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>>40861717

History of Halloween
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDbz6heh6-w
>Carving templates for Jack-o-lanterns
https://www.pumpkinlady.com/pumpkin-carving-patterns-stencils-templates-designs/
>Pumpkin Festival game, servers not up yet
https://adamgryu.itch.io/pumpkin-carver
>Carnevil arcade cabinet working on Win10 and 11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR0d44xpTYE
>Bone Chillers
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzovi87vDfzI6nPuvN_eekZGqzLT20hs3
>AVGN visits Sleepy Hollow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7RGxtDxRF4
>Are you afraid of the Dark - Full first season compilation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3gebvDfwB8
>Retro Halloween commercials playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTudctaUrHkl3WuEmtsf12b8qQlY1iC_N
>John Carpenter playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWqYfFY5SwVNr8d-6NSde7NxLDTLj5dfd
>Spooky Ambience Videos
https://www.youtube.com/@JonnyHalfton/videos
>Vintage Halloween Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdKjlZRkGS0

>Happy Halloween /x/
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZUuXbbzXKgCinTDdxx7TXh_sbaFCYeyN?usp=sharing
>Over the Garden Wall
https://mega.nz/folder/p2oyyb5K#M_LefosMI8Z34h2SeMi-wA
>Huge collection of Halloween and Horror related YouTube videos
https://pastebin.com/UwN9Txwa
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NaN4lPrX-LylvZKm22KAvFVXQprx6wiS?usp=drive_link
>Fun Halloween MEGA
https://mega.nz/folder/2kBGHILB#LuteajOMDYifUtrHB1lVHA

Happy Halloween anons
What do for costume?

>>40943248
stupid bunny suit

>>40943228 (OP)
I wanna get wired on these and stay up all night Halloween. I need irl /x/ friends everyone I know is to serious for Halloween now.

Hel yeah.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLNYPbqermo

i hope i can take a girl on a date this halloween and watch spooky videos from youtube with her.

https://youtu.be/6dX05pVQ8ik?si=fH8b5ntk0O7zdM4c

>>40943248
Got a few ideas, but currently it's a toss up between Adler from Signalis or an Oblivion Dark Brotherhood member. Lot of time between now and then so probably decide more definitively when it's closer to Halloween, but those're my two frontrunners for now.

Recommend Shadow Man for Halloween vidya. It is a perfect late-October game.

>Aug 21
One month until autumn bros. We're all gonna make it.

>>40943228 (OP)
How did you write that on the tombstone?

>>40944217
Someone else must've done that. I'm just a picture-taker, not a tombstone-writer.

>>40943228 (OP)
>https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NaN4lPrX-LylvZKm22KAvFVXQprx6wiS?usp=drive_link
Just updated this with some newer content

Weather is starting to get comfy. So ready for spooky season bros

>>40943316
Never tried these! Are they any good?

>>40946388
I haven't either. One of my friends insists there the best ones. She'd also be the only person I know my age that would wanna do something for Halloween but live way to far away now.

I made a spooky clown pail

heaven on earth, im just happy to be here guys

>>40947219
happy to have you here anon, pull up a chair.

>>40948178

Starting to build my horror movie watchlist , any recommendations? I do enjoy the classics the most like Halloween, Hellraiser, etc

But I'm open to seeing some what modern horror has to offer, I didn't mind weapons but I do think it was overhyped. Cool premise but coulda been scripted a little better.

Are of the peele horror movies any good besides get out? thats the only one ive seen and even then kinda found it a little more funny than scary lol

>>40947156
Nice. I like it a lot.

>>40948315
Some favorites off the top of my head:

Hereditary
Noroi
Banshee Chapter
The Ring
The Ninth Gate
The Empty Man
Lake Mungo
Butterfly Kisses
Sator

>>40948315
>Starting to build my horror movie watchlist
>But I'm open to seeing some what modern horror has to offer
kek, I'm actually in the same boat and need a few modern recommendations off the beaten path. I caught funny games (2007) recently and it was breddy gud, especially if you hate rich people. hereditary (2018) is recommended to death, but it really is one of the best modern horrors. the killing of a sacred deer (2017) is great if you like spaghetti and want to be weirded out. but some people aren't into spaghetti. or being weirded out.
>Are of the peele horror movies any good besides get out?
as far as peele goes, I've only ever seen get out (like you), so... not sure about his other stuff. maybe someone else can offer more insight.

>>40948315
Classics
>Carnival of Souls
>At Midnight, I'll Take Your Soul
>This Night, I'll Possess Your Corpse
>Embodiment of Evil (not classic, but part of Coffin Joe trilogy)
>Maniac (1980 version)
>Unhinged
>Fiend
Three great slashers.
>Flesh Eater
>Eraserhead
>Trick Or Treat (1986, not the 07 film)
>Re-Animator
>From Beyond
>Sleepaway Camp
>The Child
>City of the Living Dead
>The Beyond
Modern stuff (post 80s)
>When Evil Lurks
>Speak No Evil (Danish version)
>Martyrs (French version)
>A Cat in the Brain
>Ginger Snaps
>May
>WNUF Halloween Special
>Lake Mungo
>Hell House LLC
>The Collingswood Story
>Frogman
>Strangeland

>>40948654
The Collingswood Story is very underrated. Good one.

