Halloween signs enhance your haunt: As juvenile candy collectors creep up to your haunted home wouldn’t it only be fair to give them some warning of what’s to come? Using Halloween signs to enhance your display is a great way to complete your theme. Lately I’ve been thinking about creating a Salem witch theme, like [...]
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Brainstorming for Halloween
Posted: 11th May 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: halloween lights, halloween signs, zombie props
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The Avengers Drops Tonight. Let’s Get Pumped.
Posted: 3rd May 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: avengers costumes
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I don’t know about all of you, but I’m seeing The Avengers tonight at a midnight release. But here’s one better: I’m not going as an average Joe. Nope, somehow I convinced a group of friends it would be a great idea to see the movie while wearing Avengers costumes. It’s going to be amazing! [...]
Get Ready for Halfoween!
Posted: 30th April 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: halfoween, whitby gothic weekend
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The History of the Michael Myers Masks
Posted: 29th March 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: halloween, masks, michael myers
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(Update: This post incorrectly cited the source for the following information. The current citation is correct.) SlipKnoT, a member over at Michael-Myers.net, collected the history of each mask used in the Michael Myers films. This history ranges from Halloween 1 all the way up to Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2 remake. So, without further explanation, let’s [...]
Michael Bay Takes on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Posted: 20th March 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: costumes, michael bay, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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Get ready to bust out those Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles costumes, because after taking on the Transformers franchise, Michael Bay has set his sights on making a live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. But before you go hooting and hollering in celebration, let’s take a look at Michael Bay’s official statement: “When you see this [...]