HALLOWEEN GHOST (aka Horrible Harry)
By James Wilkinson
ARCADIAN 2, no. 10 (Sep. 17, 1980): 103-104.


From the ARCADIAN:

HALLOWEEN GHOST is a self-running program that is topical.  The author sets up 
a TV at a window near his front door, and the program, a "talking" skull, makes 
snide remarks about the people going by.  It re-cycles, and uses random 
statements on the screen, shifting colors as well.

Notes:

When the program is run it says: "HORRIBLE HARRY THE INSULTING TV GHOST 
MYSTERIOUSLY APPEARSHERE EVERY HALLOWEEN"  The nine insults that "Harry" will 
throw at those passing by are:

1) WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
2) YOU LOOK TERRIBLE!!!
3) THAT CAN'T BE -YOUR FACE
4) YIPES!!-YOU SURE ARE UGLY
5) YOUR WORMS ARE SHOWING
6) WHO DUG YOU UP?
7) HOW COME YOU HAVE 3 EYES?
8) YOU LOOK LIKE THE -DEVIL-
9) I'D HATE to BE YOUR MUMMY


Archive Notes:

There are some unknown differences between the alternate versions of the 
program.

The second alternate version is the same as version 1, except NT=-1 has been 
added to allow sound to work properly under "AstroBASIC."  This fix was made by 
Lance F. Squire on May 6, 2006.

A modified version of this program, called "New Ghost," by Ron Picardi is also 
included with the archive.  Ron's mod is an unpublished submission to the 
ARCADIAN newsletter.  Ron comments on his modified version of HALLOWEEN GHOST: 
"Here is a revision to Horrible Harry.  He pops in and out of the TV.  Then he 
insults you with his ghostly laughter."  This version's BASIC listing is VERY 
different from the original version of the program.