Also, for thos elooking for another classic, check out The Old Dark House. Super cozy

>>40948500
>>40948616
>>40948654

thanks guys awesome recommendations so far , will start sorting them through soon enough.
>>40948616
>caught funny games (2007) recently and it was breddy gud, especially if you hate rich people.

bruh say no more

What episode was peak Treehouse of Horror?

>>40943228 (OP)
Bros, I'm getting married Oct 2nd and my future wife loves Halloween as much as I do. Did I score?

>>40947156
Very creepy, gj anon.

>>40948943
pics or BS

There was this one japanese horror movie - all I visually remember is a still of some village side in Japan. I forget the plot - but I remember its vibes/cinematography being dark bluish hues of sorts. Does that ring a bell for anyone?

>>40948943
Scored hard, congrats!!!

>>40948943
congrats anon! my fiancee loves halloween too and we're gonna have a hallowedding as well, a couple years from now.

>>40948943
Congratulations anon!

What books should I read to get into the season? I’ve got a short horror collection on my list, and that’s basically it.

>>40948914
The first three. The other golden era ones are good but they lost atmosphere when they got rid of the framing sequences. My favorite segments are The Raven, The Monkey's Paw, and King Homer.

>>40951358
Tales of Mystery and Imagination
The October Country
The Halloween Tree
A Night in the Lonesome October

Hopefully other posters add more.

>>40951358
I love H.P. Lovecraft myself, bit of a cliché choice I know, but there really is something special in his stories.
That being said his writing style can be a bit difficult at times to read a long with so if you're looking for something with a similar flavor of horror that's more readable then I'd recommend Robert W. Chambers' "The King in Yellow"

>>40951859
>>40951985
Thanks anons. I’ll read them all. I’ve read some of Lovecraft, so it’s about time I finished it anyways.

>>40951358
>Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, Scary Stories 3
>The Little Giant Book of True Ghost Stories
>Scary Stories For Stormy Nights
>Scary Stories For Sleepovers
>I Spy Spooky Night
>Ghosts! Ghostly Tales From Folklore
>In A Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories
>Nightmare Hour
>Too Good To Be True: The Colossal Book of Urban Legends
>Tales For The Midnight Hour
>Haunted Halloween Stories: 13 Chilling Read-Aloud Tales
>Campfire Ghost Stories Vol 1 and 2

"The Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century Ghost Stories" is the best short horror collection I've ever read. Great reading for this time of year!

Done any Halloween shopping anons? What'd ya get or what do you have your eye on?

>>40955071
Patiently waiting for the local Spirit to finally open so I can let it plan my Halloween for me. Honestly, half the fun is wandering around to grab cheap garbage I didn't know I wanted.

>>40955071
No shopping yet, but I love miniatures and scenes/dioramas or things that could be integrated into one. Been having fun going through what I do have and making some displays and things here and there while reorganizing other stuff. Big into Dolls/Figures/miniatures and all that so just have a casual hangout space on one of the storage shelves for now. I don't want to go full Halloween until mid/late September tho. Been itching to make some kind of 1/12 scale adventure's guild. Perhaps I'll start on that soon and then I can decorate it for Halloween and then later Yule and so on ^///^

>>40956858
Based. Hopefully this season I start my vampire Warhammer project, it should be able to double as seasonal decorations.
>>40956798
Spirit really is an institution. Something about Halloween seems to validate the "cheap plastic" aspect. It's intentionally lurid, cheap, lowbrow. Cheap thrills, lowbrow scares, lowbrow indulgences (candy, liquor/parties, roadside attractions) Halloween seems to combine a strong sense of community and humanity, meeting your neighbors in person, creating a neighborhood event, with a sort of bacchanalian celebration of "guilty pleasures". There's something beautiful and primal about that combination. I believe I will buy the big animatronic ratman this year.

Do any fellow autists associate different horror movie subgenres with different seasons?
I like to watch summer/spring horror in September, fall horror in October and winter horror in November to drag out Halloween season as long as possible.

>>40957050
>I believe I will buy the big animatronic ratman this year.
Exquisite taste, anon. Very based. I believe I'll grab the BPA-laden zombie chalice to host an experimental pairing of orange fanta and vodka.

>>40957138
Not specifically the subgenre, but for Halloween I am looking for stories and movies that suggest autumn/Halloween. I want it to literally depict Halloween/the lead up to Halloween or at least fall weather. This is why I hate how often lists of Halloween movies or books are just lists of horror. The Thing is a classic but not what I'm looking for when I want that Halloween mood, as an arbitrary example.

>>40951358
Look up anthologies by Marvin Kaye
Also "the dark descent" anthology. I also liked the few Robert Aickman stories that I've read

>>40957408
Very much agree with this. Halloween is a celebration of autumnal spookiness. It's a harvest festival at its roots.

