You know what would make this an even more amazing Halloween costume? If you actually went as a dragon so it was up to your dog to slay you...who knows, maybe your dog's bark actually is a shout and you've just never noticed before.
Link Via Geeks Are Sexy
When is a pumpkin not a pumpkin? When you drop it, then it becomes a squash!
Watch this massive 1,200 pound pumpkin turn an old, unloved Pontiac into a convertible with a front seat full of pumpkin soup.
When the giant pumpkin falls there are no winners, only the great unsquashed...
--via Geekologie
Do you want to give your house that died lived in look, with some spooky window silhouette decorations that will look frightfully good?
Then check out this cheap and easy tutorial by Jeffery Rudell, a chalk and paper artist that shows you how to make these neat silhouettes for your own crypt house.
Jeff even includes some downloadable shapes to get you started, so your house will be full of unwanted visitors in no time!
LINK --via Laughing Squid
R.L. Stine's series Goosebumps has brought spooky thrills to young readers since 1992, and many (now) grown folks look back at reading the series, perhaps with a flashlight in hand under the covers, as a fond memory from childhood.
Take a nostalgiac look back at the unexpected twists and turns found in Stine's Goosebumps books, but if you haven't yet but are planning to read the books watch out - this list contains some major spoilers!
Dressing your youngling up for Halloween = precious. Dressing your youngling up as Link from The Legend Of Zelda video game franchise = zOMG gamer geek freak out squee adorbs!
He doesn't need Triforce or a sword, because his power of extreme adorability makes people freely give up their heart containers.
Link --via Obvious Winner
The Obscura Society of New York City invites you to a lecture by Professor Sarah Tarlow on English executions during the 18th and 19th centuries.
By the middle of the eighteenth century in England, people could be executed for damaging the banks of a canal or sending poison pen letters. In response to this runaway punishment inflation, the Murder Act of 1752 specified that those convicted of really serious crimes should have their sentence augmented by a post-mortem element: they were to be denied burial until they had first been dissected by anatomists or left to rot in a gibbet cage. In this talk, Sarah Tarlow will examine the power of the criminal corpse through its journey from the gallows, where the touch of a dead man's hand could be used to cure disease, through the weird geography of its dissection or 'hanging in chains', to its eventual deposition in a grave, a medical museum or a cabinet of curiosities.
The event will be on September 28th, as part of the “Atlas Obscura Speakers” series. This is just the kind of thing the Obscura Society comes up with in cities all over. Find out more about it at Atlas Obscura. Link
Admittedly at over $600 per mask, these amazing felted masks are far too expensive for most of us to actually buys for Halloween, but if you know how much effort goes into making felted creations like this, then you should know that it really is worth the price. Even if we can't afford these masks though, they're certainly cool to look at and great for costume inspiration.
The owners of this house don't want to wait until Christmas to throw some lights up, so they came up with this awesome light show synced to the song "This Is Halloween" from the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack.
What a spooktacular way to light up the neighborhood- with candy and a show!
--via Geekologie
DeviantArtist joh-wee is quite the pumpkin carving artist. In celebration of her 100th pumpkin, she went ahead and carved this amazing version of the Hogwarts school crest that would fit right in with the magic school's massive Halloween celebration.
Industrious builder of wondrous contraptions Dan Rosenfeld channelled his love of video conferencing, and the Apple Macintosh commercial from 1984, into an awesome Big Video Head rig that would make the Wizard of Oz green with envy.
Here's more about the Big Head Project:
The rig is a head-mounted box with a 24-inch LCD monitor on the front that displays a larger-than-life version of Dan's face. Inside the box, Dan has a tiny camera trained on his face, a microphone, and a monitor connected to an external camera so he can see where he's going. To test gaze awareness, the rig is configured so that Dan is looking directly at you while talking to reduce the thousand-yard stare associated with teleconferencing.
--via Gizmodo
Sometimes horses just like to play dressup, so why not let them live out their dreams of being a dragon?
This wicked leather Red Dragon mask should help, and you can live out your dreams of being the Black Knight at the same time, taking the kingdom by storm before breakfast!
Storm the stables!
Who knew that all it takes to make a delicious and spooky topping for your cupcakes are a few yogurt-covered pretzels, frosting (for glue) and a marshmallow with some food-safe ink or black frosting? If you need a few more details, just check out the link.
Jessica Milazzo directed this cute music video for "Amazing Disguise" by The Stars for Yo Gabba Gabba. -Thanks, Jessica!
Bewitching II is a Halloween-themed art show at Stranger Factory in Albuquerque's historic Nob Hill neighborhood.
The roster of internationally acclaimed artists contributing to the show includes such lowbrow luminaries as Jason Limon, Joel Nakamura, Andrew Bell, Ragnar, Gris Grimly, Chris Ryniak, Ferg, Sean Mahan, Shigeta Tanaka, Amanda Louise Spayd, and many more! Artworks will range from paintings to sculptures to mixed media of all kinds, with a range of prices suitable for all collectors.
Bewitching II will open at Stranger Factory on Friday, October 5th, with an opening reception from 6 PM - 9 PM. The opening reception will coincide with the opening of a solo exhibition by Arizona pop artist and illustrator Gary Ham entitled "Dead Wood", as well as the release of an exclusive colorway of Gary's "Wooper Looper" vinyl art toy.
(Image: "Beneath The Sheet" by Gris Grimly)
Watch out for the Steampunkin', he's a few gears short and steaming mad about how his brethren have been treated!
Want to make Steamy for yourself? Follow the link and explore a DIY PDF that is pure Halloween FUN!
Link --via Nerd Approved
