Timeless Thursday – Which Witch Board Game

It’s Timeless Thursday and today I’m celebrating the Milton Bradley’s classic board game from 1970, Which Witch!

Which Witch also went by the name Haunted House and there was apparently there was a release of the game in different style box in 1971.

The point of the game is get to the Charmed Circle at the top of stairs by moving through a spooky haunted house made of cardboard.

There are three witches that live in the house and rolling the die during their turn will direct a player to pick a card for either Ghoulish Gertie, Wanda the Wicked or Glenda the Good, each with instructions on what to do next.

Which Witch detailed look at board and cards ©️Toy Tales

Moving through this mysterious house isn’t so simple as it seems, as there are spells and traps, loose floorboards, moving walls, danger spaces, and some type of swinging broom.

Sadly, I never got to play the game back in the day, but everytime I see one on eBay, my inner seven year old tries to possess my wallet! If you’ve ever had the chance to play, hit me up in Comments with some stories!

Happy Halloween!🎃

Wicked Art Wednesdays 2026 – Kurtis Rykovich

I have to be honest, searching for art is not like it used to be a few years ago, hell, just last year even. AI and capitalist marketing of goods, often AI rendered art, is heavily promoted in search engines making it nearly impossible to find anything. This could seriously be my last Wicked Art Wednesday if I don’t come up with another plan.

That said, I chose a phenomenal artist whose stunning art is worthy of closing out my Halloween 2026 schedule. I present to you the fine art of Kurtis Rykovich!

Artist: Kurtis Rykovich
Company/Studio: The Art of Kurtis Rykovich

Where to Purchase Goods: https://www.rykovich.com/

Why we love it: Spooky cats, fantastical creatures, haunted images, spooky and cute, colorful macabre, it’s all here, a visionary smorgasbord for your eyeballs.

Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/kurtisrykovich/

Kurtis Rykovich sells prints and original art online and you can meet him in-person at Midsummer Scream, Oddities & Curiosities Expo, and other shows.

Happy Halloween!🎃

Trick or Treat Tuesdays – Old Halloween Trivia

Happy Trick or Treat Tuesday! Traditions and customs may have changed over the years and across regions but Halloween has been a community celebration since Celtic times. Do you know the answers of these old Halloween trivia questions?

Post your responses in the Comments Section.

What ancient Celtic festival from Ireland and Britain became the precursor to Halloween?

Before pumpkins, these vegetables were often used to make lanterns to ward off evil spirits on Halloween night.

What’s the name of the popular paper company that became famous for manufacturing Halloween decorations?

What were the first Halloween party books filled with party planning ideas, recipes, and decorations released in 1909 by this same company called?

What’s the name of the company thst made inexpensive plastic masks and vinyl smocks that became an iconic American symbol of Halloween?

Name one of the four major popular Halloween postcard artists whose scary works are now a collector’s dream (hint: if you click the link, you’ll find some names). 😊

Happy Halloween!🎃

Monday Macabre – Week 2

Posting a special Halloween haiku every week for Monday Macabre.

Our theme this month is Halloween Carnival.

two tickets for fun
popcorn, pink cotton candy,
and buckets of blood

Happy Halloween!🎃

Halloween every day?

Not so long ago I told a coworker that I wished Halloween could be every day.

Every day? She asked with a smirk.

Like she was skeptical or something. Like she did not notice I was wearing a candy corn sweater in August. Like I didn’t just return from Midsummer Scream, a weekend long Halloween convention in Long Beach for the tenth year in a row. Like I didn’t carry everything and the kitchen sink in my Mickey Halloween tote bag to work every day, even in spring. Like I didn’t have a dozen spooky or Halloween curios decorating my office cubicle 365 days a year. I didn’t already buy a $30 bag of the “good candy” for the community candy bowl. Like I didn’t just ask if pumpkin spice latte was back yet. Like I didn’t already say thirty times this year that I can’t wait for Halloween!

Yes. Every day.

And I’m in better company than she is.

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.

The real stars of a good Paloma is grapefruit soda and tequila blanco

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.

Bloody Paloma, best when served chilled.

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!🎃

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!🎃

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!