One of the joys of growing up Hispanic, or in parts of the country with large Hispanic populations, is that at one point or another, you got invited to a birthday party as kid that involved a piñata grand finale. Can anything be more enjoyable to the average eight-year-old than the ability to swing a baseball bat, beat up Darth VaderOpens in a new tab or SupermanOpens in a new tab, and then get an awesome candy reward as a result?
Of course, most of the piñatas available to us as kids at these birthday parties were more family friendly fare, so we never got to swing that bat at the pop culture characters that really freaked us out as children and gave us all nightmares.
But thanks to the folks at Bloody DisgustingOpens in a new tab, we’ve learned about the amazing custom pinatas of Etsy seller HangMeOfficialOpens in a new tab, who have created a series of piñatas based on the icons of classic horror films like Ash from the Evil DeadOpens in a new tab, little possessed Regan from The ExorcistOpens in a new tab, Pennywise the Clown from Stephen KingOpens in a new tab, plus slasher royalty like ChuckyOpens in a new tab, Jason VoorheesOpens in a new tab, Michael MyersOpens in a new tab, Freddy KruegerOpens in a new tab, and LeatherfaceOpens in a new tab.
Characters from the films of Tim BurtonOpens in a new tab, like Edward ScissorhandsOpens in a new tab and BeetlejuiceOpens in a new tab, are also represented here, and even poor Glenn from The Walking DeadOpens in a new tab get his own piñata, which is rather fitting, considering how he met his end. And before you ask, yes, the Glenn piñata comes with his own version of Lucille, Negan’s beloved baseball bat that did him in. (Too soon?)
You can see the entire selection of horror icon pinatas in our gallery below, and for these and other pop culture inspired creations, be sure to go to HangMeOfficial’sOpens in a new tab Etsy page.
What do you think of the cool horror piñatas? Are you like me, and hoping Pinhead and Candyman join up? I mean, who would be more appropriate than Candyman for a piñata, right? Let us know your thoughts down below in the comments.
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