Happy Halloween!

Since I'll likely be busy with the kiddos all day tomorrow, just wanted to wish everyone who stops by my little corner of the internets a Happy Halloween.

Mister Bones' Top 5

Just in case anybody still hasn't decided on what they want to be this weekend, I'm here to help with the 5 scariest Halloween costumes ever. Any one of these is guaranteed to make me scream like a little girl, and get you a door slammed in your face at my apartment.

Top 5 Scariest Halloween Costumes Ever

5. A humanoid creature with goat legs - I'm just going to let the picture speak for itself on this one *shudder*...


4. Airline tickets - yeah just try and get my ass on a plane....


3. A shark - just look at all those teeth!


2. A pregnant woman - those of us who have kids know, these are fucking SCARY.


1. A banjo playing mountain person - yeah this bad boy right here is not only guaranteed to get the door slammed in your face, but also send me running frantically in the other direction.


There ya go, scary shit, no? If anybody decides to use any of these, SEND PICS!

Joystiq's Halloween 2009 Pumpkin Carving Contest

Joystiq posted their entries for their pumpkin carving contest! I always love all the video game related Jacko's that my fellow geeks roll out every year. Here are my faves from the contest:




You can check out the rest of the entries here.

Infinite Playlist - The Theme from Halloween

You knew this was coming, the single greatest theme in movie history (take THAT Jaws theme!) on the week of the single greatest holiday in the world. I like the Rob Zombie version just fine, but the original John Carpenter version is where it's at. Enjoy!

Halloween Theme - John Carpenter

Who Wants to Live Forever

Been a little let down by Woot! this week. I had high hopes for their Halloween t's, even the community voted upon derby has been disappointing, none of the designs I voted on scored very highly. Ah well, always the outcast, even amongst like-minded people.

I did however buy one shirt last week, titled "Who Wants to Live Forever" because it had the Universal Monsters on the front, and I have a soft spot in my heart for Universal Monsters. From the description on Woot! I think the image has something to do with the band Queen maybe, but Queen sucks so I haven't bothered to research further. The shirt has monsters, and therefore is awesome, and therefore will shortly be claiming a spot in my Closet of Awesome.

Thoughts on Paranormal Activity

I finally got to watch Paranormal Activity last night. The short version: DO NOT BELIEVE THE HYPE.

The long version with spoilers:

This movie is the absolute epitome of a letdown, and really drives home the fact that sometimes hype can really sell a movie. This thing is pure boredom, and the one scene which I suppose was supposed to be really scary, literally made me laugh out loud.

Part of the problem, other than the fact that bumps and doors slightly opening and closing while people are asleep doesn't scare me, is that I didn't really give a fuck if these people were gutted in their sleep or not, let alone if something was bumping their walls and waking them. They were completely unlikeable characters, and to be honest they came off as completely fucking stupid throughout the entire movie.

I'd love to post more pics but this is essentially the only shot in the whole 107 minute movie anyway.

I get what the director was going for here, with the popularity of TAPS on Sci-Fi, ghost hunting seems to be all the rage right now, or at least its' in the spotlight more so than it's ever been before, and why not cash in on that a little using the old Blair Witch formula? And it appears that it's worked out big for them. Paranormal Activity just didn't work out for me though.

I absolutely loved The Blair Witch Project, and i defend it to this day, but what made it so great was how much you didn't see, how much it left up to the audience to interpret for themselves. It did just enough to put ideas in your head, but never gave you the money shot. Paranormal Activity goes the other route and pretty much blows it's load on three scenes, which I unfortunately laughed at all 3 of. No uneasy feelings, no screaming and crying giant man-tears, and no problems sleeping in my bed alone afterwards.

In summary, watch Paranormal Activity to see just how bad The Blair Witch Project could've been, watch it for two characters who you wish the ghost would just pick up and throw out the window, and even watch it if you're a fan of Ghost Hunters like me. However don't watch it if you're looking fora genuine scare, you won't get one, unless of course you're afraid of invisible chickens who live in attics.

Random Screen Grab of the Week

Some Random Bonestube

Been a little busy this week, but wanted to drop by and post a couple vids that I've seen lately...

Growth Trailer


Solomon Kaine Trailer


Wolfman Trailer 2


The Expendables Trailer


The Crazies Trailer


I'm going on record now stating Wolfman will be the best film of 2010, and looks like it will quite possibly finally give another viable choice in the "greatest werewolf transformation sequence ever" argument which has been owned by American Werewolf in London and Howling for far too long.

Comic of the Week 10/21

And yet another expensive week for Batman readers. Not that I'm complaining, I don't pay money for my comics anyway, but I feel for those of you who do. This stuff is getting out of hand. This week also marks the return of an old favorite of mine, though in name only, as the new Azrael gets his own series, and the Justice League gets a much needed kick in the ass from the new creative team of Mark "everybody will look like they're either teenagers or children" Bagley and James "I wrote Starman so worship me" Robinson! Excitement abound for sure, but it's my love for holiday themed specials that gets my pick of the week.

Comic of the Week

As mentioned I love me a holiday special, but I also love me an out of continuity anthology, and we all know about how much I love me some Halloween, so when DC puts all of these things together, then color me happy. 80 glorious pages of spooktacular thrills, including over 10 spine tingling stories, plus witness how Bizarro celebrates Halloween on Bizarroworld, which of course is worth the money by itself for me. The DCU Halloween Special for 2009 is upon us! Rejoice and read the solicit!

Darkness falls across the land as the DC Universe faces its greatest horror in this Halloween special filled with all-new stories! Watch as Guy Gardner continues his quest to share Halloween with the cosmos and his fellow alien Green Lantern Corps members. In another tale, Red Robin finds the true, deadly meaning of the sinister holiday while overseas on his quest to find Bruce Wayne. Meanwhile, Bizarro receives neither trick nor treat in his own backwards celebration of the spookiest night of the year on his home world. Plus, 10 other ghoulish tales to fill you with fright this Halloween!

Honorable mentions for Batman vs an invisible mad scientist in Batman The Unseen #2, Ma Kent is gonna get crunk on zombie Lois Lane in Blackest Night Superman #3, and give Azrael #1 a look for nostalgia's sake of for nothing else.

The Pull List

• Amazing Spider-man #609
• Azrael #1
• Batman Confidential #35
• Batman Streets of Gotham #5
• Batman the Unseen #2
• Blackest Night Superman #3
• Brave and the Bold #28
• DCU Halloween Special 2009
• Deadpool Merc With a Mouth #4
• Elephantmen #22
• Justice League of America #38
• Outsiders #23
• Superman/Batman #65
  

Treehouse of Horror XX

What's almost better than Halloween? The single greatest holiday tradition in television history? The annual Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode of course! Don't forget tonight's the night for ToH XX! Twenty glorious years, and here's to twenty more.