ET Christmas

This is totally not creepy, and who doesn't love Xfinity?

I really want to make some Reese's Pieces cupcakes now for the holidays.  Maybe I can catch an ET?

Creepmas Mix Tape 2019

Freeze your ears off listening to CREEPMAS MIX TAPE 2019!!!



Creepmas Mix Tapes of Creepmas Past:

Creepmas Mix Tape 2016


Creepmas Mix Tape 2017


Creepmas Mix Tape 2018

Ernest Scared Stupid - Opening Credits Movie Challenge

It's no secret that I love Ernest, and Ernest Scared Stupid is my favorite movie from the series.  The opening credits sequence is fantastic!  It features Ernest reacting to various classic, open source, sci-fi and horror film clips.  As a kid I always wondered what movies these clips were from.  Now I know, and I want to watch them all before Halloween 2019!  Won't you join me?



Videos featured:
1. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) -WATCHED
2. White Zombie (1932)
3. Phantom from Space (1953) WATCHED
4. The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)
5. The Screaming Skull (1958) - WATCHED
6. Missile to the Moon (1958)
7. The Hideous Sun Demon (1959)
8. The Giant Gila Monster (1959) - WATCHED
9. The Killer Shrews (1959) - WATCHED
10. Nebo Zovyot (1960)
11. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) - WATCHED Some of these I may watch the SM3K versions, if available on Netflix or somewhere else, and call it good. I have seen Nosferatu, though it has been a while. Have you seen any of these films? What did you think of them? Are there any films featured here that I forgot to mention? Who's the random guy at 1:07?

Update: I am updating this post as I watch the movies. So far Nosferatu is the best by far, followed by Little Shop of Horrors. I doubt the rest will dethrone Nosferatu as my favorite, but we shall see what the sci-fi horror movie are like.

Must See Movies 2019 and Beyond

3/25 Update: My wife is a big fan of the Studio Ghobli films, so we will watch Howell’s Moving Castle in theaters to celebrate the 15 year anniversary of this great anime film. I love you honey, find me in the future!

I normally wait until DVD, or even a Netflix release, but I will definitely these these in theater (dollar theater perhaps);

1. Sonic the Hedgehog - Starring Jim Carey as Dr. Ivo Robotnik, and Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic!  I saw The Mario Bros. movie in theaters 26 years ago, so I definitely need to see Sonic!
2. Ghostbusters 3 - I am so hyped for this! I was really disappointed that the new Ghostbusters cartoon never panned out.
3. Super Mario Bros.: The Movie - Again, I saw the Mario Bros. movie in the 90's and loved it.  How bad could this be?  Written by Shigeru Miyamoto 
4. Avengers: Endgame
5. Captain Marvel
6. Toy Story 4
7. Dark Phoenix
8. Star Wars: Episode IX - Maybe Disney will surprise me?
9. Shazam
10. Hellboy - I saw the first two films in theater.  This one looks great!
11. Zombieland 2 - Hopefully Bill Murray comes back as a zombie.

Vitaminwater Scroll Free Contest

This contest is right up my ally! Even if I don't win, I finally have an excuse to give my wife to ditch the expensive cellphone bill!

Official Rules

Honestly, we don't really all need a cellphone.  We all got on just fine before.

Which leads me to the real reason to ditch the cellphone and go landline: so I can use an awesome 80's phone!  My dream landline phones:

1. Garfield phone
2. The Real Ghostbusters phone
3. As of March 19, 2018 there are still 100,000 working pay phones in America.  I want to use one!  I have spotted a few dead pay phone booths in Salt Lake City, but I don't know of any that still function here.
4. A red phone
5. Red lips phone
6. Gumby phone
7. Clear plastic phone
8. Hamburger phone
9. Hotdog phone
10. Rotary dial phone
11. Cool Spot phone
12. Micky Mouse phone
13. Pac-Man telephone
14. Talking Homer Simpson phone
15. Darth Vader phone
16. Two tin cans and a string

Are you going to try the no scroll challenge?  If so, what landline phone do you want?

Stranger Things 3

Finally!  Stranger Things 3 is coming!  Check out the teaser trailer

Nothing more than 8 episode titles and a release year, 2019.

Suzie, Do You Copy?
The Mall Rats
The Case of The Missing Lifeguard
The Sauna Test
The Source
The Birthday
The Bite
and
The Battle of Starcourt

The Starcourt Mall trailer is PURE GOLD!!!

What are your fan theories?

