WOW - I FOUND A ROCK THAT LOOKS LIKE A HUMAN SKULL

Earlier this year I made an amazing discovery. I wish I could say I was exploring some far off island dodging native spears and jumping out of booby traps when I made my discovery.

Instead I was visiting a friend at his place of business. We were outside leaning on his truck chitchatting when I looked down and noticed an odd looking rock. It was sticking out of the ground right next to my Chuck T’s and it was literally peaking up at me. The half that was exposed looked like a profile of a human skull.

That's right, a HUMAN SKULL!!!


I dug the rock out expecting it to be part of a larger rock, but when I freed it from the dirt it was small, only about two inches wide. The rock is uncanny as it looks like a deformed shape of a human skull. I gotta a second opinon from my friend who agreed that it most certainly looks like a skull. We started laughing and singing the Twilight Zone theme after we realized that next door is a funeral home. Then all of a sudden we looked at each other and we both said, “Hope it isn’t cursed?”




When I show people this geological oddity everyone says the same thing, “That rock is creepy. It looks like a human skull.” Yeah, when you look at it at different angles you can still make out the shape of a skull.

Yesterday, I shot a low-rez video of the rock on my desk.



Might be time to call Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

HALLOWEEN FLASHBACK FIFTY-NINE

Get ready to open those Trick or Treat bags ‘cause here comes some Kodachrome treats courtesy of Major Pepperidge. That’s right, the good Major has once again sent over some handpicked Halloween slides for all of you good Neato Readers out there.

Let’s take a look at this group from 1959. Wow, that was fifty Halloweens ago!

Here’s Little Miss Princess getting her photo made just before she goes off to school. I bet she’s filled with excitement for the school Halloween fair!


Looks like the other kids on the block are lining up waiting for the school bus.


Is there a reason the fireman isn’t standing next to the Devil?

Ah, those darn flame retarded masks are so hot and uncomfortable.


The Witch and Donald should look over at the Devil, ‘cause he apparently knows how to stay cool.


You wear your face on top of your head.

Waiting for the school bus is such a boring drag. Hurry up bus!


The kids are getting restless. Oh wait, it looks like they see the bus coming.


I guess Pumpkin Girl’s mother got the idea for her costume from this Good Housekeeping article.


If Pumpkin Girl was pushed over, I wonder if she could get up?

Once at school, the kids find their place in line.


I-AM-A-ROBOT. TAKE-ME-TO-YOUR-LEADER. KLAATU-BARADA-NIKTO.


Oh that Ricky and his robot spaceman costume. He’s been talking in his robot voice all morning! C’mon kid, give it a rest.


It’s apparent that Little Miss Princess doesn’t like how Bobby the Wolf smells.


He smells like a combo of Greasy Kid Stuff, hot rubber and Log Cabin Syrup.

Now the parade line is moving. The kids will soon be zigging and zagging around the school. Why? I don’t know, but for some reason this is what mid-century kids do at school to celebrate Halloween.


Just a few moments after this photo was shot, Jailbird Johnny tripped over his ball and chain taking down five kids and the teacher with him.


Good thing Caveman Kid doesn’t live in North Dakota. Brrr...


“Oh my, what mother would dress their child in that costume? That boy will be scarred for life.”


Yep, that’s Gary back there ready to enter the door. Poor Gary, he just wasn’t the same after wearing the Easter Bunny costume.


He really wanted to be Frankenstein, but his mom thought he would be the cutest little trick or treater in his bunny suit. This was the day kids started to pick on Gary and they never stopped. He was picked on thru elementary, junior high, high school, college, the army and even at work. Poor poor Gary.


Sniff sniff sniff. Yep, Bobby the Wolf still smells bad.

The Devil, the Ghost, the Gypsy and the Headless Hobo take up the slack at the end of the line. They better hurry up or they’ll miss out on the popcorn balls and apples.


The Headless Hobo doesn’t need any of those things, so it’s probably not a big deal.

Overall it looks like it was a swell day at the Halloween school fair back in '59.

Thanks again to Major Pepperidge for suppling these fab slides and be sure to visit his vintage Disneyland blog. It’s called Gorillas Don't Blog and it’s like taking a trip back in time every day.

LOGAN THE GHOSTBUSTER

Today, I’m happy to welcome guest blogger Larry Williams, who is sharing his homemade Ghoustbusters video from the 1980's. Larry sometimes haunts Weird Hollow as Scary Larry on KRYP-TV and he is working on a top secret project for the ghouly TV station. Not to let the two-headed cat out of the bag, I’ll just pass it over to Larry.

Take it away Larry -

It was the late 1980's and my son Logan, was five years old and a huge fan of anything having to do with “Ghostbusters.”


As I watched him play with all those toys in his official G.B. jumpsuit, it dawned on me how much he would love a homemade VHS tape of the cartoon series for his birthday. From that the idea of filming our own live-action version of The Real Ghostbusters grew. Enlisting my brother Tim, we shot the footage of ourselves as the characters in our parent’s basement. Later, my wife Penny suggested we re-film it but with Logan in the lead role. A new Ghostbuster was born!



Thanks for sharing your video with us Larry!

It puts me in the mood to watch some Real Ghostbusters! Speaking of Real Ghostbusters I hope everyone has been visiting Branded in the 80's. This fellow Halloween countdowner has been celebrating The Real Ghostbusters all month showcasing his collection of ghost/monster/creature cels from the show. When you visit be sure to pick your favorite ghost/monster/creature so you can enter the The Real Ghostbuster Contest to win the first season DVD of the show!

ARROW BOOK OF GHOST STORIES

I didn't have this book as a child, but I'm sure I would've loved it if I had. This 1960's Scholastic book has a collection of spooky stories taken from various other story books going as far back to the 1920's. The illustrations by George Wilde really set the mood and the back cover is to die for!

GO PRINT & COLOR SOME MONSTER CEREAL PAGES THANKS TO VLAD

Click here to see the video and to print the pages!

THIS 'N' THAT SEE-A-WORD

This 'N' That See-A-Word books were good time fun! This one is from 1978.

VINTAGE HALLOWEEN FLICKR SNAPS

Flickr is a great place to look at old Halloween snapshots. Here's a few links to some fun snaps -

Batman
Frankenstein headlocks little sister
1974 Classroom of Halloween kids
Plate full of candy
The Witch and the Pink Bunny
World's Finest and a Rubber Chicken
Bag of Groceries - clever costume
Pirate and Hunchback - Check out the Willy Wonka Trick or Treat bag and then go here.
The Great Pumpkin
Batman, Batgirl and Robin
Charlie Brown, Lucy and Snoopy
Jolly Green Giant
Matching Ears
Space Robot Pilot
Halloween in the 80's
George Harrison
Big Head Frankenstein
Clown - Neat trick or treat bag
Frankenstein and pals
Kissing Frankenstein

You can view thousands more just flick around on flickr and you'll find a ton!

1975 HALLOWEEN PARADE

There's a special treat for all of you Headless Horseman fans at 00:33 of this video. The headless one walks on by!

Originally uploaded to YouTube by billcooney2007.