Happy Halloween 2019!

- From Lizzy Tex Borden -

 

It's good to see that Ghostface is still a favorite.

The SCREAM movie franchise is a LOT of fun.

Cheer up Mr. Lincoln from The Purge...

...because tomorrow is Halloween!

Happy Haunting!

Pennywise is weak.

The Collector is not.

The sun is starting to set as we enter the last

Spirit Store of our Annual Halloween Crawl.

 

As with most years, the body parts are pretty

much lacking in number and any sort of realism.

 

 But the giant scissors

are in GREAT form.

Cthulhu? A Cthulhu skeleton?

I just don't know.

But I know who wears THIS.

Four nights until Halloween.

"What gives? Take a picture why

don't ya. It lasts longer."

I DID take a picture. Thanks.

(Party City)

~ Dead and Breakfast ~

Another pretty cool sign at Spirit.

Not our favorite type of sign though. We at The Ranch

like the kind that could be something you might see in

real life if this stuff were to HAPPEN in real life...

...kind of like this sign that I bought five years ago

that I still have not found a place for. I can imagine

coming upon this sign posted on a chain

link fence somewhere.

Mr. Cataract.

Is it Sam Lollipops or is it Sam's Lollipops?

I suppose if they were Sam's Lollipops they would

CUT YOU BAD. These won't. So, Sam it is.

Watch your fingers around Annie.

!!! TUESDAY 2FER BONUS PHOTO !!!

Bubba likes to show his face and Bubba WILL

 make you jump. Bubba is major grouchy.

Nine more nights until Halloween.

 

The "Menacing Creep" is back this year.

You hang this guy outside your window

with a suction cup, facing in of course.

I think that this would be a good way

to give somebody a heart attack.

In other words, leave this guy at the store.

Too much rum.

This is Laughing Jack and holy cow, there is a

story behind THIS guy too. It is pretty disgusting.

Worse than yesterday's J. The Killer if'n ya ask me.

I guess this is why there are so many clowns at the Spirit

Halloween store this year. The circus is coming to town!

J. The Killer.

There is a story behind this mask.

Search it out... if you dare.

This skull looks like it was taken from Frankenstein's

monster, but the Spirit store calls it "Lab Monster Skull".

Probably a copyright thing.

In my mind I kind of remembered that it might also be

Bart Simpson's skull, but looking at it again, I expect not.

Rob Zombie's "Halloween" display made

it back to Spirit this year, much to the dismay

of some folks I imagine. Me? I'm good with it.

 

First their was "House of a 1000 Corpses".

Then came "The Devil's Rejects".

And now.... "3 From Hell".

No spoilers.

This is the Walmart edition that comes with a

T-shirt. "Disco Sucks" is printed on the front of it.

I have no interest in the shirt at all but I will keep it

with the Blu-ray/DVD because that's how I roll.

It was a beautiful day.

* chainsaw sounds *

She is back again this year.

- hashtag awkward -

Free Hugz at the Spirit Store!

"I'll get ya next time!"

(Spirit Store)

Party City knows just what we want.

This skull over at the Spirit Store has real personality.

Those teeth are a-w-e-s-o-m-e. I have not seen this guy

before. If I had the extra money and the room and not

20,000 skulls already, he would have been coming

home with me.

In the twelve or so years that I have been visiting

Halloween stores annually, this is the best Jason

Voorhees hockey mask that they have ever had. That

is actually not saying much, but this one isn't bad

as fake Friday the 13th masks go.

 

I bought this flimsy foamy thing at Spirit in 2007.

It was all they had. Like I wrote before, Spirit

stepped up their game a little bit this year when

it comes to F13, Elm Street and Halloween.

 It seems a long time ago now. August 24th was National

Knife Day. I didn't know that then and I wanted to make up for it

here. Today I was finally able to dig out a knife to commemorate

the day. The above knife is a Cold Steel Recon Tanto. Many years

ago the Great Western Gun Show that took place at the L.A. County

Fairgrounds would usually have a table that featured Cold Steel

"seconds", or knives that were imperfect in sometimes just the

slightest way.

I would pick up some of these knives for practicality pennies on the

dollar (I exaggerate... a little). I cannot remember how much I paid

for this but it was next to nothing. I don't believe the sheath is the

correct one. I think they just threw this one in. But the knife fits

well and is held in securely.

This knife is SHARP. It has never touched a stone. I have

never used it. It's just a fun knife to have.

If I remember right, the imperfection on this knife was the logo. It was

not stamped correctly. It bothered Cold Steel but it doesn't bother me.

Blade length - 7"
Overall length - 11 3/4"

Happy belated National Knife Day!

 

This clown opened the door for us today.

What a nice jester.

Okay, so there are no original clown jokes.

This guy at Spirit is creepy.

 

I almost died when I saw this Camp Crystal Lake sign

at the Spirit Halloween store. Normally they have this

not so great plastic thing... THIS sign is on press-board.

I think that is what it is called. It is a far cry from the

plastic thing (that we were still grateful to have offered).

I wanted it bad. But I had to be a grown up for once. This sign

was $30.00. I COULD have afforded it, but it was slightly

too much for me. I also would have had a little problem

finding space for it. I COULD have found space, but not easily.

After much hemming and hawing, I passed.

But I DID find THIS sign which is ALSO very awesome. It was

$9.99 and I have just the spot for it. I will post a picture after

I hang it. I do love the colors and I made the right choice.

I want to be a cowboy's sweetheart.

- Patsy Montana -

* CHOMP CHOMP *

OWIE! Why man?! WHY??

 

 Tom's burgers is totally down with Halloween, which is cool.

Here are some police costumes at the Spirit store,

or as my son says, the stripper supply section.

Oh man... That is awful. What a bummer.
Don't let him in!
 (Spirit Store)

During our Annual Halloween Crawl we had lunch at

Tom's Burgers. Our table number was 13. Perfect!

This clown was at the Spirit Halloween

store. He is about 8 feet tall!

I left this picture pretty darn big.

I would not want to wake up to THIS guy

looking down at me.

!!! Bonus Picture !!!

I went to see "Rambo: Last Blood". No spoilers. I didn't love it.
I liked it. It is worth seeing in the theater. Short movie though.

When it comes out on Blu-ray I will buy it. Most likely when
the price drops, but I have said that before.

I rate "Rambo: Last Blood" 7 out of 7 "Guys Whose

Asses You Want To See Kicked Big Time".

It was good to see John Rambo after 11 years.

Fun thing to watch out for: His knife from the last movie.