Happy Halloween!
Sinister Saturday – Candy Corn Jell-O
Happy Halloween!
Friday Fright Nightcaps – Bloody Paloma
Happy Friday! It’s the return of Friday Fright Nightcaps! Tonight, we’re choosing another refreshing concoction with a twist, the Bloody Paloma!
It’s a basic Paloma with some grenadine, a bit of cranberry juice, and splash of lime juice to cut back the sweetness. It also gives it a darker red hue. Best when served chilled.
Ingredients:
4 oz. Grapefruit soda
2 oz. Tequila Blanco (white)
.05 oz. Grenadine
1 oz. Cranberry juice
Splash of lime juice
Opt Garnish: Red syrup or Black rim salt
Pour chilled ingredients into a glass and mix well.
Even though I chilled my ingredients, it’s been so hot out west that I threw in some extra ice cubes.
Garnish would really make this picture pop better but unfortunately I ran out of black rim salt.
Enjoy! Drink and drive responsibly!
Happy Halloween!🎃
Timeless Thursday – Halloween Pez Dispensers
It’s taken me all day to realize I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. Halloween toys and games actually require a lot of more dedicated time to research, and time is something I simply don’t have. I misjudged that by a lot, so, I may have rethink Timeless Thursdays. For now, let’s chat about Pez!
Pez, short for the German word Pfefferminz meaning “peppermint”, was an Austrian candy company that started in 1927 by Eduard Haas III, featuring its unique manual plastic candy dispenser.
First pez dispensers were called “regulars” and had no top.
Haas inherited a successful bakery from his father who had created Haas baking powder. Haas III was interested in branching out in the confectionary world and actually created pez candies as an anti-smoking tool.
The first Halloween Pez dispenser was a witch with a black regular dispenser and orange top in the 1950s.
Pez introduced limited edition Universal Monsters dispensers in 1965.
Halloween Pez dispensers became just as popular as character dispensers and so the company regularly started making lot assortments and limited editions.
There’s actually so many I cannot post pics of them all, but the main Pez website or Pez Collector’s is the place to go if you’re looking to getting into Pez Collectibles.
Pez dispensers. circa 2005, retired, image ©️Pez
Pez is celebrating 100 years and has released two limited edition Pez Dispensers this year. PezPals has the exclusive look at the newest Dia de los Muertos and Pamp Suisse Pez Dispensers. Images below ©️PezPals.
I really love Pez and I wish I had the money to be a collector. For now, I’ll admire from afar. Good luck to you Halloween collectors out there!
Happy Halloween!🎃
Wicked Art Wednesdays 2026 – Spookiesboo
Artist: Kimmy Perez
Company/Studio: Spookiesboo
Where to Purchase Goods: https://spooksieboo.com/
Why we love it:
Spookiesboo is the epitome of spooky and cute! It’s been so great to watch her little independent art shop grow into a full-on art branded merchandising business, including exclusive collaborations, with Laika Studios, Coraline, Paranorman, Yo Gabba Gabba! and many more!
Social Media:
In addition to her online shop, you can find Spookiesboo in-person at San Diego Comic Con, Midsummer Scream and various trade shows across the nation throughout the year.
Trick or Treat Tuesdays – Witchy Trivia
Happy Trick or Treat Tuesday! Only a witch (or a really motivated person) can answer these witchy movie trivia questions correctly.
Post your responses in the Comments Section.
- What was the name of this 1922 silent Scandinavian film showing the evolution of witchcraft?
- This role proved to be a cursed part for this actress when she and her stunt-double were badly injured in two different pyrotechnic fires while filming the Wizard of Oz.
- Name the two actresses who attended Satan’s School for Girls before becoming “angels”.
- In 1999, this witchy tale gave birth to a whole new sub-genre of horror films.
- Robert Egger’s directorial debut about a puritan New England family plagued by witches was also the big screen debut of which actress?
- Amy Madigan won an Oscar portraying this witch in Zach Creggar’s folk horror Weapons.
Happy Halloween!🎃
Monday Macabre – Week 1
Posting a special Halloween haiku every week for Monday Macabre.
Our theme this month is Halloween Carnival.
bright lights, big top
ferris wheel spinning ’round
evil clowns lurking
Happy Halloween!🎃
October People
“October Country” that is how Ray Bradbury described us.
“October Country . . . that country where it is always turning late in the year. That country where the hills are fog and the rivers are mist; where noons go quickly, dusks and twilights linger, and mid-nights stay. That country composed in the main of cellars, sub-cellars, coal-bins, closets, attics, and pantries faced away from the sun. That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts. Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain. . . .” ~ Ray Bradbury
October is where we find the spark that relights our fires after long hot summer. Fall fills us with creavity, joy, and wonder. It’s the time when communities come together and share in the spirit of Halloween. October is a mysterious month, supernatural even. Yet, it’s a truthful month. It brings the harvest. It warns us of the winter to come. It’s where we go to time travel and discover our innocence. It’s not just a shift in the colors but a shift in mood. Embrace the magic.
Wishing you all a happy October!
Sinister Saturday – No Bake Cherry Cheesecake (Semi-win!)
