Frankly, this next entry is something pretty special. Click the pic below to reveal today's surprise.
Bad-vent Calendar - Day 3
Bad-vent Calendar - Day 1
Today is the first day of Bad-vent! And also, this evening marks the first night of Hanukkah!
We'll kick things off with a horrifying version of a holiday song you either love, hate, or love to hate.
Will this be a trick or a treat?? Click the pic below to reveal:
Bad-vent Calendar 2021
Like George Carlin, I was raised Irish Catholic, so the countdown to Xmas known as Advent is something I'm pretty familiar with. In the spirit of things, I'm going to start a new tradition here at Petrichor & Pumpkins.
I'll be posting some weird shit from my collection of quirky, odd, cringe-y, kitschy, offensive, so-bad-it's-good, and downright literally BAD Xmas tunes, videos, and miscellanea, right here on this blog for you to discover daily - a collection of tricks and treats, if you will..
This will begin on 28th November til the 25th of December, or til Krampus shows up to drag your ass back to his lair, whichever happens first.
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
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| Photo by Alessio Zaccaria on Unsplash |
Before you see the (Xmas) light(s), you must die!
Hey, so I guess it's officially Xmas season, right?
I'm a big fan of mash-ups and this is one of my favorites in recent history. Another one for my Ho-Ho-Horrible Holiday playlist!Xmas zombies
If, like me, you work or have ever worked in retail in the USA - then you already know this story.
Watch a giant pumpkin grow!
Got about 90 seconds?
Watch this mind-blowing time lapse of how a seedling grows up to be a massive pumpkin!
🌱🎃
Have you or any of your family ever seen a spook, spectre, or ghost?
I gotta be honest. I haven't seen it yet, but I have mixed feelings about Ghostbusters: Afterlife. I loved the original film, but didn't care much for the others, not even Ghostbusters II, which I know has its devotees.
Still, it was great to watch Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Ernie Hudson reunite for this interview on Jimmy Fallon:
I mean, I'll definitely watch this one and hope I will be pleasantly surprised. I suppose that means I ought to re-watch Ghostbusters II again, since it's been quite a few years since I last saw it.
I'd sacrifice myself to you
The candle is burning low
At the window to my soul
The reaper is at my door now
He's come to take me home
(click pic for London After Midnight)
[Image by Petrichor & Pumpkins/ Nebulosus Severine/ CMPauluh 2021]
Bunnicula
I read at least one Bunnicula book as a kid, notably Howliday Inn.
I don't think I've ever seen this TV special however, which popped up as a random suggestion for me on YouTube. It's a pretty fun piece of nostalgia, especially because the TV commercials are included. (Minor spoilers below)
I actually laughed out loud a couple of times. At 5:34, 2 kids find themselves in the path of a pumpkin avalanche. One kid says, "They're coming this way!" and his brother responds, "Don't announce it -- RUN!"
Later, at 6:45, as the siblings are fighting over who gets to be in charge of Bunnicula:
Kid 1: "You can keep smelly old Harold [who is the family dog] in your room!"
Harold (aside): "At least I don't wear the same socks for three days in a row."
Have fun with this one!
Horror video games
I'm not really much of a gamer, but I know lots of people who are, thus I definitely appreciate video games as an art form and sometimes enjoy watching others play. There's lots of intense horror games out there and sometimes the gameplay from these has me on the edge of my seat, more suspenseful than most scary movies I've seen. Here's a great example, one I watched tonight of a tense game called At Dead of Night.
Enjoy with the lights out.
Horror movie ambience
A friend of mine shared this fantastic Youtube video with me today:
It's a great fix for keeping those cozy Halloween vibes going. Enjoy!
The Journeys to Grottoes and Wastelands
Currently playing:
(click the pic above to enjoy some Dark Dungeon Music)
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