With their visually arresting, theatrical videos (like this one for "Again"), it's no surprise that Flyleaf love them some Halloween.

In this "Halloween Horrors" interview, Flyleaf's Lacey and Jared Hartmann talk about Halloweens past; especially the time her little bro rocked the rather utilitarian costume of "sack of trash."

Lacey also recalls the Halloween night that Flyleaf got all kitted out and played a surprise show in Waco, Texas. There's also some essential discussion on Halloween candy and the various pros and cons of Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson as fighters. Take notes, this will all be on the final! And keep your eye out for many more Halloween Horrors interviews.

+  OMJ!!!!!! The Jonas Brothers performed on Good Morning America this morning in Central Park in front of throngs of sweaty tween girls. We could hear the screaming all the way in our Times Square offices. (PopCrunch)

+ While we're on the kiddie tip, Her Madgesty Madonna fought hard and won the battle to add another Malawian child to her brood.  Good? Bad? What say ye? (Bitten & Bound)

+ Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson took time out of their busy schedules to shoot some publicity photos that help (or hurt?) the anti-Prop 8 campaign. (Webster's Is My B***h)

+ Lady Gaga with Marilyn Manson on a remix of "LoveGame?????" EW!!!!! (Ryan Seacrest)

+ Eminem done messed with the wrong woman. Mariah Carey is putting on her boxing gloves! The first track off her forthcoming album is called "Obsessed," a direct response to his songs about their alleged affair. It's gonna get NASTY and we can't WAIT. (Rap-Up)

+ Bonnaroo is ON this weekend and for these kids, their party (and business venture) came to a screeching halt. (Murfreesboro Post)

+ Another Wednesday, another Caps Lock-laden rant from Kanye West. This time, it's about the fake Twitter accounts bearing his name. (KanyeUniverseCity)

+ And here's something else for you to get pissed at, Kanye. Spencer Pratt is the self-proclaimed "future of rap." (Bossip)

+ Creeepezzan stallion Marilyn Manson and his latest gal pal were seen "tool"ing around Hollywood yesterday. Doesn't he bear a striking resemblance to that chubby guy Brandon Davis that a certain blogger is always making fun of? (JustJared)

+ Calling all Adam Lambert fans: RUN! DON'T WALK! A lock of his hair is now up for grabs. Speaking of American Idol, do you think Simon's "call to action" for Little Lam was over the top/baiting? (eBay)

+ And this is why we're GOO GOO for GaGa. (PopCrunch)

+ Oh -- and here's Lady GaGa's amazing performance of "Poker Face" on the Ellen show today. Check out each pose at the start of the vid. LOVE. it. (Towleroad)

What is it about rapcore/ nu-metal hybrids that make dudes wanna wear masks or do weird things to their eyeballs? Case in point: Slipknot, Insane Clown Posse, Wes Borland, Adam Siska once, and Marilyn Manson always (dude, remember his eyes in "The Beautiful People"? And his scary Saw dental work?)

Whatever it is, Hollywood Undead is keeping the traditional alive, and they're also one of the biggest things to hit the Internet since Google. Seriously. Dudes blew up on MySpace and quickly had people realizing that there were cooler people to be friends with on MySpace than just "Tom," and they're currently crossing the country on the Saints & Sinners tour.

In case you're keeping track, my favorite members are J-Dog and Deuce, but only because I like their masks the most.

+ Watch Hollywood Undead's interviews and favorite videos on MTV2's "You Rock the Deuce."

+ You'd think Amy Winehouse minus the booze would be a good thing. But experts say Duffy's lack of trainwreckiness could actually be her downfall. "She doesn't have the problems that make her so compelling," sez one industry insider. And, more importantly? "[S]he's not in the tabloids." (MTV News)

+ Is Victoria Beckham vying to be the new, better-dressed Paula Abdul? (Scandalist)

+ Bruce Springsteen's Working On A Dream bumps Taylor Swift's Fearless out of the top spot on the Billboard chart. (Rolling Stone)

+ Penelope "Slim Shady" Cruz secretly karaokes to Eminem! (Usmagazine.com)

+ Kelly Clarkson denies sharing Katy Perry's views on kissing girls. (PopEater)

+ Need an energy boost? This Christian Bale mega-remix will have you bouncin' off the walls in no time. (Idolator)

+ Preternaturally pale person Marilyn Manson says his new album, The High End Of Low, is named after "a self-described state of being that I’m in." In other words? "It's the s--t." (NME)

+ Awww, our Double Shot at Love has finally ended! Say buh-bye to the bisexual Ikki twins, plus let us know whether Rikki got unfairly dissed and dismissed... for her sis! (Remote Control)

+ Kanye West, Lil Wayne and T.I. are at the top of Day26's "Dream Collabs-slash-Not Gonna Happen" list. (MTV News)

+ Miley Cyrus loved performing for the Obama girls, but insists they're just "like any other fans!" (Except for they have their own Beanie Babies.) But yeah, they were totally "sweet" and "appreciative" and normzies, and not at all "Our dad's president and yours used to have a mullet." (J-14)

+ Memo to Ashlee Simpson: We weren't making fun of your sister's weight gain. We were making fun of her for wearing mom jeans. (MTV News)

+ Is Marilyn Manson's ex-girlfriend sucking face with Mickey Rourke? And if so, who should be the most embarrassed? (DListed)

+ Either Joaquin Phoenix is the next Eminem, or we've all just been "Punk'd." (EW)

+ Meanwhile, MTV News dares to ask: Is Lil Wayne the new Axl Rose? We dare to answer: No. (MTV News)

