Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 23: The Wishing Well by Edgar J. Hyde

The local Dollar Tree had three more books in the Creepers series a few weeks. I bought the first ten last year and posted about them then. The Wishing Well by Edgar J. Hyde is the eleventh book in the series. Aiden Walker and his parents just moved to the Waterwheel Farm. Already, he feels like an outsider, and he feels worse when he gets bullied on the first day at his new school. He finds a like-new well on the new farm and starts wishing ill on his tormentors. Bad things start happening to the bullies. Only Aiden can see the like-new well since others like his new friend, Jacob, and his parents only see an old well.

Before long, the vengeful ghost of a long dead witch named Spite reveals herself to Aiden. She has the ability to control water and ice. She wants revenge on the town that put her in the well. It's up to Aiden and his new older friend, Stephen, to stop her.

Fast paced with some good moments. There were some spelling and grammar errors, which makes me wonder if there was a proofreader. I still highly recommend reading it and gave it an A- overall.

Front Cover of The Wishing Well by Edgar J. Hyde

Back Cover of The Wishing Well by Edgar J. Hyde

Goodnight Michael Gray

I grew up watching Michael Gray on tv in the 1970s so I'm a little sad after reading Michael Gray, Shazam star and Marcia's boyfriend on The Brady Bunch, dies at 75. He will always be my favorite Billy Batson and I can still hear him shouting the magic word.

Michael Gray
(September 2, 1951 - October 16, 2026)

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 22: Ghost Face Punch and Spooky D Mystery Flavor

Fanta celebrated the 30th anniversary of the original Scream movie this Halloween season by releasing Ghost Face Punch as part of their Haunted Universe. I picked up a couple of bottles at the local Dollar General. I enjoyed the mixed berry flavor but not enough to buy a case of the cans. I didn't pick up any of the other flavors in the Fanta's Haunted Universe series because the only one I could find was cases of the Orange Fanta with the jack-o-lantern scarecrow cans.

Fanta Ghost Face Punch Bottle Label

Sunny D came out with Spooky D Mystery Flavor this year. It was available in big jugs and mini bottles. I got a case of the mini bottles at the local Walmart's because they didn't stock the big jugs. To me, the mystery flavor tastes like Starbursts, which was okay the first few bottles. I like the cute ghost and haunted house on the label.

Spooky D Mystery Flavor Mini Bottle Label

Spooky D Mystery Flavor Mini Bottle

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 21: Elvira Enjoys Monster Cereals

It's Women Wednesday again and here are three ai images of Elvira enjoying bowls of monster cereals while wearing costumes inspired by them. I can't remember which Facebook group I got them from (I think they were in a couple of the Elvira ones). If you want credit, then make a comment.

First up, the Mistress of the Dark is enjoying Boo Berry while dressing up as the ghost:

Elvira Enjoying Boo Berry Cereal

Here's Elvira eating Count Chocula cereal while wearing a dress inspired by the chocolate-craving vampire (this one is my favorite):

Elvira Enjoying Count Chocula Cereal

Finally, here's Elvira enjoying Franken Berry while wearing a dress inspired by the monster:

Elvira Enjoying Franken Berry Cereal

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 20: Tiny Nightmares Series 1 Insert and Wrapper

I picked up four mystery bags of Tiny Nightmares at the local Dollar Tree a few weeks ago. I gave two to my sister and kept two. I won't show or tell you what figures I got yet but I will show the insert and wrapper. The mystery figures that are available are shown to be Michael Myers from Halloween II, Annabelle, Pennywise from the It movie, Regan from The Exorcist, Stripe from Gremlins, Sam from Trick 'r Treat, Chucky from Child's Play 2 and Tiffany from Bride of Chucky. Seems like the theme of Series 1 was dolls since there three of them. I'm hoping to find Tiny Nightmares Series 2 and 3 at the local Dollar Tree for next year but I'm not holding my breath.

Front of Tiny Nightmares Series 1 Insert

Back of Tiny Nightmares Series 1 Insert

Front of Tiny Nightmares Series 1 Wrapper

Back of Tiny Nightmares Series 1 Wrapper

Note: This post was not saved the first time I wrote it. A draft was saved missing the last three scans.

