Oct 21
Scarecrows are supposed to be scary… to crows. Japanese farmers take the age-old crop protecting concept to a whole, new, terrifying level with scarecrows so weird and disturbing they freak out anyone or any bird who sees them.
Oct 21
Still trying to come up with an outfit for Halloween? Well if you’re going for a gory look, here’s some great accessories which will freak out your friends without too much effort on your part.
The guys over at VonErikson’s Laboratory make these creepy necklaces and bracelets which make it look like you’ve been cut open. Choose from several severed styles for either neck or wrist.
Whether you go for the freshly-sliced and bloody look, or that Frankenstein’s monster reattached body parts style, you’ll definitely scare the little kids when you go out trick-or-treating this Halloween.
Each piece is hand cast from flexible vinyl, and is great for creating an instant costume without need to put on any makeup.
If you’re ready to amp up the gore factor, then go for one of these maggot-filled necklaces, perfect for the lunchroom at work.
Prices for these creepy costume jewelry pieces range from about $15 to $35(USD) for the necklaces, and the bracelets go for around $10 to $15 over at VonErickson’s Lab.
Oct 20
If you’re a fan of deadmau5, and have a massive budget for your Halloween costume, here’s something that’ll blow all your friends away. It’s a replica of the performer’s famous light-up stage head, and it can be yours for the low, low price of $2750 (USD).
It was made by Etsy artist Jeffrey Nappi, and it has an orb-shaped helmet, covered in 168 RGB LEDs, along with electroluminescent mouse ears. It’s operated by a San Devices E680 pixel controller and Madrix computer lighting control software which can be programmed to display any imagery you’d like. While it’s not quite as awesome as this guy’s version that uses over 760 LEDs, you can’t buy that one.
In case you’re wondering how you see out of this thing, the helmet is actually made from a see-through acrylic globe, so I can only imagine the trippy, rave-like experience you’ll get wearing this thing. Here’s a video montage showing Jeffrey’s build process, as well as the helmet in action:
And some more footage of the head reacting to music (and playing a little Tetris):
If you can’t spare the nearly $3000 to buy a pre-built one from Jeffrey, you can attempt to build your own from the parts list and source code provided up on GitHub. But for those of you with the budget, and the lack of technical skill, you can order one over on Etsy now.
Oct 19
Scarecrows usually scare people (and crows) away, but this Star Wars scarecrow scene is just going to attract fans. If we are very lucky they will scare away the prequels, and keep Lucas from ever messing with the original saga again.
Imgur user jesusshuttlesworth34 created (or maybe just photographed) this awesome scene. I really don’t care who created it, it’s just great. All of your favorite characters are here.
There’s a stormtrooper, Obi-Wan, Yoda, Vader, Palpatine, R2-D2, Jabba, the Death Star and more. There’s even an Emperor with light-up Force lightning coming from his hands.
It must have taken a long time to prepare and make these scarecrows. I would never take them down. In fact, how do you feel about an all scarecrow Star Wars Halloween Christmas New Years Easter Labor Day special? Sounds great to me.
Hit the link to see more great images of this Straw Wars scene.
[via Geekologie via Nerd Approved]
Oct 19
Sorry, kids. Pack it up. Those little wings do make you look like a fairy, and the wand is a nice touch, but we decided not to have the costume contest this year. Why not? Oh, because this zombie venom throat-mouth is the most ridiculous thing we’ve ever seen. More »
Oct 17
Halloween is almost here, and if you’re looking for ideas to make your kid the coolest kid in the neighborhood, you might want to check out what illustrator/animator Ward Jenkins did for his kid last year.
Yep, little Ezra has been magically transformed into the most awesome pint-sized Tusken Raider ever. Ward achieved this costuming greatness using a variety of household items including torn up fabric, old belts for the bandoliers, and some highly versatile toilet paper rolls for the eye/goggle thingies. I think that toilet paper rolls are the new duct tape. And duct tape was the new hot glue.
Apparently the “deadly” Gaderffi (bet you didn’t know it was called that) is actually a cheap mom with colored paper and some slapped on it.
Yet again, another parent proving how great parents can truly be. If you’ve got kids, you’ve got a tall hill to climb to keep up with Ward and Ezra this year.
[Flickr via Boing Boing and Buzzfeed]
Oct 15
Here’s one of the perks of being a girl: easier-to-make Halloween costumes. That’s because if you forgot to rent a costume or put one together, all you have to do is put on something skimpy and form-fitting and call yourself the Slutty-something. Something being any occupation, character, or personality here.
Slutty nurses are probably the most common one. But costume makers are leaving no domain untouched because you can now dress up as a slutty character from Sesame Street.
Yes, ladies, you can now dress up as Slutty Ernie and Slutty Bert and even I have to admit that the costumes aren’t half bad.
I’m just not sure that parents would approve. Check out the rest of the Slutty Sesame Street costumes in the gallery below to see for yourself. Personally, my favorite happens to be the Big Bird costume. It’s pretty tame compared to the others and except for the footwear, it kind of looks pretty good.
Each costume retails for around $40 to $50(USD)from Yandy.
[via Geekologie]
Oct 10
People put weird and inappropriate stuff up for auction on eBay all the time. Remember the woman who wanted to sell her soul on eBay? Or the multitudes of sellers who sold enchantments and potions online (before eBay forbade them to, that is.)
There’s another listing that eBay took down recently, and we’re glad they did for many reasons: the James Holmes rubber Halloween mask.
Now aren’t you glad that eBay took the listing down? Aside from the fact that it looks incredibly creepy, it’s just a horrible, horrible sight to behold.
James Holmes is infamous for being the one behind The Dark Knight Rises movie theater killings in Aurora, Colorado last July. I doubt anyone would want anything to do with whoever wears this mask on October 30th because it just shows poor taste.
The mask was put up for sale by eBay user realface13, who listed the starting price at $500. There were no bidders when eBay decided to pull the plug on the auction a short time after.
Oct 09
The Mogwai are pretty darn cute. That’s how they get you. They lure you in with their cuteness and then you end up giving them water and feeding them after midnight. Then all hell breaks lose when they turn into horrible little monsters.
That makes them perfect for Halloween. You have your cute Mogwai and your scary gremlin all wrapped up in one deceptive little animal. And so this pumpkin is perfect for Halloween. This Gremlins-inspired decoration comes from carver Trevor Grove over at villafanestudios, a man who knows how to make a super detailed pumpkin.
Don’t put this thing in front of your house. If it rains, it will get wet. And you know some kid is going to give it a Snickers bar after midnight.
[via Obvious Winner]
Oct 08
I agree with the old adage that dogs really are man’s best friend. Since best friends goof around together all the time, I don’t think your canine buddy would mind if you dressed him (or her) up in some funny rider costumes this Halloween, right?
And by rider, we mean harness-type accessories that’ll make it look like someone (or something) is riding your canine. From monkey jockeys to headless pumpkin horsemen, I’m willing to bet you’ll find something fitting for your four-legged buddy.
The best thing with these ‘costumes’ is that they’re probably a whole lot more comfortable than the usual pet costumes that you can find in stores today. You know, the ones that look like human clothes that require wrapping your pooch in full-body get-ups that’re probably as uncomfortable as they look.
These Dog Rider Pet harnesses are available online, with prices starting at around $15.
[via InStash]
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