>>40956858
Show me pictures, anon. I love dioramas/scenes too.overpriced but Michaels actually has store brand Halloween diorama kits this year.

>>40957408
The End of Summer: Thirteen Tales of Halloween

>>40943228 (OP)
68 days

Soon...

>>40943228 (OP)
i enjoy autumn as a whole

what are some fun rituals to do on this day?

>>40957138
Sorta tangential, but I think that - because I grew up in a region that lacks the seasonality of places like Europe or the Northeastern US - I tend to tailor my media consumption such that it strongly aligns with the current season (e.g., fall media during fall, winter media during winter), so a large portion of what I watch during fall is fall-related, horror or otherwise. It's really just seasonal escapism for me, because I live too close to the equator to regularly experience much of what's depicted in traditional fall/winter media.

>>40948500
>>40948654
What are more movies like
>The Ninth Gate
>1408
>Hellraiser (kinda)
>Oculus
In which an individual or a small group contends with a haunted object in a very rational way?

>>40962659
Leave food out for your deceased loved ones.
>>40964435
How does society get back here?

I love Halloween, can't wait for Fall either been too hot up here. Anyone got any good music playlists (without the kids music) or ambiance?

>>40965377
Lucky for you. I have found this artist that may fit the bill. I was going to post him as thanks for the many books I was recommended.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrZCipoPHgw

>>40965377
here's something that might be up yer alley, I've been listening to this while sculpting lately

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0KTuSHRte2i8BnmoQ2WGJY?utm_source=chatgpt.com

what's one of YOUR most awesome/spooky halloween experiences?

>>40966914
What do you sculpt with? That sounds fun to do.

>>40966918
The funnest memory is when I was like seven or so. My drunk dad took me and my brothers trick or treating. It was awesome going around getting candy while he sung to Black Sabbath and older classics. In hindsight it was pretty dangerous with all the kids around to be drunk driving, but damn was it fun.

>>40966918
I don't have anything that stands out particularly, but I do remember how awesome it was to have a relentless stream of communal activities as a kid - book fairs, cartoon network specials, sleepovers, and trick or treating were all steadfast pursuits. Nothing quite recaptures the anarchic joy of ransacking a neighborhood with a handful of close friends, knowing damn well you're going to surfeit yourself with the newfound spoils an hour past your bedtime. Booze and sex just don't hit the same way.
>>40967839
>In hindsight it was pretty dangerous with all the kids around to be drunk driving, but damn was it fun.
kek

>>40967801
Paper mache clay! it's rad. Not the easiest to sculpt with but the resultant material is lightweight and extremely strong.

>>40967839
Just classic 'ween right there. I miss my drunken neighborhood halloween crawls.

>>40968102
I agree 100 percent. I believe that all psychoactive consumption is trying to recapture this certain feeling we had as kids. Nothing will come close, best we can do is help to create those memories for the current crop of kids.

>>40968576
I’ve never seen or heard of it. Your sculptures look great. They remind me of a classic Halloween, and I can easily imagine them all over a red and orange town.

No way in Hell will this thread die early.

Some more music stuff that may help you get in the Autumn mood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgMtbKjx-ho

Anyone doing any rituals for the season?

>>40971410
I had a habit of opening my door on October first and putting a jack o lantern out there, as if to say "come on in, spirits of the season". One year I noticed that shit was falling over in the home a lot more often, so I guess maybe I got a ghost that liked to knock shit over. I didn't really find that convenient, so I haven't opened the door to spirits like that in subsequent years.

>>40971425
>anon got the dud

>>40971425
That I would do, if I lived alone. I'm looking for more personal rituals to do. I'm in the mood to try and summon something, or do something to help with transformations. The occultism thread may be better place to ask. I figured I may ask here beforehand.

>>40962643
based and autumnpilled

Gonna be working on my October watch list tonight

>>40975199
Omw

>>40957138
I like watching Puritan/witch-themed folk horror in November, combining Halloween with Thanksgiving. Twins of Evil, Witchfinder General, The Witch, and, of course, all versions of The Crucible are ideal viewing.

>>40971931
When I'm able to get out, I like to go back home to my home town on Halloween, revisit where I used to live, abandoned house now, sleep there, and try to see if my little sister is still around.

>>40974532
Done.
https://letterboxd.com/cinemonster/list/the-twelfth-of-hooptober-diary-of-a-madman/

Does anyone have any Halloween related board games they'd recommend?

>>40948914
South Park and King of the Hill both have great halloween episodes in their earlier seasons as well

>>40970523
Thanks anon, this is great.
I listened to this one a lot last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hg1Kudd_x4

>>40978024
Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem. Also Alan Wake

>>40978024
For something simple and just nice to look at, not a board game, but "I Spy Halloween" is a nice book to have. For a board game if you like table top type stuff, I loved this one back around 2010

>>40957138
Sounds like you have good taste.
What are some good winter horror movies in your opinion?

Anyone have one of these short story collections? Over the years, I picked these up at thrift stores, but I never got around to reading any.

