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I Ate Frankenstein’s Brains!
Paying a visit to Knott's Scary Farm has become an annual Halloween tradition, for it always has a great blend of haunted mazes, spooky rides, and a terribly cheesy public hanging of a current popular celebrity (this year it was Rebecca Black). While the mazes haven't changed much in the past two years, it was still a blast checking them out again - especially my favorite "Dia de los Muertos" 3D haunt and the always amusing haunted log ride. The one thing I did take photographs of while there was the amazing desserts we were served as part of our monster dinner. Behold!
Up until this event, I had never tried mousse before, so I'm glad that my first time eating the dessert was out of a monster's skull. It was a mint mousse stuffed into a chocolate head of Frankenstein's monster and it was absolutely delicious. They even added a raspberry drizzle to it so that it appeared his brains were bleeding all over the place. The raspberry didn't really mix well with the mint, but the rest of it was so good that...
...well, as you can see, I really enjoyed it. They had a few other flavors such as a chocolate cauldron filled with strawberry mousse and another filled with almond mousse, but let's be honest here... who in their right mind is going to pass up a chance to eat the minty brains of Frankenstein? That kind of thing only happens once in a lifetime if you're lucky. Just like Winston told Ray, "If somebody asks you if you're a god, you say yes!", if somebody asks you if you want to eat Frankenstein's minty brains, you say yes too.
So yeah, I grabbed a fork and hollowed out his skull without ever looking back.
In related news, not to break with tradition, I made sure to get another photo of myself hanging upside-down in a coffin at Knotts:
While we're on the subject, in case you haven't seen them already, be sure to check out some of my previous Knotts Scary Farm Halloween maze pictorials: Knott's Scary Farm 2009 and Knott''s Scary Farm 2006.
Apicarnage Tour Coverage: Part Two.
[Click here to watch in hi-res]
I know it's not technically a Halloween update, but I'm sure you'll like this new video... and I do experience quite a few horrors in it, so that counts as far as I'm concerned. The Apicarnage tour may be over, but Gametrailers finally put up the second tour coverage video which showcases some more of the great game stores and arcades we visited, what driving around the country in a station wagon with Keith Apicary is really like, and the luxurious accommodations our sponsor provided us with. Once again, be sure to stick around after the credits for an extra scene.
If you missed the first video where we visit the Goonies house and beach, definitely check it out too. And yes, there's still more tour footage to come, so I'll post it here whenever they put it up online.
The 2010 Lego Halloween Ghost, Bat, And Pumpkin Set!
Like many of you, I spent far too many hours building pirate and space Lego sets when I was a kid. Most of the time, I would end up combining the two series and creating some bizarre anachronistic monstrosity that probably should've been set on fire. Fortunately, for your eyes, I don't have photos of those old creations of mine, but I do have a great set of Halloween themed Legos to show you today.
Left over from last year, I never got around to showcasing these ghost, bat, and pumpkin Legos when they came out during 2010 Halloween season, so it's high time they enjoy the limelight. These small Halloween Lego sets came packaged separately and could be found in various toy stores last year. Don't worry, if you missed out on them while they were in stores, I'm sure you can still buy them on eBay or something.
I absolutely love the package design on these sets. The subtle glow around the ghost, bat, and pumpkin makes it look as they're haunting that full moon graveyard scene. Speaking of which, they even placed the bats in different locations on each package to add a little variety. That's the kind of love I like to see put into Halloween novelties... even the most subtle changes are appreciated, because it shows that some real love went into the products.
First up, we have the Ghost (set number 40013 for all you Lego fanatics). This was clearly the easiest one in the entire set to construct as it's made entirely of the most standard Lego blocks - 18 pieces worth. That doesn't make him look any less fantastic though. I could see this blocky lil' fella chasing Pacman to his grave any day of the week.
