Happy Halloween y'all! While we're on the subject of this spooky holiday, I'd like to do a little throw back post and talk about the Classics Halloween series. The series technically started with Mischief Night, a glow in the dark Polo Pony with cats on a tin roof under a moonlit night. Since I wasn't collecting much back in 2014 (I started collecting again in 2015 after a short hiatus away from collecting while I raised my children) I missed out on this guy. The next Classics release came in 2016, and Crane was a guy that I had in my collection at one time. However, because I decided to disperse all the molds from my collection that I didn't conga, I did (regrettably) sell him off. He was a mini me of Ichabod. The black and white Halloween horse streak ended in 2017 with Goblin. She glowed in the dark and had purple monsters all over her. To me, she just didn't scream Halloween, so I didn't get her. It looked more like Breyer was attempting an alien supernatural theme more so than a spooky theme. The following year wasn't much better with the release of Boogeyman. She also didn't remind me of Halloween. The rainbow colored paint dripping on a solid black horse made me wonder what in the world Breyer was trying to get at. I ended up skipping her too. Salem reminded me of a miniature glow in the dark Hamilton. Except, he had a cat design painted into his spots and had an iridescent purple sheen. He was the 2019 Halloween Classics horse. He is probably the one I regret not having as part of my collection to this day the most, but I accidentally dropped him and he ended up breaking a leg. His second hand price was just too high so I never did buy him again. Ratsputin was one I admit that I was kind of iffy about, mostly because I don't think of rats as being scary, even though I know they are used often in Halloween decor. I bought him anyways, but didn't really like him once I got him in-hand and resold him. I did like how Breyer made him more of a realistic color than a decorator, and I wish they'd do more like that. Salem is still my favorite of all the Classics series, however my next favorite has to be EEK! from 2021 who was released on the American Dream mold. Finally Breyer got away from the cutesy Halloween decorators and back into the scary stuff with his spider design, and also added a bit of realism to him by making him an appaloosa with spider shaped spots. He is still part of my collection to this day. Breyer went back to full blown decorator in 2022 with the release of Tabitha. Named after the witch from Bewitched and with a witch design hidden in her overo markings, she was quickly added to my collection. Plus, I loved her shimmery blue color, a return of my favorite blue color that was on Mirror Image from long ago. We've all seen the 2023 Halloween Classics, Slither, with his greenish-brown snake-like shimmery skin and quagga markings on his neck.
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