Sinister Saturdays in October is the horror part of my web blog, with my failed baking attempts that are simply terrifying!😄
Today I tried Jell-O brand’s No Bake Cherry Cheesecake. Perfect choice for me, not only is it 103 degrees in SoCal.🥵 No baking means less chance to screw up the recipe.
Ah, but I didn’t say zero!
First thing you need is a box of Jell-O brand’s No Bake Cherry Cheesecake. Super easy, only 3 other ingredients needed, milk, butter and sugar.
Next, you follow the instructions on box, mixing butter and sugar together to make the crust first; and then, add milk to create cheesecake mix.
Unfortunately, my attempt to make a crust with just two ingredients, just two, derailed my plan to successfully make a no bake cherry cheesecake.
The crust results were so awful and I got so frustrated, I forgot to take a picture before tossing. Basically it was too clumpy and wouldn’t lie flat in the pan. It was just a big mess. No idea what I did wrong. Too much butter?
But folks, this ain’t my first rodeo. You can look back previous years to see I’m no Rachel Ray (Haunted cake pan fail). I suspected I’d mess up and so I bought a back-up. Keebler elves to the rescue!
Poured the mix into my store bought ready made graham crust and popped it in the fridge for a few hours.
Finally, time to decorate by adding the cherry topping.
The cherry filling packet was actually a little sparse. I suggest buying a can of cherry pie filling to supplement. It’s probably how other people’s pictures of their cherry cheesecake looks so good. Mine, not so much.😄
Now, anyone about to chastise me about using store bought ingredients or lazy baking, let me tell you to fuck right off as plainly as I can. I have no time for that. I have no time for you. Go hit up the Food Network. The rest of us got a Halloween to celebrate! This is Sinister Saturday, bitches!🎃
Happy Halloween!
Friday Fright Nightcaps – Haunted Blue Vodka
Happy Friday! It’s the return of Friday Fright Nightcaps! It’s October and 100 degrees out west, not very Fall nor Halloween weather but what can we do.
I recently gave up soda and took up sparkling water as a go-to beverage. Of course it was only a matter time before I started experimenting like mad scientist mixing concoctions. Haunted Blue Vodka is this week’s freakish refreshment.
Ingredients:
2 oz. Blue Curacao
1.5 oz. Chilled vodka
4 oz. sparkling water (I choose coconut La Croix)
Splash of lime juice
Garnish: fresh fruit, flowers, tiny umbrella (opt)
Pour chilled ingredients into a glass and stir well.
Tastes like alcoholic soda water, which may not be everyone’s cup of tea, I’m gonna warn ya up front. But, you can play around with the recipe and add more sparkling water if it’s too strong or vice versa. Honestly, it’s probably a better summer drink than fall but it’s kinda perfect for a SoCal Halloween.
Have fun. Please don’t drink and drive. Be safe out there this season!
Happy Halloween 2026!
We celebrate all 31 days in October and before I share the Halloween schedule this year, I just wanted to say a few words.
Sharing our cultural traditions helps preserve them and embracing our communities makes us stronger and breaks down barriers between human beings. This is the time of year when people do the most for each other, and the Halloween season is all about community.
So, I want to encourage people to go out and get involved in community events. Go to an art show, holiday fair or school carnival, visit a haunted maze, go to the theater to watch a spooky play or movie, invite some neighbors over on Halloween night and pass out candy together. Start a new tradition.
I’m also going to repeat something I said last year because I believe in it so much:
Don’t let anyone tell you how to do Halloween. Decorate or not. Wear a costume or not. We can be scary and sweet. We can be spooky and cute. Let the teenagers trick or treat. Kids collecting candy are too occupied to do anything else. I truly believe Halloween makes people happy. It’s about community. We need our communities more than ever. It’s the only thing that can save America now.
Be sure to check back every day this October for cool, fun, and inspirational Halloween, horror, and haiku.
HALLOWEEN SCHEDULE 2026
Monday Macabre
Every Monday, I’ll be posting a brand new Halloween Haiku.
Trick or Treat Tuesdays
Check in on Tuesdays for some trivia fun. I’ve got treats and I’ve got tricks!
Wicked Art Wednesdays
Every Wednesday, I’ll showcase the amazing and unique talents of Halloween artists from around the globe. Real art, not ai made.
Timeless Thursdays
Every Thursday, let’s travel back in time and revisit the spookiest toys and games.
Friday Fright Nightcaps
Bubble bubble, drink away trouble. It’s the return of Friday Fright Nightcaps!
Sinister Saturdays
Decadent desserts from the darkside. I’m not much of a cook, so this could get truly evil.
Spooky Sundays
Spooky Sundays are for reading, relaxing, and recharging our brooms.
Let’s eat, drink and be scary!
8th Annual Halloween Haiku Challenge
#Halloweenhaikuchallenge2026
The Halloween Haiku Challenge returns for one day only this October. The contest starts midnight on October 30th through Halloween day and a winner will be chosen on November 1st.
More details to come, but for now, sharpen those pencils or pull up a blank page; I can’t wait to see those Halloween haiku!
Don’t forget to follow Halloweenhorrorhaiku on Pinterest and Blue Sky.
Have a Happy Halloween season, everyone! Be safe out there!🎃
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