Awesome Halloween

Celebrate Halloween with this funky and upbeat mashup from Pomplamoose and guest vocalist Tessa Violet, seamlessly melding bits of Thriller, Ghostbusters, and Monster Mash, along with the slightly less holiday-appropriate theme from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Poker Face.

With the new Halloween movie hitting theaters, the guys at Screen Junkies decided to go back to the movie that started it all, John Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic, and give it the kind of loving, yet snarky tribute it deserves.

LEGO machine maker JK Brickworks follows up last year’s Halloween candy dispenser with an even better one. His latest machine spins round and round, and flings candy bars at the kids. Want one? Buy the LEGO 17101 BOOST Creative Toolbox, and follow the directions here.

Mondo’s latest tiki mug is based on the classic slasher flick Halloween. It has a Jack o’ Lantern design on the front and a Michael Myers “carving” on the back. It also comes with two Halloween Slasher swizzle sticks.

Give your family and friends a nasty surprise when you bring this creepy treat out to the dining table. Made by Etsy artist It Came From Under My Bed, these realistic pies look like they’re made from a human face, but are actually made of latex and foam. Promise.

Funny or Die knocked it out of the park with their mashup of Halloween and Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure, in which everyone’s favorite bowtied goofball really loses his mind and starts stalking Jamie Lee Curtis. We always thought there was a little something “off” about the guy.

The upcoming Halloween sequel looks scary as hell, and much like the original, music will figure strongly into creating tension. Listen to one of the awesome new tracks composed by John Carpenter, along with his son Cody, and Daniel Davies. The soundtrack drops 10/19/18.

Who says Halloween has to be all black and orange? Certainly not Ember Candle Co. The Etsy shop offers sweet looking skull candles in a variety of pastel colors and even more scents, including cotton candy, peppermint and cocoa & marshmallow.

Have a Fortnite-themed Halloween with Spirit Halloween’s huge inflatable Battle Bus. This officially licensed decor measures 17.5′ high, 18′ long and 4.5′ wide. It’s probably not strong enough to drop you off anywhere though.

Star Wars fans looking for something different to wear this Halloween might want to check out Rubies’ inflatable version of Han Solo, frozen in carbonite. The adult-sized costume includes a battery-powered inflation fan, and a mask and gloves to complete the frozen effect.

Tested dropped by Monsterpalooza 2018, where artists and showed off some amazing creature creations, not the least of which being Pat Magee’s incredibly disturbing take on Despicable Me’s normally adorable minions. Pat’s kids must win Halloween every year.

Hellen Die of The Necro-Nom-Nom-Nomicon shares her recipe for a Halloween-meets-Thanksgiving treat. Hellen’s Facehugger Feast Roasted Chicken adds sausage casing and some crab legs to complete the Alien look.

For its Halloween episode, How to Make Everything tried to make candy corn from scratch. He used corn, sugarcane, natural plant dye, and – we kid you not – a large bone that he found in the wild. In terms of success, this is on par with Will taking Bob’s advice.

NASA’s Halloween treat is a set of short eerie audio clips. These celestial whistles, moans and screams were converted from radio emissions captured by various spacecraft from across the Solar System. Cassini’s beats are legit nice.

One of Hungry Happenings‘ Halloween hits. The stuffed pizza skull is easy to make and needs only a handful of ingredients. Once you get the hang of it, you can try different molds, sizes and stuffing. Check out the complete recipe and instructions here.

You might have fond memories of the pumpkin patch as a child, but it turns out that was all a lie. Fandangle Films darkly comic Halloween short shows us where all those pumpkins we carve up and turn into pie really come from.