tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60588231366425851512024-03-13T05:06:47.153-04:00Oh, Oh, OctoberIt's Halloween Here All Year LongOh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-46080637273302307962011-12-08T00:00:00.000-05:002011-12-08T00:00:01.335-05:00DIY Bat Invitation Tutorial<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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These adorable articulated <a href="http://www.wandwinvites.com/2011/09/diy-halloween-bat-tutorial/">bat invitations</a> from <a href="http://www.wandwinvites.com/">When & Where Invitations</a> have wings that really flap! Who wouldn't come to this party? Check out the full tutorial at the link.Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-38112918504956253782011-12-07T00:00:00.000-05:002011-12-07T00:00:09.114-05:00Bloody Scar Makeup Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/s2oipe6OdfQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-69815984296712044202011-12-06T12:00:00.001-05:002011-12-06T12:00:02.708-05:00Pop Stars in Costume<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0eTt7pC2dB8Ek/x431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0eTt7pC2dB8Ek/x431.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br />
Some pop singers may wear kooky costumes year round, but for others, Halloween provides a rare opportunity to get strange, as it obviously does for Heidi Klum and her husband Seal, above. If, like me, you enjoy looking at pictures of famous people in weird outfits, you will enjoy this <a href="http://popcrush.com/pop-stars-halloween-costumes/">slideshow of celebrities in Halloween costumes</a>.Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-56207493938375243702011-12-05T00:00:00.000-05:002011-12-05T00:00:06.545-05:00DIY Duct Tape Topiary<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I love this sweet, surreal-looking <a href="http://poppiesatplay.blogspot.com/2011/09/duct-tape-halloween-topiary.html">duct tape topiary</a> on <a href="http://poppiesatplay.blogspot.com/">Poppies at Play</a>. Not only would it make a fantastic Halloween centerpiece, but I think that, done in different colors, it would work well for other holidays. Red for Valentine's Day, perhaps? See the full tutorial at the link.Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-905755074702158932011-12-04T00:00:00.013-05:002011-12-04T00:00:02.979-05:00Burn Makeup Tips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/11/robert-nglund-freddy-krueger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2009/11/robert-nglund-freddy-krueger.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Whether you're keen on dressing up as Freddy Krueger, or you just want to give someone a terrible fright, <a href="http://www.anytimecostumes.com/">Anytime Costumes</a> has some <a href="http://www.anytimecostumes.com/halloween-costumes-blog/crafting-burnt-skin-for-your-halloween-costume/">advice on creating burn makeup</a>. Those of you who are into special effects makeup, take note.Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-47461384670162936192011-12-03T00:00:00.000-05:002011-12-03T00:00:01.617-05:00Growing Out of Horror Movies?Over at the <a href="http://www.theduquesneduke.com/"><i>Duquesne Duke</i></a>, Jess Eagle has a little memoir about <a href="http://www.theduquesneduke.com/growing-out-of-horror-films-1.2604222#.To4uYE9XmaA">falling out of love with horror movies</a>. I'm not sure I buy the analysis, but it's an interesting perspective.Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-20483644452717138182011-12-02T00:00:00.000-05:002011-12-02T00:00:10.254-05:00Absinthe Cookies<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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These sound delicious, but the only kind of spirits we keep in the house are the kind in white sheets, so someone else will make to make them an let me know how they turn out. [Via <a href="http://theyearofhalloween.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/halloween-spirits-absinthe/">The Year of Halloween</a>]Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-79344477753314799792011-12-01T00:00:00.001-05:002011-12-01T00:00:10.432-05:00Pumpkin Pancakes With Chocolate FillingI'm not sure how these <a href="http://nymetroparents.com/article/Healthy-Halloween-RecipePumpkin-Pancakes-with-Chocolate-Filling">pumpkin pancakes</a> qualify as "healthy" when they have chocolate cream cheese filling, but I'm going to take <a href="http://nymetroparents.com/">NYMetroParents</a>' word for it. I certainly know I would've enjoyed eating them as a kid . . . or as an adult, for that matter.Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-7142420432563699352011-11-30T12:00:00.001-05:002011-11-30T12:00:06.760-05:00Most Profitable Horror Movies<a href="http://horrormovies.ca/">HorrorMovies.Ca</a> has a list of the <a href="http://www.horror-movies.ca/2011/09/9-most-profitable-horror-movies/">9 most profitable horror movies</a>. Top honors go to blockbuster indies that filmed with very small budgets, like the <i>Blair Witch Project</i> (below) and <i>Paranormal Activity</i>.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last year, the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/">Huffington Post</a> compiled a <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/20/creepiest-vintage-halloween-costumes_n_768513.html#s160548&title=Unicorn_Father">slideshow</a> of the creepiest Halloween costumes ever. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A pretty good showing, I'd say. Definitely worth sharing, even a year later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Here's a solid list of <a href="http://www.horror-movies.ca/2011/09/top-ten-horror-movies-featuring-freaky-children/">creepy children in horror movies</a>, which, while comprehensive, seems to leave out quite a lot of them, too. Seriously, what is it about kids that's so unsettling? Has anyone ever done a study of this?Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-74022954783139984562011-11-27T01:16:00.002-05:002011-11-27T01:16:00.271-05:00Creepy Costumes Through the Ages<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j410/fistcityvintage/73ScariestVintageClownEver.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j410/fistcityvintage/73ScariestVintageClownEver.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I love this list of <a href="http://fistcityvintage.com/post/9909407358/diy-halloween-costumes-to-scare-the-crap-out-of">creepy Halloween costumes</a> over at <a href="http://fistcityvintage.com/">Fist City Vintage</a>. And of course many of the worst offenders are clown costumes. Of course.Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-1081901496190738262011-11-26T00:39:00.002-05:002011-11-26T00:39:00.377-05:00DIY Embroidery Hoop Wreath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/Thriftress_Embroidery_Hoop_Halloween_Wreath.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://blog.craftzine.com/Thriftress_Embroidery_Hoop_Halloween_Wreath.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br />
This delicate <a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/09/how-to_embroidery_hoop_hallowe.html">wreath</a>, made of miniature embroidery hoops, makes a great Halloween decoration, but could easily be retooled for other holidays. Christmas isn't that far away, and those spooky cobwebs could easily become pretty snowflakes. Full tutorial from the <a href="http://blog.craftzine.com/">Craftzine blog</a> at the link above.Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-88223924622227893942011-11-25T12:00:00.000-05:002011-11-25T12:00:06.440-05:00Top 10 Illustrated Horror Movie Posters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fearnet.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2011813/nosferatuGO1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.fearnet.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2011813/nosferatuGO1.jpg" width="258" /></a> </div>The art of hand-drawn movie posters has all but died out (at least here in America -- it's alive and well in places like <a href="http://io9.com/5830694/more-ghanaian-movie-posters-that-will-melt-your-brain-into-porridge">Ghana</a> and <a href="http://io9.com/5476557/80s-thai-horror-movie-posters-will-melt-your-face">Thailand</a>), but <a href="http://www.fearnet.com/">FEARnet</a> has a list of the <a href="http://www.fearnet.com/news/b23856_graphic_obsession_our_10_favorite.html">ten best illustrated horror movie posters</a> to take you back to the good old days of pen-and-ink posters.Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-78168175624921549902011-11-24T00:00:00.001-05:002011-11-24T00:00:05.776-05:00Morton Salt GirlHere's an easy costume suggestion from vivacia on Polyvore: <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/halloween_costumes_salt_girl/advice.show?id=353446">the Morton Salt Girl</a>. All you need is a little yellow dress, an umbrella, and a canister of salt to complete the look. As I recall, my friend Jessica did this a few years ago and it was a hit.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Midnight Pastoral" skeleton toile by Alexander Henry Fabrics, via <a href="http://oldfashionhalloween.blogspot.com/2011/02/skeleton-toile.html">Old Fashioned Halloween</a>.</div>Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-10382001238668813512011-11-22T00:00:00.000-05:002011-11-22T00:00:02.154-05:00Ghost T-shirt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media.threadless.com//imgs/products/2318/636x460shirt_girls_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="288" src="http://media.threadless.com//imgs/products/2318/636x460shirt_girls_01.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"<a href="http://www.threadless.com/product/2318/Ghost/">Ghost</a>" T-shirt, by <a href="http://www.threadless.com/profile/1163280">droopbomb</a>, on <a href="http://www.threadless.com/">Threadless </a></div>Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-59844256008632609642011-11-21T00:00:00.000-05:002011-11-21T00:00:08.277-05:00Scorcese's 11 Scariest MoviesLast year, the Daily Beast ran a list of <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/10/28/martin-scorseses-top-11-horror-films-of-all-time.html">Martin Scorcese's 11 scariest horror movies</a>.<br />
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The list is a pretty great one, though it skews pretty heavily towards pre-1970s cinema. I haven't watched my way through the entire list, but those I've seen have been excellent, and Scorcese includes a couple of my favorite ever horror films, including <i>The Innocents</i> and the 1963 version of <i>The Haunting.</i> <br />
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This <a href="http://thegreenbeanscrafterole.blogspot.com/2010/10/oh-what-tangled-web-we-weave.html">spiderweb bulletin board</a> by <a href="http://thegreenbeanscrafterole.blogspot.com/">the Greenbean Crafterole</a> is great because it's more than just a one-time seasonable decoration. I'm always taping notes up to my window, or pinning them to the wall near my desk, so I'd love to have a board like this up on my wall all year round, to keep me organized and maintain a little Halloween spirit throughout the year.Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-8168489066681840382011-11-18T00:00:00.001-05:002011-11-18T00:00:02.451-05:00Twilight Vampire Baby CostumeJust in time for the release of the first installment of <i>Breaking Dawn</i>, here's a <a href="http://www.thepoke.co.uk/index.php/2010/10/26/how-to-achieve-100-wrongness-in-a-halloween-outfit/">super-creepy/brilliant <i>Twilight</i> costume</a>. <br />
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What are Vincent Price and Peter Lorre doing with those cats, you ask?<br />
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They're auditioning them, of course! What else?<br />
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Apparently Price and Lorre were part of a 1961 Hollywood casting session for black cats, presumably for a horror movie. LIFE Magazine was there to capture the proceedings, and as you can see, the results were fantastic.<br />
