The Weekly Links: Ghostbusters 8-Bit Music Video, Remote Controlled R2-D2 Pumpkin, Sting Sings On NYC Sidewalk

Happy Halloween!! Be safe if you are going to parties or taking the kiddies out trick-or-treating. Remember, "don't eat an apples that you can shave with." I thought I'd round up all of the goodies that I've given away on RD80s this year and from years past for this special Halloween edition of The Weekly Links. Plus, there are plenty of new web treats to share so be sure to sink your teeth into some retro-tastic victims!

RD80s Halloween Treats

• Pee-Wee Herman's Almost Halloween Tradition On Letterman
• 80s Halloween Costumes Ideas Via Found Item Clothing
• Watch Your Favorite '80s Halloween Specials on YouTube!
• Thriller Dance Remains Among The Living
• Halloween Pranks of an '80s Teenager
• '80s Characters Carved Into Pumpkins

Ultimate '80s Halloween Party Playlist

Video this week was a tough choice among several that featured Ghostbusters. You'll see the others in the links below, but I was excited when I received a message about a new version of the music video. The Filthy Frackers channel has produced some great video game style music videos in the past including an 8-bit Grunge montage which was a previous TWL Video of the Week. This time they have created a shot-for-shot remix of the Ghostbusters music video including all of those wonderful cameos! I decided it was my favorite from this past week and you'll see why...

TWL Video of the Week

"Retro-Game Inspired 'Ghostbusters' Music Video" by Filthy Frackers

Now, check out all of the sugary goodness in this week's bag of links including a special Halloween section!

MOVIES

These Awesome Middle Schoolers Filmed A Shot-For-Shot Remake Of The ‘Ghostbusters’ Trailer - UPROXX

Paul Reubens Announces a New Pee-wee Herman Movie on ‘The Tonight Show’ - Laughing Squid

The Original ‘Ghostbusters’ Film Remixed by Eclectic Method - Laughing Squid

15 Things You Might Not Know About Beetlejuice - Neatorama

Why 'Footloose' Inspired 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Director James Gunn - Billboard

Here's What The Cast Of "The Princess Bride" Looks Like Now - BuzzFeed Rewind

Original Beetlejuice writer on Beetlejuice 2 - Den of Geek

16 Things You Might Not Know About 'The Terminator' - mental_floss

Keanu Reeves: 'Bill & Ted 3' Status Changes From Day to Day - Hollywood Reporter

TV

30 Fun Facts About 'Pee-wee’s Playhouse' - mental_floss

'The Goldbergs' Taking on New Kids on the Block - The Hollywood Reporter

'The Goldbergs' Sets 'Ferris Bueller' Tribute Episode - The Hollywood Reporter
Top Ten – Cartoon Villains - Retromash
Jon Cryer Reprising His 'Pretty In Pink' Role Is Your '80s Dream Come True - Huffington Post
'Rainbow Brite' and 9 Other '80s Cartoon Reboots - mental_floss
The 30th Anniversary of the Sitcom Episode that Scared the Sh*t Out of Every 80s Kid - UnderScoopFire!

MUSIC

Watch Sting, 'Last Ship' Musical Cast Sing 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic' on the Sidewalk - Billboard
The Top 20 Billboard Hot 100 Hits of the 1980s - Billboard
89 Best '80s Songs - Fuse.TV
Life Is Beautiful: Is St. Lucia a band or a great '80s movie? - Las Vegas Weekly

The Real Story Behind Madonna’s Iconic ‘Like a Virgin’ Performance at the 1984 VMAs - Billboard

How Run-D.M.C. Changed the Rap Game in 1984 - Billboard

Huey Lewis, Richard Marx On 'The 80s Cruise' - Pollstar

Boy George Laments Culture Club's '80s Videos: 'I Never Really Liked Any of Them' - Billboard
Patton Oswalt Skewers Holiday Classic ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ - Billboard

Why 'They Live' Is a Subversive 1980s Masterpiece - Rolling Stone
How Phil Collins' 'In the Air Tonight' Influenced 'Miami Vice' Director Michael Mann -- and Lorde! - Billboard

Chris Rock Looks Back at 'Purple Rain': '30 Years Later, There's Nothing Remotely Close' - Billboard

Who Were 1984’s One-Hit Wonders? - Billboard

VIDEO GAMES

Classic Star Wars X-Wing and TIE Fighter games are getting digital re-releases - Polygon

Disney and GoG re-release classic Lucasfilm games, X-Wing was just the beginning - Polygon

CULTURE

1980s Puma Becker Leather OG trainers reissued - Retro To Go
The Berlin Wall, 25 Years Later - Neatorama
Home Computers Will Make Our Dumb Kids Smart: 1980s Tech Adverts - Flashbak
Sideshow Has New Tron-Style Stands for 12-Inch Figures - Topless Robot
Trade Or Die: Little Shop Of Horrors (1986) - Strange Kids Club

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

A Star Wars pumpkin that's more Machine now than Gourd - Toybox io9
Adam Savage Shows Off His ‘Ghostbusters’ Halloween Costume - Laughing Squid
Krang Cosplay Is Perfect, Wins Halloween - Kotaku
The 6 Worst Halloween Treats of Yesteryear - Flashbak
Halloween Candy You Just Don’t See Anymore - Do You Remember

“Thriller” Sung in 20 Different Styles - Neatorama
Interview: Jim Davis wanted Garfield’s Halloween Adventure to “at least scare 4-year-olds” - The A.V. Club
13 Spooky Vintage Board Games - Flavorwire
A Month of the Monster Squad comes to an end… - Branded in the 80s

Thriller! 8 ways to give your kids an '80s Halloween - Today