Halloween '04
  I amassed FAR more than this for 2004's halloween season, but these are the weirdest/most humorous finds. By humorous I mean completely boring and noone is ever going to read this. The rest was mainly kitchenware and other household items.
Angry Wobbling Pumpkin
  This decoration, made in china, came from a liquidation store for two dollars. The body wobbles and rocks very loosely on the legs, holding (strangling?) what appears to be a gleefully happy potato. Or it's Mr. Hankey. I don't know. I love its oafish face...you KNOW this pumpkin probably speaks in the third person. Very, very loudly.
"Brain Invader" Candy Dispenser
  When the button on top is pressed, the mouth opens, the eyes twist, and a tiny pellet of candy comes spiraling down the "brain" and into the mouth. It's big, it's weird, and I found it at a flea market.
Creepy candleholders
  There isn't anything really absurd or interesting about these, but I HAD to show them off. The one-eyed skele-cauldron is wickedly creative. There was also a cat design, but I only got these two.
Insane legless Cat
If the little purple hat doesn't sell you, it also has googly eyes.
Evil Pumpkin Clown Thing
  From the same store and of the same material (some sort of dried dough stuff) as the angry wobbling thing, this guy is just too creepy looking for words. He reminds me a lot of a Blue Meanie, even though he doesn't actually look anything like one. I just get the feeling they would get along really well.
Growing Halloween Goblin
  The back of the package tells quite a tale, while the front explains that once you grow your goblin (teehee), Halloween will last forever. It's impossible to tell in my room, though.
Kreepy Kliks
  Smartie's answer to a Pez dispenser. These things are designed to LAUNCH smarties clear across a room at high velocity, which makes sense, because there's just nothing special about smarties candy if it isn't dangerous. The launchers are also designed to rattle when you shake them, but only the mummy really works. They look pretty neat, though, especially with the dripping blood design.
Mummy Ball
  The only really interesting pet toy I found this year. It's squeaky, made from sturdy rubber and considerably larger than a baseball. The bleeding eyes and worm make it exceptionally cute. I bought a second one in case I need to juggle something.
Psycho Pumpkin Chef
             PUMPKIN PIE IS MADE OUT OF PEOPLE!!!

   Over nine inches tall with jiggling eyes, I'm not exactly sure if you're supposed to be drink from this or put a candle in it.
Pumpkin Ragdoll Thing
  This came from Joann's and was simultaneously tied and glued to a wavy metal candlestick...not really the best place for a cloth doll. I cut him loose from that little fire hazard and hung him on my wall.
Pocket Screamer
  Now these are cool. Looking like something straight out of the exorcist, they come in three varieties (though I only got this one) and stand about four inches tall if you don't count all the troll hair. When squeezed, their eyes light up and they emit several long, piercing, hideous screams. Adorable.
"STRETCH Horror Monsters"
  Somehow I forgot to put these up until after my 2005 update...whoops! This set of stretchy rubber bean-bags (a modern subclass of generic toy that has taken the generic world by storm) appeared almost everywhere toys were sold, sometimes for only a buck each! I'm not sure why the witch is scaled so differently, but she's the only one that can stand up. A rat and a spider were also included, but they were the same rat and spider sold year-round with different tags. I think the werewolf is the most appealing, and I'm usually rather indifferent to werewolves.
Santa-Pumpkin
  The crazed expression of this heavy, ceramic bobblehead can easily distract you from the body, which the manufacturer obviously recycled from their christmas products.

   A fitting way to end this year's gallery.
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