Ashens Halloween Special 2021

[@Rayne_bloodshed]

"That was a mistake but now it's canon" - George Lucas adding the bonk sound to the Stormtrooper hitting his head for the 2004 re-release of A New Hope

[@deparinge]

"That was a mistake but now it's canon" - George Lucas making the prequels "That was a mistake but now it's canon" - Disney bullshitting their way through the sequels

[@KasumiKenshirou]

In Star Wars there is a droid that says "Gonk" in the Sandcrawler. The action figure of it was called "Power Droid".

[@Retr0Whiskey]

@@KasumiKenshirou in universe they're basically portable generators

[@theodorelehman]

They are GNK-series "Gonk" droids and they are beautiful friends. And also portable generators, yes.

[@mrrandmssbearyt5222]

*Gonk* sound

[@elijade99]

I've recently bought a variety of Gonks for each room of the house, each one represents the room it's in. I couldn't resist the mysterious allure

[@ArtsMyth1967]

“Nobody needs just one. You need at least four skeletons…” Four skeletons is bare-bones decorating.

[@electricyetis]

👏

[@LunarianDelia]

i always find skeleton puns humerus

[@AdelardRen]

I mean, every bonehead knows that!

[@countzero1136]

Last year there were FIVE skeletons on that card, and a few years previously there were SIX (I know, I still have one of those on its original card ). Poundland have become the world champions of shrinkflation :( And with their big price hikes on many items (£4 for 100 led lights which were £2 last year being a particularly egregious example of a 100% price increase in one go), they're definitely losing their competitive edge against the likes of Home Bargains and B&M Stores

[@HolyKhaaaaan]

Put a skeleton and a ghost together, boy you almost have a human being.

[@deetvleet]

i'll be honest, when you asked if the bottle ghost was actually glass and then lifted it out of frame, i was half expecting you to shatter it on the floor

[@matahari9858]

only half?

[@cheekbonestrenchcoat]

Honestly? Same

[@swanningabout]

You'll be honest? Who was asking you to lie?

[@EseJandro]

@@swanningabout I did

[@swanningabout]

@@EseJandro When and how and why?

[@tictacmothma]

Since the very first Ashens Halloween video, I've kept a playlist of his Halloween videos that I watch every year. It used to take less than an hour to watch them all, but now it takes hours! And now it's gotten longer! Hooray! Same with his Christmas videos. They are Halloween and Christmas traditions for me. :)

[@dobbybobby9122]

Yep totally agree . Always worth a watch. Quality footage

[@LittlegangPowe3r]

every year you have to watch another 20 minutes. remember that.

[@rebeccah3091]

i watch them all every year myself. Its how I celebrate all my seasonal holidays. Christmas is even longer because I get to throw in all the calendar reviews .

[@theflipflapchannelcreatedb8160]

I prefer Christmas and Halloween over Easter as they are at the very close edge and the old year's end is near! Luckily as I live in the Northern Hemisphere, I like the cooling down effect to get away from the unbearable heat of summer.

[@TheHutchy01]

Please tell me that it's called "Ashensween"

[@MudSluggerBP]

Where Do Gonks Come From? Believe it or not, this creature that looks so much like Santa was not originally a Christmas icon. Gonks are inspired by gnomes and hobgoblins found in Scandinavian and Nordic mythology. In the old lore, these short, bearded folks would make their home in the houses and barns of farms. If they liked the family they chose to live with, they would protect that family and their land with fairy-like magic, bringing good fortune. If the family disrespected their land or the gonk’s home, however, they would become angry and mischievous, playing tricks and creating misery for the humans.

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

sounds like good eating

[@ihartevil]

the first one an angel bottle as well i posted a comment to ashens all about gonk and then left a little note at the bottom

[@nslouka90]

I actually have a Christmas one but he doesn’t have legs, they are selling them at IKEA this year.

[@DragonNexus]

So quite like a Nisse then?

[@mightyfilm]

I've been seeing a lot of holiday themed "gnome" merchandise at Marshalls/T J Maxx stores over here with that look. Mostly housewares, plates and mugs, decent middle-end stuff. Some little ceramic statue decorations. And they have them, apparently, for all holidays. Saw some Valentines ones earlier this year. And I do say "gnomes" because that's what the labels say. Guess the term "Gonk" isn't known over here. But yeah, same big nose, beards, and hats with no facial features. Nothing like the David the Gnome style gnomes my mother used to have in the Christmas decorations.

[@brianoconnell6459]

Dude, that crow could be the cheapest possible home alarm system, only a pound? You could set them up all over the house for 20!