Next, we have the Bat (set number 40014). While this one still consists primarily of standard Lego block sizes, I figured it would be the most difficult to assemble of the three simply because it's super skinny and could easily fall apart. Still, with 25 pieces, it only took a little over a minute to put the finishing touches on this guy. They also included an extra eyeball with him, so maybe I'll lend it to the ghost since he didn't get any colorful accessories. I gotta say, the bat is my favorite of the three... I think it's the white fangs that won me over.
Last on our list, we have the Pumpkin (set number 40012). I almost feel like I should buy more of these ones simply so I can have more orange colored Halloweeny Lego blocks. I also had never seen the tiny triangle pieces that you use for the teeth on this pumpkin, and the green leaf topper was a real nice touch. I'm kind of curious to see how this one looks behind a candle light...
Behold the Leg-O-Lantern!
As you can see, once assembled, these three make a fine set of festive Halloween decorations worthy of placement on your mantle 'til the end of October. Here's hoping Lego sees fit to release more of the miniature Halloween themed sets, because I need every minute of my day to be filled with something festive. These three sets killed about five minutes tops, so you have another 1435 minutes worth of Halloween sets to deliver to me, Lego. I suggest you get to work.
Oh, and by the way... the ghost is totally rocking those two leftover pieces from the bat and the pumpkin:
He's so punk rock.
Our New 8-Bit Halloween Pixel Posters Have Finally Arrived!
[click here to see the full-sized photo!]
They're heeeeeeeeeere! As you probably know, Pox and I spent a long time planning out our new Halloween pixel poster, so I'm happy to report they're finally ready to ship out just in time for your 2011 Halloween season. The new Halloween party pixel poster is the exact same size as our summer and winter pixel posters (34" x 13.5") and you won't believe some of the references we managed to cram into it. You might even notice some of your own suggestions made the cut! Just click on the image above to enlarge it and see what I'm talking about.
So please help show your support for all the Halloweeny stuff we do here on I-Mockery each year and order a poster (or two... or all of them) whether it's a gift for yourself or for somebody else. I promise you'll end up staring at it for a loooooong time to come and it makes for a hell of a conversation piece for whenever you have friends over. If you're a fan of isometric pixel art along with basically any Halloween stuff we've ever written about on this site, then you're going to LOVE this poster. You'll love it so much, you'll store it in a coffin during the day to make sure that the harmful sunlight doesn't destroy it.
Ultimate Retro Halloween Party Pixel Poster:
United States Orders
Ultimate Retro Halloween Party Pixel Poster:
International Orders
Also, for those of you who've still somehow put off buying the other two pixel posters, it's time to stop procrastinating, because we're doing a special 3-Pack where you get all three of our pixel posters for cheaper than they would cost to buy separately. Plus, we're only charging you for the cost of shipping one of them, so you'll save on shipping as well. And just look how nice they look when hung together:
[click here to see the full-sized photo!]
Don't they look happy together? Wouldn't they make you happier having them hanging on your wall? Don't you want to be happy? The answer to all of these questions is obviously YES, so order them all before your brain explodes into chunks of 8-bit gore!
Pixel Poster 3-Pack:
United States Orders
Pixel Poster 3-Pack:
International Orders
As long as you order by October 15th, they're guaranteed to be in your hands in time for Halloween... after that, I can't make any promises. Don't forget, anybody who purchases our new Halloween pixel poster will be given a secret link to a page containing the complete legend for the poster to help you identify all the characters. Thanks in advance to all of you who order these new posters and I hope they prove to be the prized centerpiece of your Halloween decorations this year!
Survey: We'd love to hear what you all think of the new Halloween party pixel poster, so please drop a comment below!
Fritos Mini-Monster: Gay Blade!
So back in the 60s, MPC relased a set of eight mini-monster figures including characters such as Dracula, the Wolfman, a witch, a skeleton, and more. Originally, people collected these little monster figures in grocery store vending machines, but some years later, the Frito-Lay company re-released them as a new set of mini-monsters, and a one figure was included with every bag.
