It’s that time of year again! Strange Kid has stuffed all the Halloween goody bags full of candy, roadkill and low caliber explosives…DANG he knows how to party! We’ve invited some of our friends over to the clubhouse to share their Halloween memories, so pull up a beanbag chair and listen to today’s horrific tales from…Ken Haeser.
Ken is an artist and writer, best known around the clubhouse for being a co-creator behind Dynamite’s The Living Corpse (along with yesterday’s Halloween 13 guest, Buz Hasson). He also works on Dynamite’s Grumpy Cat series, and provides “cute” covers for a variety of other titles for that publisher. If you ask me, Ken has a bit of an unfair advantage on the “cute” front—his cousin works at a demon daycare on the sixth circle of Hell, so he can get all the best demonic toddlers as monster art references. Ah well, it’s good to know people! But right now, let’s dive into the Halloween questions:
What’s your best (or worst) Halloween memory?
KEN HAESER: Actually going out at night to go trick or treating! This Halloween in the bright afternoon is bullshit! And taking a trip afterwards to go get your bag of candy x-rayed to check for razor blades.
What are your top 5 movies (or TV episodes) to watch leading up to Halloween?
KH: You can’t go wrong with a marathon of the Halloween movies and The Simpsons Treehouse of Horrors. I watch the same stuff all year, not just for Halloween.
The dead have returned from the grave, and most of the living are zombified—including all the A-through-C-list celebrities, of course—who would you pick to eat your delicious brain?
KH: Bruce Campbell…if he wants to.
What are 5 songs that need to be on your Halloween playlist?
KH: 1. “Thriller”
2. “This is Halloween” from Nightmare Before Christmas
3. “The Monster Mash”
4. “Pet Sematary” by the Ramones
5. Anything by White Zombie
You cross an old gypsy woman (why would you do that?!) and she curses you to turn into _________ every night. What monster/beastie/other would you choose to spend your nights as?
KH: Hmmm—I’d want to be a werewolf [and] get out that frustration by hunting in the woods a couple times a month.
Our resident troublemaker, Strange Kid, wants to take you out on the town on Halloween—what kind of mischief would you kids get into? (Hint: bring bail money, whatever your response may be…)
KH: I would bring back the good old mischief night. Bring a good pair of running shoes!
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Our friends at 411 Underground Radio are celebrating THEIR big Halloweek 2015 extravaganza this week! We cover the geek side of the holiday, while they focus on the music community and supply some extra tunes for your party. So visit their site or join the Facebook event page, where you can find links to both our event and theirs!
