For my family, autumn is all about corn stalks, pumpkin patches, cider doughnuts, and Halloween. But the pumpkins, those steal my heart, so I know I’ll be planning some pumpkin themed trips to renew my faith in my favorite fall vegetable (fruit?).
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Consider this your first musical treat of the season—a sonic sugar rush for all my ghosts and goblins.
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Gather your cannibal kinfolk, your malicious robots, your xenomorph regents, and a few cursed artifacts; it’s time to explore my totally ’80s Halloween watch list.
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There’s never a bad time to share a good book with the one’s you love, but the Halloween season–which holds a special place in the hearts of many GeekDads–calls for some extra-special selections.
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Halloween Horror Nights isn’t just about creepy houses; there’s also some fantastic scare zones and shows!
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Portland’s Sock It To Me is back with a fresh Fall line, and more than a few of its designs are just perfect for the Halloween season.
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Halloween at the Disneyland Resort is a festive time full of family-friendly frights, spooky special events (separate ticket required), and all kinds of seasonal magic. This year, say goodbye to the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror before it checks out forever!
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Harry Potter makes a perfect, not-so-spooky Halloween theme for home decorating, and what would make a better centerpiece than your very own Sorting Hat?
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To celebrate Halloween, Disney XD has created 4 spots featuring characters from Star vs. The Forces of Evil and Pickle & Peanut entering the Haunted Mansion. GeekMom has the exclusive sneak peek for you!
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Coming from a family whose costumes tend to get a lot of wear, I’d give the Disguise LEGO Ninjago costume a solid 5 out of 5 for the quality, but with one caveat.
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Take a “Chance” on Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
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‘Minecraft’s boxy, pixelated style lends itself to relatively simple Halloween costumes based on the classic box robot.
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We all know you’ve been wearing superhero-themed underpants since fourth grade (and by you, we mean us), so why not take it up a notch and sport your very own super suit?
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For many of us here at GeekDad, Halloween is a great time of year to show off and share our favorite geeky pursuits through costuming. Here is the Halloween round-up of some of our costumes from this year for you to enjoy.
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Finding horror movies for a Halloween marathon is easy — there’s the occasional good one, and the rest are usually somewhere in the bad to so-bad-it’s-good range. What if you’re a parent of a pre-teen, though, and don’t want to risk a month of nightmares? Finding something good to watch that still feels properly Halloween-y can be tough.
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Halloween is nigh, so here’s another collection of seasonal songs for your listening pleasure. Prepare for 40 minutes of swears and scares in this, the second installment of my annual Radio Free Hipster Halloween Crap-tacular.
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The latest LEGO minifigs are spooktacular!
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I have to admit: I’m not much of one for horror. I like my zombie pop culture but I tend to stick to things that are at least halfway humorous and not out-and-out terrifying. Since Halloween is approaching, I figured today I’ll focus on a few of the titles from my stacks that fit the season, though maybe not quite THAT scary.
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Craving a horror fix? See what one of our GeekMom’s favorite spooky podcasts are…
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This article really deserves a sub-heading: Costumes to Guarantee Extra Candy From Crying Geeks (On a Budget and Short Notice). Because we all know that’s the primary goal, right?
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Let’s talk about Halloween. It’s creeping up on us again, as it should, and sadly, while its popularity among adults continues to grow, trick-or-treating continues to decline. For many parents, the notion of letting their children participate in this tradition is practically unthinkable. If you know some of these people, I encourage you to share this post with them.
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ThinkGeek is a one-stop shop for dressing up for Halloween from your favorite fandom, including ‘Doctor Who.’
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Don’t fall into a dad-failed halloween costume. Here are your tools and tricks for no-sew costumes this year. Spoiler: It’s easier than you think!
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As we rapidly approach October’s midpoint, I’ve elected to unearth my macabre reading materials as part of GeekDad’s weekly Stack Overflow feature.
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Now that we’re a good 1/3 of the way through the month of Halloween, surely even you casual Halloweeners are getting in the spooky spirit. But what if your Netflix queue is running a tad low on seasonal content?
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Mickey’s Halloween Party at Disneyland is a special event full of spooky, seasonal fun for the entire family.
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With Halloween approaching, I once again find myself hunting down spooky books and movies as entertainment as I prepare for one of my favorite holidays. Usually I have to go on the hunt for just the right book, but not this time. Back in 2013, I had the good fortune to discover author Samuel Sattin and his novel ‘League of Somebodies.’ Since then, I’ve been anxiously awaiting his next tale, and it’s now here… ‘The Silent End’ is a tale perfect for Halloween and geeks.
Continue ReadingFor those weekend afternoons when your kids come to you, yet again, saying, “Mom, I’m bored,” here are a few new suggestions to give their play some direction.
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After building several over-the-top haunted houses, this GeekMom is happy to pass on some hard-won advice for making your haunt the best ever!
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Cast spells and work black and white magic in “The Village Crone,” a new game from Fireside Games.
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