[@spicybeantofu]

Yup lol

[@ceekay3143]

Can you imagine the horror movie they'd make when some invisible ghost keeps setting them off? Beautiful chaos.

[@TheHutchy01]

That crow is surprisingly competent, Bigclive took one apart once and if I'm remembering right, it had good parts

[@Caldella]

"Honey, it's time for bed. Did you set up the crows for the night?"

[@TheRealColBosch]

God, every damn year Ashens scares the crap out of me with that intro.

[@Chaos89P]

That "Jumpscare!" gets me more than the original weird sting.

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

No jumpscare is scarier than jumpscare itself!

[@Mikitanfox1]

I'm so startled I can't handle it!

[@epic360noscope]

throughout the years i've grown with youtube, all of my favorite creators have either dramatically changed or been cancelled. but ashens has stayed the same :D

[@penfold7800]

And to celebrate that, he even commissioned his own action figure likeness. Class, true class.

[@thedutyfree-tdf]

So has atomic shrimp! Ashens and atomic shrimp are my 2 favourite channels. Both original content and unchanged for over a decade!

[@L-kun]

During the Unbound campaign for "Attack of the Flickering Skeletons" I pledged for the 'Expensive Box of Disappointment' and it had the motion sensor crow in it, so you've definitely had one before. Praise Gonk, honor him with a bowl of Maltesers.

[@AsymptoteInverse]

I feel like Gonk doesn't actually eat the Maltesers. He just heats them up with his fingers and sticks them all in his beard to make people uncomfortable.

[@generichuman2044]

You've heard of slow motion, now get ready for this decades newest scientific advancement, crow motion. Never again will you have to worry about being slightly surprised by a crow. The best part is, it's only £1.

[@CK-ceekay]

"Hi, I'm Gav, and I'm Dan, and we're the Crow-Mo Guys"

[@GmodPlusWoW]

@@CK-ceekay *Crow Dan, after getting hit with a flying tomato:* "Caw blimey!" I think he did actually get hit with a flying tomato more than once, during the Fruit Ninja video where Dan used a katana to cut up flying fruit like your local beardy samurai. ...I hope Dan eventually returns to the Slow Mo Guys, once the plague has finally subsided.

[@leetri]

The gas mask vaguely looks like the one in My Bloody Valentine. Needs a miner's helmet though.

[@madhatter6790]

yeah, which is odd since the films take place on...well Valentine's day but I dig it 💝🔪⛏🩸

[@thequietteen7452]

With the Icons of Horror label, I think that's what it's supposed to be.

[@pixiepianoplayer114]

Empty Child Dr Who maybe?

[@SteveBrandon]

The gas mask could also sort of pass for the ones in the original George Romero version of the Crazies from 1973. It's missing the lower part of the mask where you put the filter and you need the rest of the NBC/biohazard suit for the full effect but for a pound or two, it's fine.

[@thequietteen7452]

@@SteveBrandon I think you might be right that it's from The Crazies. It looks more like the one from the Crazies, just without the filter. I don't think it's the one from the original My Bloody Valentine, as that one has huge rounded rectangular eyeholes. Though it could be the one from the remake.

[@jentzi23]

I am so sad that not one joke about "Bottle of spirits" was made about the ghostbottle.

[@penfold7800]

Maybe ashens was worried about being sued if people enacted it literally. ...especially if the bottle is painted on the inside. I wonder what 'wonderful' material the manufacturers used to make it metallic. Hopefully it's not radioactive.

[@saalkz.a.9715]

It was all Spirited Away... 😂

[@NekoiNemo]

Maybe the gas mask is a reference to that "Are you my mommy?" freaking creepy episode of the new Doctor Who? You try to present Jar Jar screaming as scary, but i'm more terrified by the concept of somebody deciding to make a toy/candy to make kids french kiss Jar Jar. That is scarier that any horror movie

[@cheezdoodle96]

I was thinking it could be _My Bloody Valentine,_ but that's not a bad guess either.

[@satanael_el]

He has a video dedicated to the jar jar binks candy

[@ccggenius]

"Gonk's his OWN thing!" "And the skeletons?" "PART OF IT!"

[@EvilDoresh]

Everything is connected to Gonk.

[@zero0karaoke]

He's like a bang from outside

[@Caldella]

"Any questions?!"

[@donkfail1]

Gonk is just a goth gnome that couldn't afford to dye his beard black.

