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 [...]
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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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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. [...]
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 [...]
Ridley Scott Talks Prometheus Rating: PG-13?
Posted: 28th March 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: prometheus, ridley scott
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Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is only months away, which means the film is entering the final weeks of post-production. The trailers are available, pictures are all over the Internet, and the hype is building. But don’t get too excited. According to a recent interview with Empire Magazine, Ridley Scott is having issues with the film’s MPAA [...]
The Hunger Games Breaks Hollywood Records
Posted: 26th March 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: halloween costumes, hunger games
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Audiences thirsted for teen death this past weekend and The Hunger Games satiated that thirst, pulling in approximately $155 million in US and Canadian box offices. Add on the global markets and the movie’s gain rounds out to around $214.3 million. Sound like a lot of money? That’s because it is – The Hunger Games [...]
Upcoming Horror Movie: Chernobyl Diaries
Posted: 22nd March 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: Chernobyl Diaries, oren peli
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Chernobyl Diaries, a soon-to-be-released horror film penned by Oren Peli, the writer behind Paranormal Activity, depicts American tourist exploring the abandoned area of Chernobyl. If you skipped history class, Chernobyl is home to one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters – a reactor exploded and forced some 350,000 people to evacuate the surrounding areas. Since [...]
New Prometheus Trailer Is Intense
Posted: 19th March 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Costumes, Halloween NewsTags: halloween costumes, prometheus
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Ridley Scott’s Prometheus, the anticipated spinoff/prequel/whatever to the classic film Alien, saw a new trailer hit mainstream media over the weekend. The trailer premiered at WonderCon, an annual convention celebrating science fiction, comic books, and motion pictures, in Anaheim, California. The film takes place in the same universe as Scott’s Alien franchise, though it is [...]
Film and Television Adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower
Posted: 13th March 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween News
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Back in 2011, Universal Pictures denied the possibility of turning Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series into a trilogy of feature films and two limited run TV series. According to Deadline, the film is now said to have landed in the hands of Warner Bros and is set to continue production. The change of hands [...]
That’s Not Snow…
Posted: 8th March 2012 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween NewsTags: flooding, spiders, wagga wagga
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According to ABC News, the recent floods in Wagga Wagga, Australia, have caused approximately 8,000 individuals to evacuate their homes. James McTavish, the Murrumbidgee SES controller, told ABC News, “In Wagga itself, we’re expecting at 10.6 metres to have very extensive flooding through North Wagga and surrounding areas.†And it is within those surrounding areas [...]