Other than being colored differently, the Fritos mini-monsters had the exact same plastic mold. The more significant change that they made was to the names of each monster. Instead of the original scarier monster names, they went with names that were a bit more family friendly. The monsters now had names such as "Batty Bertha", "Bony Tony", and "Few Manchew"... basically, the kind of names you'd expect to see on Garbage Pail Kids trading cards.
Believe it or not, one of the figures who was originally named "Evil Executioner" was actually changed to "Gay Blade" (no relation to the old Zorro flick). It's funny how a simple name change can make a character sound so completely innocent - even if he's wearing an executioner's hood, holding a knife in one hand and a severed head in the other. If you changed Charles Manson's name to "Skippy Bippy", I guarantee you'd feel inclined to let him run a child daycare center rather than keep him locked away in prison.
Naturally, I had to have this particular mini-monster with the amazing name and I tried tracking down the old orange Fritos version of him for years. Well my friends, I finally did it. I am now the happy gay owner of Gay Blade!
I was curious about what his blade would actually do to somebody if they were stabbed by it. I mean, being stabbed doesn't sound like a particularly happy experience, but Gay Blade sure makes me think it might be. Rather than be a guinea pig and have him stab me, I decided to leave him alone with a Brachs Mellowcreme Pumpkin to see what would happen. When I returned, I was shocked to see what Gay Blade had done. Hit the jump to see what happened: (more...)
My Take On Freddy Krueger Appearing In Mortal Kombat.
You should all know by now that Freddy Krueger was recently added to the roster of playable characters in the latest Mortal Kombat game. Talk about something that's loooooong overdue. If there was anybody worthy of being in a deadly fighting game, it has to be Freddy. I'm sure you remember seeing him pulling all kinds of martial arts moves on Jason Voorhees in their showdown towards the end of Freddy vs. Jason, so Mortal Kombat character purists be damned... this makes perfect sense to me.
What doesn't make sense is why they chose to use Freddy from the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street to base the character model on, instead of the classic Robert Englund version that we all love. Hell, at the very least, they could offer a free downloadable "Classic Freddy" costume for those of us who want to play him that way since they have a variety of custom costumes for every other character in the game. Freddy also now has two gloves instead of his traditional one, but that's a very minor gripe... and a nitpicky one at that.
Once you look past the complaints that any hardcore Freddy fan would make, playing as him is a blast. He gets super bloody with all the slashing going on in each round, they gave him his own storyline for the challenge ladder, his Fatalities are amusing as hell to watch, and you haven't lived until you've seen a Babality performed on Freddy. Not bad for a five dollar download.
Obviously, the one thing every horror and gaming fan wants now is for them to add Jason Voorhees to the game so we can finally take control of them both and have our own gory 2-player battles. Frankly, they'd be absolute fools not to put Jason (and other horror film characters) in the game. With Halloween right around the corner, they're sitting on a goldmine if they'd just give us fans what we really want.
Speaking of fans, I have to mention that there is a fan-made horror fighting game called TerrorDrome and it's an absolutely fantastic project that some annoying film studio lawyers sadly put the kibosh on. Still, the screenshots and videos from the project are on the official site and it's really worth checking out. I'm dead serious when I say that it is the one game that every horror fan has always dreamed of: a fighting game that allows you to pick your favorite horror icon and go head to head with all the other big horror movie baddies including Michael Myers, Chucky, Jason Voorhees, Pinhead, Leatherface and even the Tall Man. I still hope they fine a way to "leak" the game onto the web, because too much work has been put into it to never see the light of day. It's a labor of love and they're not trying to profit from it.
SURVEY: What are some other horror characters that you'd like to see in Mortal Kombat and what would their Fatality be?
Also, hit the jump to see a video of all the Fatalities that Freddy Krueger can perform in Mortal Kombat... (more...)
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