[@NotSoFinalProductions]

Yup, the "gonk" is patterned along the lines of a traditional Scandinavian creature/ornament, called a tomte, which, absolutely, are around a lot at Christmas as ornaments... Utterly bizarre.

[@Safetytrousers]

It's a Tomte, no 'n'.

[@julia4740]

what the hell is it gårdstomte? why is it name gonk that sucks its just the little gnome that lives at the farm

[@Safetytrousers]

@@julia4740 He wears grey and is an old man, and he likes things done the old way. And he likes braiding horse manes.

[@NotSoFinalProductions]

@@Safetytrousers Cheerfully updated. I've seen it with the n, but might be a regional thing.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

Genuinely surprised we didn't get a Star Wars reference for Gonk.

[@BlackCatFang]

Thanks to prequel memes, I have read and now heard the word gonk a surprising amount of times.

[@EmeraldLavigne]

@@BlackCatFang this is getting out of hand!

[@Dragonrider1227]

All hail Gonk! Overlord of Halloween! But seriously, I feel like in the 70s or 80s Gonk the Halloween Gnome could’ve been an entire animated special.

[@gladtobestillalive]

I love how the lore ended up boiling down to "give Gonk the idol your bones!"

[@P747]

The way that the Gonk holds his arm, it makes me think of Germany in the 1940's...

[@incredibleflameboy]

Achtung indeed.

[@TheHutchy01]

Bloody Gonks, joining the SS.

[@CarrotConsumer]

He refuses to mention what he was doing between 1932 and 1945.

[@EddieHawkinsII]

Bloody gonks, they’re overpaid, oversexed, and OVER HERE!

[@KasumiKenshirou]

@@CarrotConsumer HE WAS ON VACATION!

[@truegregthompson]

The best part of Halloween Ashens is not the episode itself (which as always was fun) but knowing that in about 1 month Advent Calendars will be with us!

[@mgthestrange9098]

All hail the Grassmasks!

[@MoultrieGeek]

All hail the black cheese!

[@Chaos89P]

@@mgthestrange9098 May the Halloween Gonk not meddle in the affairs of the Grass Masks. Again...

[@CarrotConsumer]

It's a reliable reindeer.

[@eivind-falk]

Yes, Tatmas is soon upon us!

[@PhilJoeO]

As soon as I saw those Halloween gnomes in stores, I assumed they were recoloured Father Christmasssss, so I think we'll be seeing a variant of them for every occasion. Can't wait for the Valentine's Gonk and Eatser Gonk!

[@Lapinporokoira]

They were out last Christmas. I actually bought a couple to sit on the mantle.

[@pittibarlin8692]

I knew instantly what The Gonk was. Dawn Of The Dead, the proper Romero one. The one that sounds like it shouldn't be closing a darkly apocalyptic zombie film after everyone's died due to how cheerful and shmaltzy it is. Now it's in my head 😂.

[@mistie710]

That tune has been used in a number of places. I first remember it from the opening titles of a schools programme (Stop Look Listen, I think). Last heard it as part of Shaun of the Dead... oh dear! Forgot about references to Simon Pegg on Ashens videos!

[@locnar1]

There's also The Ladies' Bra which uses the gonk.

[@pittibarlin8692]

@@mistie710 SOTD was a massive Romero fan film anyway, the starting credits were DOTD as well weren't they. If there's ever a real zombie apocalypse, I'll be really disappointed if that song isn't playing at some point 😜

[@ExVeeBrawn]

The developing lore of the Halloween Gonk makes me miss Slepp The Idol.

[@EmeraldLavigne]

If you people had given Slepp your bones, we wouldn't be in this position right now...

[@tncorgi92]

Gonk is Slepp's cousin.

[@AsymptoteInverse]

@@EmeraldLavigne Look, I gave all the bones I could spare. It's not my fault everybody else was all stingy.

[@Wehiremonkeys]

Stephen the light faced Dracula, had a very shiny head. And if you ever saw him, he would say I feel dead. All of the sequin monsters, used to laugh and call him names. They wouldn't let poor Stephen, play the angry crow squid games. Then on one foggy Halloween, Gonk came out to say. "Stephen with you're face so bright, won't you knock my door tonight..."

[@gabrielle5847]

I kind of really want that spider candle holder, it really is quite adorable lol.

[@countzero1136]

Doesn't look particularly stable though, but I guess if you bent the legs out slightly it could be made safer

[@katierandall9191]

I like it too!