>>40978024
Ghost fighting treasure hunters, Gloom, "Zombies!!!" (seconding the other anon), One night a vampire, mysterium, the goosebumps board game (either the new one or the old ones, they're all pretty dope)

September/October watches

>>40978024
The Presence. It's a Kickstarter game that I haven't received yet and I see that only 15 retailer pledges were made for it but it looks absolutely amazing and I'm stoked to get it. Their design blog for it is an intereating read and I agree with all the design philosophy they had behind it.

https://purplelanterngames.com/

https://purplelanterngames.com/2022/10/17/what-is-a-ghost/

>>40978644
>>40978677
>>40980411
>>40980869
Thanks anons, my tabletop repertoire has grown substantially in both length and girth. The luigi board and spirit themed monopoly are gonna stay in the closet this year.

I just finished this trick or treater fella

>>40979519
yo that one with the edward gorey cover is awesome

>>40948315
>peele
utter woke garbage stick with the classics
slaughter of the vampires 1962 is pure kino atmosphere shot on location in a 16th century italian castle & its grounds

>>40982529
>>40982533
The cloth is amazing. How’d you get it so realistically? Did you literally lay a layer of paper mache clay over top and let it fold in on itself?

Sexy witch bump.

>>40948500
These are all shit tier
>>40948654
These are mostly excellent

>>40943228 (OP)
>>40952336
Y'all got anymo them Halloween Pepes??

>>40986873
does apu count?

>>40983539
Oh the cloth is actually cloth, his face and feet are the only things fully sculpted (out of paper mache). The linen cloth just hangs over and I gathered it in certain areas and sewed it up to sit correctly.

>>40943474
>cover
>just strums along to the song
and rob zombie

>>40951358
I like Halloween to remind me of my childhood sometimes, so I'd suggest going to your local thrift store (not Goodwill. they're a chain and they suck, plus they sell all their good shit on eBay at a higher price to cover shipping) and peruse the children's book section. in it, you can find a lot of spooky treasures if you're not in the mood to read about gore and sleaze and a lot of cuss words. I find picrel from 1991 once. it's a collection of spooky, short stories geared towards kids. some are meh, but the good ones are REALLY good and they're all by different authors. also, the books there are super cheap, like $0.50 a piece and many are the original paperbacks too

Only 63 days left guys! :'D

>>40988169
nta, but love the diy stuff you post. do you make these things throughout the year or just around halloween?

>>40989744
Hey, Drac? Are you dead and still loving it?

>>40988169
thanks anon! I make stuff year round, mostly halloween stuff but also puppets and occult tools

Pumpkins

>>40943248
Im sewing some new clothes for my medieval reenactment kit so it'll probably be those.

"Once each year, as October breezes bluster, there comes a most particular and most peculiar night. An anxious sort of night, when the dark grows a little more so, a jittery sort of night, when nothing is quite as it was...A night called Halloween. "

>>40962643
Same but currently needs more gloomy weather, love that the trees are already starting to shed.

It's gonna be in the 80s all week...can't wait for the cool weather to come.

What was your favorite costume to go trick or treating in?

>>40999653
Batman. Having a costume with a cape at 6 years old was honestly the coolest thing ever.

Won't be long now til Halloween. Were in the home stretch now.

>>40943248
It depends, I've been working out the whole year so
>If i get abs
Playboy bunny
>If not
Superman

Best thread! :D Only one month til October starting tomorrow! Hooray!
Happy spooky season, friends!

>>40999653
I went as a black cat one year!
Probably my favorite costume of the one's I remember dressing up as :-)

>>40948315
I'm personally quite fond of folk horror and Puritan horror, with Witchfinder General and various adaptations of The Crucible as more grounded examples. For more fantastic takes, there's Solomon Kane (which, in my opinion, didn't really seem to grasp Howard's character well), plus The Witch. Although technically a distinct denomination rather than actual Puritans, The Brethren of Light in Twins of Evil put off a great vibe, plus the opening music would have worked great for a better Solomon Kane adaptation.

https://youtu.be/iV0HfCbDRTI?si=XT58v6LVu9D0D_Qi

I love sexy witches

>>40948943
What does your wife's boyfriend think about Halloween?

>>40943263
These fucking suck. Does anyone like these AI slop witch shit?

This year I moved to a more rural area with plenty of farm stands. I plan on buying pumpkins and carving them throughout the season. Like one a week. Maybe I can leave them around town or something to spread the magic? My town is a summer lake destination spot so there isn't much community besides the tourists in the summer and the lingering workers / farmers / retirees/ druggies

>>41009337
Sounds like a lovely idea, anon. Leaving some pumpkins around in a rural area seems like a good deed as long as nobody fucks with them or whatever, but I think people might appreciate it as an anonymous act.
>>41005853
Ever seen The Blood on Satan's Claw? I'd consider it foundational folk horror.

>>41009560
>The Blood On Satan's Claw
Yes. That's an excellent example of the period folk horror I was referring to. Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter is another one I enjoy. Just the whole overall vibe of combining period costumes, hairstyles, weapons, and even social mores all come together for a comfy vibe during spooky season for me personally.

