Local supermarket had those two creature comebacks...Frute Brute and Yummy Mummy. Purchased both, but only tried Frute Brute.
Sometimes the quest is way more important than the treasure. But only when the treasure is pink cereal and not treasure.
Eh. It's ok. All of the monster cereals are shiny, and different than in their early years. And this stuff looks toxic, and doesn't have the toxic fruit flavor I was expecting (and wanting).
Found some Halloween It'll-Turn-Your-Milk-Green Captain Crunch, so it wasn't a total loss.
I'm officially a child.
Growing up, we had a sticker in the basement of my parents' house...of the Frute Brute (spelled Fruit Brute back then). None of us remember putting it there, and none of us could remember actually eating Frute Brute back then. And my parents were the first occupants of the house, so it was strange indeed that a sticker had been stuck in a monster cereal's honor.
And it's still there. Tonight, my mother called and said blood tears were dripping from it. At the precise moment that I shouted "This cereal tastes like piss!"
That last bit was a lie.
Here's a shot of the 2013 Frute Brute cereal. Which I swear has given me dry-mouth.
Enlarged to show texture:
Saturday, August 31, 2013
A Bowl Of Frute
Friday, August 30, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Halloween Morning
This painting felt like a clear blue October 31st morning. An older couple inside having coffee, with a giant uncarved pumpkin on the table. With some newspaper, a stubby candle, and a knife very nearby.
Painting by Dan Graziano.
Halloween At High Noon
My personal favorite Halloween music when we're not listening to seasonal soundtracks or dark ambient stuff. I've mentioned the guys at High Noon records before, and I figured a re-post was in order after finding out a new Halloween album will be released shortly.
Click below for some of their older stuff.
We play this one all year long. The ancient version of Internet Explorer at work butchered these samples, so try to open them in Firefox or Chrome if you have it.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Return Of The Creature(s)
I'm way too excited about this news: General Mills is bringing back two monster cereals from the past - Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute, for the Halloween season.
I shall indulge in these fruity cereals.
Click here for more information.
The Lantern Out Of Doors
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Actias Humanias
At 10:30 on the evening of the fifteenth, Newell Partridge, a building contractor who lived outside Salem, West Virginia (approximately 90 miles northeast of Point Pleasant), was watching television when suddenly the screen blanked out, a "fine herringbone pattern appeared on the tube, and at the same time the set started a loud whining noise, winding up to a high pitch, peaking and breaking off, as if you were on a musical scale and you went as high as you could and came back down and repeated it.... It sounded like a generator winding up." The Partridges' dog Bandit began to howl on the porch, continuing even after they turned the set off.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Monday, August 26, 2013
Euthanasia Coaster
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
Trick Or Treat Candle
Bought this guy at a local store. From the McCall's company.
Trick or Treat: A haunting blend of delectable black licorice laces with traces of sprinkled anise and a warming touch of sweet vanilla.