[@amyshaw893]

definitely stealing "Potions, Lotions and Notions" as the name of a combined potion and fortune telling store for use in a dnd campaign

[@md_vandenberg]

Make it "Potions, Lotions and Motions" and you'd have an Alchemist Lawyer.

[@amyshaw893]

@@md_vandenberg or the drive-thru magic brew shop, "potion and locomotion"

[@Spetia]

My favourite part of every holiday is Ashen's making a special about it from poundland

[@tncorgi92]

It's the only thing I look forward to for the holidays

[@teamobi3327]

The only thing going through my head at that gas mask is "Are you my mummy?" But perhaps I've been watching too much Dr. Who.

[@MysteriumArcanum]

For those of you who don't know The Gonk (the song, not the weird gnome thing) is an upbeat sounding trumpet tune that weirdly enough is used in the end credits of Dawn of the Dead.

[@thereagan2001]

Sometimes I think we could solve the worlds plastic pollution issues by just shutting down Poundland tat production.

[@boskostoybox]

So China basically.

[@caramelldansen2204]

@@boskostoybox we're the ones buying it.

[@thegorgon7063]

But that would mean no Ashens _____ specials

[@joannahrabina]

I think the same every holiday and also every time I see Aliexpress or similar shit ad

[@brianoconnell6459]

Imagine if that door knocker was one of the last performances of Christopher Lee.

[@vinny1883]

The inflatable ghost hat is the best thing I've ever seen ngl.

[@TwitCentury]

Weirdly amused by the movements of the cheap skeletons as Ashens moved it around

[@LumiMoonCh]

That may not be Gonk's real voice. As we all know, he is a trickster.

[@LexiEyesUnicorn]

Gonk is in league with the grass masks. If you don't give him a skeleton cake, he'll send them to your advent calendar.

[@brutaljustin1349]

I haven't watched Ashens regularly in 7 years and just wanted to see how his channel was. Good lord he's still going, brown sofa and all.

[@StrawberrySunday212]

I love the door knocker and the Tealight holder.

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

I associate The Gonk more with Come Dine With Me than the radio 😂

[@DeltaOps3]

That door knocker just needs to say "reorganized into the FIRST GALACTIC EMPIRE" and my life will be complete

[@BillyAltDel]

15:30 there is a 2012 film called "Static" where a character wears a gas mask vaguely like that one.

[@dannygreen5477]

I don't even watch these for the stuff as much for Ashens commentary, the guy is genuine and funny, cracks me up lol. *GONK*

[@rebeccah3091]

i am so thankful for these seasonal reviews . I don't buy these kind of things , i am not a lover of stuff , but I do enjoy making fun of it will all of you and Ashens every season.

[@TheHutchy01]

I'm slightly disappointed he didn't get a suspiciously familiar looking black rose in a cloche with LEDs.

[@SergeiMosin]

Gonk IS Slepp the Idol and he will only rest when you give him your bones!

[@MegaVikingen]

Lucky for Ashens that he already bought 4 skeletons then.

[@nickosinit]

i love that central front top tooth on the knocker

[@SteelyPhoenix21]

Liked even before watching. As we know this will be poundland quality at it finest. *chef excellence kiss*

[@TheBattlesword]

First the Nerd saved Macaulay Culkin's career, now Ashens has unleashed Gonk to the masses. Seriously, these gnomes are EVERYWHERE

[@speed0spank]

The gnome - they make tons of those now for every holiday or interest basically. You know how it goes. Something sells like crazy for one holiday so they decide they're going to make them for every single one...like Peeps!

[@BD90..]

It is a Halloween elf kinda

[@thedeadpoolwhochuckles.6852]

peeps are delicious. sometimes

[@laneatkinson6441]

Peeps are actually cute tho ❤

[@michaelwilliams9566]

My gf bought those gnomes from the Dollar General near our house. We have like 4 of them in our house rn, 2 small ones and 2 larger ones lol. They're pretty funny and awesome, albeit cheap

[@lmpst7915]

Its not a gnome. Its a Nissa. Afaik they are different things like the Yule Lads

[@RealMoukeycat]

I enjoy when Stuart is describing something reflective. It looks to me like he is always wearing a plain black baseball cap. I wish he would review a mirror.

[@emilyhogan4973]

That first bit of dialog from the door knocker sounds dangerously close to ghost host dialog from Disney’s Haunted Mansion ride

[@Segafishy]

The Gonk if I remember right is supposed to be along the lines of trolls in Nordic Folklore (there will probably be a commeter that knows it fully), I picked on up and love it to bits as nothing seems to annoy the Mrs more than the Gonk for some reason. I couldn't get a lot of other halloween stuff though as shops haven't been able to get it in and what they did get got bought quick and replaced with Christmas Tat.