>>40945714
Is there anything else I should add? I feel it's pretty complete

>>41009560
I'd accept some light vandalism from kids because mischief does come with the season. For the most part I think you just need it for the ambience. Little reminders of the new season do a lot to really accentuate the feeling for everybody. Even if it's subtle

>>41008432
Same, bro, same.

>>41009337
>I plan on buying pumpkins and carving them throughout the season. Like one a week. Maybe I can leave them around town

>>40999653
Now that I think about it, I never really liked any of my costumes.

>>41008432
you'd be such an easy mark for a siren

>>41010419
I really only came into my own vis a vis costumes in adulthood. Of course that mostly means making an ass of myself at tame parties mostly attended by coworkers, but damn if I don't look good doing it. And if you hit a bar crawl on Halloween weekend a good costume can get some compliments. I think thats why people like me get into cons and Ren faires, but Halloween is special for us dress up enthusiasts.

>>41008432
"SEXY WITCHES could be here" he thought, "I've never been in this thread before. There could be SEXY WITCHES anywhere." The cool wind felt good against his bare chest. "I LOVE SEXY WITCHES" he thought. This is Halloween reverberated his entire car, making it pulsate even as the $7 Sam Adams Jack-o Pumpkin circulated through his powerful thick veins and enhanced his (merited) love of spooky pagan bitches. "With a phone, you can Halloweenpost anywhere you want" he said to himself, out loud.

>>41010858
omg

I NEED A SEXY WITCH GF RIGHT FUCKING NOW

>>40952336
Nice list

Gonna make honey pickled apples again this year and give them to friends once it’s later into September. It’s still practically summer here in Texas

>>41008604
Literally me.
>>41009337
That sounds like a pretty neat way to spread Halloween cheer. On a similar note, I periodically consider placing mini pumpkins on top of random mailboxes.

>>40948315
Maybe this will help anon?

https://mega.nz/folder/kj5hWI6J#0cyw0-ZdvZKOJW3fPI6RfQ/folder/17gwXTTT

>>41008473
no one likes that souless shit

>>40948315
a cool one to check out is Jacob's Ladder if you haven't

>>41011871
wow thanks fren, this is incredible

>>41011930
ngl, i immediately thought the wolfman in the lower right corner was a guy dressed in blackface.

>>41006777
love that pic, is that a farm or small comunity ?

>>41011930
We used to be a proper country.

H...hey, hey there naughty girl.
H-hey there stinky girl.

Is there a non-anxiety inducing way to enjoy Halloween?

>>41013297
Be comfy. Always ensure you’re comfy

>>41013297
What makes you anxious about Halloween, anon?

>>41013297
For some reason this comment reminded me of the time some friends and I went trick or treating and some guy followed us down the street dragging a shovel on the asphalt. Really should pay that one forward one of these years, was bretty spooky at the time.

>>41010858
Even the milk is haunted

I just had a pumpkin ale for the first time in my life and it's actually really good, and I'm not even a beer drinker. Saw it on sale and thought the label looked cool so I bought it, and I'm really enjoying it. Would recommend. It's called Schlafly Pumpkin Ale. Though I guess the brand doesn't matter, as long as it's pumpkin ale.

>>41013759
I used to make love to my jack-o-laterns as teenager and smash them in the morning out of guilt. Now I feel like all the other jack-o-laterns know and are watching me

Waiting for revenge..

>>41014833
Based ale enjoyer. I definitely plan on having pumpkin ale this fall

Hello again, spookybros. Can't believe it's been a year already. It's good to be back.

Anyone playing/planning to play any seasonal vidya? I started a bit early.
>replayed Symphony of the Night
>played Order of Ecclesia for the first time
>then Portrait of Ruin
>now Harmony of Dissonance
I'll probably replay Aria of Sorrow and Circle of the Moon at some point, and I need to finish Yomawari. Some others I might jump on:
>Soma
>RE2 remake
>RE4 in VR
>Pumpkin Jack
>Corpse Party
>Dying Light

Any good spooky places to visit in Maine or New Hampshire in the fall?

>>41017791
Dying Light is a good game. I am going to be playing Sunless Sea, SOMA, and I will finally try to beat Alien: Isolation. Alien is too hard on the hard difficulty so I'm going to swallow my pride and lower it to normal or even easy.

>>41019293
There's a historical marker in NH commemorating the Betty and Barney Hill abduction. Does Maine still have the cryptozoology museum?

>>41019667
>Does Maine still have the cryptozoology museum
I think it’s still there yeah

>>41017791
I'm gonna give Pic related a whirl. Heard it has some spooky vibes so it should be good. maybe I'll finally get around to playing Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

>>41019717
Amnesia is damn good. Very in line with the season. Its sequel was less so. Not necessarily bad, just a lot weaker.

