A piñata of Regan Teresa MacNeil (played by actress Linda Blair) from the 1973 film ‘The Exorcist.’
According to the ghouls behind the appropriately titled Etsy page Hang Me, in addition to their various horror-themed piñatas, you can also have one custom made to your specifications. So if you’d really like to bash a piñata version of your boss’s head in until he/she bleeds delicious candy all over you, today is your lucky day pal.
Of the many piñatas in Hang Me’s shop, which is run by Sam and Tiny Kaleal, I’m particularly impressed with the one made in the image of Regan from The Exorcist in all her possessed-by-a-demon glory clutching a giant cross. The only thing that could possibly make it any cooler than it already is if it could somehow release a bunch of gross day-glow green ooze after being busted open. Hey, a girl can dream. In addition to the piñatas, the shop has a bunch of other cool stuff including fully functional, custom-designed Jiffy Pop popcorn containers that have been reimagined with horror film movie posters. I’ve posted images of my favorites below.
A piñata in the likeness of James “Ash” Williams (played by Bruce Campbell) from the ‘The Evil Dead’ film franchise .
A very slashy-looking Michael Myers (from the ‘Halloween’ films) piñata.
Leatherface piñata (based on chainsaw weilding bad-guy from the ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’).
Jason Voorhees piñata (based on famous fictional slasher from the ‘Friday the 13th’ films).
A piñata of Pennywise the clown (based on the sinister killer from the 1986 novel by Stephen King and subsequent 1990 television mini-series ‘It’).
And since this is horrifying stuff we’re talking about, here’s a fuckin’ Gene Simmons’ piñata.
An Elvira-themed Jiffy Pop popcorn container with an image from ‘Elvira’s Movie Macabre.’
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’-themed Jiffy Pop container.
‘Killer Klowns from Outer Space’ Jiffy Pop popcorn.
‘Friday the 13th’ Jiffy Pop container.
Previously on Dangerous Minds:
Andy Warhol Pinata Head
Flying monkey piñata