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Creepy Beakers

These Creepy Beakers are nothing more than a continuation of the Mad Lab Beakers from last year, with shrunken heads and bones. They still taste just as good as the ones from last year (somewhere between Sweet Tarts and candy necklaces). The only real difference is that they have a new color scheme, and while I think the purple ones from last year looked slightly more Halloweeny, the bottom line is that these are just as tasty as ever and I'm definitely glad to see they've made another return to Target store shelves.

out of 5 Kiefer vampires

Domo-Kun Candy Snack Pack

This simple little plastic Domo-Kun Candy Snack Pack is probably my favorite of the Domo treats released this year. Not only do you get some tasty candies reminiscent of candy necklaces, but you also get six Domo stickers. Maybe next year they can include some miniature Domo figures to make this set even better? Here's hoping...

out of 5 Jaws

Goo-Filled Halloween Marshmallows

Even though these marshmallows are filled with goo and look pretty decent, they're still marshmallows. Not the soft kind of marshmallows either. The marshmallows that make you question just how stale they really are. As for the goo in the center? It's practically non-existent. Seriously, I think there's maybe an eye drop worth in there, and it's not that gooey either. I sure as hell couldn't taste it over the stale marshmallow. No thanks.

out of 5 Grim Reapers

Reese's Boo Crew

With these being reshaped Reese's peanut butter cups, you already know they're gonna taste great, so there's no point in reviewing the flavor. The Boo Crew" consists of a little goblin, a witch and a Frankenstein monster. I dig Frankenstein the most because he's wearing a Freddy Krueger sweater. Not a bad combo. The chocolates themselves have been reshaped, but they aren't actually sculpted or anything. I'd rather eat the standard peanut butter cups than these because I think they're a bit larger and are more fun to eat. However, if you need your treats with "'tude" as the package says, well then I guess the Boo Crew is right up your alley.

out of 5 tombstones

Domo-Kun Candy Necklace

Last year we had Peanuts candy necklaces. This year we get Domo-Kun. I'm not sure which is better. Either way, they're equally good as any ol' candy necklace, and if you think diamonds are a girl's best friend, just wait 'til you give her a Domo necklace. She'll fall head over heels for you in an instant. That's the power of Domo.

out of 5 hungry piranhas

Chef Ghoulicious Giant Gummy Things:
Freaky Fingers!

Chef Ghoulicious has returned with their Giant Gummy Things candies once again, but this time they've added in this new Freaky Fingers candy. Some pretty nice details in it for a gummy treat, I particularly like the exposed bones underneath the skin in some parts. A fine looking zombified candy hand as any I've ever seen. Ok... I haven't seen any others, but I doubt they would look much better than this. The chemical strawberry flavor leaves something to be desired, but that's something I'm used to when it comes to most decorative gummy candies like this. It's just another one of the many candies you'd rather look at than eat.

out of 5 Wolfman Jacks

Halloween Candy Specimen Slides

The last candy on our list are Target's new Halloween Candy Specimen Slides. I really like the idea behind these, I just wish they tasted better. The bugs on the slides are definitely the highlight here. They taste like your average sugary cake decoration, but they're such a small part of the slides, there's not much to taste. The slides themselves are like really bland lollipops... again more of a chemical taste rather than a good one. If they could make a special set of these next year with slides that actually taste good and maybe even a novelty toy microscope, it could very well be one of the best Halloween treats we've ever seen. Until then, however, these are nothing more than fun to look at.

out of 5 Mad Scientists

So that does it for our my Ultimate Guide to the Halloween Candies of 2008. I'm not sure how I'm still alive after eating all that sugar, but my heart is racing so fast it could probably keep 5 people alive all on its own. Good times! Again, I remind you that many of the candies I reviewed last year are back in stores again for this season, so be sure to keep an eye out for them as well. If you happen to spot any candies that I haven't covered yet, drop me a line and let me know so I can try to track 'em down before Halloween rolls around. Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'm just about due for a stomach pumping after having ingested all of these candy varieties within a 12 hour period.

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