FYI! In hospital with burst appendix! What fun! They haven’t let me drink or eat in two days! This is why I’m MIA right now… will keep you posted re: Funpack/pod/etc schedules.

You probably didn't expect to see a sealed pack of Oreo Halloween Treats from 1994 today, but here we are.

I hope today brings you something as beautiful as this old Kmart Halloween bag.

If you’re looking for vintage Halloween animated figures that won’t break the bank, here’s a pair! Take a gander at Rennoc’s 18-inch Witch and Vampire.

Here's an unbelievably great pair of Halloween class photos from the '80s. Look close and you'll spot He-Man, the Smurfs, Gremlins, Mr. T, and Strawberry Shortcake. (TWO Strawberry Shortcakes, actually.)

It’s actually ridiculous to live with a being this perfect.

My all-time favorite Halloween blow mold. It makes me want to befriend crows and eat candy buttons.

Showing off more of the classic Halloween Spook-O-Lites collection, from the 1960s! 🎃

Just dropped Dino Drac's GLOOM BAGS and FRIGHTENING FLATS, because who says money can't buy you a good Halloween? Grab yourself a pile (or two) of old eerie collectibles. Details: dinosaurdracula.com/blog/halloween-drops/

Here's a quartet of Garfield Halloween decorations, likely from the early 1990s. Not often seen, unless you're staring at the walls in my living room.

spent half the day trying to organize my stuff

Kicking off the Halloween season with this absolutely bonkers two-foot animated Devil from 1990! They really don’t make decorations like they used to.

Mausoleum of Madness Part III, now on Dino Drac. Check back daily if you like four-paragraph tributes to vintage Halloween t-h-i-n-g-s. dinosaurdracula.com/blog/mausoleum-iii/

Happy September! As is tradition, here's the crew:

New Purple Stuff Podcast! In 1991, the Horror Hall of Fame II -- a TV special that celebrated horror movies with the trappings of a fancy awards show -- hit networks across the country. Now we're diving into the original broadcast! Listen here: dinosaurdracula.com/blog/1991-horror-hall-of-fame/

Count Chocula box from 1998, which made Hilary Duff marshmallows an official part of Monster Cereals lore.

Showing off the berserk second version of the classic Don Featherstone Haunted House blow mold from the 1990s!

When you get to a certain age you get *really* excited when sanitation workers take the objectively unreasonable amount garbage/recycling you left on the curb before bed. Looked out my window this morning like Ralphie seeing the snow on Xmas morning, only my snow was empty pails and no cardboard.

By popular request, here is the 1988 recipe for Tato Skins Pizza.

He even had a pog. 🖤

RIP, Tim Curry. My all-time favorite actor. Just made absolute magic out of every role, big or small, no matter how preposterous some of his characters must've looked on paper. So many of my favorite films featured him, and they were my favorite films *because* of him. Legend!! 💔

The best thing you'll see today is this box of Quaker's Halloween Oatmeal, from 1992. (Featuring flavors like "Scary Strawberry" and "Spooky S'mores.")

Dolly forever 💔

Dino Drac's Eerie August Funpack is here! Kick off your Halloween season with a box of ghoulish goodies rescued from the fiery pits of Hell. Limited supply! dinosaurdracula.com/blog/august-funpack-2026/

Let’s look at three old Halloween blow molds. (Also, sorry about mixing up my Pokémon names, it’s been a while.)

Just you try not to fall in love with this Halloween Pixie, likely from the 1960s. These old "knee hugger" decorations don't pop up in their original packaging very often. 🎃

Sometimes ya gotta play catch with a Ghostbusters frisbee for the sake of a podcast bit. New Purple Stuff bonus show is now on Patreon! We searched eBay for the weirdest Halloween junk from 1985… including this “Ghost Flyer" from Ghostbusters Cereal! Up now for subscribers: patreon.com/purplestuff

People who think the perfect piece of art doesn't exist clearly never saw this Coors Beer Wolf poster from the '80s. I mean, WOW.

There's still magic on FB Marketplace if you wait out the 20000 times when there's no magic.

Me and @sludgecentral.bsky.social had to get a mark photo with Tuesday Knight, who didn’t just star in an Elm Street movie, but sang its incredible theme. 🖤