Moongem Comics Upate

I hope everyone is enjoying this year's Countdown to Halloween posts. I did a little maintenance on Moongem Comics today by delating a few more "sponsored posts" that had links to Amazon. They kicked me out as an affiliate because I wasn't meeting my quota. My base quota was zero, so I failed as an online salesman.

Countdown to Halloween 2016 Day 19: Wednesday Strawberry Snap Cereal Featuring Thing

The local Walmart's finally stocked the Wedneday cereals from Kellogg's the second week of October. The only one I picked up was the Strawberry Snap cereal featuring Thing (yeah, the hand from Addams Family not Marvel's Ben Grimm from the Fantastic Four). The strawberry flavoring is strong but it's also super sweet.

Front of Wednesday Strawberry Snap Cereal Box from Kellogg's

The back of the box features puzzles including hidden items in Thing's apartment, a match game and a maze. Each of the three cereals in the Wednesday line has different hidden picture puzzles.

Back of Wednesday Strawberry Snap Cereal Box from Kellogg's

The non-nutrition side panel has trivia questions. The other two cereals in the Wednesday cereal line has different trivia questions.

Side Panel of Wednesday Strawberry Snap Cereal Box from Kellogg's

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 26: Tiny Nightmares Series 1 Michael Myers Mini Figure

Here is the Michael Myers mini figure that I found in a Tiny Nightmares Series 1 mystery bag. He's the Halloween II movie edition.

Front of Tiny Nightmares Series 1 Michael Myers Mini Figure

Back of Tiny Nightmares Series 1 Michael Myers Mini Figure

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 18: Jim Henson's Franken Berry 2026

Jim Henson's Franken Berry is back this year with him as a Muppet. This was the second monster cereal that I picked up at the local Walmart's last month.

Front of Jim Henson's Franken Berry Cereal Box from General Mills

Like the other two monster cereals, the back of the box has a Monster Maker so you can create your own Franken Berry Muppet after you cut out the pieces.

Back of Jim Henson's Franken Berry Cereal Box from General Mills

There is no toy prize inside this box either..

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 17: Jim Henson's Count Chocula

Here's this year's Jim Henson's Count Chocula from General Mills (yeah, he's a Muppet again). This was the first one I picked up at the local Walmart's last month.

Front of Jim Henson's Count Chocula Cereal Box from General Mills

The back of the box has a Monster Maker where you can create your own Count Chocula Muppet after cutting out the pieces.

Back of Jim Henson's Count Chocula Cereal Box from General Mills

Unfortunately, there's no toy prize in this box either.

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 16: Jim Henson's Boo Berry 2026

General Mills brought back the collaboration with Jim Henson for this year's monster cereals (yep, they are Muppets again). The Jim Henson's Boo Berry was actually the last one I picked up at the local Walmart's last month.

Front of Jim Henson's Boo Berry Cereal Box from General Mills

The back of the box has a Monster Maker where you can create your own Boo Berry Muppet (yeah, you have to cut the pieces out).

Back of Jim Henson's Boo Berry Cereal Box from General Mills

Sadly, there is still no toy prize inside the box.

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 15: Scream 2026 T-shirt

My sister found two black 3XL Scream t-shirts at the local Walmart's for three dollars each a few weeks ago. She gave me one and kept one for herself. It features Ghostface with the saying "What's your favorite scary movie?"

Scream 2026 T-shirt

Countdown to Halloween 2026 Day 14: Elvira Studebaker Hearse Ad

This week's Women Wednesday Halloween special edition features the Elvira Studebaker Hearse ad from The Hamilton Collection. It was in the October 19th, 2026 edition of Woman's World. I got to see it online last Friday and thought to share it today. The Elvira figure is not removable, and the hearse itself is 10 3/4" long. "Elvira's Deadly Ride" is available for three payments of $33.33 plus $15.99 tax/postage/services. Alas, I won't be pre-ordering it due to the price (almost $150) and I've read a few bad reviews about Hamilton over the years. Let me know in the comments if you have ordered this or ordered other Elvira items from Hamilton.

Elvira Studebaker Hearse Ad