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It's officially late October and everything is perfectly spooky in all of the good ways. The leaves are playing optical tricks on you. Dinky houses take on the light of Bowser's Castle. Pumpkin spice and fake bats are ominous. X-Files is on Netflix and Gary Busey dominated Dancing with the Stars. The ghouls are out to play. The heebie jeebies have never looked so good. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: We're giving away 4 care packages featuring MATTER & CO!! MATTER & CO. = two love birds and their dog operating out of one of those picturesque old tobacco warehouses in Durham, North Carolina. They make unique housewares with love and give 5% of each transaction to charitable organizations that they believe in. It doesn't get much sweeter than that. OR DOES IT? The plot thickens with the selection of prizes they are featuring: a rustic wood & rope hanging shelf, macrame plant hangers, and the most beautifully spooky rope wall-hangings that give any space an extra dose of character. All hail. Each winner also gets a Freaker of their choice! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Facebook, find this graphic, and leave a comment with something that's spooky in the BEST way for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

Spice it up, spice it in. It's Friday and we're living that Shirly Temple life. Spiked. And fancy. You are cordially invited to join the party. Without further ado... WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: We're giving away 5 care packages featuring craft made grenadine syrup from Morris Kitchen! Founded in 2009, Morris Kitchen is the love child of Brooklynite Kari Morris. Her grenadine takes a classic syrup and makes it better with all natural ingredients, hints of vanilla and orange blossom, and a whole lot of love. We hyper appreciate details, and we saw the Morris Kitchen page of recipes, we went into a fit of boozy lust. Hot apple totties? Gin gin cucumber popsicles? Yes, please. We'll take them all. Each winner also gets a Grouchy Mark Freaker! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Instagram and show us an everyday thing that you spice up and make super fancy or unique! Use the hashtag #FreakerMorris for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

October is finally here. Dark humor enthusiasts everywhere are rejoicing for the entire month of spooky dooks. Schoolchildren are spattered in zombie paraphernalia, mellowed singer-songwriters are suddenly Wes Craven fanatics, and even the most pleasant of establishments somehow turn into gothy funhouses full of smoke and mirrors. Calling all ghouls - come out and play. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: We're giving away 5 care packages featuring Talky Coffins! Talky Coffins are the newest creation from the not-so-evil mastermind of Jessie Williams - head lady honcho of the quirky boutique - Edge of Urge! Perfect for storing your collectibles, your unmentionables, and the dried up tears of your enemies. Need a special coffin for a special somebody? Good news - she customizes! Each winner also gets a Mummy Issues Freaker! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Facebook, find this graphic, and let us know one detail about how you would deal with a zombie apocalypse for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

  Summer travels have a tendency to take you to the strangest places when you least expect it. This summer, we unsuspectingly found ourselves snuggling with bison on a train, accidentally raving in the redwood forest, and decapitating part of our boxtruck under a bridge in Kansas City. Maybe the most surprising part about our summer of living in a boxtruck was that no one was arrested for indecent exposure while changing in public. It's not a terrible idea to learn from our mistakes. We're here to help: WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: We're giving away 5 care packages featuring the only towel an adventurer needs - The Nomad! The Nomad is a multifunctional adventure towel. Wear it as a hoodie, lay it down as your towel, or toss it on while you change underneath! The Nomad is currently in the middle of a Kickstarter campaign in a pursuit to become the first changing towel that' are 100% grown, sewn, and printed in the USA! Each winner also gets a Freaker of their choice! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Instagram and show us the strangest place your summer travels took you with the hashtag #FreakerNomad for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

Depending on your definition of "folklore" and "fun," American folklore is super fun. We have our time-tested tall-tales like Paul Bunyon, Johnny Appleseed, and Dances With Wolves era Kevin Costner. We also have pop culture treats that are in the fast-lane to becoming ancient legends. Has anybody actually SEEN a Juggalo? Okay, have you seen a Jugagalo and Big Foot at the same time? Hm? Is Pulp Fiction a parable? Is Michael Jackson considered a mythical creature yet? Sure. For freedom. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: We're giving away 5 care packages featuring soy candles from Boonzy Arts! Handpoured in Los Angeles, Boonzy is the creation of Lauren Rock. Focused on geeky pop culture and quirky original scents, Boonzy incorporates the simplicity of jar candles with the nostalgia of cult classics like The Big Lewbowski and Twin Peaks. Folklore for all! Each winner also gets a Tree Hugger Freaker and a Freaker of their choice! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Instagram and show us your silliest impression of an American tall-tale (interpret that as you will! Dubsmash, photos, graphics, whatever.) Use the hashtag #FreakerBoon so we can find you! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

This week, we're celebrating the great American pastime of watching gladiators smash into each other, forming cuddle piles. and having a valid excuse to get sloppy in a parking lot on a Sunday afternoon. GAME. ON. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: We're giving away 5 care packages full of team spirit for football fans! Each winner will get two football Freakers, one in normal deflated colors (Laces Out!) and the other in their team color-way of choice (Jock Itch)! They'll also get a a Jock Itch pair of Freaker Feet! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Facebook, find this graphic, and let us know your most clever Fantasty Football League name for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

