Random Wax: 2024 Score-a-Treat Football (20 Packs)

2024 Score-a-Treat:  Patrick Mahomes really is scary.  The 3X Super Bowl Champion and 2X MVP is only 31 which is young in NFL quarterback years.  It's been nice to see him bounce back this season after being injured last season.

Some defensive love with some of the best in the game today.  These cards are lots of fun.  I enjoy spooky season and the NFL so this is the best of both worlds.  Good design.

Bo Nix has done really well as the starting QB in Denver and much more is expected from that young man.  Brian Thomas had a great rookie year but hasn't been able to recreate that magic since then.  With a name like Kool-Aid I had high hopes for the corner in New Orleans but it doesn't seem like it is to be.

And we get retired greats like we do in the Score base set.  Jeff Saturday was a 2X 1st Team All-Pro, 6X Pro Bowl selection and won a Super Bowl with the Colts.

The backs are just as fun.  Plenty of color and Halloween graphics to keep up the spooky vibes.  These cards came in "bundles" which had 40 packs with 3 cards per pack.

More greats of the game from today and years past.  Roger Staubach didn't start his career until after serving in the Navy and wasn't a full-time starter until age 29.  He is 6th all-time in starting quarterback winning percentage and led the league in passer rating 4X in his career while winning 2X Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys.

BREAKDOWN:
60 – Total Cards
29 – Bat Parallel
20 – RC (Rising Stars)
8 – Retired Greats

The Legend of Boggy Creek

 The Legend of Boggy Creek is one that I'll always remember from my childhood.  It was released in 1972 but I'm sure I watched in the mid '70s on KTLA.  And man, it scared me.  I was under 10 so that makes sense.  This watch was personal wanting to revisit a movie that made a big impression on me.  As an adult, is it that scary?  No.  But it was a fun walk back through time.

The movie itself centers around a bigfoot esque creature that terrorizes locals in Arkansas.  The movie shows both encounters with the "Fouke monster" as well as "eyewitness" interviews similar to a docudrama.  I did like some of the low-budget cinematography and how they built the story up.  I'm not saying I recommend this one, but I did want to put it out there for my nostalgia if nothing else.

Random Wax: 1986 Fleer Baseball

1986 Fleer: Brewers to the World Series!  Hall of Famer Robin Yount played 20 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers taking home the MVP trophy 2X.  He also played in the postseason twice averaging .344, a .442 OBP, while hitting 1 home run and 7 RBIs.  This included a .414 average, .452 OBP 1 home run and 6 runs batted in in 7 World Series games.  Crazy good playoff stats.

I like this Lance Parrish photo.  He batted .278 with 1 home run and 2 runs batted in the World Series as the backstop for the Detroit Tigers while winning the 1984 World Series.  He was also a 3X Gold Glove award winner, 8X All-Star, and 6X Silver Slugger.  Excellent career.

We love these stickers and in 1986 Fleer gave us pennants as well as the circle sticker.

The backs gave us plenty of stats including the minor leagues.  We also see the back of the sticker with some fun art and fact.

More catcher love here including Darrell Porter.  Porter, a 4X All-Star, played in the World Series with both the Royals and the Cardinals.  In 1982 he was the NLCS MVP and the World Series MVP.  Fun pack of cards with plenty of good memories.

BREAKDOWN:
15 – Total Cards
1 – Sticker

V/H/S

V/H/S is a 2012 horror movie that follows men who are paid to retrieve/steal a VHS tape.  While doing that they view some of the tapes which show gruesome tales unfold.  All the while they are in their own horror movie unbeknownst to them.  V/H/S is alright.  The shaky camera was a bit shaky at times, but the stories were fine though I would have appreciated a more creepy vibe at times.  There are 9 movies in the V/H/S lineage including a new 2026 release (V/H/S/Mixtape).  I didn't see enough in V/H/S to make me want to watch more of this series this year but I can see myself watching the subsequent movies over the years.

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

IKWYDLS:   I'm always in the mood for an old school slasher film.  I liked the original from 1997, and I didn't remember this one coming out.  It follows new characters dealing with a killer similar to what we've seen before in this series.  We also have returning characters from the original.  Overall, it's okay but it didn't really hit for me.  I just couldn't get invested in the characters and it felt too similar to the original at different points.  It's a shame.  There are some good pieces and parts here but overall, not a movie I really enjoyed.

Friday the 13th: Part 2

Friday the 13th Part 2 is one I'm not 100% sure I'd ever seen before.  One night I was in the mood for an old school slasher and this one popped up.  So why not.  It does stay somewhat true to the same feel as the first one.  Is it as good?  No, but it was an easy watch and scratched the itch for some fun horror from that era.  Not gonna say "recommend" but if this genre is your thing it may work for you.

Sinners

 Sinners: I was a bit late watching this one but really glad I did.  It's a movie that really sets things up.  So much so that at some point I was swondering if it was a horror movie.  A horror movie it is and it is a good one.  Michael B. Jordan does a great job as the lead and there's plenty of good supporting actors and actresses who make this one a good movie.  As you can tell I recommend you add this one to your spooky season watching list.