>>41014833
Some beer snobs roll their eyes at pumpkin beers but I've always loved them (although I dislike the ones with added sugar, which is totally unnecessary). A true New World classic and a must-have for autumn. Some good ones:
>Shipyard Pumpkinhead Ale (kinda light on flavor but crisp as the autumn leaves)
>Southern Tier Pumpking Imperial Ale (great all around, big pumpkin flavor and nice and strong)
>Saranac Pumpkin Ale (a solid standard pumpkin beer)
Sometimes you can find sweet potato ales made by craft breweries. They're a lot less common but they have a similar taste to pumpkin beers. Highly recommend those as well if you can find them.

The Halloween season is always uniquely charged with a nostalgic energy that other holidays don't quite have. How are you anons indulging in your own personal Halloween nostalgia this year as we enter the season? Playing childhood games, watching old cartoon specials, revisiting/recreating childhood memories, etc.

>>41017366
Separated at birth?

>>41019740
Fuck I don’t have any of those sold near me in Texas. No Shalfly either

>>41019770
Horror games/anime, and of course selections from my spooky season movie folder. I don't watch all of them every year, there are too many, but things like Under Wraps (the original), Sleepy Hollow, Halloweentown, and the Halloween Tree are mainstays.

>>41019740
Seconding Southern Tier Pumking, literally a pumpkin pie in beer form. Also gonna recommend this, new for this year. Get it if you see it.

>>41020015
Same vibe

Glad I'm not the only one who has started treating the entirety of autumn as Halloween. If stores can start selling Christmas shit in July, I can make it spooky season 3 months out of the year, fuck you

>>41020763
It's the only time I actually feel happy to be alive, so of course I'm gonna stretch it out as much as makes sense. Whiners can suck it.

>>41020015
>no hard cider

>>41021094
My thoughts exactly

>>41019740
I've found that disregarding elitist snobs greatly increases your chances of having a good time. This applies to anything. Food, music, whatever. Fuck 'em.

>>41020015
Recommending this mf right here. Pumpkin pie in beer form is the best way to describe it.

>>41020763
for me it's early september to about just before thanksgiving. before that it's still summer, after that shit starts feeling christmassy.

>>41010514
Noooo don't send the sexy female spirits to my house to get me aha
>>41010324
>>41010858
Any hot witch core to read/watch? Doesn't need to be like smut or porn or anything

I just want to cheer up and do better for Autumn.

What spooky vidya should I be checking out this season?

>>40947156
brilliant

>>40949531
also brilliant.

>>40966914
>>40966918
damn I need to get back into art

>>41022459
And crafts

One of my favorite classic Halloween specials.

update on my pumpkins. I have at least 20. orange and white

>>41023380
is the pumpkin on the right winking, drunk, or retarded?

>>41023449
Ah man I loved that show! Great introduction to classic literature and just a fun show. Man. I'm generally not the "whoa dude nostalgia type" but got like a very specific feeling or flash on that one.
Anyway, hope everyone's Halloween stuff is going well :D

>>41024041
It's a good one for sure.

>>41024047
For real. Gonna have to see if it's on streaming somewhere or maybe just take a boat. Ah man I had Wishbone trading cards from a fast food kids meal and now I'm not sure if I still have them or not : P Something to hunt for later.

>>41023838
Very nice anon. What are you going to do with them?

>>41024083
carve them or give them away to be carved

>>41024149
My nigga

>>40943228 (OP)
>spooky

>>41019883
Nice, got any recommendations for Halloweeny games and anime?

I love the feeling of the Halloween atmosphere beginning to sink in as September continues to crawl by. This season really induces a certain comfy dissociation deep in my consciousness that I savor. Despite the hyperconsumerism that lingers over the American holiday season, there's still a certain aura that permeates even the most mundane aspects of life during this time of year. Seeing the macabre (even if it's a mild, watered-down version of it) gradually encroach upon the well-worn zones of daily existence superimposes a dreamy quality to existence. I think that's what I love the most about the Halloween season; it just seems more conducive for the lines of reality to become a bit more blurry. Any other anons familiar with the sensation I'm describing or is it just me?

>>41023838
That’s a great harvest. Nothing like watching pumpkins grow.

>>41022383
Keep it up anon, It’ll be ok. Halloweens right around the corner too.

Ventured over to /wg/ to see that they are also getting into the spirit of the season (though most of these threads are still fairly new and lacking somewhat in content):

>>>/wg/8113101
"Occult/Esotetic/Mystical" has a bunch of stuff that looks like woodblock prints and a few other odds and ends. Pic related is from this thread.

>>>/wg/8111563
Autumn/Fall papes (Halloween and cozy/gloomy welcome too). Mostly landscapes with the occasional gloomy or Halloween pape

>>>/wg/8114817
Fall Paintings. Mostly what it says on the tin though some retard posted photos. Not a lot posted on this one yet.

>>>/wg/8038078
"Witchy Wallpapers". Mostly thots and anime girls in witch costumes but there's a few gems (and lewds; friendly reminder that /wg/ is a red board). Thread is nearly 2 years old so there's quite a bit in it (but you might've seen it before).

>>>/wg/8102624
Dark Gothic/Eerie/Unnervingly Creepy. Largely mostly black + dim color (white, blue, orange) with a few things that can fit under OP's theme.

