Weekend Reading 10/03/21

Welcome back to the Weekend Edition. It’s where I share with you faithful readers retro-inspired news as well as retro and nostalgia-themed stories and posts from around the web that I’ve come across over the last week…and sometimes some old favorites that I’ve bookmarked through the years. And this week’s edition introduces an added section, Halloween & Horror Fun, that will continue throughout the month of October. Let’s take a memory lane road trip!

In theNews

• Disney+ Announces Release Date For ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ (Cord Cutters News)
• Peacock-tober Delivers Retro Halloween Movies (The Retro Network)
• Lime Flavor is Returning to Skittles Original Mix (Brand Eating)
• Mattel Introduces New Barbie Mega Construx Line (The Toy Book)
• Macy’s & Toys ‘R’ Us Relaunch “Geoffrey’s Hot Toy List” for 2021 (The Toy Book)
• Roboforce is Making a Comeback (Den of Geek)
• Google Chrome’s Latest Experiment is Like a Trapper Keeper For Your Search History (Android Police)
• Retrocon 2021 Review (Rediscover the ’80s)

Retro & Nostalgia

• Why Do We Have Piggy Banks? | Piggy Bank Origins (Sporcle)
• Hell on Heels: How Madonna’s Shoe Mishap Scandalized the 1984 MTV VMA’s (Mental Floss)
• A Short Retrospective on the Atari 2600 (Rediscover the ’80s)
• 1985 LEGO Catalog (Retroist)
• All 24 Pixar Movies Ranked (BuzzFeed Rewind)
• The Worst Wrestling Book Ever (Masked Library)
• Top 15 Movies You Can’t Find on DVD (Listverse)
• RC Cola & Little Caesars: A Great Walk Down Memory Lane! (The Retro Dad)
• 5 Forgotten TV Appearances by the Legendary Bruce Lee (Decades)
• Milton Bradley’s T.H.I.N.G.S. (Retrojunk)
• 5 Awesome Things on eBay This Week (Plaid Stallions)

Halloween & Horror Fun

• The Top 10 Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Tales (The Retro Network)
• 9 Horror Games Based on Comic Books (CBR)
• Halloween Candies That Haunted Me (Retro-Daze)
• Fave Things to Get While Trick-or-Treating (Dinosaur Dracula)
• Vintage Halloween Party Ideas (Click Americana)
• Elvira: Mistress of the…Wrestling Ring? (The Retro Network)
• Pee-Wee Herman’s Almost Halloween Tradition on Letterman (Rediscover the ’80s)
• 12 Thrilling Facts About Michael Jackson’s Thriller Video (Rolling Stone)
• Mad Scientist: A Great Forgotten ’80s Toy Line (Retro-Daze)
• Coca-Cola’s Monsters of the Grid Iron (The Retro Network)
• My Favorite Things From Target’s Halloween Section (Horror Movie BBQ)

Video of the Week

Back in 1993, our favorite Mistress of the Dark, Elvira, decided to get into the world of network sitcoms. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be, but luckily for us the pilot still exists online. So this week’s video recommendation is that pilot for The Elvira Show. Enjoy!