If anyone is going to 1984 today, I have a coupon for Hormel's Frank 'n Stuff hot dogs.

It's my seven-foot Casper/Pepsi supermarket standee, and I can't live without it! This is one of the fine items that came up on the latest Purple Stuff Podcast Patreon bonus show, where we searched eBay for the best Halloween junk from 1995. Up now for subscribers: www.patreon.com/purplestuff

Happy October, from the boys.

Happy 10th birthday to this Burger King Halloween Whopper, which has lived in my freezer since 2015.

New Purple Stuff Podcast! Join us for a deep dive into an October 1992 television broadcast of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2. Not a movie you would expect to see on broadcast TV, but there it was! Listen here: dinosaurdracula.com/blog/texas-chainsaw-2/

Not only is this INCREDIBLE for @chrislamartina.bsky.social and @terrorvisionvids.bsky.social, but I've been informed that our old Purple Stuff Podcast bonus commentary remains intact on the Out There Halloween Mega Tape disc, so me and Jay have ridden their coattails straight into the big W.

Oh no. He has discovered the 24" animated vampire.

Lost 75 lbs and hit my goal. Not my first rodeo! All my life I've coped w/ depression through binge eating -- which of course just fed the depression -- so it feels good to not just see the number I want, but to slay the beast and really believe it's staying dead this time. (1/2)

I've acquired another ancient bottle of Ecto Cooler, which looks ready to drink and completely unfazed by its 35 years in storage.

I got a bat.

Dino Drac's Sinister September Funpack is here! A box of creepy collectibles to give your Halloween season a boost. Not many available! Details: dinosaurdracula.com/blog/september-funpack-2025/

he said we need to talk 🫣

Just a reminder that all Halloween season, I'm updating Dino Drac every day with a new creepy collectible from yesteryear. Feature is already five pages long! Go read about old horror junk: dinosaurdracula.com/blog/mausoleum-ii/

Halloween naps like a cat who knows he's only in danger of being photographed 50000 times.

Going to a farmer's market this wknd. Things I'd like to see: 1) Small pumpkins haphazardly renamed to fit a current pop culture trend. "Labubu Balls" or some shit. 2) Ghost peppers that clearly aren't ghost peppers despite the sign above them reading "Ghost peppers." 3) Honey sticks from 2007.

Surprise drop! Dino Drac's Envelopes of Evil are back from the grave. Get yourself a big pile of Halloween ephemera from the '80s, '90s and early 2000s. Details here: dinosaurdracula.com/blog/envelope-of-evil-vii/

Well, they're here. My Garfield Halloween pencils from 1991.

It was time to bring the boys out. Really isn't the Halloween season until I'm bathed by the glow of 5-watt skulls held aloft by a gaggle of plastic monsters.

In 1992, McDonald's teamed with Nickelodeon for a Halloween "Nick or Treat" promo. This is a display piece that would've been seen in the restaurants. The coolest part? If you said "Nick sent me" to the cashier, they gave you a pack of Amazin' Fruit gummy bears.

Now on Dino Drac is the 2025 edition of The Mausoleum of Madness, which is updated every day through Halloween with another vintage creepy collectible. Won't be plugging often; it's on you to check! dinosaurdracula.com/blog/mausoleum-ii/

Halloween the Cat has been extra cute today.

Casually announcing that I have procured a Coors Beerwolf mascot costume from the '80s. 💅

Needed to inform you that this year's Ghoul-Aid pouches glow in the dark.

Happy September, everyone.

Showtime Halloween makeup ad, from 1985. Forty years later and I still haven't realized my dream of becoming a shark in a silver tracksuit.

Went to the Monster-Mania convention earlier this month and left with George the Mogwai, the life of the party. Hear more about our trip and haul on the latest Purple Stuff Podcast bonus show, if you're a subscriber: patreon.com/purplestuff

Dino Drac's Eerie August Funpack is here, and loaded with creepy collectibles -- including an ancient pack of Ghoul-Aid! Details here, but I only have a few extras to spare this month! dinosaurdracula.com/blog/august-funpack-2025/

I got some new old gum.

fyi, someone on facebook marketplace is selling their shrek museum

It's an embarrassment of riches with Ghoul-Aid this year. New drink pouches, new popping candy, and then whatever these things are. They look like Wonka's take on Alka-Seltzer.

my morning

New Purple Stuff Podcast is here! In a sequel to our last episode, this month we're taking a look at Eight Great Monsters from the 1990s! Listen here: dinosaurdracula.com/blog/1990s-monsters/

I have a few slots open for new Dino Drac Funpack subscriptions, if anyone is interested! This month starts a three-month run of all-spooky Halloween Funpacks, and those historically sell out fast. Subscribers are the only ones guaranteed to get 'em! Details here: dinosaurdracula.com/secret-funpack/

I have a new son and I can't wait to teach him how to keep his arms in his sockets.

Here's a pack of Bic "Halloween Stics" from the 1990s. These really take me back. Pens with various monsters on them! They paired well with a sticker-covered Trapper Keeper and a Misfits tee.

when i was 11 my parents took me to see dick tracy and when dustin hoffman waltzed in for his interrogation, my mother fumbled the filter between her brain and mouth and loudly shrieked, "**HE'S** MUMBLES?!!!" that's my answer i think

i love it when horror movies end with the protagonists summoning a large demon to eat smaller demons, and then solving the residual "large demon" problem by feeding it dynamite. sadly i've only seen this once (ghoulies ii) but i think it should happen more

For this month's Purple Stuff Podcast bonus show over on Patreon, we searched eBay for the best (and weirdest) Halloween junk from 1986! Up now for subscribers: patreon.com/purplestuff

He's here! Just got the new My Pet Monster plush, made by The Loyal Subjects. I'm in love. If you were hoping for a replica of the original, this ain't it -- it's more like the larger OG doll now has a toddler. I can roll with that!

Low-res AF but I just found a clip of Halloween the Cat from his first day here, in 2020. He was probably around a month old and it was a miracle he survived even that long on the streets, with his condition. That little squeak! Cat-speak for "Am I safe?"

Dino Drac's July Funpack is finally here! Grab yourself a wicked box of vintage collectibles and not-vintage bubble gum: dinosaurdracula.com/blog/july-funpack-2025/

Found the 2025 Monster Cereals. All it took was two hours of driving and then a careful selection of the only three boxes that didn't have superficial dents, because those would've driven me out of my mind.

did they run out of plastic whistles and temporary tattoos

FYI: All of the July Funpacks are now on their way! I had a little delay on some because this month's poster order was short-counted and I had to wait for replacements, but they'll all be there soon. Counting the leftovers tonight and they will be up tmrw, along with details on what's in the box! 📦

Discovered yesterday that with a little effort, the Lil McDonald's Boo Buckets work perfectly with those Telco Halloween Motionettes from the '80s.

the one thing bluesky is missing

Many cheeseburgers were sacrificed to bring me to this moment.

Very thankful that after a health scare last month, Halloween the Cat has bounced back to normal -- yelling for food, yelling to play, yelling if I'm just generally not being exciting enough.

i chew one chips ahoy cookie into a paste and then spread it over a second chips ahoy cookie 💅

I knew buying this old Muppets Halloween decoration would change my life... I just wasn't prepared for how much.