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kirkdemarais.bsky.social
@kirkdemarais.bsky.social
I like dredging up the past. Spooky stuff, road trips, novelties. he/him
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My new decorating technique this year- clothespin garland of old trick or treat bags
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Spookify your countdown to Halloween with my annual blog post. It kicks off with a rare video that immediately became one of my all-time spooky favorites! secretfunspot.blogspot.com/2025/10/trea...
October 28, 2025 at 1:19 AM
October 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Saw this beauty at the Chicago toy show this summer
September 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I almost bought these socks just for the tag. Then I remembered that the camera in my pocket could enable me to look at the tag whenever I want.
(they're at Target)
September 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Vacation plans confirmed
September 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Sure, the box is torn, but that just makes it easier for him to hand you a gift.
#VintageHalloween
#SkullGifts
September 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Unbelievable art on this vintage Eveready Fright Glove!
September 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I was watching the Billy Joel documentary and realized that I have the little guy on the shelf behind him.
July 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
@trashwitchh.bsky.social
Look what I found!
June 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
'Magic Fun Shop' is a new photo book by Adam Wallacavage that documents the legendary, but sadly defunct, Philadelphia store. It's mostly photos of dangling rubber masks, but the shots of vintage prank packaging twist my bittersweet heart. thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/magi...
June 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Reposted
I had a nagging feeling within me that I’ve seen this graphic before, and after racking through the deep recesses of my brain, I remembered where I saw it. I was so fond of the graphic myself that I snapped a picture of it. The pencil return box at Novelty Golf in Chicago. 💀
June 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I found this clip art AGAIN! I wasn't even searching, but it popped up in the "Pagan Invasion: Halloween" video from 1990. This was my reward for watching a Halloween mix tape on VHS from @trashwitchh.bsky.social!
June 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
BREAKING: I spotted the clip art from this thrifted Halloween bucket on this old Topstone cape.
Another achievement for my resume.
June 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Seen at a flea market.. this weird, spooky, coin-operated game. As a kid, I could not have resisted this.
May 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A good skull (as seen in the Smurf game for Colecovision)
May 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
synchronicity
March 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
@artisdumb.com have you ever been to that 1313 Mockingbird Lane store in Lawrence, KS? If so, do you recommend it? I see they have some VHS and such.
February 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I’m not sure why, but I find it comforting that Walmart has a freestanding display dedicated to one-dollar rubber snakes.
February 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Laff in the Dark has a new article about my all-time favorite (long gone) dark ride, the Phantasmagoria of Tulsa, OK. It's full of construction photos I'd never seen! 😍 Here's the link: laffinthedark.com/articles/Bel...
February 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The flea market booth that was full of overpriced vintage #Halloween stuff had a 50% off sale, so here is my new friend! It is deligtfully Madball-esque. @peppersghost.bsky.social
January 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This VHS tape I found recently has a genre sticker that looks home-printed. 😍
January 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
For me it doesn’t get more cozy than the set of The Computer Chronicles in 1983. How I miss the dark, wooded interiors of the 1980s.
January 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Among my favorite finds of the year are these Halloween albums. They’re scarce in my area, yet I found all three within the span of a few weeks, in three different surrounding towns.
January 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Sure, the Muppets are fine, but Puppet Trax is for those of us who like their puppets with with a side of avant-garde angst.
December 28, 2024 at 3:52 AM