"Spooky season is the best time of year, especially when it comes to breakfast cereals. There's something about the pops of orange and purple, the iconic shapes of ghosts, witches' hats, bats, pumpkins, and candy corn, and the veritable cornucopia of monstrous mascots that makes Halloween especially ripe inspiration for that sugary good stuff we all begged our parents to buy us when we were kids."
"It probably helps that General Mills has been releasing monster-themed cereals every year since 1971. Kids have been clamoring for Count Chocula and Franken Berry for decades. In fact, Tasting Table tasted every General Mills Monster Cereal and ranked which was the best. Obviously, other cereal companies had to try to capitalize on this marketing slam dunk. And now, over 50 years later, it's safe to say that Halloween is the biggest holiday for cereals. The season is full of limited edition shapes and flavors, creative character redesigns, and inventive pop culture tie-ins. So without further ado, here are 13 of the best, spookiest Halloween cereal boxes of all time."
"In 2022, the General Mills monster cereal boxes were designed by the artist KAWS, whose trademark "X" eyes provided a simultaneously cute and spooky look for the monsters. "It's been a thrill to collaborate with General Mills and Monster Cereals," KAWS said at the time, per a General Mills press release. "I've been a big fan of the cereals since I was a kid. Even now, I love the original box designs and the creativity and imagination they invoke.""
Seasonal Halloween visuals, nostalgic mascots, and themed shapes drive a robust market for limited-edition breakfast cereals. General Mills established a yearly monster-cereal tradition beginning in 1971 with enduring characters like Count Chocula and Franken Berry. Competing brands adopted Halloween-focused releases, turning the season into the biggest holiday for cereal marketing. The period yields creative character redesigns, pop-culture tie-ins, and collectible packaging. Notable recent examples include artist collaborations, such as KAWS-designed monster boxes and the return of vintage characters like Frute Brute. A curated selection highlights thirteen standout spooky cereal packages and designs.
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