[@Captainwowzerz]

my mum got one as a secret santa once and she wasn't too impressed.

[@cbpoppet1288]

T light holder is also practically useful. People don't realise how hot the bases of t lights get and fires can start from surfaces t lights are left on spontaniously combusting.

[@NGNetwork1]

Inflatable ghost hat... *flashbacks to the crown incident* oh boy.

[@hannahbell6314]

Didn't Lootcrate send him like 100 of them after that?

[@sirloinestakegames7866]

@@hannahbell6314 yep, and it was delicious.

[@Willotaku9000]

At least Gonk isn't a weird twerking Gnome/Elf hybrid that's apparently a Christmas decoration. All hail Gonk!

[@mgthestrange9098]

Woo hoo, it’s the most wonderful time of the year and I’m early to the Ashens party! As for a spooky character with a gas mask, 4 words: Are you my mummy? 🎃🧙🏻‍♀️🧛🏻‍♀️

[@ArtTasticCreations]

That ghost mask made me laugh out loud. What the heck is going on there. Lol It looks like a melted ghost character from Pac-Man. The perfect combination would be to wear that inflatable ghost hat with the melted screaming ghost mask.

[@MarquisSmith]

Gonk by Autumnal Gnome is a seriously underrated prog classic.

[@EddieHawkinsII]

What about The Gonk by Herbert Chappell? The one from Dawn of the Dead?

[@tihenbalop]

Yeah really sounds like that Radio Gnome Invisible song by Gong 😀😀😀

[@AstralPhnx]

Oh I'm loving this Gonk lore

[@tokujoe5763]

"That was a mistake but now it's canon" - Me after watching Rise of Skywalker

[@ajzeg01]

Sequels bad

[@somebvnny]

"there's no one character you can behind on Halloween like Father Christmas" you're right, there's about 50. but I think Gonk should be an official Halloween icon to rival the likes of Jack Skelington and Jason Vorhees

[@N1k37ick]

The rest of KZbin: The seas are full of plastic! Ashens: cheap thing go spoopy

[@neuronic85]

The oceans are full of plastic, so I outsource my purchases of petroleum-based flotsam to Ashens. He's way funnier than me, plus I don't end up filling up my trash can.

[@joannahrabina]

Well but he bought the objects, reviewed them and now his viewers don't have to, so yeah

[@dominopicamation5836]

You could dress up as the ‘Are you my Mummy?’ boy from Dr Who with that gas mask.

[@MegaU]

"So I had to basically build my own thing to buy from Poundland", iconic line

[@MatthewBryce]

Including the hair clip that's clearly not part of the product 😂

[@traverse2k545]

i havent seen ashens since like 2013/14. so happy hes still on this platform.

[@iwanmilner1080]

Ashens: This is probably what Gonk should sound like... Gonk: HALLO! Ashens: That was a mistake... Me: LOL XD.

[@deb13292]

Lol I don't think it came out right. 😅

[@cmdfarsight]

That cardboard mask reminds me of what you used to be able to cut out the back of the cornflakes packets back in the early 80s.

[@atomic_punk]

The first one was the scariest because you could see Ashens' reflection

[@m1ndy9876]

So much pink. I assume from now on every video is filmed entirely naked. Dan will have Christmas nightmares

[@englishwithphil42]

8:42 I definitely was sure that it would say "Welcome to your doom" as the lo-fi voice is so similar to the one heard in Altered Beast

[@1MockingJay]

this is the best part of halloween!! have a good one all 🎃

[@HollyGabs1991]

Oh my god his face wearing that inflatable ghost hat😂😂

[@alazdemirkiran6482]

Those skeletons would work great with the Terminator Skin Maker thing he reviewed before

[@kandigloss6438]

oh goody, a cardboard mask, I can think I'm reliving the 50s and talk about how the past that I never lived through were such better times, it will be the scariest thing ever.

[@swahilimaster]

"Jump scare" at the beginning actually scared me, I scratched my head and managed to accidentally turn the volume knob on my head set all the way up when I did.

[@sparey4431]

My favourite part of that knocker is the fact you won’t hear it outside. And ten seconds later - as if by magic...

[@JenOfAmara]

Gonk is adorable

[@leonreynolds77]

Your Poundland is like our USA... "Dollar Tree" basically same kinds of items. Our store has went up as well where items used to be just a dollar now $1.25 and up. Some items 5 dollars. I seen those same skeletons 4 pack in Dollar Tree.