Green thumb; what a good word. We've met some green thumbs in our day. We once knew a girl who grew plants that ate small rodents. They were best buds. Same goes for black thumbs. Honestly, I've even killed fake plants. The thumb rainbow has a wide spectrum, but no matter how long your plants last, they should live a beautiful life while they're still around, We're here to help. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: This week, we have five treats from Handmade Sam*Made! Hailing from Seattle, Washington, Samantha has a knack for teaching herself trades. She was wood burning at 6, soldering metals at 8, and weaving in and out of different functional crafts every since.Right now, Sam is handmaking rad himmeli sculptures to give air plants a modern home, and to make your own feel extra loved! Each winner will get also gets a Swine Flute Freaker! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Instagram and show us your special thumb (green thumb, black thumb, red thumb, blue thumb?!) with the hashtag #FreakerSam for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

Life is one big schooling, and like traditional schooling, people tend to excel in specific subjects. Some people are really good at trigonometry, while others shine bright in converting boxtrucks into traveling party houses. I mean, you know. Shine on you crazy diamond. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: This week, we have five 32 oz. growlers from Shine Vessels! Hailing from Richmond, Virginia and 100% made in America, Shine Vessels is the do-all-end-all of the growler game. Their process is completely transparent and fully mesmerizing. Read about it here! I know that we've publicly swooned over Shine Vessels before, but the 32 oz. squealers are a brand new addition to their product line and we couldn't help ourselves. You'll agree that they're worth it. Each winner will get also gets a Freaker of their choice! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Instagram and show us one subject you shine in! Use the hashtag #FreakerShine for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

Rove; verb: travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander. Roam; verb: move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area. Sounds like a weekend to me. Let's play. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: This week, we have five $50 gift codes for Rove & Roam! Once upon a time, an Irish damsel and a Russian fellow fell in love and made a life together in NYC. Years went by, careers were made, but the fairytale couple longed for something a bit more breathable, and that's when they found our very own picturesque port town of Wilmington, North Carolina. Lesley had been a fashion designer for the big guns (Ralph Lauren, Jones of New York, DKNY) which gave her the perfect experience to start her own line of handmade classics. Enter Rove & Roam, a true love child entering the world of fashion for all the right reasons. Bonus points? Well made, hand made, and beautiful. Done and done. Each winner will get a $50 gift certificate and a Noonan Freaker! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Facebook, find this graphic, and show us in the comments one thing you always roam around with for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

People are generally pretty different when it comes to likes / wants / opinions. Some people eat anchovies willingly. Some people believe that alien lizards are possessing the political system. Some people play with deadly snakes for piousness, and some people hang from the ceiling with giant fishhooks in their skin for the funsies. There is one thing that we can all safely agree on, despite our other differences: Planet Earth is pretty rad. Out of all the big balls floating in space, we found ourselves on fantastic one. Let's celebrate that. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: We have 5 care packages this week featuring Earth-In Canteen! Once upon a time, the fine folks at Earth-In owned a stainless steel bottle company. Being patriots, they were troubled by the need to outsource and worked tirelessly towards a solution. One day a mystical lightbulb mystically turned on and they figured out a way to manufacture durable, sustainable, and beautiful bottles here in the States with what was right under their noses (feet) the entire time: California Clay. In their own words, Earth-In Canteen is "a return to an ancient and truly natural way to carry water, designed and fired in Northern California from American clay and certified lead-free, non-toxic glazes." Lightweight, sturdy, and intensely awesome, Earth-In Canteen is the answer to your bottle woes. Each winner will also get a White Girl Freaker! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Instagram and show us the unique way that you connect with the earth with the hashtag #freakearth for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

How many holidays can you cram into 1 year? At this point, most of us know about the more publicized ones like Talk Like A Pirate Day, but a lot of self-proclaimed holidays live in obscurity. October 7th is Bald and Free Day. July 13th? Barbershop Music Appreciation Day. March 15th is Eveything You Think Is Wrong Day, but don't beat yourself up too badly because the very next day is Everything You Do Is Right....Day. FACT: Yesterday was National Wiggle Your Toes Day. Today is a special one. Today is the official International Beer Day. You know what else today is? Friday. Both are worthy of celebration and we're here to help. Game on. WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: We have 5 care packages this week featuring the feelgoods from Redbeard Brew Bars! Redbeard is a family run operation, headed by military veteran and Department of Justice virtuoso Zeb Barnes and his lovely wife Lauren! The duo creates Brew Bars from their very own homebrewed craft beers. "We use only coconut, avocado, and olive oils in our bars for an eco-friendly, chemical-free soap. We use essential oils that complement the brews we used to create the bar." It's a clean dream up in here. Each winner will get a gift pack of Brew Bars and a Happy Juice Freaker! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Facebook, find this graphic, and leave us a photo in the comments of something that has made you absurdly happy. Spread that cheer, win that beer! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!

Today's fortune cookie: Go against the grain and make something interesting. That is all. Friday sweetcakes sweepstakes BEGIN! WHAT YOU'RE WINNING: We have 5 care packages this week featuring handmade specialties from Carolina Grain! Carolina Grain is a one-man company based deep in the land of the pines. The concept is simple: Andrew McCarn makes stuff. He makes incredible stuff. With his hands, his talents, and with love, he has funneled his passion for woodworking into creating pieces for your home with character. Prizes include gems like a handmade cherry serving tray, a walnut bread board, and more! Each piece is a unique creation and insight into the world of a true maker doing things the old fashioned way. Each winner will get a special gift from Carolina Grain and a Freaker of their choice! HOW TO ENTER: Get on Instagram and show us your craft (traditional or not!) with the hashtag #FreakerGrain for your chance to win! Winners announced in our Tuesday newsletter!