>>>/wg/8013462
Warm Color Nature Wallpapers. Not all of it is autumn scenery but a fair bit of the thread is (and some of it is silhouettes against sunset which are at least the right color). A few thots in various states of dress. A few paintings/drawings made their way in too.

>>41025796
Didn't link the OP of the Autumn Fall thread (like an idiot): >>>/wg/8111560 pic related is from it.

>>41025580
For anime:
>Shiki
>Another
>Dusk Maiden of Amnesia
>Ghost Hunt
>Mieruko-chan (manga is better)
>Vampire Hunter D (two movies)
For games:
>Amnesia: The Dark Descent
>Pumpkin Jack
>Yomawari: Night Alone
>RE in general
>Silent Hill 1
>Castlevania Symphony of the Night (or any CE games really)
>The 7th Guest

>>41025580
Here's a more comprehensive list as far as anime is concerned. I definitely recomend Death Hound and Dark Gathering.
>>38804474

>>41025604
No, I know what you mean, and I struggle to put it into words myself. There is a comfy aura Halloween has that is unmatched by any other time of year. I think it has something to do with the evolutionary dissonance of there being implied death and threat everywhere, but never actually being in any danger.

>>41019770
When I was a kid my dad recorded a bunch of Halloween cartoons on vhs, even going so far as to pause the recording to get rid of commercials. It had It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown and Garfield's Halloween Adventure, as well as a Simpsons Scare-a-thon that had the first four Treehouse of Horror specials. My dad even did some weird block letters for the label. I still watch these every year, even if the actual tape is gone.

>>41026068
Something that the Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin special captures is the way it feels to trick or treat after dark as a kid. Maybe it's just that you rarely get to walk around after dark when you're young but the moody watercolor sky and the ethereal music makes it feel like magic. I find myself trying to chase that feeling every October. When I got a little older a friend told me "the veil was thin" on Halloween night and when we walked around the cemetery I remember being so sure we were engaging with something much older than ourselves.

>>40948315

1: The Descent. If you're claustrophobic this would be a good one, not really new though. Came out in 2005.

2: The Hills have eyes. Again, not new by any means but if you haven't watched it its worth it. Very graphic though.

3: Talk to Me: A newer movie, if you haven't watched its super good.

For Halloween season imma be mellowed out on meth and booze. No questions asked. It's gonna be extra spooky when I unlock my super powers again.

Never again held under the thumb of authority unregulated.

>>40980728
I thought about making one of these, but I think I'll just use the one you made.

>>41026434
The Descent is probably the best cave horror movie ever made, at least that I've seen. The sets, cinematography, and lighting are all top notch. Too bad the sequel was fucking terrible.

God damn I wish I was artistic. I’d make so many water color paintings of Halloween and fall. Instead all I can do is write half well.
To get into the season I’m going to make a creepypasta thread and try to have it be running all of October. I’m hoping people will pop in and write their own stories as well.

>>41025770
thanks anon

>>41026511
I am claustrophobic, so it is unbearably scary for me, I literally cant do it. The opening sequencing in the tunnel is literally my worst nightmare. I dont give a fuck about the monsters or whatever, the cave itself is what is scary in that movie. Buried is a tough watch for that reason too.

>>41026650
Link it when you do

>>41008473
It's usually garbage, but there are a few neat ones kicking around here and there. I haven't seen any this year yet though.
>>41026428
Generating fake women online are the only women you'll ever get

>>41027178
Be nice

>>41025854
No Soul Eater? For shame.

>>41027054
I’m gonna. I have mildly high expectations for it. Creepypasta roll threads typically do fairly well.

>>41027555
Manga better. But yeah that's another good one for the spooky season.

>>41026511
oh damn, yeah I've only watched the first movie. I didn't even know they had a second. That sucks ass they fucked it up.

>>41026446
>For Halloween season imma be mellowed out on meth and booze. No questions asked. It's gonna be extra spooky when I unlock my super powers again.
>Never again held under the thumb of authority unregulated.

>>41027853
now that you mentioned manga, franken fran is pretty gud

>>41029222
Hell yeah. Still can't believe it hasn't gotten an anime.

Update for my pumpkin beer bros: Elysian Night Owl pumpkin ale is the best one I've ever tasted. Perfectly balanced, full-bodied but not too heavy. Also it easily has one of the best mouth feels of any beer I've ever had. This will be my main one for the rest of the season.

>>41026068
>I think it has something to do with the evolutionary dissonance of there being implied death and threat everywhere, but never actually being in any danger.
Fascinating observation, I never thought about it like that. It sorta lulls you into an extended trance, a dark and whimsical numbness.

>>41026129
Precisely. The Great Pumpkin really captures that liminal atmosphere of Halloween (liminal in its original academic meaning, not the dull reddit usage). I also heard someone describe Halloween as a night where the veil between the living and the dead is blurred. I think there is some validity to that, whether its metaphysical or purely sociocultural is up for debate. Maybe both.

