Sooo Eminem enjoys sporting a clown costume from time to time...no biggie just kickin' it on the block wearing a funny hat and making balloon animals for the kiddies. (not sure about that last part...wikipedia it?)
He's certainly entitled to dress theatrically, as long as he doesn't start showing up at birthday parties looking for work!
Okay, maybe creating a fashion show infomercial isn't the best way to sell Watchmen themed costumes, but you can't blame a costumer for trying.
And try they did, right down to the clubtastic soundtrack that would have embarrassed the original Watchmen into hiding.
--via Topless Robot
Nothing says "good morning sleepyhead" like a zombie themed breakfast plate-a severed pancake hand clutching a waffle while all of the cherry jam runs out all over the plate.
Add a splash of syrup and you've got a hand I wouldn't mind sinking my teeth into!
Watch as kooky high school chemistry teacher Chris Bergmann demonstrates what he calls the exploding pumpkin trick, a trick which involves a fiery blast and jack-o-lantern eyes flying across the room.
Be wowed, vow to learn how to do the trick and wonder how nobody in the classroom lost an eye.
--via Laughing Squid
If your dog has long hair, and enough patience, they can be made to resemble the living dead just like this spooky Zomboodle!
That's one daring look for your pooch, a spooky cool look that will terrify the neighborhood on Halloween, no costume required...
Four hundred years ago in northwest England, twenty people were arrested on witchcraft charges.
We know so much about the Lancashire Witches because the trial was recorded in unique detail by the clerk of the court, Thomas Potts, who published his account soon afterwards as The Wonderful Discovery of Witches in the County of Lancaster. I have recently published a modern-English edition of this book, together with an essay piecing together what we know of the events of 1612. It has been a fascinating exercise, revealing how Potts carefully edited the evidence, and also how the case against the ‘witches’ was constructed and manipulated to bring about a spectacular show trial. It all began in mid-March when a pedlar from Halifax named John Law had a frightening encounter with a poor young woman, Alizon Device, in a field near Colne. He refused her request for pins and there was a brief argument during which he was seized by a fit that left him with ‘his head … drawn awry, his eyes and face deformed, his speech not well to be understood; his thighs and legs stark lame.’ We can now recognize this as a stroke, perhaps triggered by the stressful encounter. Alizon Device was sent for and surprised all by confessing to the bewitching of John Law and then begged for forgiveness.
Much like the later witch trials of Salem, Massachusetts, the hysteria surrounding the accusations spread as those accused started naming names, while others took advantage of the proceedings for their own ends. Read an account of the trial itself and the commemoration of it 400 years later at The Public Domain Review. Link -via @LettersOfNote
Toby created a website with detailed information on making your own angel or bird wings that fold and expand. These wings look like they are growing out of your body for extra realism! Whether you want to try this yourself or just admire the art of the craft, you'll want to check out the step-by-step instructions. Link -via Everlasting Blort
deviantARTist Thom-Heap built this gruesomely awesome sculpture of a Dementor, named "LongClaw" from papier-mâché as a prop for Harry Potter convention MISTI-Con in New Hampshire next year. She's quite talented!
Image: Dementor LongClaw - via MISTI-Con
Image: Dementor without shroud - via deviantART
Image: Dementor Sculpture (with shroud) - via deviantART
Image: Thom-Heap as Severus Snape fighting a Dementor in her back yard
- via deviantART
Did you know it's incredibly easy to turn ordinary Circus Peanuts into tasty, creepy Halloween treats? All you have to do is melt down some green candy melts, flatten the peanuts, dip the candies into melted goo and then stick some squished colored fruit candies on the tips to make toe nails. You can find a full set of instructions at Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats.
Why do these bloody toes taste so good? Because they're actually cookies! Natasha Collins made these cookies as well as severed ear cakepops. Good news, couples: she also does wedding cakes!
Link -via Laughing Squid | Artist's Website
Wanna do a fun Halloween craft with your kids that they can take to school with them? Try finding a few acorns, pop off the tops, paint them orange and then draw on the faces with magic markers. Disney's FamilyFun site has the full instructions if you need more details.
If you're looking for a one stop site for all your Halloween tutorial needs then check out the Monsterlist Of Halloween Projects.
There you'll find hundreds of links to tutorials ranging from simple to frighteningly complex, and all for the sake of sprucing up your haunted house this Halloween. We took a quick tour and couldn't believe how many great tutorials were gathered on this one site, it's like a graveyard of ghoulish goodies for the DIY crowd!
-- thanks hearsetrax!
Photographer Kevin O'Connell enjoys taking pictures of abandoned buildings and spooky places, and makes the scenes look even spookier by using long exposure times (sometimes as long as seven hours!) to achieve an effect he calls "painting with light".
The night sky turns an eerie color that really frames each structure, making them look like somewhere you wouldn't want to be after dark.
If you like this pic of "an old Japanese bunker on a remote island in the Pacific" you have to check out the rest of Kevin's pics at the link below!
If you enjoy number crunching as much as we do then you'll appreciate this illustrated chart which breaks down Halloween by the numbers- amount of candy consumed, how many people handed out candy, how many people dressed up- strictly the important information we all need to keep our heads full of facts and figures!
Alison from the Polohouse blog came up with this simple yet fun way to light up the front of her house on Halloween.
Using a carved foam pumpkin, a candle and some supplies for hanging she came up with this cute jack-o-lantern....lantern!
You can even use a real pumpkin to get the same effect, but the foam version can be used for years to come. And for added safety you can even use a flameless candle on the inside and still get the same effect.
Hit the link below for complete instructions on making this delightful decoration, it's really easy yet will look great lighting up your porch on Halloween!
