If you're looking for a (fairly) complete menu of recipes for a kid friendly Halloween party then you should check out this fun assortment of ghoulish goodies compiled by Food Network.
There's a drink, appetizers, a main course and lots of desserts, in case the kiddies didn't get enough of a sugar rush while trick-or-treating.
All of the recipes sound delicious, and they'll all look fabulous in pictures, so your guests can chow down in style!
The small northern town of Anoka, Minnesota has proclaimed itself to be the Halloween Capital of the World.
Every year they host an Orange Tie Ball, Halloween parades, pumpkin carving competitions, house decorating contests, Grey Ghost 5k and the coronation of a Royal Ambassador to spread the spook-tacular vibes.
So why is Anoka the Halloween Capital?
Anoka, Minnesota is believed to be the first city in the United States to put on a Halloween celebration to divert its youngsters from Halloween pranks.
In 1920, George Green and other Anoka civic leaders suggested the idea of a giant celebration.
Celebrations have been held every year since 1920 with the exception of 1942 and 1943 when the festivities were cancelled because of World War II.
Kinect To Kill is a hilariously horrific video that was originally circulated by Microsoft as an internal joke, and now that it's been released to the general public the Kinect's true agenda has been revealed...
Watcha gonna do when the all-seeing eye of the Xbox starts lookin' at you?
--via Kotaku
Photo: Suzie Tremmel/Flickr
When you think of Halloween decorations one word typically doesn't come to mind - TREE.
But more and more people are putting up Halloween trees adorned with ghastly ornaments and candy as part of their holiday decor.
It's a cute idea, but where does it end? Before you know it we'll be buying Valentine's Day trees and turkey shaped Thanksgiving bushes, and deforestation for the sake of decor isn't cool.
Besides, wouldn't it be more appropriate to use a rotten old gnarled tree corpse as a Halloween tree?
Are you looking for some light Halloween reading that involves little fluffy kittens and good old fashioned bloodsuckers?
Discover the first six hilarious pages of Dracula & Kittens by Brandon Mendelson and Bram Stoker, a tale which will satisfy your hunger for travel journals and cheesy dialog!
(some dialog NSFW)
Making a costume that successfully captures the super square look of the people from LEGO is no small feat, and the homemade LEGO costumes found at the link below are the best I've ever seen.
From the group you see before you, to the Zombie Man, Ninja and Skeleton Boy costumes in the gallery, these LEGO people getups kick some serious brick!
Are my eyes playing tricks on me, or is that Luke Skywalker riding a Tauntaun through my neighborhood?
Nah, I must have watched The Empire Strikes Back one too many times last night...
--via Nerd Bastards
Now this is a clever, and amazing, costume but if you don't have the time, money and/or skills to create your own version you may want to consider the Inflatable Tauntaun Costume- available in adult and kids size right in our very own NeatoShop!
Things are mighty scary in these United States, and the scary varies from state to state.
These aren't made up critters that go bump in the night though, these are real things that everyone should be scared of, like hurricanes and killer bees, zombie Lincoln and cheese heads?!
Okay, so some of these things are made up, or are they....
If you find yourself in the thick of battle you'll be happy that Grace Duval showed you how to make your very own suit of bicycle tire tube armor.
It may have taken Grace fifty hours to make this suit, but isn't your safety worth the effort?
And even if you avoid the battlefield altogether this tubular armor would still make one amazing Halloween costume!
Normally rooting for the bad guy is a bad idea, but we'll have to make an exception for this bright and beautiful Dalek jack-o-lantern.
With necessary additions like the egg beater arm and flashlight eye, this Dalek has only one mission in mind- exterminating boring pumpkins!
Little Swedish Chef shaped puppets are cute, a guy dressed up to look like the Swedish Chef is downright terrifying!
On paper this costume seems like a good idea, so what makes it so creepy?
Maybe it's the size of the guy, which makes his version of the Chef seem rather imposing.
Maybe it's the fact that his mouth isn't moving, which tends to make people look a bit psycho.
Or maybe, just maybe, it's the blood soaked apron he's wearing, indicating that this Swedish Chef doesn't believe in small talk. *gulp*
--via Geekosystem
Fame isn't everything in the world of the supernatural, and the creatures on this list have been riding under the radar for years, taking advantage of the uproar created by those big name brutes.
Hit the link below and you'll find a list of ten more creatures from around the globe that should be keeping you up at night, and once you've discovered their presence you can't unsee them!
Things have gotten a lot stranger since we last checked in on the world of Half-Life, and either the "fumes" are getting to us or the Headcrabs have learned to sing and dance and are now more concerned with entertaining humans than eating them!
The Michigan J. Protocol was created by Zachariah Scott, with the help of a few friends, and this is why:
I normally avoid doing a video like this, but the demand was too damn high!
Public demand for a dancing headcrab...who knew?!
--via Obvious Winner
Photo: Dot D/Flickr
As far as Halloween themed food goes this little guy doesn't look very appetizing, but wait until you read what his head is made of- prosciutto, cheese ball mixture and sliced olives.
Mmmmmm! That's one good flayed skin cheeseball!
Once your guests start digging their crackers into this guy's cranium they will all turn cannibal with culinary delight!
Rorschach is the enigmatic detective character from the Watchmen movie/comic book series, and he's best known for his iconic mask, which has a painted front that changes into shapes that resemble images found in a Rorschach test.
What a fun way to blow people's minds this Halloween, and they won't even be able to see the big old smile on your face!
--via Nerd Bastards
