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Oct 17 2010
Linger Longer V: Costume Lazyness
Despite being from 1998, the comments in this ClassicOnA upload regarding “wacky” topical Halloween costumes are still as true today as they were then: Meanwhile, Yarsh29 brings us this gem featuring America’s favorite ghost hunter: As is always the case for “Linger Longer” entries, these videos are NSFW!
Oct 16 2010
Son of Horror Trivia
Originally, Godzilla foe King Ghidorah was supposed to have rainbow-colored wings. Although this idea was eventually abandoned, it did make its way into some early publicity pictures. Back when 8mm horror master Nathan Schiff was shopping around his low budget epics to VHS companies, one wanted to release The Long Island Cannibal Massacre under the …
Oct 15 2010
It Came From Wikipedia III
The novel that inspired the once lost Karloff chiller The Ghoul was later adapted as a British comedy film called What a Carve Up! (aka No Place Like Homicide in the US)! Speaking of unusual literary adaptations, the Great Old One Ghatanothoa appeared as the last enemy in the final episode of Ultraman Tiga, complete …
Oct 14 2010
Tricks and Treats
A Halloween How-To: Costumes, Parties, Decorations, and Destinations by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne has tons of easy tricks to pull during your next Halloween party or haunted house, with my favorites being the dropping spider and half man gags. Here’s something to do when you’re bored while on Twitter: Tweet the phrase “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and …
Oct 13 2010
Monster Jokes
Ah, cheesy monster jokes. They are a staple of any young, growing horror fan’s reading diet and they’re impossible to escape during October. As I don’t know whether or not directly posting jokes falls under “fair use” rules, I’ll avoid any potential trouble by linking to several previews of spooky joke books. So if you’re …
Oct 12 2010
You’re no better than Puppetose Street
Longtime readers of the site know it’s no secret that that we love puppets. Especially the inventive use of a low budget and twisted humor from the warped world of Puppetose. Given the Halloween season, I thought it would be good to share one of my favorite episodes of PuppeTose Street, wherein the gang visits …
Oct 11 2010
Head-Shrinking Made E-Z
Although associated with African jungles and voodoo in American popular culture, shrunken heads are actually a product of select South American and Melanesian tribes. Most reference material on the matter focuses on the Jivaro, a collective term for the Shuar, Achuar, Huambisa and Aguaruna groups. The purpose of the shrunken heads is simple: When an …
Oct 10 2010
The Onion News Network: Halloween Edition
Although I’m more partial to its AV Club spin-off, I do enjoy the occasional Youtube video by The Onion every now and again. Don’t let the quality of The Onion Movie fool you, the writers are capable of some hilarious stuff when they don’t need to fill out a feature film’s running time. So when …
Oct 09 2010
Toho vs. Zilla
Despite authorizing the changes made to the character in the American Godzilla movie from 1998, Toho has never been shy about indulging the majority of Godzilla fandom’s desire to see the original Godzilla battle (and destroy) the American version. That same year, Toho’s video game division released Godzilla Trading Battle for the original PlayStation. Despite …
Oct 08 2010
Weekly Weird News
Google Books never ceases to amaze me. Not only has it been a boon to the Local’s horror research, but it also has full uploads of The Weekly World News back issues from its now-defunct print edition. Now you can finally read the infamous tabloid like you’ve always secretly wanted to, but were too embarrassed …
Oct 07 2010
That Sync-ing Feeling
Popular legend has it that if one plays Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon album while watching The Wizard of Oz, the music and actions totally sync up MAN. Pink Floyd denies that any of this was intentional and it has been pointed out that any seeming connections between the two are just …
Oct 06 2010
Move Your Dead Bones
Back in 2003, the people behind Beyond Re-Animator came up with a brilliant idea. In order to further publicize the latest installment of the 80’s Re-Animator franchise, a music video was prepared featuring an artist specially named to tie into the series: Dr. Reanimator. Not only would it further pad out the extra features on …
Oct 05 2010
Modern Halloween…Sanity?
I might goof on Halloween articles from old issues of Popular Science in the last few Halloween countdowns, but I should be fair and show some modern examples of their material. After all, things are certainly much safer (and saner) nowadays, right? Sadly, Halloween articles seem to be few and far between these days and …
Oct 04 2010
Still More Vintage Halloween Insanity
For the last two years that I’ve do this, I always think I’ve found the most dangerous and foolhardy Halloween how-to and will never find anything that will top it…only to then find something that does so. This year was no exception. When I first read the “Mechanical Halloween Pranks” article from an October 1918 …
Oct 03 2010
More Creepy Cocktails (and Ghoulish Goodies)
If you thought that I had covered every type of Halloween-related cocktail and food recipes last year, you are quite mistaken. Here are my latest discoveries: 500 Caribbean Rum Recipes by Barb Mindar has a recipe for Voodoo Juice. The Daily Cocktail by Dalyn Miller and Larry Donovan has a drink called Hammer Horror. They …
Oct 02 2010
A Horror Beyond Imagination…
While reading the excellent horror site Evilontwolegs.com, I learned of the artistic equivalent of the fabled Necronomicon, which only gets worse for your sanity the more you look at it. Here’s a quote hinting at the madness within: “If you imagined Freddy impregnating Jason, you’d probably think that this a completely original, albeit bizarre, idea. …