[@martychisnall]

Gonk just casually doing a Nazi salute in the background for the majority of the video…

[@blacksaphire7773]

Imagine watching ashens for the first time and this is the video you choose.

[@kinnelyuwu5771]

much like baba yaga in her chicken legged house, the gonk rides around on the spider

[@sc_enjoyer]

You can see the reflection of Ashens and the windows in the ghost's shine, think this is the only view I've ever got of what lies beyond the sofa.

[@Ministock85h]

OH MY LORD IVE NEVER BEEN THIS EARLY

[@yetanotheruser1989]

Hey there!

[@kencarsongoomba62]

SAME

[@IkeofCrimea]

Jump scare at the start really scared the pants off me. Haven't been this scared since the MBMBAM TV show

[@darkfent]

The good thing about Ashens is that the good doctor would always adhere his annual stuffs

[@BigEvy]

I can’t believe that I still get a moment of joy when I see ashen posting something related to a Hallmark holiday. Good fun every time!

[@Kickiusz]

"Not entirely sure of the skull shape. It's not looking the most human to me." - Ashens, remembering his past as a Gestapo officer.

[@speedygonzales378]

Conal Cochran would have a good laugh at the state of that spooky mask.

[@chickenpermission4705]

I have the humor of a 14yr old so the "Are you in, little goblin?" by the door knocker made me lose it.

[@TapKim]

I feel like the Gonk shows up on your halloween adventure and greets you friendly. When you are saying your goodbies he jumpscares you and you never see them again.

[@vandabo]

"I'm Gonk!" "Who is the Gonk?" "His own thang!" "And the autumnual hat is?" "Part of it!"

[@IceRhino44]

I always love to watch your videos Ashens, no matter how shitty of a day I've had, you always know how to make me feel 100%. Thank you for being yourself!

[@janejoann2963]

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[@judemaxwell6527]

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[@Johnpaul-j8e]

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[@stellarobyn1950]

Yeah, My first investment with Mr Steven Hatzakis earned me profit of over $25,530 US dollars, and ever since then he has been delivering

[@stevepowell6213]

He has really made a good name for himself

[@jenniferkodros2089]

I got sir Steven Hatzakis info, how good is he ?

[@henrysmith4323]

Popular opinion: ashen’s fans re the best fans on KZbin, especially for their jokes.

[@ahtijansson9283]

A nisse (Danish: [ˈne̝sə], Norwegian: [ˈnɪ̂sːə]), tomte (Swedish: [ˈtɔ̂mːtɛ]), tomtenisse, or tonttu (Finnish: [ˈtontːu]) is a mythological creature from Nordic folklore today typically associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. They are generally described as being short, having a long white beard, and wearing a conical or knit cap in gray, red or some other bright colour. They often have an appearance somewhat similar to that of a garden gnome. The nisse is one of the most familiar creatures of Scandinavian folklore, and he has appeared in many works of Scandinavian literature. With the romanticisation and collection of folklore during the 19th century, the nisse gained popularity. according to wikipedia. also they arnt that cheap from scandinavain stores and i think since the scandi trend came in a few years ago around christmas time in the likes of b&m its just sort of stuck and if it sells it sells type thing. i even saw an embrodiery kit of a gonk in poundland for £5 and i may embroider one myself with my own stuff and send it to a swedish friend. how ever i do agree that the halloween gonks is a cheap cash grab for the trend it's like putting a santa costume on easter bunny

[@rzeka]

Cool but why is it being sold as a Halloween decoration called Gonk?

[@RyukeKuroi]

In addition to this wonderful reply they are often meant to protect the house (when treated well) as spirits that live there. So it sort of makes sense that Gonk is the almighty Halloween God as he can stop the evil spirits from entering the house...

[@bryonymason3104]

The gas mask has to be a doctor who reference, that storyline scared the shit out of me as a kid. Side note, it's literally the perfect time for decent face masks that are spooky and help reduce covid spread, and pound land just doesn't bother? Big yikes.

[@rileyledyard4350]

Potion, lotions and notions is the best thing I've heard all day

[@mutestingray]

Ashens is a holiday tradition at this point

[@angelreilly8312]

I was expecting to hear 'hello!' in the intro, 'jump scare' was brilliant 😂

[@pblm6772]

Ashens and poundland are like a time capsule, neither have changed in decades

[@lafcursiax]

That ghost bottle reminds me of the Sussex witch bottle at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. "They do say there be a witch in it!"