The next nostalgic entry for cherished memories and special Halloween possessions comes from Revenant Manor. In his own words...
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Showing posts with label jack. Show all posts
Monday, August 5, 2024
Memories Of Halloweens Past
"Allow me to present Jack. While he is certainly not our oldest Halloween item, and while at first glance he seems kind of silly and plastic, he has creeped his way into our Halloween season in a way that other treasures simply haven't (and really can't).
You see, Jack is a hand puppet; a sinister 10" little guy with articulated stretching arms that can act as a bit of an avatar for someone so inclined.
He arrived on the scene ~20 years ago at the perfect time to help introduce two young daughters to Halloween. Offering the perfect mix of slightly scary and mostly silly when being chased around a house; he's been a part of the Halloween backdrop their entire lives.
Over the years, he has spent spooky season leering in from darkened doorways, unexpectedly poking his head around corners, tapping the shoulders of unsuspecting people, appearing from nowhere at just the right moment during a spooky movie scene, greeting visitors at the front door, and generally causing the household pets to wonder what exactly is wrong with their humans.
The kids (both the two and four-footed kind) have all known Jack since their earliest days, and have enjoyed his antics...it's really just not Halloween season until he arrives on the scene."
What an amazing design. Seeing something like this makes me wonder why we don't see anything similar out there these days, as something like this would sell out every season for sure. It's Sinister. It's beautiful.
Thank you, RM, for sharing this incredible piece from your collection! I love imagining its antics each Halloween season.
And for anyone wanting to see this guy in action, click the link below!
For anyone interested in submitting, you can email me at pumpkinrot @ gmail . com (remove the spaces, of course!)
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Sunday, September 11, 2022
Monday, May 10, 2010
Jack
Jack was active, good-natured and a general favorite; but his pumpkin head was likely to spoil with age, so in order to secure a good supply of heads he grew a big field of pumpkins and lived in the middle of it, his house being a huge pumpkin hollowed out. Whenever he needed a new head he picked a pumpkin, carved a face on it and stuck it upon the stake of his neck, throwing away the old head as of no further use.
Source.
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
When Puppets Attack
Of course the one I want is on a waiting list.
A line of toy puppets.
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