>>41026446
Live stream your rampage, please

>>40943228 (OP)
Based, I'm glad to see that OP image is still being used. I still have the other two as well if you wan them.
Last year I had this idea for what I thought would be a really neat animation, but personal issues meant I couldn't complete it and ended up just posting a screenshot of it. Maybe I could finish it this year instead to give myself something to work on.
Pleased these threads are back.

>>41030672
I look forward to these threads all year. They are comfy, and even though they are slow they are the best things around.

>>41031228
Agreed

>>41031228
same, love these threads. This time of the year in general is just so comfy. The bugs are finally gone, or at least about to. The heat is dying down replaced by a chilly breeze.

People are slowly rolling out their autumn decorations with those nice smelling cinnamon scented candles. Everyone is interested in the horror genre whether it be games or movies. Its just the best time of the year.

Looking for videos with this aura

https://youtu.be/qBOqPpIY_9s?si=wRpYol-rh04RZ8eu

>>41031547
For real! It's such a wonderful vibe! It feels like home <3

Add this one to the OP please:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hRp_aTEPjU&t=5s
Its a failed TV pilot about the dracula's moving to new york that someone recorded on its airing and got uploaded to youtube. Its an old favorite of mine and I watch it every year.

>>41029450
Look out for their variety pack. The pumpachinno is pretty good.
If you can get your hands on Shipyard pumpkinhead, give that a try. It's like a lighter wheat beer with good pumpkin spice.
IDK where you are, but in Oregon we get a 2towns pumpkin cider, which rules, and a chaider. Both really bring the flavor of fall for me :)

>>41029450
Super noted! I wanted to try it last year but I think I went with a local milder brew since I Elysian Space Dust, one of my all time faves, reallly gets ya drunk like, damn, can really taste and feel the Space Dust <3

If you're looking to watch anime during spooky season, I recommend Boogiepop Phantom (2000)

Eerie, mysterious and very cozy

>>41032886
I need to check this one out, I couldn't get into the newer series that aired a few years ago at all.

>>40992557
Hell yeah, post occult tools

>>41032912
I couldn't get into the new one either. The original has a wonderful gloominess that the gloss of the new series failed to capture.

Definitely check out the original!

>>41022428
I've heard Vampire:The Masquerade Bloodlines is pretty good.

Just thought I'd drop this website here, I'm sure these threads will be enriched by people having access to this stuff. I've found vintage séance pictures, Halloween postcards, and all sorts of other neat stuff there.
publicdomainreviewDOTorg/collections/images/

>>41022428
>>41033937
It's not the spookiest, but it's a great time capsule of late 90's early 2000's goth culture.
I've got a little line-up of my own as well, but I'm open to suggestions:
Don't Starve (Fun to struggle to survive with friends, and the art style is seasonally appropriate.)
Darkwood (Eastern European horror game, sort of a top-down STALKER like.)
Pumpkin Jack (Fun little cartoony platformer, it's basically a kids game but it's well themed.)
Pathologic (Strange and difficult eurojank, but I've heard the story is great.)
Lost in Random (Laika/Tim Burton-ish style kids adventure game.)
Psychonauts (Older kids adventure game with a good sense of humor.)
Inscryption (Card game with a great art style and soundtrack.)
Hogwarts Legacy (Not my favorite but the countryside and castle are very atmospheric and I enjoy flying around on a broom.)
Grim Dawn (Diablo clone with a very Solomon Kane theme.)
Darkest Dungeon (Great and difficult roguelike? I love the art style and the mods.)
Little Nightmares (Another little adventure game, but it's got some great monster designs.)
Chilla's art (Great set of short J-horror games.)
Puppet Combo Games (Short cheesy horror games, fun one time but not much replay value.)
FAITH (Atari-style horror adventure game.)

>>41033937
It is, and apparently the sequel thats about to come out was ruined and turned into an action game and not an RPG.

>>41034286
Dude, the atmosphere in Inscryption is top tier. If any anon here hasn't played it, I highly suggest going in blind and playing it by candlelight.

>>41034571
It's one of the best indie games I've played in years. I heard it has good mods too but I haven't looked into them.

>>41012065
There is a guy in blackface as well AND a real wolfman in the back left

>Image limit reached.
Someone fire up another one.

>>40943891
I was going to try Andy and leyley before October and Vampire the masquerade during October. Please no spoilers. My computer kind of sucks so I probably can't play the really nice horror vidya, but any recs?
>>41022373
It's not really all that spooky but I unironically enjoyed watching the 1970s Sabrina cartoon one October a few years back.
>>41011439
I vacillate between witch gf or Vampiress gf. Ideally both would be kino
>>41017751
Welcome fren

>>41035065
I know Shadowman is an old title so emulation might be fine or more intensive than the original hardware depending. Other than that Faith, Darkest Dungeon, Darkwood, Psychonauts, Pathologic, Don't Starve, and maybe Inscryption should run pretty well. I really enjoy emulating the old Castlevania games around October, and there are some great DOOM horror mods as well as a fun Castlevania fangame called Simons Destiny, they're all free and pretty easy to find. BLOOD is a great boomer shooter to play during the season as well.