Informally known as Halfoween, May 1st marks the halfway mark from one Halloween to the next. While not universally recognized, Halfoween is a great excuse to get excited about Halloween, either by dressing in costume, handing out candy, or generally encouraging horror shenanigans. To get you in the mood for tomorrow’s Halfoween, today we’re showcasing [...]
Archive for April, 2012
Get Ready for Halfoween!
Posted: 30th April 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: halfoween, whitby gothic weekend
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The Dark Knight Rises Will Make So Much Money
Posted: 24th April 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: catwoman, dark knight rises costumes
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There is no doubt about it – The Dark Knight Rises is going to make so much money. Got any doubt? Let’s take a look at the Dark Knight Rises costumes: Bane Catwoman Batman Look at those costumes! They’re absolutely amazing, and I cannot wait to see them on the silver screen. Plus, Anne Hathaway [...]
Lizzie Borden’s House Is For Sale
Posted: 23rd April 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: 306 french st, 92 second st, lizzie borden
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Located in Fall River, Massachusetts, Lizzie Borden’s house, where she lived after being acquitted of murder charges, is now for sale. The house is located at 306 French St. and has an asking price of $650,000, which is much, much higher than the city’s assessed worth of $313,200, though that price does not take into [...]
Horror Stationary
Posted: 18th April 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween Fun, Halloween NewsTags: halloween costumes, horror stationary, jacques pense
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Today’s blog post has me thinking that Halloween costumes is the wrong kind of horror business. You see, I recently stumbled upon the work of a German-based designer named Jacques Pense, who created an award-winning series of horror stationary items. From envelopes to binder rings, Pense has brought the world of horror crashing down upon [...]
The Map of the Dead, the CDC, and the Zombie-Proof House: Get Ready for the Zombie Apocalypse
Posted: 16th April 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: cdc, map of the dead, zombie apocalypse
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It’s only a matter of time until the dead rise and consume the living, and zombie costumes are no longer fun. Maybe an evil biomedical corporation will be to blame, or a mosquito-borne pathogen that breeds inside human brains. Whatever the reason, a zombie apocalypse requires a plan and an appropriate amount of emergency supplies. [...]
Rotoscoped Evil Dead 2 Trailer
Posted: 12th April 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: evil dead 2, pretend for real studios
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The guys overs at Pretend for Real Studios specialize in all sorts of animation projects, including rotoscoping, a time-consuming process that is rare to find these days. Back in 2009, Pretend for Real decided to take their rotoscoping skills and apply it to the most wonderful of all trailers: Evil Dead 2. The outcome? It’s [...]
A Documented Zombie: Clairvius Narcisse
Posted: 9th April 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: Clairvius Narcisse, zombie
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Movies, books, and graphic novels depict zombies as undead abominations, hungry and carnivorous for human flesh. According to the tenets of Haitian Vodou, however, zombies are not dead, stalking husks that spread the zombie disease via biological contamination. Instead, zombies are revived by a bokor, or sorcerer, who controls and uses the zombies to complete [...]
Skull Carved out of Books
Posted: 5th April 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: halloween props, maskull lasserre
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Artists find strange and interesting ways to reveal themselves – that’s why they’re artists – and Maskull Lasserre, a Canadian-born visual artist, is no different. Using old computer manuals and a plaster mold of a human skull, Lasserre created a near perfect replica of a human skull. His purpose: exploring the unexpected happenings of everyday [...]
Top 6 Greatest Signature Horror Weapons
Posted: 3rd April 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: signature horror weapons
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#6 – The Tall Man’s Spheres While not the most popular horror character, The Tall Man utilizes a unique method of killing victims: flying spheres. Each sphere contains the brains of a dead body, in addition to various lasers, drills, saws, and other surgical weapons. The spheres zip and fly through the air, and when [...]