Halloween fun factoids

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Grimmerick
Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
edited October 2014 in Chit-Chat
Michael Myers mask from the movie Halloween
Due to its shoestring budget, the prop department had to use the cheapest $2 mask that they could find in the costume store: a Star Trek (1966) William Shatner mask. They later spray-painted the face white, teased out the hair, and reshaped the eye holes. Shatner admitted that for years he had no idea his likeness was used for this film. It was only during an interview that someone mentioned his mask was being used. He has since stated that he is honored by this gesture.

What kind of Halloween fun facts do you know?

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  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
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    Candy corn is not actual corn.
  • sparkynazca
    sparkynazca Posts: 169 Member
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    In 1974, eight-year-old Timothy O’Bryan died of cyanide poisoning after eating Halloween candy. Investigators later learned that his father had taken out a $20,000 life insurance policy on each of his children and that he had poisoned his own son and also attempted to poison his daughter.
  • Grimmerick
    Grimmerick Posts: 3,342 Member
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    sparkynazca wrote: »
    In 1974, eight-year-old Timothy O’Bryan died of cyanide poisoning after eating Halloween candy. Investigators later learned that his father had taken out a $20,000 life insurance policy on each of his children and that he had poisoned his own son and also attempted to poison his daughter.

    Whoa that is soooooo messed up, he probably thought it was a brilliant idea though

  • Behxo
    Behxo Posts: 1,190 Member
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    emmydoodles83 wrote: »
    Michael Myers mask from the movie Halloween
    Due to its shoestring budget, the prop department had to use the cheapest $2 mask that they could find in the costume store: a Star Trek (1966) William Shatner mask. They later spray-painted the face white, teased out the hair, and reshaped the eye holes. Shatner admitted that for years he had no idea his likeness was used for this film. It was only during an interview that someone mentioned his mask was being used. He has since stated that he is honored by this gesture.

    What kind of Halloween fun facts do you know?

    Glad he isn't one of those self absorbed actors that like to sue for stealing their "likeness"

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