Funko Horror Themed Cereal

While I was watching the Netflix documentary, Making Fun: The Story of Funko, I discovered that Funko is releasing several horror themed cereals in Summer 2018! (Not yet released at the time this post was written)

Funko is working on the following themed cereals, to include a mini-Pop figures in each box, for just $7.99!

Freddy Funko

Elvira, Mistress of The Dark

Freddy Krueger

Cuphead

Beetlejuice

Batman

Pennywise

Captain Caveman

Friday The 13th

Gremlins

Cthulu

Harley Quin

Skeletor

Mumm-Ra

and MORE!

Becker said "When you add milk to the Freddy Kruger cereal, it looks blood red.  With the Beetlejuice cereal, when you add milk it looks like slime."

Did you buy some Funko cereal, or do you plan to?  What do you think?  Did you open the box, or leave it sealed?

Defunctland: The History of Ghostbusters Spooktacular

I never had the chance to experience the Ghostbusters Spooktacular.  Heck, I never even knew it existed until I watched this Defunctland video:

Did you have the pleasure of experiencing the Ghostbusters Spooktacular?  Please share your experience in the comments below!

Peter Piper Pizza - Memories Snowball Effect

I recently found this cute little PPP (Peter Piper Pizza) mascot to add to the food mascot plush collection.  He was 50 cents at the DI, score!

When I was a kid we didn't visit the Sandy City PPP very often, so it was always a special occasion.  A while back PPP closed all stores in Utah, and I thought they were done, but they do still have locations in other states, and even in Mexico. 

I didn't even know PPP had a dino mascot.  I used to own a Little Caesar mascot as a kid.  I would love to complete the pizza trinity with Little Caesar and The Noid.  Or better yet, some Rock-a-Fire Explosion plushies!  I wouldn't pass up Chuck-E-Cheese plush toys either...

Anyhoo, PPP was my earliest memories of playing Mario Brothers on an original arcade machine.  When I couldn't go to PPP, I would challenge my brother to play the 2-player battle mode on SMB3 (Super Mario Brothers 3).  I played that game to death! 

The moral of the story is pizza places were awesome back in the 80s and 90s, and they are pretty lack luster now.  That may be my nostalgia talking, but I think pizza places are a lot less fun now.  We still have a local Jungle Jim's.  That place is falling apart now, and the rides and games are pretty lame.

When I searched for commercials online I found a bunch of weird YouTube videos about Caillou and family misbehaving at PPP... The internet is a strange place.

During my research (Google searches) I found out that PPP bought out the other PPP (Pistol Pete's Pizza).  Check out this awesome commercial!  I really wish I could have tried it before it disappeared. (Pete's also featured the Rock-A-Fire Explosion.  I thought the show was exclusively at Showbiz Pizza.  The More You Know!)

Anyone remember Discovery Zone?  It was a sad day when the Sandy Mall location closed.

Nerd Cave Progress - January 2018

Construction of the DI Treasures Nerd Cave has begun, in the only room on the apartment available, the unfinished basement storage room.  At least the kids can't get in and destroy (although they have broken off the child lock before.  I'm sure it's only a matter of time until that happens again). 

 BARF!

 Real life, it can be ugly.

Robo Rally, safe from the children.

It is a work in progress, still mostly a cluttered storage room, but things are starting to fall into place.  I scored a free TV with 2 AV inputs, so I have hooked up my N64 and PS2 slim for games and as a DVD/CD player.  I need more extension cords and a couch and or comfy chair.  A couch would be a challenge squeezing through the narrow entry way to the basement.

We'll see how far I can come in another month.

Do you have a Nerd Cave?  What is it like?  Where can I see pictures?  Have you been relegated to the basement? 

Funko Pops I Might Actually Want

1. Resident Evil Tyrant, Licker, Nemesis, and Hunter
2. GPK Teevee Stevie
3. The Ghostbusters Slimer & Staypuft Marshmellow Man
4. Krampus
5. Monster Cereals Monsters
6. Gravity Falls Bill Cypher
7. Dr. Who TARDIS
8. Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, & , Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde

Netflix The Toys That Made Us

The Toys That Made Us is an episodic documentary series on Netflix about some of the legendary toys from our past.  If you are a toy fan, I highly recommend it!

Episode 1 - Star Wars: This episode was fantastic, and I learned a few things I didn't know about the original Star Wars toy line history. Definitely my favorite episode, even though I am not a big Star Wars toy collector, I do love Star Wars.

