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Halloween in Spain

September 26th, 2009 by John Wolfe

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, it’s great to see Halloween becoming so widely celebrated in Europe these days. While living in Germany during the mid 80′s, you just didn’t see Halloween all that much. Fall and winter were far too heavily dominated by Christmas preparations. This prop hails from Valencia, Spain. It reminds me of a cross between a jester and a clown.

Personally, I never got the whole clown/Halloween association (they just don’t seem to go together — same thing with pirates), but I really like this guy. Maybe it’s because of the skull-like face. Combine that face with the skinny, elongated limbs and frilly collar, and you’ve got a bit of Jack Skellington cropping out.

Image source: Flickr user padesig


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Halloween Pinkeye

September 25th, 2009 by John Wolfe

My all-time favorite episode of South park just happens to be a Halloween installment — coincidence? Nah. SP’s initial nod to Halloween first aired on October 29, 1997. I distinctly remember coming in from working on the haunted house (back then we did an enclosed haunt) and watching “Pinkeye.” The basic synopsis: Zombies terrorize the town thanks to Kenny’s reanimation via Worcestershire Sauce tainted embalming fluid. The outbreak of the undead is thought to be a bad case of pinkeye; the solution — why, treat it with topical cream of course. :)

Though it’s an oldie, it’s still a goodie and never fails to put me in the Halloween spirit, based solely on the context of watching it during my 1997 haunt prep. If you’d like to view the full episode, there’s a link at the end of this clip.

Zombie Kenny photo and “Pinkeye” clip source: South Park Studios

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