The Worst House On The Internet

October 25, 2021 10:34 AM

The Worst House On The Internet
Remember when you went trick-or-treating and there was always that one house on the block that gave out the worst treats? Now everyone on the Internet can re-experience that same feeling of Halloween disappointment. You’re welcome!

Ring our virtual doorbell and who knows what underwhelming surprise you might get.

Could be a link to the Santa Clause 3 soundtrack. Or 80% off a motion-activated toilet nightlight.

But some of the treats are physical. Like a single plastic spoon. The tags you're not supposed to pull off a mattress. Or 23g of glitter. And yes, if you claim a treat, we will mail it to you.

Happy Halloween!

Role: project lead

posted by missjenny (15 comments total)

This project was posted to MetaFilter by mpark on October 27, 2021: MetaFilter Takes On Halloween

I got the crowdsourced re-creation of Shrek. I am ... not displeased.
posted by chavenet at 11:16 AM on October 25, 2021 [3 favorites]

Ha ha ha. I got a live website of grass growing, complete with Rocky music. That made my entire day.
posted by kathrynm at 5:21 PM on October 25, 2021 [1 favorite]

Thank you for the recipe for chocolate covered bacon :-)
posted by kathrynm at 5:04 PM on October 26, 2021

Hey, I ALREADY had a bunch of birds with arms. I didn't need MORE. Worst house ever!!
posted by rogerroger at 5:59 PM on October 26, 2021

I got a a wonder that I would never have imagined!

This is a great collection of things, and a very nice presentation for it!
posted by ignignokt at 7:23 AM on October 27, 2021

I love this and (in a nerdy, self-serving way) I'm super interested in how a company culture supports projects like these.
posted by roger ackroyd at 11:03 AM on October 27, 2021 [1 favorite]

I always wondered how to Crank Dat Soulja Boy. Now I know! Thank you Halloween!
posted by lock robster at 5:29 PM on October 27, 2021

My first click, a website about He-Man singing, crashed and rebooted my phone hard enough that I was starting to worry I'd need a new phone. Good game worst house.
posted by Jacen at 5:54 PM on October 27, 2021

I got a recipe for chocolate salami. Because the only thing worse than getting a dicey halloween treat is only getting a recipe for said dicey treat that I will have to make myself before I can crinkle my nose at it. Thank you, Worst House!
posted by Silvery Fish at 6:18 PM on October 27, 2021

If one of these doesn't go to the story of Groverhaus then it can't truly be The Worst House on the Internet.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 6:42 PM on October 27, 2021

I got a child's dance recital from the '90s. I won't know what my partner got until it arrives, apparently...
posted by solotoro at 7:24 PM on October 27, 2021

I got a signed photo of Alec Baldwin. Given the recent news, that's actually vaguely creepy....
posted by LeRoienJaune at 9:05 PM on October 27, 2021 [1 favorite]

I got a free craigslist offer of an 80lb sack of concrete. Nice deal if I lived in New York.
posted by luftmensch at 10:23 PM on October 27, 2021

I got how to do the Carolina Shag, which I thought might be a seabird or else some sort of weird sexual practice, but turned out to be a dance.
posted by Fuchsoid at 3:34 AM on October 28, 2021

Looks like I got three bags of assorted coat hangers, which is actually something I could use.
posted by Faint of Butt at 1:54 PM on October 28, 2021