8-Bit Videogame Halloween Cut Out Mask #3 – “Scary Burn Man”

This Halloween cut out mask began to appear on the sides of A&P grocery bags in Springwood, Ohio sometime in mid-September of 1989. Through a sponsorship with The Springwood Shopper, Perkin’s Pumpkin Farm and the Costume Corner, A&P would give out special “Halloween treat bags” on Halloween night to any child who trick-or-treated at theContinue reading “8-Bit Videogame Halloween Cut Out Mask #3 – “Scary Burn Man””

31 Days of Horror 2013 – Day 14

A Nightmare on Elm Street (Nintendo Entertainment System 1989) “Something frightening has been happening on Elm Street lately. It seems that with each waking day another gruesome discovery is made… another neighborhood teen has mysteriously passed away into the dark stillness of the night. Everyone says it’s “natural causes,” but it seems as if somethingContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2013 – Day 14”

Old School Horror Game End Screen: A Nightmare on Elm Street – NES

You stayed up late, put off personal hygiene, hanging out with friends and practically crippled your thumbs in the process but you finally did it. You finally beat that game you’ve been playing every day after school for the past three months. For your dedication, keen hand/eye skills and perseverance your reward is finally thereContinue reading “Old School Horror Game End Screen: A Nightmare on Elm Street – NES”