Category: Halloween

Sinister Saturday – Halloween (Box)Cake (Nailed it?)

Sinister Saturdays are turning out to be a showcase for my failed baking attempts.

And, this Saturday is no different!😄

Overbaked red velvet tombstone cakes

Yes, I used box cake. Middle finger to the haters. But the box cake wasn’t the reason why my Red Velvet Tombstone Cakes were a little well done, it’s just my inability to pull pan out of the oven when the box says!

They looked alright, but were dry as a bone and when I flipped them over, the cakes didn’t retain the pan designs.

I did however manage to bake another cake in my my lovely Wiltern  pumpkin pan and it turned out kinda nice.

First thing you need for box cake is box mix and I prefer Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Red Velvet cake mix. This is the easiest cake mix, only 3 other ingredients are needed to bake the cake, 1 cup of water, half cup of oil, and 3 eggs.

Follow the instructions and you’ll get a nice fluffy red velvet cake.

Next, you add 4-5 drops of orange food coloring into buttercream frosting to get that nice classy orange color. If you want it brighter, I suggest using 2-3 more drops of orange and 1 drop of red.  Next, spread frosting all over your cake.

Lastly, you add Halloween style sprinkles and viola, Halloween Cake!

It was a bummer the Red Velvet Tombstone Cakes didn’t turn out, but I was happy with the pumpkin cake pan version.

Happy Halloween!

Friday Fright Nightcaps – Blue Ghost Margarita

Happy Friday! Tonight’s Friday Fright Nightcap is a Blue Ghost Margarita.

I love the taste of Blue Curacao and I’m disraught over the demolishment of the people’s house. That’s our White House goddamit! It doesn’t belong to stupid conmen! Haunted. Haunted. Haunted. That is how I describe our great nation as it descends into authoritatian chaos, so yes, this is a fitting cocktail to end the week.

Ingredients

2 oz blanco tequila
1 oz blue curaçao liqueur
1 oz fresh lime juice
½ oz simple syrup
½ oz Grenadine syrup (opt)
ice to chill (opt)

Garnish/Rim:
Course Salt
Lime wedge

Blue Ghost Margarita Ingredients

Pour ingredients into a glass and mix well.

This is a sweet margarita, so I recommend using course salt to rim the glass as opposed to sugar. Also, using Grenadine is optional. It doesn’t make that much difference.

Whether or not you like your margaritas chilled is also very much a preference. You’ll notice the little pumpkin ice in my pics. I live in SoCal, it’s always hot. We like chilled drinks, but to each their own.

Sorry for venting earlier, obviously I need another drink. Big party weekend. Please don’t drink and drive. Be safe out there.

Happy Halloween!

Timeless Thursday –  My Fave Witchy Songs

It’s Timeless Thursday and we’re walking down memory lane with my favorite witchy songs. I had so much fun making a Youtube playlist of Halloween 80s songs that I decided to make one for witchy songs.

Again, I had trouble getting my playlist to post to WordPress. So here is the link:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw-pyzpxGDXnX_hMm3errCaCq4iJGitFr&si=OiR5w0aQ55JKKK8C

  1. That Old Black Magic by Frank Sinatra
  2. I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone
  3. Black Magick Woman by Santana
  4. Swamp Witch by Jim Stafford
  5. Witch Queen of New Orleans by Redbone
  6. Devil Woman by Cliff Richard
  7. Witchy Woman by The Eagles
  8. Spellbound by Siouxsie and thr Banshees
  9. Mummer’s Dance by Loreena McKennitt
  10. Crystal by Stevie Nicks
  11. Seven Devils by Florence and the Machine
  12. Black Magic by Little Mix
  13. Burn Your Village (Same Old Energy pt. II) by Kiki Rockwell

These 13 songs are not in any particular order of preference. Honestly, if I had to pick one absolute favorite though, it would have to be Swamp Witch by Jim Stafford. Man, do I miss the good old days of musical storytelling and concept albums.

Released in 1973, Swamp Witch was a song off his debut album “Jim Stafford”  The Southern crooner who also often performed on the Smother  Brothers Comedy Hour, was known for his lyrical talent and humor. Stafford wrote most of his own songs and had a follow up hit “Spiders and Snakes” another good song for a Halloween playlist.

Happy Halloween!🎃

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Wicked Art Wednesdays 2025 – Roman Dirge

Today’s Wicked Art Wednesday artist is goth legend Roman Dirge. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to pay a tribute to the amazing creator of comic book series Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl and his own unique creepy gothic cute style.

