As many of y’all know, I like to focus energy on panning products I already have instead of buying new ones.
But as I was refreshing ColourPop’s website for two days in a row trying to get products for my friend Ashley and I, I realized that I needed the Hocus Pocus Gather Round Sisters palette.
Spooky season is my favorite season, no bones about it. I love the tasty treats, the cult classic movies TV specials, and seeing friends embrace their silly sides as they plan their costumes for the year.
In the midst of it all, there is one crucial aspect of Halloween that lives near and dear to my heart: the soundtrack.
Over the years, I’ve learned a little something about The Monster Mash. It was a graveyard smash. It caught on in a flash. It’s a party song staple and is played no less than 500 times throughout the month of October.
Now don’t get me wrong—I love the Transylvania twist as much as the next ghoul, but I think there’s room for some variety in our cauldron of creepy cacophonies. Some days I want to embrace the eerie aesthetic without throwing down to the Ghostbusters or Addams Family theme songs. You know?
If you’re looking to spice up your séance or update your pumpkin carving backtrack, don’t worry. I’ve dug up some scary fresh alt rock tracks for all of your happy haunting needs! The playlist is full of recent alternative releases with a villainous vibe, and you can listen to the mix below.
Since we’re on the topic of Halloween, let’s talk CANDY. We all have our favorites . . . Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kats, and Butterfingers are usually top contenders. But what about the candies that are more trick than a treat to receive? You know the ones: they live in the communal kitchen candy bowl until someone is desperate for a sugar high or they become too old to safely consume.
This might cost me some friendships, but the truth needs to be told and it’s a risk I’m willing to take.
I’m throwing down the ghostly gauntlet and ranking the ten grossest candies to receive on Halloween. Let me know if you agree or disagree in the comments below!
The only saving grace to receiving a Laffy Taffy is getting to read the joke on the wrapper. And you can do that without eating it.
You unwrap a piece, you chew it for ten seconds, it loses its flavor and you spit it out. WHAT IS THE POINT!?
Thank you, Grandma! We’ll all pretend that you remembered it was Halloween and didn’t just give us leftover Christmas candies.
Listen, I know this candy has a big fan following. Why do you do this to yourselves? You deserve happiness! Eat a snickers or something!
I overdosed on tootsie rolls when I was a child and have never been able to face them since. A personal grudge, but it still counts—they’re on the list.
Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don’t. I don’t feel like either, to be honest.
Ah, the dentist’s nemesis. Milk Duds: 1, dental fillings: 0
Same issues as Milk Duds, now with gross fruit flavors!
Black licorice is disgusting; how dare you try to disguise this evil taste with a thin candy shell? Get out of my house.
You don’t want to be known as the person that gives out raisins on Halloween. There’s no coming back from that.
Whew, I’m glad I got that off my chest! All of this gross candy talk makes me want to eat a chocolate bar . . . you know, to remind myself that good candy still exists.
Did your favorites or least favorites make my list? Let me know your candy hot takes in the comments below!
And don’t forget—you can make your spooky season a little sweeter with this Halloween alt mix. All treats, no tricks! Boo-ya!
Y’all, I love Halloween. I love the vibes, the lower temperatures, and dressing up. But also, I’m a big chicken. I don’t really love jump scares. I have coulrophobia (an irrational and debilitating fear of clowns), and as someone who walks to work at 3:30 am, I don’t need to be worrying about murderers.
With the spooky season fast approaching (or already here depending on who you ask) people are wondering what Halloween is going to look like this year.