2021 Forever BOO!GUS Halloween Special!

Forever BOO!GUS 2021 Halloween Special! is once again opening their vault of spooky Halloween nostalgia. Enjoy an hour of chilling lost media, eerie forgotten commercials, odd public access specials, and a trip down scary lane. Lock your doors and turn off your lights. It's time to get BOO!GUS!!

Forever Bogus are proud archaeologists of forgotten media and pop culture from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. They are on a mission to help people remember the good parts of their childhood and embody those feelings through the power of nostalgia. Online at linktr.ee/foreverbogus

1980s-1990s Nostalgic Channel Surfing on Halloween

VHS recording of nostalgic channel surfing highlighting Halloween and horror related cartoons, shows, specials, movies, news segments, commercials and promos from the 1980s and 1990s.

1989 Halloween Party

David Skowronski's HALLOWEEN PARTY is a shot-on-video slasher film made by a bunch of actual teenagers in 1989. It originally aired on public access cable in Connecticut and is about a masked killer stalking teenage girls at a Halloween party. It's a wonderful artifact of the time. A new Halloween staple for me, and a perfect double bill with Chris LaMartina's WNUF Halloween Special.

I loved the opening cemetery scene together with the scary music and the old camcorder VHS font credits. The audio is rough at times, the kill scenes are really so bad they're good, the theme from Halloween is heard throughout the film, and the retro 80's hairstyles & clothes are hilarious. Stick around after the credits for Bloopers and a Monster Mash lip synch performance.

1980s-1990s Halloween Cartoon Armageddon

Halloween Cartoon Armageddon is a 4 hour mix of classic Halloween and horror related cartoons, commercials and music videos from the 1980s and 1990s. Created by Mark Willey at Vimeo.com.

Halloween Cartoon Armageddon THE FINAL CUT from Mark Willey on Vimeo.

1984 Vincent Price' s Halloween Thriller

Vincent Price's Halloween Thriller is a 1984 syndicated Halloween special that features the beloved horror actor playing host to a mix of Halloween music videos, including Halloween playlist staples like "Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me," Ray Parker Jr.'s "Ghostbusters," and Ozzy Osbourne's "Bark at the Moon." The special also features two performances from illusionist Abb Dixon, who performs a "cremation" and "the table of death."

Watch a VHS recording of the special as it originally aired on October 27, 1984 WOC with original commercials below. Mary McNamara's comment on the video at archive.org describes it as: A time capsule perfect for annual viewing, the fuzzy stolen from television copy only enhances the experience. Family Friendly loop for greeting Trick or Treaters. Oddly enough they couldn't get the rights to show Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video but they showed Jackson's "Billie Jean" video instead.

1986 Kidstime with T.X. Critter

Kidstime was a local children's tv show broadcast by WTXX Channel 20 (now WCCT-TV) in Waterbury, Connecticut in the 1980s and early 1990s. It was originally hosted by Mike Imfeld and his puppet companions with his cohost being T.X. Critter, a yellow precursor to ALF as he was created and performed by the same puppeteer, Paul Fusco, a few years before the hit NBC TV show of the same name. Kidstime was a Sunday morning 30 min TV show, thirty-second spots called Kidstime Express aired between commercials during weekday afternoon cartoons. At some point, Imfeld was replaced by Lauren DeLisa, who remained the host until the show was canceled in 1993.

The Kidstime Zone is the title of the 1986 Halloween episode and is hosted by Mike Imfeld dressed as Count Dracula. Ignatius Grippa's comment on YouTube best describes the first half: This video is so bizarre starting with the use of Alfred Hitchcock (and not Rod Serling) for a Twilight Zone bit? The goofy kids with their generic costume ideas and identical vocal inflections. The safety tips bit is like a hostage video. One kid winks when he says only go to houses that have lights on outside.

The rest of the video contains segments with Donald Dipman reporting from Halloween parties being held at various schools, The Bride of Frankenstein helps Mike make pumpkin cookies, T.X. reads one of his Terror Tales, Frankenstein's monster shows Mike and T.X. a boa constrictor, a tarantula, and a great horned owl. Mike asks Dracula (Bela Lugosi), Frankenstein's monster (Boris Karloff) and the Wolfman (Lon Chaney Jr.) various questions followed by the Monster Mash closing out the show. Priceless!

1995 The State's 43rd Annual Halloween Special

The State is a 1992-95 sketch comedy TV series that combined bizarre characters and scenarios to present sketches that featured a broad range of comedic styles from satire to forays into absurdism that won the favor of its target teenaged audience. The cast consisted of comedy troupe The State, who were 11 twenty-something comedians who created, acted, wrote, directed and edited the show. The group formed in 1988 and its members have continued to work together in various configurations ever since. After years of legal issues related to the soundtrack to many of the episodes, the series was released on DVD on July 14, 2009.

The series was originally broadcast on MTV between December 17, 1993, and July 1, 1995. CBS optioned to buy the show after its second year on MTV in hopes of increasing viewership among younger demographics and potentially providing competition against NBC's Saturday Night Live. CBS intended to test the waters with The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special, which aired in prime time in 1995. The special received generally good reviews (including some from critics that gave them harsh ones earlier), but due to little promotion, it received low ratings. The show was not picked up for further broadcasts.

I don't really get this special, besides the title card, there's nothing really Halloween or horror related shown. I guess that's the biggest joke or the most bizarre thing they could come up with, is make a Halloween Special with nothing related to the holiday in it. This video is from a pre-broadcast source and contains the full ending, which got cut off for some reason during orginal 1995 CBS broadcast.

1999 Curse Of The Blair Witch

Curse of the Blair Witch is a mockumentary about the Blair Witch legend and the three filmmakers who disappeared in October of 1994. It first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel on July 11, 1999 as a promotional prelude to the July 30, 1999 release of The Blair Witch Project, a found footage supernatural psychological horror film written, directed, and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. The film was a commercial success, grossing more than $248.6 million on a small budget of $60,000.

I remember this scaring me even more than the movie did when I watched on Sci-Fi in 1999. Maybe because it told the backstory of the Blair Witch plus included other creepy footage like a Rustin Parr short documentery and interview in prison, the serial killer whose house appears at the end of the film. You can watch a vhs recording of Curse Of The Blair Witch as it originally aired on Sci Fi Channel on 10/30/1999 WOC (With Original Commercials) below, or you can watch a high quality version at TubiTV.com.

2015-2016 A Totally Bogus Halloween Vol. 1 and Vol. 2

Forever Bogus presents A Totally Bogus Halloween Vol. 1, description from the back of the VHS cover:

"Its that time of the year again where we set forth to fill a void with pumpkin spice, cheap decorations, horror movies, and BOGUSNESS... That's right, Magnetic Magic brings the infamous Forever Bogus live stream straight to your own VCR with this special mixtape. Grab a bowl of your favorite Halloween treats, sit back, and enjoy hours of chilling commercials, spook tv specials, and eerie movies. Stay in for the night because the forecast calls for a Totally Bogus Halloween. Stay Bogus!"

This is Forever Bogus' very first Halloween mixtape released on October 2015. It includes three plus hours of Halloween nostalgia from the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. It has never been released digitally or on the internet until NOW! Enjoy the spook vibes, if you DARE!!

Forever Bogus presents A Totally Bogus Halloween Vol. 2, VHS description below:

"Forever Bogus & Magnetic Magic Rentals return from the dead to bring you a second helping of Halloween nostalgia. This year they've dug even further into the dark depths of the Bogus Vault to find some of the most obscure, bizarre, and forgotten Halloween goodies. From eerie public access TV specials to spooky home movies and everything in between. Stay in this Halloween because its gonna be a Bogus one!"

This is Forever Bogus' second Halloween mixtape released on October 2016. It includes three plus hours of all new nostalgic Halloween commercials, TV specials, public access TV specials, music videos, shorts, news reels, home movies, and so much more. Also has never been released digitally or on the internet until NOW! Both videos uploaded to forever.bogus.forever archive account. Happy Halloween!!

1985 How To Halloween Make-Up

Halloween Make-Up is a tutorial VHS video made by The Salt Lake Costume Company in 1985. Terry Allen will teach you how to look like a clown, vampire, cat, witch, werewolf, and create various cuts & scars with makeup. Video uploaded by GothTV.

1984 One Halloween Night

One Halloween Night is a 1984 family friendly Halloween special written, directed and edited by Mark Kalbfeld, who also uploaded this video to his Vimeo account. That's all I can figure out about this special. I tried to write this synopsis below because I couldn't find one online.

It's about Jason and his dog Spunky who witness a spaceship land on earth from a far, two aliens emerge who are out to conquer the planet. The boy and his dog track the aliens to a Halloween party and they must figure out who the intruders are to warn the party goers.

What are the odds of me finding two Halloween specials in the same year both starring puppets that I could not find any other info about either online? The first one I posted was 1990's It's Halloween, which is the better one of the two IMO. But this one is also very well made and just as fun to watch.

1997 How To This Haunted House

This Haunted House is a shot on video how to tutorial ripped from an old VHS tape by YouTuber Candybar Creepshow. This special tape gives you the insiders guide to make your house a Haunted House, written, produced and hosted by Bud McGinty! A rare and out of print release from 1997 by Macabre Manor Inc. Viewers beware... You're in for SCARE!

1997 Halloween... The Happy Haunting of America!

Halloween...The Happy Haunting of America is a 1997 documentary where actor/writer Daniel Roebuck and Halloween expert Bob Burns visit haunted houses across America, also features horror celebrities discussing their love for the holiday.

Includes interviews with Robert Englund, Tom Savini, Alice Cooper, Doug Bradley, Angus Scrimm, Sara Karloff and more. You'll also learn the origins of Halloween and trick or treating, the start of Don Post Studios, and the impact of the Universal Classic Monsters.

1988 How To Carve Great Faces For Halloween

VHS SYNOPSIS: Join the legendary Pumpkin Man himself, Gordon "Gordy" Falk, as he shows you everything you need to know how to carve the most spectacular pumpkin faces on your block. It's quick, easy, and fun. Anybody can do it. All you need is a one small knife, a large spoon, and of course a pumpkin. You won't believe how simple it is to turn your pumpkin into the best Jack O'Lantern you've ever seen. Have a Great Pumpkin and Carve Safely.

Gordy handcarved 1,000 different pumpkin faces each October in Wisconsin. What began as a favor to carve pumpkins for friends at Halloween parties, grew into huge displays at various public venues that attracted more than 50,000 spectators. I was very sad to hear that he passed away last year. He was a man with a big heart, he was always ready to make your day with a playful antic sure to cheer you up. All children loved him, he was indeed a Pied Piper. RIP.

2017 Halloween Party of Classic Cartoons and Movie Clips

Halloween Party is a compilation of public domain videos of spooky cartoon shorts and clips from classic B&W movies edited together by Attila Juhasz in 2017. Here is the description of the 1 hour 7 minute video: Original compilations made from public domain videos. You are free to stream from archive.org and download and use for personal use, but you may not download and stream elsewhere for commercial use without permission from Attila's Creative Works LLC (attilascreative.com). Happy Halloween everyone.

Featuring classic cartoon characters Mickey Mouse, Pluto, Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, The Headless Horseman, Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Bimbo, Little Audrey and Casper the friendly ghost. Also has music clips featuring classic horror movie actors and characters Vincent Price, Bela Lugosi, The Bowery Boys, Lionel Atwill, Tor Johnson, Vampira, Abbott and Costello, Count Orlock, Frankenstein's Monster and The Gill-man. Followed by 2 hour video of classic horror movie trailers called Halloween Trailers Party.

2019 CMFRT_SYSTMS // E005: "HALLOWEEN"

CMFRT_SYSTMS is a sketch comedy series for mature audiences written by and starring comedians LowRes, Jacob A. Miller, Kenney Dorcely, Speed, Jerry Jensen, and Hans Lam Barboza. This series is NOT for kids, it contains strong language, sexual situations and black comedy. If you are offended by any of these do not watch. It should be rated TV-MA for adults only.

There are 2 seasons of the series, The Halloween Special is episode 5 of season 1 and premiered on YouTube last year Oct 31, 2019. It features sketches about movies and characters from Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Dracula, Joker, The Blair Witch Project, Spawn, after school specials, and fake commercials for a costume shop & VHS video store.



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1990 It's Halloween

It's Halloween is a 1990 special with characters created by Grey Seal Puppets, a national touring company that writes and performs puppetry productions in theatres, schools, libraries and on camera since 1976. The opening credits say the special is sponsored by McDonald's and presented by WSOC-TV channel 9, a dual ABC/Telemundo-affiliated TV station licensed to Charlotte, North Carolina.

Other than that I can't find any other info about this online. I tried to write this synopsis because I couldn't find one: Timmy, a lonely trick or treater, is laughed at by the big kids because his Halloween costume is not scary. While looking for a scarier costume, Timmy finds a book of spells and incantations that belongs to an old witch, who must stop Timmy before he casts too many spells.

The fun family story is very much like other specials of the time and the puppets are very well made and remind me of 1981's The Crown of Bogg, The Wickedest Witch, & Whoopties Hallowe'en both from 1989 and Eureeka's Castle: Halloween Special from the 1990's. And I like opening sequence complete with vintage Apple computers.

The Official Eddie Spuhghetti Halloween Companion VOL 1, 2 and 3 Donation Drive

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I love VOL 1 and 2 and just ordered VOL 3. Each tape contains a full 6hrs of Halloween content including cartoons, shows, specials, a movie and commercials edited in the format of a television broadcast. Check out reviews and more info about VOL 1 and 2 and a message from Eddie Spughetti in the old Youtube videos from 2017 below, but don't use the links in the videos to donate use the link above. There's also a VHS promo for VOL 3 that uses the opening scene from Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers at the end of the page.

Review from Oct 22, 2017 by MrTonyoftheDead:


Review from Aug 12, 2017 by Candy Corn Apocalypse:


A Word From Eddie Spuhghetti from Nov 13, 2017, about that years Donation Drive:

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1988 The Disney Channel Halloween

7 1/2 hour VHS recording of Halloween cartoons, movies, commercials and idents as aired on The Disney Channel on October 31st, 1988. The first video is a 4 minute intro from a 1992 broadcast of A Disney Halloween, the second video contains the said special that runs for 95 minutes. Then the last video is 6 hours and contains the rest of the specials/movies listed below, with original commercials (WOC). Happy Halloween!

Intro from October 18, 1992 broadcast:


A Disney Halloween (1983):

1. Buttons and Rusty in Which Witch is Which? (1984)
2. Witch's Night Out (1978)
3. A Disney Halloween (1983) repeated
4. Halloween is Grinch Night (1977)
5. Mr. Boogedy (1986)
6. The Ghost and Mrs Muir (1947)

2018 The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash is a special that originally aired October 20, 2018 as part of Freeform's new 31 Nights of Halloween programming block. The special was filmed at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery and features fans, cast members, and celebrities as they commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Disney's 1993 film Hocus Pocus and its long-lasting impact.

Here's a rebroadcast of the Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash as seen on ABC's "The Wonderful World of Disney" with original commercials as aired during the special.

Includes interviews with the movie's stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Doug Jones, Amanda Shepherd, Larry Bagby, Jason Marsden and Tobias Jelinek, as well as director Kenny Ortega, writers Mick Garris and David Kirschner, choreographer Peggy Holmes and composer John Debney. Dove Cameron, PrettyMuch and Junior New System perform. Also features a Hocus Pocus costume contest judged by Margaret Cho, Sharon Osbourne and Kelly Osbourne.