Thrasher Magazine

October is here and you know what that means—it’s time for the Halloween Hellbomb! This year instead of hitting Long Beach, we decided to try a different route and make our way up to Griffith Park to cause some chaos. From bombing a hill on a chicken, porta potties on wheels and a rare Jeff DeChesare sighting, we pretty much had everything. Hope y’all enjoy and we better see you next year dressed up and ready to rip! —Bailey Schreiner

Welcome back to Hellbomb! Bobby, Andrew, Tanner and Austin are starting this year a little differently

So who’s gonna go first?

They just went on three, classic

Andrew got a bit cocky

Tanner had to put the kneepads to the test

And it almost went smoothly

But clearly it didn’t

He’s all good! Ready to go again, maybe

Masterlensman Bobby Bils is all ready to rip. Let’s see how long those balloons last at the event

Not long at all. Sorry, Bobby

Kanaan and Dalton Dern had their costumes dialed, of course. They’ve done this before

Van Eggers whipped up this art piece the night before the event. Crushed it, Van!

Al Partanen and Kyle Walsh making sure everything is going to line up—the real backbone of the event

Hey, want a banana?

Princess Peach and Baby Toad came through, too!

First rips at Griffith Park, Lizard King gets a half Cab flip into the bank before the obstacles come out!

Stop it, Daniel, please, I beg you!

The crowd is starting to grow. Here we go!

Despite being a 'Blader, Barbie blessed the Hellbomb

Sean Salt needs you to throw that sign up

You think Patrick Star is gonna skate this thing?

What about Olaf?

I think this dude should work on his Spiderman look for next year. Could use some upgrades

Sam Muller and Taylor Ballard made it out! Always great seeing these dudes

And the rail is in! Time to get this thing started with obstacle number one

Kanaan gets first rip!

Just like that, the first sack. I have a feeling there will be more

Josh Douglas locks into a back Smith tighter than a Slipknot

Christian Hall crooking for the crowd, which is rapidly growing

Julian Lewis testing the waters with a 5-0

Santana Saldana with the front feeble. Don't forget your costume next time! 

Can't tell if Brandon Burleigh came as James Dean or if this is his regular fit. Salad grind

Kanaan comes through with the noseblunt. He really thrives at these things

Kyle Walsh helped bolt it down, so of course he had to get a piece. Bonus points if you know the costume

D-Loy, Greyson Beal, Ethan Loy, Gabriel Fortunato and Christian Hall are here. What a turnout!

Julian with a rare balanced nosegrind

Brandon, front blunt to fakie! I can’t imagine takin' the tunnel backwards

Front feeble tail grab—there’s one you don’t see every day

Jake Yanko, Jake Yanko, Jake Yanko... Welcome's newest pro made it out. Congrats on the broom!

Santana with a hefty back tail

Look at that front foot! Luigi likes to dip

And another sack. This is what we came to see—Carnage!

Wouldn't be a costume contest withouth Ribsman. And is that a willie grind?! YES!

Santana back lipping like it's his local flatbar

I think someone ordered a taco. Evan Dineen delivered it

Luigi down!

Austin and Kyle admiring all their hard work coming to life. Nothing sweeter

Fresh outta the slammer, Boo Johnson gets a hammer. Front tail

The victory ride had to feel great. Just look at that reaction

Must've been a big jailbreak, 'cause we got Shiloh Catori on the lam too! Last we heard she was makin' her escape up to Clipper

Lizard was on the mic, so you know the commentary was gold

You ready for more?

Obstacle number two, the bump to bomb

Victory or Valhalla

First one in, Christian had to hit the early grab

Adrian Sisk with a picture-perfect tré flip

Santana just keeps going, tweaked-out fakie flip!

Yes, that is exactly what you think it is

Jesus Christ?! Oh no, it’s just Ace Pelka with an impossible tail grab

Huntin' down a hardflip for the crowd

Textbook switch front biggy

A kickflip melon is always a good spectator pleaser

Another fakie flip? I’m not mad at it

Seriously, though, this might win best costume

Look at that lineup. Can't believe some dick is hoggin' the middle though

Chris Pierre-Jacques hits a half Cab flip

Didn’t have a costume and rolled down like this? Come on, man…

Boo had to get the flick. Can you blame him? That’s a good lookin' view

Dane Vaughn! Yes!

Y’all wanna see some crazy shit?

Is that a porta potty?

More than a jailbreak, this is a goddamn prison riot!

Believe it or not, they made it to the bottom

Sweet freedom!

Collateral damage: Taylor took a street sign to the dome. Glad you made it out alright. Heal up soon!

Kyle parts the sea

Now that’s a pole jam!

Everyone had to make sure they could get a good view for this

Didn’t start off too strong

But Santana had it handled

Crook bonk! The only front-truck action this thing saw

You know D Loy had to get a rip

Boo was definitely having fun on the outside

How’s that for a view! Crowd was at an all-time max for this

Macey Lemus battled for this 5-0. It was epic to see her roll away with it

Deon Harris got his 5-0, pretty buck

The crowd watching him fly over their heads

Holy shit, is that who I think it is?

Yes, yes it was. And Jeff DeChesare shut it down with a triple flip. Who would have thought?

Looks at that ride away. He’s on cloud nine

Sorry, Jeff, next year we need to see a costume

Did you think this is how it was going to end? Well, neither did we. Congrats, Jeff! Hopefully we will see you back next year

The crowd went wild. It was a perfect ending. Now time to clean up and act like we were never here! But I aint touching that porta potty