Vampires Sudge.

I learned a new word today courtesy of the Simpsons: substitute sucks with sudge*.

*Possible reference to A Christmas Story where the F word is substituted with fudge. 

Anyway, today I watched a handful of Hammer Vampire movies while carving fruit & veggies. 

 

Last night you may recall that I turned a turnip beet into a Jack o' Lantern.

Today at lunch, I transformed a pear into one.

Before and After:
 

 

Here I placed in under a blanket so it would glow better. Check it out here.

It took all afternoon for my next project, a Butternut Squash is difficult to squish.

 The end result was pretty good.

I tried to capture the essence of Escher and when I videotaped it here, it coincided with Dracula's demise at the end of Scars of Dracula. Scream and Scream again!

I had a can of Campbell's Pumpkin soup, so I added the butternut guts to with a bit of honey and some spices. Pretty good result.

 The vampire in my monster book looks pretty cool hanging upside down.

 

It's Vlad!

I wish I had some of this garlic for my soup.

 

Found this little creature the other day, I may have scored a special one, this guy doesn't match those on the box. Hey, it's a magnet!

 

 

If you liked the Hammer above, you may enjoy visiting Monster Movie Kid, there are plenty of old movies to browse.

Tomorrow, I'll be taking my vast amount of decorations to school so they can adorn their classrooms. Pictures forthcoming.
 

Goya Kaiju!

I've only seen the Goya Gatcha a few times and thus I only own 2 of them.

 

Today, I bought a Goya that looks as though it could be carved into a Kaiju. On further scrutiny, I think it'd make a good Crow!

Now I just need some legs and maybe some googly eyes and I'm all set.

I was inspired by this Sweet Potato and thought it'd make a pretty good Manda or a Sea Serpent. Alas, this was an afterthought. I didn't buy it.

Hopefully I'll find some interesting veggies closer to Halloween to do some funky carvings then.

Yam o' Lantern.

I had a party for the kiddies today and though there wasn't a great variety in costumes, they were adorable. In the second session, there were SEVEN Kikis and only a few carried Jiji as an accessory. Here is the staff in fancy dress.

Ghost.

Cookie Monster

Witch (The bat around her neck is homemade!)

Jack o' Lantern

Elvis

A cat.

And Remy. Though she was sick of my innumerable puns throughout the day, she introduced herself with the term, "Itadakimouse". 

And of course Batman in pjs.

In a rare crossover between DC and Marvel, Spidey had a tussle with the Dark Knight.

It ended in a draw.

This afternoon, I took the time to make a Lantern out of a vegetable, and since pumpkins are too expensive, I chose a Satsumaimo, more specifically a Murasaki-imo. 

Man, that thing was tough to carve. Here's the result.

And here are the guts. I boiled and mashed them and though not delicious were palatable.

https://youtube.com/shorts/EydF5O_9QwA?feature=share

Forgive me, I don't have time to figure out how to properly share it (YouTube in its infinite wisdom doesn't offer embed as an option for Shorts). Cut and past the above or try this: Yam.

I'm off to a party hosted by some Irish-loving singers, so...

I gotta go!

The Walking Deed.

A busy night with a Walking Dead marathon before the Season 10 premiere. So just a quick entry tonight. Here's tonight's Eko. Let's assume that they're raising the undead with this ritual.

These are the only characters from TWD that I currently own. RiP to all of them. What follows are some Walking Dead from parallel universes.

I'm not sure who the dead kid on the right is. The Zombie Avocado is part of the Vegetables of the Dead.

Some Zombified Sanrio characters. Kitty-chan is so cute!

These are not necessarily Zombears, they may just be regular Gloomy Bears who have just dined.

Finally today's snack is Japan Cola. I don't particularly like the taste but it's potable if you use plenty of ice. I bought it cuz of the dudes on the label.

Sticking to the theme, here's a link to another Cryptkeeper, Zombie Crossings.

See ya on the flipside.

Juicy Fruits!

Last week at the Supermarket in the drinks section, I discovered that the Fruit/Veggie juices were on sale. Not only that but each one came with a different AKBish gal dressed in a different veggie! I got six out of the 10, missing Nasu (Eggplant Empress), Asuparagusu Gal (Asparagus-duh), Horenso Hussy (Spinach) and Miss Mugwort (Artemisia princeps or ヨモギ=Yomogi).

Who did I get? Tomato Temptress brandishing a chicken leg.

Tamanegi Tart (Onion) with one of those breaded wiener things.

Carrot Queen (Ninjin) with an ice cream cone.

赤ピーマン Aka-Piman Princess (Red Pepper) holding what appears to be a cup of takoyaki (octopus balls.)

Kabocha Kid (Pumpkin) wielding a submarine roll.

The last gal of my Legion of Super-Produce is my favourite, Carifurawa Queen (Cauliflower) holding a beer!

In addition to my heroines, if you buy two, you procure a clear file featuring Karaage Chicken, Shrimp Stir-fry or a Double Bacon Cheeseburger. My guess is that カゴメ株式会社 (Kagome Kabushiki Gaisha) Kagome's advertising campaign is something like: You can eat whatever you like and provided you drink our Veggie Juice, you'll never gain weight!

I'm not far off the mark by calling these gals Super-Heroes. The obverse of the clear file features them in full-on battlegear!

Check this out to see them in action!

Now that was pretty cool! This is just a little creepy...

But they do look delicious!