Middle School Halloween

I wanted to make a blog post out of a neat blog comment that was left tonight. 

A comment from someone in the Halloween community who is keeping the torch burning and helping to create nostalgia in the classroom.

The old post is here and it featured the below photo.

VenomStorm commented:

You will be happy to know that I have the smaller version of that skeleton and that exact witch hanging in my 6th grade classroom on the 1st of October. That witch is part of a nice package that Beistle sells. I love using the retro decorations combined with modern LEDs in my classroom. The kids get a kick out of them. Certainly helps with building up the hype to Halloween. I want to start playing the Silver Shamrock countdown this year. As much as I need to be home setting up the house, there is something really fun and magical about being in a middle school on Halloween. Even these modern kids who grew up too fast because of the internet can still experience the wonder and excitement of that day and night, at least in my corner of the world.

The Revenge Of Scar Stuff

One of the earliest Halloween-flavored blogs I recall finding was Scar Stuff [make horrid scars and gashes].  The best name ever and some really genuine and nostalgic content.  He didn't post much, but just one of his posts was worth fifteen of mine.  Then he just disappeared one day in 2014.  

A few days ago, my friend Wren asked "Why didn't you tell me about this?!" and it was a link to recent activity by Jason from Scar Stuff.  It was just one post, made in September of 2021.  But it was loaded.  And it made me pray that he was back for good.  Here's hoping he's working on another blog post which will post soon.  

Blogs are a dying art form.  So out of fashion.  So non-social-media.  But they're important archives (I think).  Easy to search and wonderful in which to get lost.  I love curating material for my weird Halloween archive and database.  And it's nice to be back, by the way.  Over thirteen thousand posts and over fifty thousand comments.  And, get this, over six million views since the beginning.  I plan to be around until Blogger gives up the ghost or a solar flare fries our grids.  

Click below for the Scar Stuff blog.  And I encourage you to read every post, and click every link, and watch every video.  The catnip video alone restored me to health after a rough week at work. 

Thanks again, Wren!

Daily Halloween Photos

Bookmark this link. A vintage Halloween photo is getting posted daily throughout October. Cool.


Flickr set.

Nostalgic

The art of Kris Dickinson.


Her blog.