Spill Your Guts
Taylor Andrew // Terror Hauntrew
Favorite Halloween Movie
Beetlejuice
Favorite Halloween Tradition
I used to be a fan of haunted houses, but I can’t convince myself that someone won’t bring a real chainsaw for the thrills, so now I’m a big fan of staying home and passing out candy to the neighborhood kids.
Best Halloween Ad Campaign
Burger King: Come as a clown, eat like a king. The ads are great too.
Autumn Shultz // Autumnal Haunts
Favorite Halloween Movie
The Secret of NIMH – or any episode of Doctor Who.
Favorite Halloween Tradition
Candy haul trading after trick-or-treating. I’ll swap for any chocolate that doesn’t have crispy stuff in it.
Best Halloween Ad Campaign
Captain Morgan. It’s not Halloween per se, but it has rum and costumes.
Andy Young // Eatyur Young
Favorite Halloween Movie
Young Frankenstein
Favorite Halloween Tradition
My long-held tradition is to spend the month curating a Halloween-themed movie list to watch on Halloween with some pizza and drinks.
Best Halloween Ad Campaign
Snickers Horseless Headsman
Erica Belletete // Eerieca Bellewitch
Favorite Halloween Movie
Hocus Pocus
Favorite Halloween Tradition
Our family watches the Harry Potter series together each year.
Best Halloween Ad Campaign
IKEA nailed this homage to The Shining
Drew Norman // Dread Nocturnan.Oh
Favorite Halloween Movie
Halloween (1978)
Favorite Halloween Tradition
Carving a cat into a pumpkin (it gets better every year).
Best Halloween Ad Campaign
A GEICO classic.
Joe Boettcher // Spectral Joe Ghoulcatcher
Favorite Halloween Movie
Historically I’d say Halloween (1978), but these days it’s more fun to watch something my whole family can enjoy together, and for that, I’ll cheat with a Netflix series and say Wednesday.
Favorite Halloween Tradition
Every October I pick a spooky video game to play for the season. This year it’s Resident Evil Village.
Best Halloween Ad Campaign
Perfomance Studios out here showing brands how it’s done.
Colton Mulligan // Ghoulton Morbidigan
Favorite Halloween Movie
Fantastic Mr. Fox (It’s fall-themed, and it’s what I would watch if someone told me to put on a Halloween movie. It’s one of the best.)
Favorite Halloween Tradition
I shave my facial hair (the only time during the year) if my wife asks me to don a costume that requires it. I suffer for my art.
Best Halloween Ad Campaign
I anticipate the political campaigns of 2024, on Halloween of next year, will be my favorite.
Michael Hutzel // Mysterious Hexzel
Favorite Halloween Movie
Ghostbusters. Rick Moranis living his best life.
Favorite Halloween Tradition
Carving pumpkins. Even though I end up taking over and carving everyone’s.
Best Halloween Ad Campaign
Best time of the year for some dark humor.
