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Brach's Caramel Candy Corn

Just like the previous ones, these caramel flavored candies lack the three-tiered color pattern of standard candy corn pieces, but they are quite good. I'm a big fan of caramel in general, so I like these ones quite a bit and prefer them over the caramel apple variety. Something about fruit and the candy corn texture just doesn't work all that well for me, but pure caramel? Yeah, that works just fine. Try 'em out... I'm sure you'll feel the same way.

out of 5 haunted houses

Life Savers Spooky Shapes Gummies

The new Spooky Shapes variety of Life Savers Gummies are pretty decent. While nothing tops the Black Forest brand of gummy snacks for me, these certainly aren't something I'd ban from my trick-or-treat sack. The pumpkin, witch, ghost, cat, and moon shapes are nice, since they could've easily stayed with the classic Life Savers look. It's also nice they updated the package design by featuring some Halloween favorites like the Mummy, Dracula, and Frankenstein's Monster. All in all, a solid lil' spooky presentation for a gummy treat that your taste buds won't regret.

out of 5 Counts (ah-ah-ah!)

Brach's Mellowcreme Pumpkins

HAHAHAHA, YEAH RIGHT! LIKE THESE ARE EVER GONNA LAST ALL THE WAY 'TIL HALLOWEEN FOR ME TO TASTE TEST. YOU KNOW THEY'RE DELICIOUS. BUY THEM. EAT THEM. BUILD A HOUSE OF OF THEM TO MOVE INTO AND THEN EAT YOUR WAY OUT WHEN AN EARTHQUAKE HITS.

out of 5 Chucky dolls

Disney Halloween Candy Rings

I'm not a big Disney fan, but candy is candy, so I'm always up for trying it... and I won't deny that a jack-o-lantern with Mickey Mouse ears is a funny sight. That said, these candy ring pops don't look that great and the taste is almost non-existent, so unless you're a die hard Disney fan, who must own every licensed product they churn out, I'd suggest you steer clear of this tube o' candy rings. I should also mention that I had to practically destroy the package just to get into the candy rings, because the tape around the top was really shoddy.

out of 5 Mothras

Ghost Dots

I've been requesting that the Tootsie company put actual faces on their Ghost Dots for ages now. Back in 2009, I went so far as to draw faces on them to show how much better they could look. Has the Tootsie company listened? No. All I can say to that is what most ghosts would say... "BOOOOOOO!"

out of 5 Mummies

Candy Beakers Sour Cherry Creepy Candy Bones

I've always liked the Candy Beakers line of Halloween treats, and this year is no different. The new variety this season are a bunch of blood-stained bones that have a strong, sour cherry taste when you bite into them. In addition to the good flavor, the thing I really appreciate about these hard candies is that they're not all uniform. I like how the blood stains never look the same on any of them - the blood splatter pattern is always different and the darkness of the blood varies from bone to bone. It's the kind of candy you could easily see doubling as a table top Halloween decoration. And as always, when you're done eating all the candies, you get a collectible plastic beaker to add to your mad scientist lab... always a good thing.

out of 5 Creatures from the Black Lagoon

Halloween Marshmallow Pickled Heads

While I love the idea of squashing a bunch of marshmallow-shaped monster heads into a cylinder, I can only wish I had left them in their perfectly pickled, preserved state, because (once again) the marshmallows taste awful. Whyyyyyyyyyyy...

out of 5 puzzle boxes

It's Alive! "Handburger With Finger Fries"

This Handburger with Finger Fries tastes exactly the same as the Worm Centipede Hot Dog, but doesn't look nearly as cool. On the plus side, i'm surprised they didn't call it a "Footburger" or something, so at least they named it properly this time.

out of 5 black widow spiders

Pop N' Spray Halloween Candies

While these may not look like they had a lot of effort put into their production, what with the melted Frankenstein's Monster and jack-o-lantern lollipops on top, it was the flavor of the candy sprays that really intrigued me. Usually when the candy comes with a spray, it's a more traditional flavor like cherry or grape, and perhaps they'll throw in a blast of sourness, but not these. Nope, these sprays come in two varieties: banana and caramel. What!? I couldn't wait to try them.

I can't even begin to tell you how weird it is to spray some candy into your mouth and taste banana. Granted, it's not a perfect banana, since it's made from water, sugar, and artificial flavors, but it's not bad at all. The caramel flavor tastes even closer to the real thing. The green apple and strawberry lollipops themselves taste fine, but they don't taste sour like the package claims.

To say the least, each of these is an extremely interesting candy combination, and probably the most unique Halloween candy you'll try all season long. Gotta applaud the folks behind these, because it's always risky to venture outside of the safe candy flavors that everybody expects. Find them and try them for something really different this season.

out of 5 hungry piranhas

Marshmallow Old Man Head & Pumpkin Head

Other than the fact that these marshmallows are five times as large, these are no different than the 3-pack tube of pickled marshmallow heads. They still don't taste good, but I do like how they're presented here a bit more. Also, the fact that Frankenstein's Monster is called "Old Man Head" makes me laugh to no end. Made in China? Indeed.

out of 5 Cujo dogs

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