Since the world of Halloween costumes and horror movies is so slow today, we’re turning to Mother Nature for a quick thrill. Similar to the mind-blowing information of the Immortal Jellyfish, we now present you with another of nature’s wild creatures: Scolopendra gigantea. Let’s do it: Imagine yourself trudging through the darkness of a South [...]
Archive for February, 2012
Scolopendra gigantea: The Giant Centipede
Posted: 29th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: giant centipede, halloween costumes, immortal jellyfish, Scolopendra gigantea
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Mail Time: America Dies On Dunkin
Posted: 28th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: america dies on dunkin, dunkin donuts
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As a company who loves its audience, we keep an open-door email policy. Got a favorite story or a goofy photo? Send it our way, for you may see it on the blog. It doesn’t matter what you have to say, we’ll happily give it a read. For example, today we received an anonymous email [...]
Release Date Moved for Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D
Posted: 27th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: leatherface, texas chainsaw massacre
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The boringly named sequel to the original 1974 Texas Chainsaw Massacre is simply called Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D. The plot focuses on a young woman traveling to Texas, accompanied by friends, to reclaim an inheritance, which happens to include Leatherface. Filming began in July 2011 and the film was expected to hit theaters on October [...]
Johnny Depp Sets Sights on Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Posted: 23rd February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween Fun
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Back in the early 1970s, Kolchak: The Night Stalker began as a novel, The Kolchak Papers, written by Jeff Rice. The novel revolved around Carl Kolchak’s mission to track down a serial killer who turned out to be a vampire. Before the novel was even published, though, the television station ABC approached Rice with a [...]
FrightCatalog.com Blow-Out Gore Sale: 42% Off!
Posted: 21st February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: blow-out, gore sale, torso on hook
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So, Fright Fans, we may have possibly, maybe, accidentally ordered too many Torso On Hook props. Not a big deal, right? We thought so too. But every morning we’re greeted by this guy’s eye lunging out of his head. We eat lunch and he’s watching us shovel mouthfuls of food. The last thing we see [...]
Jane Levy and Bruce Campbell Talk Evil Dead Remake
Posted: 20th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: evil dead remake, jane levy
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Previously, we reported that Lily Collins was expected to star in the Evil Dead remake. However, according to HitFix.com, Lily Collins is out and Jane Levy, star of the TV series Suburgatory, is now taking over the role. In an article recently released on TheInsider, Jane Levy expressed her feelings on the project: “I’m so [...]
The Sex Appeal of the Apocalypse
Posted: 16th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: Andrew Tarusov, apocalypse calendar 2012, womens costumes
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Surviving an apocalypse has never been this sexy. Andrew Tarusov, a Russian illustrator specializing in pin-up art, created the Apocalypse Tomorrow 2012 calendar, which combines sex appeal and apocalyptic scenarios. Anyone familiar with the work of Gil Elvgren, the iconic American artist of pin-up girls, will see similarities in Tarusov’s work. Unfortunately, the calendar is [...]
The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre – And Bricks
Posted: 14th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in CostumesTags: gangster costumes, george patey, valentine's day massacre
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While most know Valentine’s Day as the holiday of love and affection, some remember it for a different reason: the Saint Valentine’s Day massacre. Back during the prohibition era, the streets of Chicago were torn between two rival gangs, Al Capone’s South Side Italian gang and Bugs Moran’s North Side Irish gang. On the morning [...]
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – The First Trailer
Posted: 13th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: abraham lincoln, vampire hunter
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Today marks the first official trailer release for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, a film directed by Timur Bekmambetov. If Bekmambetov’s name does not sound familiar, he’s the director behind such action-packed movies as Wanted (2008), Day Watch (2006), and Night Watch (2004). The film is currently scheduled for release on July 22, 2012. Synopsis: Abraham [...]
Remake of Beauty and the Beast? By director of Silent Hill? Yes, please!
Posted: 10th February 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: Christophe Gans, Vincent Cassel
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Christophe Gans, director behind Silent Hill and Brotherhood Of The Wolf, is scheduled to make his own version of the iconic classic Beauty and the Beast. The two stars of the film will be Vincent Cassel, who acted in Black Swan, Out Day Will Come, and Sheitan, and Lea Seydoux, best known from Inglorious Basterds. [...]