Episode 2 - Barbie: This episode was very interesting, even though I am not a Barbie fan.  WARNING: some of the subject matter in this episode is not appropriate for children.

Episode 3 - He-Man: Pretty good episode. Fair warning, a few F-bombs are dropped here.

Episode 4 - G.I. Joe: Can't go wrong with G.I. Joe, I enjoyed this episode

There will be 8 episodes in all.  As of now, only the first 4 episodes are available.

Have you seen the series yet?  What did you think?  Do you have a favorite episode?  What toys made you?

Creepmas 2017 Day 13: The Munsters Scary Little Christmas

This year Santa and my wife got me some fun gifts. Among my gifts was The Munsters Scary Christmas circa 1996.  

The Munsters Scary Little Christmas 

10 Best Moments 

(Spoiler Alert)

1. Herman Munster is upset because he never gets to hear a complete Christmas carol, since the carolers run away in fear as soon as they see him.

2. Herman Munster bellows in fear at the sight of fire.

3. The Munsters' prize winning Christmas decorations

4. The Munsters' Christmas Tree

5. The Marquis De Sade Dungeon Action Playset (Eddie Munster's Christmas present), as seen on page 666 of the Fears and Roebuck Holiday Nightmare Catalogue.

6. Santa is turned into a giant fruit cake, and is almost eaten!

7. A biker gang is used as makeshift reindeer.  One of the bikers is promised a "choo-choo".

8. Santa's elves construct a toy making machine that reads Herman's thoughts in order to create toys.  

9. Herman losses his job and tries his hand at a variety of professions, hilarity ensues. 

10. As a thank you to the Munsters for saving Christmas, Santa causes it to snow just over the Munsters mansion.

If you like campy Creepmas fun you will love The Munsters Scary Little Chrismas.  Scary Creepmas everyone!

Creepmas 2017 Day 9: Addams Family Christmas

Creepmas 2017 Day 8: Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa

I feel this has to be a troll movie, but here are the supposed facts per awful-movies.wikia.com:

Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa is a musical CGI Christmas TV movie from Wolf Tracer Studios Inc. and J Rose Productions and directed by Colin Slater that aired on The WB on November 25, 2002. It was never aired again after that due to it being critically panned. As a result, it was lost for 13 years until it was found and uploaded online.

More insight from awful-movies.wikia.com:

Why It Sucks

1. Very low animation quality, especially the characters' movements.
2. Abysmal CGI that could give an early PSone game a run for its money. The character models are blocky and look unfinished with awkward facial expressions and backgrounds that look really ugly.
3. Lazy lip-synching.
4. Unoriginal storyline typical of many christmas movie. (I would add a non-sensical storyline, with loads of unbelievable dialog)
5. Stereotypical characters.
6. Horrid songs.
7. Loads of filler.
8. The main character Grandma speaks in a jumbled up and backwards manner, yet the characters can all understand her. This was an error or glitch that was never noticed.
9. The film wastes the voice talents of Jodi Benson, Paige O'Hara, Nancy Cartwright, Grey DeLisle and Mark Hamill, as he only appears in two scenes with only eight lines.

Creepmas 2017 Day 7: The Original Nightmare Before Christmas Poem

Before the film was created, Tim wrote the fun little poem.  Inspired by all the Christmas merchandise that would start hogging shelves before Halloween was even over.

Originally, Patrick Stewart was going to narrate for the film adaptation, but it was scrapped for some reason.  A few little tidbits were lost from Patrick Stewart's monologues, although no Mr. Oogie Boogie is to be found in the original poem.  If you're a true Nightmare Before Christmas fan, it is well worth a listen.  I would also highly recommend reading the original book with Tim Burton's original art work.

Lastly, the original soundtrack has this little gem.  Once again, Patrick Stewart provides narration.

Yes, Jack and Sally had Skeleton children, and of course they formed a xylophone band!

Creepmas 2017 Day 3: Walmart Alien "Believe" T-Shirt

Found this awesome ugly sweater style T-shirt at Walmart the other day (just $5!).  Snapped a pic, selfie in my bathroom style.

Mason's 2017 Birthday Wish List

1986 Weird Balls: Wart Hog & Worm Skull

Source

Charlie Brown Thanksgiving DVD

Stranger Things Season 1 DVD Box Set

The Best of Retro Video Games Album on CD

SNES Classic Edition

Jaws 19

Dollar Tree: Greenbriar Zombie Figurines 2017

Now for some movie magic, a la Romero style: