by Chloe Koffas, Regular Contributor The smell of warm, hollow pumpkin - the winking candle lighting up the jack-o-lantern’s toothy smile from the inside, the flame bending over from the chilly fall breeze to singe the stringy, squashy edges just a little. Salted...
Here's my latest addition to the Gen X archive. It's a 35mm slide featuring a scene from Halloween 1973. I love all the kids walking in a line down the sidewalk. Unfortunately, I have no details on the location, but there are mountains in the background. Here are some...
Big props to the mom who put this E.T. Halloween costume together. What an awesome trio and tribute to the 1982 movie. It's Elliott, E.T., and Gertie! Elliott was played by Gen X actor Henry Thomas (b. 1971). Gertie was played by Gen X actress Drew Barrymore (b....
In the 1970s, Halloween costume makers Ben Cooper and Collegeville, both offered Native American Halloween costumes for children. Today, they're rare because people have figured out that -- hey, this stuff is offensive to Native peoples and maybe you should stop doing...
Check out these Ghostbusters Halloween costumes from the 1980s. The new, all-girl Ghostbusters movie (loved it!), ensures another generation -- Generation Z! -- will enjoy Ghostbusters Halloween costumes.
This photo generously provided by Jennifer Rogers via Flickr. The picture was taken October 31, 1978 and features her little brother dressed up in a Ben Cooper Casper The Friendly Ghost Costume. Jennifer is wearing a witch costume with an orange paper witchy hat. In...
Today's Gen X Halloween photo is from the late 1970s or early 1980s. It's C-3P0, "a droid programmed for etiquette and protocol, built by the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker, and a constant companion to astromech R2-D2." I don't come across this character very often. The...
Woke up in the Halloween spirit. ??? #costumes #Halloween #halloweenmask #trickortreat #vintage #art #favorite #autumninny #bencooper A video posted by Bittycar (@bittycar) on Oct 5, 2016 at 4:09am PDT "Looked like spidey was giving me the finger but upon the 48th...
Look at these gorgeous vintage Halloween pictures from 1972! I have slowly been acquiring 35 mm slides from the 1960-90s. Specifically, anything interesting or beautiful that reflects the growing up or coming of age of Generation X. This latest purchase is one of my...
Today's photo is another Ben Cooper, flame retardant favorite: Star Wars! May the force be with you and that little clown, too. The daily Halloween photo during the month of October will also be posted to Facebook. I invite you to follow along and join the page if you...
When my kids tell me they want to go on a TV show I know exactly how they feel. I wanted to go on Bozo the Clown when I was a kid and ride in the Bozo-mobile! I would have probably loved nothing more than to wear a store-bought, Bozo the Clown costume for Halloween. I...
Ben Cooper, Inc., Vintage Halloween Masks by Brechtburg via Flickr Halloween is the one holiday where you get to be whoever you want to be and you don't have to buy anybody any presents. It just seems to get better and better with each passing year. But,...