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...
It's no secret that dogs have fought alongside their human masters for centuries, so setting them up with a sweet suit of armor seems like the best way to prove that dogs really are man's best friend.
This suit of doggy armor dates back to the Edo period of Japanese history, and even though it wasn't made for use in combat it definitely would have made a pooch look extra tough!
Here's more about this armor:
General opinion is that this set was made from a dog belonging to a very senior samurai, possibly a daimyo, who apparently was extremely found of this canine companion [...] This set is of dubious practical value, and was almost certainly produced as a novelty item to appease the whim of an apparently very wealthy, powerful, and one can only assume, somewhat eccentric samurai warrior. The armour was most like used likely limited in its use to being worn during [...] formal parade-like situations.
Even though this isn't a totally original idea, since Disney has been doing something similar for a while now, these Star Wars - Disney animation character design mashups by Nathan H. Boyd are still pretty darn cute.
Of particular note is Jiminy Cricket as Yoda and Pete (who is missing his signature cigar) as Darth Vader.
Link --via Geek Tyrant
If people living in the year 1899 could have seen what life would be like in the year 2000 they probably would have been disappointed, although 3D TVs and tablet computers would have seemed pretty far out.
Check out these illustrations which:
...were made by Jean-Marc Côté and other artists in France in 1899, 1900, 1901 and 1910. The first series of these pictures were produced for the 1900 World Exhibition in Paris.
For the most part technology hasn't caught up with our science fiction dreams, and in some cases this is definitely a good thing! I do wish we had winged firemen though...
Tron X Bumblebee from Transformers = one amazingly cool custom action figure!
It's called "Rage Over Cybertron Bumble Bee" and if crossover figures, like this one made by figure modder Ammra, had been released when I was a wee lad I would have moved heaven and hell to get my hands on one!
Link --via Obvious Winner
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!
Once upon a time a flying rat bat was rescued by a cat and thereby named Mr. Kitty, thereby becoming one of the luckiest bloodsuckers to ever hit the night sky.
A feral cat discovered the poor little guy in the parking lot of the Bat World Sanctuary in Texas, his wing broken beyond repair, so the cat gingerly brought him to the caretakers and dropped the patient off in his new home.
Even though he doesn't look too happy about the whole ordeal I'm sure Mr. Kitty is thrilled to be alive, he's probably just a bit camera shy!
Link --via Geeks Of Doom
This frightening, eyeball laden chair was created by artist Fiona Roberts, and it won't stop staring at you until somebody sits on it!
She calls this piece "Scopophilia", which means the love of looking, but if you look at it too long you'll swear that some of those eyes are blinking, and others seem to be looking around the room!
Or maybe it's just my imagination getting the better of me...
Link --via Laughing Squid
