Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 19: Zippo Shocktober Sweepstakes

Zippo is offering a chance to win the following five fiendish frighters this year (I really like the vampiress and hooded skull lighters):

You can enter the Zippo Shocktober Sweepstakes here.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 18: Elvira on TV Weekly 1982

Here is Elvira on the cover of TV Weekly October 24 to 30, 1982:

Picture courtesy of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (official)

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 17: Demons Ability Set At Superhero City

You got to hand it to Superhero City for they are one of the few Facebook games that I still play. They start the Halloween season by offering a Demons ability set that includes Hellfire, Scales of the Demon and Wings of the Demon.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 16: Women Wednesday: Elvira With Soska Sisters

This picture of Elvira with the Soska Sisters, Jen and Sylvia, plus two other unidentified women (I believe the blonde is Laurene London) is actually from Monster Fest 2012:

Picture courtesy of Monster Pictures.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 15: I, Frankenstein Official Trailer

Wow, this official trailer for I, Frankenstein starring Aaron Eckhart as Adam looks pretty cool:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 14: Elvira Maquette

I wish I could afford this:

You can pre-order your exclusive Elvira cold cast porcelain maquette (scale model) on October 25 for the special edition and on October 28 for the regular edition at Tweeterhead. The special edition is pictured above and includes the official logo nameplate, a special hand numbered backstamp on the base, signed by Chad Colebank, founer of Tweeterhead, and two Certificates of Authenticity (one hand numbered and signed by sculpter Trevor Grove and one signed by Chad Colebank).

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 13: Thrift Store Finds: Frankie McDonald In Haunted America

Yesterday's thrift store hunt netted me two interesting items for only a buck fifty plus tax. The first is a book entitled Haunted America by Michael Norman and Beth Scott (Tor; October 1995). I had to pick it up since it was only a dollar.

From the back of the book:

"Flying Dutchmen, poltergeists, vengeful wraiths, child ghosts, phantom trains, houses of evil, headless horsemen...

Haunted America takes you on a grand tour of ghostly hauntings through the U.S. and Canada, sweeping from terrifying battlefield specters at Little Bighorn to a vaudeville palace in Tampa, from ghostly apparitions in President Garfield's home in Ohio to the White House in Washington, D.C."

The second item was Ronald McDonald wearing a Frankenstein monster costume. The costume itself is in two parts with a hole for his eyes. This was part of the Halloween Happy Meal toy set from 1995 that also featured Grimace as a ghost, Hamburglar as Dracula and Birdie as a pumpkin. Unfortunately, I didn't find those three figures.

I think Ronald McDonald is scarier without the Frankenstein costume:

I really love the Frankenstein costume even if he does have a goofy grin:

What makes the costume is the details like the spider, hole and patch on the back:

Not a bad Halloween toy find for fifty cents.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 12: How To Carve A Halloween Pumpkin With Elvira Video

I have yet to buy a pumpkin for Halloween this year and I don't know if I will since most stores are still selling them for five dollars. I tried growing pumpkins and never had much luck with them. The closet pumpkin patch farm is still a good thirty minute drive away and tend to be priced even higher. At least I know how to carve a Halloween pumpkin thanks to this video featuring Elvira:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 11: Fanta Halloween Instant Win Game

While I was adding a few codes earlier at My Coke Rewards, I earned a free entry to the Fanta Halloween Instant Wind Game. Each entry is normally three Coke points. I snagged some screenshots so I could share them here. The first screen features a kid wearing a vampire cape and fangs hanging upside down from a haunted tree while drinking Fanta:

The second screen features a girl dressed up as a witch along with a black cat and a party going on at a haunted house:

I also found out that I could trade in Coke points for cool Fanta Halloween collectibles including party plates, glow in the dark can cooler, pizza cutter, inflatable pumpkin cooler and party bowls:

The actual game itself a bit of a disappointment mostly because I didn't win:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 9: Women Wednesday: Elvira Look-A-Like Contestants

Here is a group shot of the contestants that participated in Saturday night's Elvira Look-A-Like Contest:

All the women were winners as well as the guy that dressed up in costume. You can check out the video at The Real Elvira Facebook page.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 8: Scooby-Doo #38's Horror Hosts

Daphne appears on the cover of Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? #38 from DC Comics. She looks very much like a favorite horror hostess but with red hair. Shame that she doesn't actually appear like this within the book.

