Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 9: Rat Traps Gummi Candy

My sister bought a bag of Rat Traps a few weeks ago. The gummi rats are supposed to be gray with pink tail and taste like strawberry. The rat came out looking green due to bad lighting and it does not really have a taste to me. The bag has twenty-five Rat Traps.

I do like the detail of the semi-soft gummi rat that is about an inch long:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 8: Unleash Your Dark Side At The Sims Social

You can now unleash your dark side at The Sims Social, an online game on Facebook since it is Werewolves vs Vampires Week:

Players can purchase new Halloween costumes that are rather mundane like the werewolf's beard, which makes you look more like Wolverine (sadly, there are no vamp or wolf teeth but there is a canine nose):

Vampire lovers can purchase the double coffin bed for those bizarre sleep overs:

New spooky items to decorate your house with since every haunted house needs a broken mirror and a spooky portrait:

I like this painting of Vlad the Impaler...er, Impressionist but you have to earn it by completing all seven "What Big Teeth You Have" tasks:

You will also find ghosts outside of the house that you can snap pictures of (I actually found two):

While I am not a big fan of The Sims Social (I would rather play SimCity), the ghost hunting makes it a little more interesting to play. Beware that the game has been having connection problems lately so it may not load for you.

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 7: Pez Witch

I finally have a Pez witch dispenser thanks to one of the local retail stores finally carrying them. The bottom is the only part that glows in the dark. Would have been cooler if the head or at least the face would also glow. I am torn about keeping it in the package or opening it and playing with it before gobbling all the candy.

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 6: Elvira Interview At GeekChicDaily

GeekChicDaily has an interview with Cassandra Peterson, who has some very interesting news for her fans at Will Elvira Retire-a?

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 5: Elvira In Monster Land #2

The cover of Monster Land #2 (April 1985) featured Elvira, Sybil Danning and Jane Badler:

Page 18 featured a color pinup of Elvira holding a crystal ball:

Page 19 started the "Elvira Day" article with a picture of Dr Ackula aka Forrest J Ackerman (he wrote the article too):

Page 20 features five photos of various werewolves:

Page 21 concludes the "Elvira Day" article:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 4: Bloody Barnabas Collins

Yes, it looks like the Dark Shadows movie will have some blood if this picture of Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins with a bloody hand is any indication:

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 3: FarmVille Halloween Collection

FarmVille has started their Halloween Collection for this year. To be honest, I have not been playing this online game at Facebook much lately since it freezes up after a few minutes.

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 2: Freaky Frightful Cards At Superhero City

Superhero City has started their Halloween celebration with Freaky Frightful Cards.

This set includes Darker Side '11, Cackling Laughter '11 and Jack O' Lantern's Glow '11.

Countdown To Halloween 2011 Day 1: Elvira And Candy Samples

What a better way to start this year's Countdown to Halloween than a picture of Elvira and Candy Samples:

Women Wednesday: Retro Boot Dawnstar by Mark Hearn

Dawnstar is one of my favorite Legionnaires and I love this photo manipulation by Mark Hearn from Maco Studios (check out the site to see more of his work):

Anne Hathaway In Full Catwoman Costume

Newsarma has posted pictures of Anne Hathaway in full Catwoman costume on the set of Dark Knight Rises at Anne Hathaway, now with cat ears! (click on the link for more pictures):

The costume does look pretty cool except for the flowing hair and the boots with stiletto heels.

First Official Dark Shadows Movie Cast Photo

I could not wait until October to post this from Blastr's 1st official Dark Shadows cast pic shows Depp looking less awful:

Countdown To Halloween 2011

Just a reminder that I will be participating in this year's Countdown to Halloween (be sure to check that blog out too). That means that October will see spooky posts in one form or another right here at Moongem Comics.

Countdown to Halloween 2011

Coming In October: DC Universe Online Free To Play

Comics Allience's DC Universe Online Free-To-Play Starting In October pretty much says it all. Unfortunately, I will not be able to play it since my computer does not meet the requirements.

The Only Good Thing About Red Lanterns #1

Dex-Starr should have gotten his own series in the new DCU since he is the only good thing about Red Lanterns #1 (November 2011):

Thrift Store Find: Superman Doomsday DVD

Ha, I knew if I waited long enough that I would find a copy of 2007's Superman/Doomsday animated movie at a local thrift store. I finally found one today for only three dollars.

Women Wednesday: Naomi

Naomi is Oliver Queen's Oracle in Green Arrow #1 and is by far the best thing about the new series:

The Only Good Thing About Detective Comics #1

The batmobile was the only thing I really liked about Detective Comics #1.