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It Looks As If McDonald’s Halloween Pails Could Be Returning For Halloween 2022!

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Well, folks, it may be unofficial for now. But, I have it on good authority that McDonald’s may have FINALLY heard our cries of justice for the triumphant return of the McDonald’s Halloween Pail for the 2022 spooky season!

For the past few weeks, an article I had written last year outlining the history of the beloved Halloween buckets has been circulating through the internet community and via the power of social media, McDonald’s employees have chimed in revealing that there are INDEED plans that the fast-food giant is resurrecting the nostalgic Halloween Happy Meal starting on October 18th, 2022 and ending on the holiday itself October 31, 2022.

This photo was sent by an employee of the company from the official office corporate calendar of events. Now, keep in mind McDonald’s hasn’t released this information to the public nor is this official in any way. However, more than a few employees from McDonald’s have confirmed this is indeed true so I’m happy to run with this for now in anticipation of a long overdue comeback of these national Halloween treasures!

I have been championing the return of McBoo and friends for as long as I have been horror blogging, so if this indeed does happen, I’ll sure as shit be one happy nostalgic nugget. Speaking of nuggets, if they also include Halloween McNugget toys, I might just lose my ever-loving shit and officially mandate Halloween 2022 to be the greatest yet.

While we do have an inkling here they ARE on the way, I have no idea what they will look like. That being said, we will have to wait for the official announcement. In the meantime let’s bask in this glorious news and just hope McBoo makes an appearance for the 2022 Halloween season!

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*Edit- October 6, 2022

McDonald’s has indeed confirmed they are coming back on the glorious day of October 18th through October 31st! Make sure to check here for all the details and all the different fun ways to upcycle those wonderful pails!

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Surprise Teaser Trailer! Ti West Reveals MaXXXine as the Final Installment of “X” Trilogy

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Surprise Teaser Trailer! Ti West Reveals MaXXXine as the Final Installment of "X" Trilogy

Well, this was a surprise! Before most of us have even seen the highly anticipated PEARL prequel to Ti West’s “X” film due out September 16th, 2022, the director revealed a third film in the franchise; a direct sequel to “X” entitled MaXXXine is on the way last night after the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of PEARL.

According to the press release, the film is written and directed by Ti West with Mia Goth reprising one of her two roles in X. The film follows Maxine (Goth), after the events of X, as the sole survivor who continues her journey towards fame setting out to make it as an actress in 1980s Los Angeles.

Gotta dig that “Obsession” musical cue in the trailer as I have no doubt, probably holds a mightier significance than just an 80s cold opener intro for a trailer.

PEARL world premiered at the Venice Film Festival to universal acclaim and had its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday. The film releases nationwide Friday, September 16. It is a prequel set decades before the grisly events of X, Mia Goth returns as the future psycho-biddy Pearl, here a starry-eyed farm girl with a short fuse and a deadly ambition.

MaXXXine is produced by A24, Jacob Jaffke with Ti West, and executive produced by Mia Goth. Additional producers include Kevin Turen and Harrison Kreiss.

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Nightmare Nostalgia’s 2022 Big Halloween Giveaway!

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It’s that time again nostalgic nuggets! A little more than five years ago, I started this blog after writing for various horror outlets as a means to express myself fully as well as a useful therapy tool. Because, hey… nothing makes me happier than talking about Halloween, horror movies, and retro pop culture of yesteryear. Well, maybe except giving away stuff and this year is a doozy! Throughout the year, I scavage through antique, thrift stores, and the internet to find just the right treasures to give to one lucky fan during the Halloween season, and I think I may have outdone myself this time around. Nothing really makes me happier than making other people smile and boy I could use it this time around,

I recently lost my best friend of 14 years, my little old lady and emotional-support animal, Lydia. Things have been very tough for me since having to cope with this devastating loss so with this website reaching a milestone of five wonderful years and over 50,000 followers, I wanted to express my gratitude to those who offered some kind words during this difficult time. The same people who have been following my incoherent ramblings for close to a decade now. So thank you truly from the bottom of my dark heart for that. And with respect, I wanted to dedicate this Halloween haul to the little pup who always sat in my lap while writing these trash articles for you guys.

Miss Lydia Deetz Pauley

Now, that being said, from vintage McDonald’s Halloween totes to a retro Fright Night Bud Light Mug let’s get into the giveaway goodies!

BEHOLD. THE GLORIOUS HAUL FOR ONE LUCKY READER!

One winner will receive:

  • 1990 McDonald’s Halloween witch tote
  • 1987 Bud Light Fright Night Plastic Mug
  • 1998 General Mills Count Chocula Plush
  • 2006 Edition of HorrorHound magazine
  • Loot Crate Camp Crystal Lake Flag
  • TWO Trick R Treat Keychains
  • ONE Garbage Pail Kids Keychain
  • Basket Case Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Cassette Tape from TerrorVision
  • Vintage “30 Tales To Give You Goosebumps” Book
  • “The Others” Blu-Ray (this is so random, I know but screw it- It’s a pretty good movie!)
  • 1990 TMNT Movie Topps Cards (Unopened)
  • Official Jaws 2 Topps Cards (Unopened)

Not a bad haul eh?

NOW HOW TO ENTER:

Entering is easy peasy, you MUST be following my Facebook page to enter and share this article. Make sure when you share, it’s public so it can be counted. And that’s it! You can share as many times as you want and each share is counted as an entry!

Bonus Entries:

Additional entries can be made by following my Instagram account and by either reposting the pinned picture of the giveaway to your stories and or feed and also tagging me along with the hashtag #NNgiveaway. If you’re not following me on IG, then for shame and you can remedy that here!

You can also enter on Twitter by sharing this article there with the same hashtag, #NNgiveaway.

Welp. I tried to make it as painless as possible. Good Luck! The winner will be announced on Monday, September 12th. 2022 on all three platforms and will be contacted via DM. Happy Halloween season nostalgic nuggets!