+ Britney Spears has shed 20 pounds in the past few months and become a total bikini babe! So what's her secret? Working out 24/7 and tirelessly promoting her new album! Also: Not having any more kids with Kevin Federline. (Usmagazine.com)

+ Two blondes, one pair of pants! Because if anyone deserves a 'Double Shot at Love,' it's lewd British comedian Russell Brand. (Scandalist)

+ Is Diddy finally pulling the plug on Danity Kane? And if so, can you honestly say you still care? (Remote Control)

+ Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship is neither a jerk, nor a wannabe celebrity. Discuss. (MTV News)

If tabloid rumors are to be believed (and really, when AREN'T they?) then Katy Perry is suddenly single and, therefore, desperately in need of a new manz. And since we're nothing if not helpful, we've rounded up a list of semi-eligible bachelors for Katy to choose from! Read on for pics, stats and analysis of KP's post-Travis McCoy options.

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+ Actress Evan Rachel Wood is totally not sorry she dated Marilyn Manson. Instead, she says she's "always going to love and respect him. " Awww/eww! Oh, and FYI, she's single and doing "as best as can be expected." (Usmagazine.com)

+ Britney Spears' beh beh boy Jayden James was hospitalized over the weekend! Apparently, JJ "had a reaction to something he ingested" but Brit's folks says he'll most likely be sleeping in his own bed again by tomorrow.  (Britney Spears' website, via MTV News)

+ Taylor Swift is officially done talking about Joe Jonas. "He’s not in my life anymore, and I have absolutely nothing to say about or to him." (NY Times)

+ Meanwhile, Taylor's got bigger problems. Like the fact that she can't even go to Victoria's Secret without getting swarmed by paparazzi. (NY Post)

+ Are Amy Winehouse and Blake Fielder-Civil headed for divorce court? We don't have a Magic 8-Ball or anything, but our sources say yes. (Scandalist)

+ Although Courtney Love sez she's a big fan of gay nuptials, she accidentally voted "Yes" to Prop 8, an amendment banning same sex marriage. Oopsies! (Defamer)

+ Mariah Carey admits she and Nick Cannon waited until getting hitched before getting horizontal. Insert [Hey, that explains the whirlwind engagement!] joke *here.* (Dlisted)

+ Justin Timberlake conquers his fear of remixes and teams up with T-Pain for a hot new verse in "Can't Believe It." (MTV News)

The news is true. After 10 long, strong years of deafening screaming, live performances, walk-ons, and music videos (VIDEOS!) and celebrities that went on to become pop culture phenomenons (and a few who didn't), the bright lights of TRL -- lights that once lit up the careers of Britney Spears (she appeared on the show 21 times), Mariah Carey (if you don't remember when she busted onto the show in 2001 and stripped, then refresh your memory with the video below), *NSYNC, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Nelly, Diddy, Eminem, Backstreet Boys, Pink, and thousands of other genre-spanning artists who took the stage between 1998 and 2008 -- will go dark. Worst.

The show, originally hosted by Carson Daly, currently co-hosted by Damien Fahey and Lyndsey Rodrigues, will end in November 2008 after a final farewell show and lots of tears.

And not that anything could ever take the place of TRL, and true, maybe we should wait for the blood to dry, but here's some good news to complement the sad stuff -- due to popular demand, FNMTV will be returning to your otherwise crappy Friday nights starting this November. BRAND-new videos! Played in their entirety! The way God intended! And celebrities! Live performances! LOLs! Arguing! More screaming!

Pour some milk out for your favorite fallen show and raise a glass of Quik to the second coming of FNMTV. And below, see who was on the very first TRL countdown ever on September 14, 1998. Plus, check out thousands of TRL photos (including snaps from the iconic backstage photo booth) then close your eyes and let the sentimental sounds of Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, and Diddy (Puffy, hold me down, baby!) help you pay your respects to a decade of MTV's Total Request Live.

TRL 09/14/98
1. Backstreet Boys - I'll Never Break Your Heart
2. NSYNC - Tearin' Up My Heart
3. Aaliyah featuring Timbaland - Are You That Somebody?
4. Aerosmith - I Don't Want to Miss A Thing
5. Will Smith - Just the Two of Us
6. Marilyn Manson - The Dope Show
7. Usher- My Way
8. The Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
9. Monica - The First Night
10. Monster Magnet - Space Lord

Today's VMA-of-the-day post is about people who unfortunately showed up at past VMAs dressed like human trashbags, either literally or metaphorically, in the you-left-your-dignity-in-the-Dumpster sense.

And no Trashbag Tuesday post would be complete without Rose McGowan! Oh, Rose! You were so great in Jawbreaker, and your M4 leg in Grindhouse was scarifying and cool! But you know what was scaryifying and NOT cool? Seeing every inch of your pasty body when you slid yourself into what looked like a series of poorly constructed silver-plated necklaces and not much else at the 1998 VMAs.

Like, everyone and their half-blind grammaw could see everything from like, what you had for breakfast to your boobiedos and cheeks, to, like, the results of your last gynecological visit. Observe:

Rose's full-frontal (and butt-al) exposure made it easy to forget that she showed up with freak show Marilyn Manson at her side. Who cares that your boyfriend's got red hair and two different colored eyes when the whole world's staring up your crack?

Stay tuned for the possibility of more butts -- or senseless outfits at the very least -- at the 2008 VMAs, live from Hollywood on Sunday, September 7th.

+ Plus: relevant videos: Iggy Pop, "Butt Town," and, of course, Sir Mix-A-Lot's evergreen ode to the exit door...