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What impresses me most is not that some Hollywood executive decided it would be a good idea to have an open casting call for cats, but that so many people managed to wrangle their cats into coming with them. No matter how lovely I may find my two black cats, I know there's no way they would tolerate being put on a leash and trotted down to a movie studio. Although, to be fair, the cats at above don't look too happy about it, themselves.<br />
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There are a bunch more truly awesome photos from the LIFE Magazine shoot <a href="http://tinatarnoff.typepad.com/thought_patterns/2009/06/audition-for-a-black-cat.html">here</a>, and <a href="http://images.google.com/search?q=black+cat&q=source%3Alife&biw=1440&bih=664&tbm=isch">here</a>. [Via <a href="http://boingboing.net/2011/07/22/auditions-for-a-blac.html">BoingBoing</a>]Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-36725179052859689642011-11-16T00:00:00.000-05:002011-11-16T00:00:05.515-05:00Last-Minute Superhero CostumesWhether you're indulging in <i>Ghostbusters</i> nostalgia or gearing up for the release of <i>Dark Knight Rises</i>, here are some <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5674810/how-to-build-an-awesome-last-minute-superhero-halloween-costume">last-minute Halloween superhero costume ideas</a>.<br />
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And in case that's not enough, here are <a href="http://io9.com/5674835/20-last-minute-science-fiction-halloween-costumes/gallery/1">20 last-minute sci-fi costumes</a> for the procrastinating SF fans.Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-50050212438941952232011-11-15T00:00:00.000-05:002011-11-15T00:00:06.419-05:00A Plethora Of Pumpkin Recipes<i><a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/">Good Housekeeping</a></i> has a host of delicious-looking <a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipes/desserts/pumpkin-dessert-recipes">pumpkin recipes</a>, and, pleasantly, they're not just you're run-of-the-mill pumpkin pie recipes.<br />
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If you're looking to switch up your Halloween course list, or just looking for something to do with some late autumn gourds from your garden, try some <a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/pumpkin-creme-brulee-1257">pumpkin creme brulee</a> or <a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/pumpkin-shortcakes-fruit-compote-2725">pumpkin shortcakes with fruit compote</a>. Yum!Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-48548547657423147672011-11-14T00:00:00.002-05:002011-11-14T00:00:07.279-05:00David Gordon Green on His Suspiria Remake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/suspiria.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/suspiria.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><i>Pineapple Express</i> director David Gordon Green will be directing a remake of Dario Argento's horror classic <i>Suspiria</i>. <a href="http://www.complex.com/">Complex</a> has an <a href="http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2011/09/interview-david-gordon-green-suspiria-remake">interview</a> in which he talks about the project:<br />
<blockquote><b>With <i>Suspiria</i> specifically, you’ve been trying to get a remake made for years now. What is it about Dario Argento’s original film that keeps you so determined to make a new version?</b> </blockquote><blockquote>To me, what I love about it…. I love the original, but the movie that I’ve written based on that is just very much influenced by that. I think the idea of an isolated setting with a young, naïve girl stuck in the isolated setting is just a field day for what I find to be scary. It’s me responding horrifically to that movie; I was really terrified by that movie. My take is somewhat different from what Argento’s movie is, and it’s really me seeing what I have to offer that genre.<br />
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It’s the seed that <i>Suspiria</i> planted in my head, rather than a shot-by-shot remake. It takes that tone and goes into a new place with it </blockquote>Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6058823136642585151.post-50231992635827494672011-11-13T00:00:00.000-05:002011-11-13T00:00:00.957-05:00Ten Tricks For Surviving A Horror Movie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.onemetal.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-post-thumbnail/XLHCbr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="http://www.onemetal.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-post-thumbnail/XLHCbr.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Not only is this article on <a href="http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cultist/2011/09/how_to_survive_a_horror_movie.php">how to survive a horror movie</a> in the <a href="http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/"><i>Miami New Times</i></a> full of helpful hints should you fall into a horror movie, it also demonstrates a pretty sharp understanding of the rule-governed nature of the horror genre, and of the concept of genre in general:<br />
<blockquote><i>A scary movie is nothing but a pattern; a circumstantial plot that moves from one point to the next,systematically taking its viewers into a familiar world. In one version the chick might be the hero, while in another she's the victim. There are serial killers and ghosts, and there's always some idiot who does the opposite of what the audience is telling him to do. <br />
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But the thing is, no matter the premise, horror flicks are adrenaline-based entertainment that drag their audiences through the mud and back again, throwing obstacles at them from all angles without a care in the world about feelings, stress, or any other emotion.</i> </blockquote>Oh, Oh, Octoberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119418587578062432noreply@blogger.com0