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Halloween Candy Map Shows America’s Favorite Halloween Candy By State!
Written by Patti Pauley
Halloween is right around the corner and America has been prepping for the holiday we call “Christmas for the horror fans” since as early as August. We get a little giddy as soon as the first spooky bat is seen hung high in our local department stores, the over-abundance of pumpkin spiced everything, and of course the glorious fun size pieces of delight encased in one-ten pound bags- Halloween candy!
LOTS OF CANDY.
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Yeah we’re a gluttonous bunch on October 31st, and that’s OK. Especially after the heat wave of Summer, and a lot of us struggling to resist sweet temptations in an attempt to get that “perfect pool-side build” going on. We deserve to indulge a little, and hey, we gotta inspect our kiddo’s candy right? It’s our duty to make sure it’s not poisonous! We’re such great parents! Putting ourselves at risk like that..
Candy is KING on Halloween and Americans are estimated to spend about 2.5 BILLION dollars on Halloween candy alone according to Wall Street reports. And we all have our favorites. Milk or dark chocolate. Skittles or M&Ms. Reese’s or Snickers. One surely prefers one over the other depending on who you’re talking to. Website Influenster took matters into their own hands at the question at large, what is America’s favorite Halloween candy? The site surveyed over 40,000 readers in an attempt to figure out which candy reigns supreme in each state in America and the results are in folks. Behold, a map of America’s favorite Halloween candy state by state!
For me personally, it’s no surprise that the candy that pulled in the highest number of votes was indeed Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. Along with the delectable Kit Kat and Butterfinger, the three candies in particular are heavily favored by ALL 50 states according to the report. In an unexpected twist of events, Candy Corn, the Halloween staple you either love or loathe entirely, was voted as Queen Bee of Halloween Candy in Oregon, Wyoming, Tennessee, Texas, and South Carolina. As it turns out, not EVERYONE hates the little orange, yellow, and white Halloween treats eh?
Here’s the full list breakdown alphabetically state by state.
Alabama – AirHeads
Alaska – Snickers
Arizona – Toblerone
Arkansas – Skittles
California – Lifesavers
Colorado – Milky Way
Connecticut – Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Delaware – 3 Musketeers
Florida – Nestlé Crunch Bar
Georgia – Pixy Stix
Hawaii – 100 Grand Bar
Idaho – Butterfinger
Illinois – Snickers
Indiana – Reese’s Pieces
Iowa – Twix
Kansas – Twizzlers
Kentucky – Whoppers
Louisiana – Swedish Fish
Maine – Starburst
Maryland – Almond Joy
Massachusetts – Starburst
Michigan – M&M’s
Minnesota – 100 Grand Bar
Mississippi – Hershey’s Kisses
Missouri – Hershey’s Kisses
Montana – Kit Kat Bar
Nebraska – Skittles
Nevada – Jolly Ranchers
New Hampshire – Tootsie Rolls
New Jersey – Sour Patch Kids
New Mexico – 3 Musketeers
New York – Sweet Tarts
North Carolina – Butterfinger
North Dakota – Sour Patch Kids
Ohio – Milky Way
Oklahoma – M&M’s
Oregon – Candy corn
Pennsylvania – Swedish Fish
Rhode Island – Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
South Carolina – Candy corn
South Dakota – Laffy Taffy
Tennessee – Candy corn
Texas – Candy corn
Utah – Nerds
Vermont – Almond Joy
Virginia – Reese’s Pieces
Washington – AirHeads
West Virginia – Oreos
Wisconsin – Laffy Taffy
Wyoming – Candy corn
District of Columbia – Twix
Do you agree with these findings? Is your home state represented by the right candy? In any event whether you agree or disagree, huge shout-out to Influenster for providing us with this very important scientific study! Comment below with your thoughts on this map and your favorite Halloween candy!
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New ‘MaXXXine’ Image is Pure 80s Costume Core
A24 has unveiled a captivating new image of Mia Goth in her role as the titular character in “MaXXXine”. This release comes approximately a year and a half after the previous installment in Ti West’s expansive horror saga, which covers more than seven decades.
His latest continues the story arc of freckle-faced aspiring starlet Maxine Minx from the first film X which took place in Texas in 1979. With stars in her eyes and blood on her hands, Maxine moves into a new decade and a new city, Hollywood, in pursuit of an acting career, “But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.”
The photo below is the latest snapshot released from the film and shows Maxine in full Thunderdome drag amid a crowd of teased hair and rebellious 80s fashion.
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Netflix Releases First BTS ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Footage
It’s been three long years since Netflix unleashed the bloody, but enjoyable Fear Street on its platform. Released in a tryptic fashion, the streamer broke up the story into three episodes, each taking place in a different decade which by the finale were all tied together.
Now, the streamer is in production for its sequel Fear Street: Prom Queen which brings the story into the 80s. Netflix gives a synopsis of what to expect from Prom Queen on their blog site Tudum:
“Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated to the court, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.”
Based on R.L. Stine’s massive series of Fear Street novels and spin-offs, this chapter is number 15 in the series and was published in 1992.
FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN IS NOW IN PRODUCTION 🩸 Welcome to Shadyside High. We're gonna have a killer time. pic.twitter.com/jDl0zRa2CH
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No word on when Netflix will drop the series into its catalog.
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Live Action Scooby-Doo Reboot Series In Works at Netflix
The ghosthunting Great Dane with an anxiety problem, Scooby-Doo, is getting a reboot and Netflix is picking up the tab. Variety is reporting that the iconic show is becoming an hour-long series for the streamer although no details have been confirmed. In fact, Netflix execs declined to comment.
If the project is a go, this would be the first live-action movie based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon since 2018’s Daphne & Velma. Before that, there were two theatrical live-action movies, Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), then two sequels that premiered on The Cartoon Network.
Currently, the adult-oriented Velma is streaming on Max.
Scooby-Doo originated in 1969 under the creative team Hanna-Barbera. The cartoon follows a group of teenagers who investigate supernatural happenings. Known as Mystery Inc., the crew consists of Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers, and his best friend, a talking dog named Scooby-Doo.
Normally the episodes revealed the hauntings they encountered were hoaxes developed by land-owners or other nefarious characters hoping to scare people away from their properties. The original TV series named Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ran from 1969 to 1986. It was so successful that movie stars and pop culture icons would make guest appearances as themselves in the series.
Celebrities such as Sonny & Cher, KISS, Don Knotts, and The Harlem Globetrotters made cameos as did Vincent Price who portrayed Vincent Van Ghoul in a few episodes.
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