 (all sing-a-long type.)

These are the only two I have been able to find, so if you know where the others are just leave a comment and I'll add them to the post.

Turning The Page

It's time to turn the page for this site. The format will still consist of the typical images, videos, music, haiku, etc., but will not, necessarily, be delivered daily. This will give me an opportunity to make more meaningful posts with insight or opinion instead of the rapid fire updates with little or no content.

Something else I may give a try is picking a designated day of the week (likely Friday) for listing links to recent Halloween and paranormal related stories.

...the book is far from over, though.

Now, enjoy the last bit of weekend. See you tomorrow.

Decapitate The Bike

Danny Elfman - Clown Dream

This is from the movie Pee Wee's Big Adventure. The music for this particular scene is a combination of silliness and the right amount of evil. Great track.



Enjoy the weekend. See you on Monday.

Out of The Mist

One of the scariest things, I've always felt, was the idea of a ghost ship. A lone ship sailing at sea without a single soul to be found on board. And then there's the ship the doesn't actually exist, but the one you are sure you saw...



Image by George Smith.

Ghoulish Feasting

Image by Les McClaine.