Lenore Noogies Book, Color Edition 1999

Artist: Roman Dirge

Where to Purchase Goods:

US- https://tinyurl.com/USA-orders

Lenore reboot The Time War, variant issue #1 from January 2025

Why we love it: Magician turned goth artist and comic book creator who never gave up on his dreams on being an artist… we all should admire anyone who pursues their passions and creates a lane for themselves.

Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/taxidermied/?hl=en

Happy Halloween! Be safe out there!

Trick or Treat Tuesdays – Candy Corn Guessing Game

Another Trick or Treat Tuesday in October and today’s candy corn guessing game is a treat!

There are between 1 and 75 candy corn candies in this jar. Guess how many and win a prize!

RULES: First person to post the correct number or closest to the exact number of candies in the pictured 4 oz. jar, here on WordPress before 12am on Friday, 10/24, wins some Halloween stickers.

Another view from the top.

Hint: The jar is not exactly filled to the top. Right after I took this picture, the lid rolled off the counter and shattered into pieces, along with my plan for photos. Ah well, Halloween mischief!

Please see Contest Rules and Eligibility Page for more details. Sorry, contests only open to US residents this year.

Good luck!

Happy Halloween! Be safe out there!

*images made with Canva

Monday Macabre, Week Three 2025

Posting a special Halloween haunted haiku for Monday Macabre.

righteous pumpkin
seen through the haunted veil
death comes for us all

Sinister Saturday – Frankenilla Cups

After last week’s baking failure, me and my bruised ego are playing it safe with a no bake dessert for this Sinister Saturday, Frankenilla Cups!

It’s a super simple recipe with 4 ingredients:

•vanilla pudding
•graham cracker ready crust cups
•whipped cream
•green food coloring

Decorations (opt):
Candies
Marshmallow Peeps
Sprinkles

Yes, I used Keebler Graham ready crust cups and Jello brand pudding. If you want to do it from scratch, knock yourself out. I got a B52s/Devo concert to get to. For all the rest of my lazy friends and all the working moms out there, here’s how it’s done…

Steps:

â—‡First mix 2 drops of green food coloring in the vanilla pudding and mix well.
â—‡Spoon green vanilla pudding into graham cracker ready crust cups.
â—‡Add 4-6 drops of green food coloring in the whipped cream and mix well.
â—‡Add green whipped cream on top of vanilla pudding.
â—‡Pop in fridge or freezer for 60 mins.
â—‡Decorate with sprinkles or candies or whatever you want.

Okay, 60 mins might not have been enough time to freeze. They still look cute!  think the kids are gonna love this one.

Happy Halloween!

Friday Fright Nightcaps – Haunted Lagoon

Happy Friday! Tonight’s Friday Fright Nightcaps is a Haunted Lagoon. It’s like a Blue Lagoon but it’s missing the lemonade. Perfect drink when you have the blues.

Haunted Lagoon

Ingredients:
1 oz. Blue Curacao
1.5 oz. vodka
1 oz. cranberry juice
.5 oz. grenadine syrup
.5 oz. sparkling water (opt for fizzy)

Mix ingredients well. Garnish with Maraschino cherries or fresh fruit. Serve chilled.

This electric blue cocktail is a super cool drink for parties, and it’s highly adaptable, only as sweet as you make it. You could even add the lemonade back in. It might turn a little less blue,  but still really yummy!

Happy Halloween!

Timeless Thursday –  Halloween 80s Playlist

POST UPDATE 10/16/25: I cannot seem to get the videoplayer to upload my entire playlist, so it’s now a hyperlink that opens in a browser or Youtube. Sorry! Some GenXers just ain’t great with technology! LOL

Timeless Thursday, Throwback Thursday, it’s all the same, it means, we’re going back in time! 

I made an Halloween 80s Playlist on YouTube. These are some of my favorite songs. Growing up in the 80s actually feels a lot like this year of 2025, GOP in control and ruining just about everything. Cold war was on, threat of nuclear war was high,  terrorism threats were daily, antiwar songs were on the radio, high unemployment, groceries prices were rising, no one had healthcare, no one had rights but old white guys with money, racism, sexism, bigotry was  running rampant, and of course, capitalism was consuming the world.

But the 80s had the best music and you should add these obscure gems to your Halloween Playlist.

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw-pyzpxGDXmNPaTZpLAEYoVeDLjHrfYe

I’ll keep adding more songs as they return to my memory. Cuz that’s a real thing when you get old! LOL

Happy Halloween!🎃

Songs copyright by respective owners.  No copyright infringement intended. This is fan appreciation and critique. Reposting video under the “fair use” privilege of U.S. Copyright law. These videos still could be removed at anytime. Please email me at Halloweenkristy@gmail.com to report broken links.

Trick or Treat Tuesday?