Instead, we are introduced to Nocturna, Mistress of Midnight:

"Creature Feature" is the first story in Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? #38: She looks like an offspring of Dracula and the Bride:

Shaggy and Scooby try their hands and paws as horror hosts, Count Shaggula and Mummymutt

The second story is "Ghost to Ghost TV" and spoofs Dick Clark with a character named Clark Barr, host of the original American Grandstand. It's a fair romp but no where as much fun as the first story.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 7: PCH Lotto Gets Spooky

I have not found any Halloween related lottery tickets yet but I did find that some of the PCH Lotto online tickets are a little spooky:

Unfortunately, I have yet to win anything from Publishers Clearing House either online or through their countless mailings over the years.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 6: Witches of East End

Witches of East End is a new television series that starts tonight on Lifetime. The show is inspired by the trilogy of best selling books written by Melissa de la Cruz. I have not read the books yet but I will be watching. Here are some promo pictures to enjoy:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 5: Elvira Look-A-Like Contest

Tonight at Knott's Scary Farm is the Elvira Look-alike Contest.

To celebrate the return of the Mistress of the Dark to Knott's in 2013, they are inviting all aspiring Elvira wannabes to dress the part and come to Knott's Scary Farm on Saturday, October 5 for a chance to strut their stuff. For one night only, Knott's will break its "no costumes" rule just for guests dressed like Elvira for this special event. The Elvira Look-A-Like Contest will take place at 9:30pm at the Charles M Schulz Theatre. One grand prize winner will receive two tickets to come back to Knott's Scary Farm again in 2013 on the night of their choice, 2 Elvira pins, a signed Elvia Stein, a signed Elvira t-shirt and a signed Elvira purse.

Please note: Valid admission to Knott's Scary Farm is required. Only Elvira costumes will be permitted. No masks or weapons permitted. Knott's reserves the right to determine whether Elvira costumes qualify for admittance/contest participation. Knott's Scary Farm is not recommended for guests under 13. Event re-entry is not permitted.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 4: Elvira's New Fragrances

The Mistress of the Dark is not a stranger to the world of scents for Evil by Elvira cologne spray was released in 1990 and is very hard to find:

(Note: the above picture is courtesy of The Elvira Collection)

Demeter Fragrance Library released the Dark Collection this year. Inspired by Elvira, the new fragrances include Vamp, Zombie and Black Roses.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 3: Elvira's Bootique Experience

The Mistress of the Dark has a special gift shop at Knott's Scary Farm that is called the Elvira's Bootique Experience (normally it's called the Ride Warriors Store). You will find t-shirts, coffee mugs, wine glasses, posters and more. Even better is that she will autograph them and here is the run down from Elvira herself:

Getting questions about the Elvira autograph signings at Knott's. Here's the run down .....

Exclusive Meet n' Shriek with Elvira every night of Knott's Scary Farm until 10/31! A strictly limited amount of Meet n' Shriek tickets will be available each night. Just purchase $40 of Elvira merch at the Boo-tique and you'll qualify for a ticket to have one of your items signed by the Mistress of the Dark herself!!

*Items are on sale starting at 7:00 PM each night of Scary Farm while supplies last. Signing event runs 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM. *Only the purchaser will be allowed access to the signing area. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. Sorry, no photos with Elvira will be allowed to ensure that the maximum number of Haunters can access this event. Admission to Knott's Scary Farm is required and not included in the signing event price.

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 2: Women Wednesday: Elvira And The Brew

Here are Mindy Sterling, Carla Renata, Elvira, and Edie McClurg on The Brew (a parody of ABC's The View from Elvira's Movie Macabre):

And here is the video:

Countdown to Halloween 2013 Day 1: Elvira With Zombie Friends

Today marks the official beginning of our annual Countdown to Halloween 2013. Here is the Mistress of the Dark hanging out with her zombie friends after surviving her new show, Elvira's Sinema Seance, at Knott's Scary Farm: