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How You Can Help Families in Newtown, Connecticut

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:30:16 +0000

In the wake of the horrific killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School last week, Americans across the country are wondering how they can aid the families of the victims. There are numerous methods to donate money, but you also can help in other ways, such as volunteering your time, writing a card or letter, or sending a teddy bear to a child in Newtown.

11-Year-Old Wears Creepy Witch Prosthetic Like A Pro

John Riggs — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:54:19 +0000

Halloween costumes are getting more and more realistic every year. This 11-year-old used a prosthetic recipe she grabbed from movie effects guy, Matthew Mungle, to make a realistic-looking old witch face. Truly amazing! According to her YouTube channel, afterwards she went to a Halloween store and got uncomfortable looks from everyone. You know if you [...]

Let's Bring Back Halloween Costumes Like We Had in the 80s

John Riggs — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:31:30 +0000

One of my friends this picture with me. It immediately brought back memories of buying our Halloween costume in a box with character smock and plastic mask that you could barely breath through. To me, this is what Halloween costumes were. No way could I construct any of the Halloween costumes we have today, complete [...]

Geek Turns Pumpkin Into Working Tetris Game

John Riggs — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:30:27 +0000

This is why I've always associated myself with geeks - because they can do stuff like this. Nathan Pryor took his love for the macabre holiday with his love for video games and decided to combine them into carving a pumpkin to a Tetris-grid that actually works, all the way down to using the stem as a joystick.

10 Costumed Mugshots for Halloween

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:41:09 +0000

When we get older, Halloween becomes less about accumulating candy and more about letting off some steam and having a good time. However, the mixture of alcohol and costumes are too much for some adult Halloween revelers to handle and their celebrations run them afoul of the law. This can lead to some pretty hilarious mugshots and we’ve [...]

18 Spooky Vintage Halloween Cards

Emerald Catron — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:15:18 +0000

Apparently people haven't always celebrated Halloween the way that we do today, which is weird, because we sort of assumed "Sexy Referee Costume" was one of those timeless classics that had been around since the days of ancient Rome. It turns out people used to actually be kind of charming and thoughtful, instead of just smearing their bodies with glitter and pointedly refusing to drink anything less than 100 proof. Here's an example.

Squirrel's Head Gets Stuck In Halloween Decoration [PHOTO]

John Riggs — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:46:31 +0000

This is too funny. Apparently, a squirrel got stuck in this creepy Halloween decoration and started frightening the locals. A squirrel presents a macabre sight while toying with this skull which was put up as a Hallowe’en decoration in a garden in Fareham, Hants. Via Reddit

10 Spooky Celebrity Ghost Sightings

Amanda Ferris — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:15:25 +0000

It’s always sad when a celebrity passes away, but sometimes these strong-willed, vibrant personalities live on long after they have shuffled off this mortal coil. Here are 10 famous folks reportedly still hanging around even though they were “no longer with us.” Elvis Presley The King of rock n’ roll is one busy spirit! Presley [...]

The Best Costumes From 'HallowMeme 2012′

Emerald Catron — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:54:48 +0000

Halloween may be next week, but Brooklyn's 'Hallowmeme' party got the costumed fun started early. The fourth annual event, put on by the folks at Forced Meme Productions, gives people the chance to dress up like their favorite internet sensations. There were lots of McKayla Maroneys and Psys, but people also repped some less-popular memes as well. Skull Trumpet and High Expectations Asian Father both made appearances, and of course there was a 'Gangnam Style' dance-off and plenty of Honey Boo Boos. Here is all that, plus our personal faves.

Cheap Homemade Halloween Costumes – Make Your Own [PHOTOS]

John Riggs — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:24:27 +0000

With Halloween coming up soon, if you’re a last minute procrastinator like many of us, here are some quick, cheap, easy Halloween costumes you can make yourself that’s sure to grab some attention. Naturally, you can come up with something better than these, but when laziness is the key, these costume ideas may work in [...]

'Butt Head' Dog Custume Steals Show at Tomkins Square Halloween Dog Parade

John Riggs — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 16:06:51 +0000

Now this is an easy Halloween costume you can do for your dog that’s certain to get some laughs. The picture doesn’t to it justice. You have to see the tail wagging for the full effect. This one looks pretty generic, but you can really make the costume great by making him look like a [...]

The Top Movie-Themed Halloween Costumes for 2012

Gunner Jackson — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:46:55 +0000

Fandango just released the results of a survey on the top 10 movie-themed Halloween costumes for 2012. And coming in NINTH place on the men’s list was dressing as a male stripper from “Magic Mike”. Nothing THAT ambitious made the top 10 for women, but the number one women’s costume ALSO requires having a pretty [...]

How Much Are You Planning to Spend on Halloween? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:21:57 +0000

According to a new survey from National Retail Federation, about seven in 10 plan on celebrating Halloween this year. Since revelry isn’t always free, the next question the NRF polled is how much celebrants plan on spending on the holiday this year. The average response was about $80. Broken down, that’s $28.65 spent on costumes, $23.56 on decorations and $23.27 on [...]

Halloween Costumed Girl Shot By Relative Who Mistook Her For a Skunk

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:35:06 +0000

It’s unclear if a nine-year-old New Sewickley, PA, girl was actually dressed as a skunk Saturday night for a local Halloween party. But she was wearing a black hat and a white tussle and that was enough for a relative of the unidentified girl to mistake her for the stinky varmint. Apparently not a big fan of skunks, the relative then shot the [...]

Sheep Dresses Like a Lady for Halloween

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:33:03 +0000

Discovering a Pikachu pug or a Rabbi cat will never, ever get old. We have absolutely no explanation regarding this adorably aww-worthy obsession, but we’re pretty sure most of you will agree with us. But why does it seem like we limit our dressing-up-pets possibilities to dogs, cats and the occasional baby pig? It’s about time sheep took a whack at this whole costume funny business, and we couldn’t have hoped for a better debut.

15 Cats That Hate Halloween

Cameron Simcik — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:31:02 +0000

Few things are better than dressing up our pets. How can you resist a Michael Jackson puppy or an Avengers pug? Costumed pets are probably the best part of Halloween. But just because we love it doesn't mean they do. Especially cats. Who knew these little guys were such Halloween-haters? Check out these 15 cats hating on Halloween

Which Classic Halloween Costume is Your Favorite? [POLL]

Cefus — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:00:57 +0000

As a kid I always looked forward to Halloween and not just because of the candy. I enjoyed dressing up in costume and going door to door in the neighborhood. Most of the time my Dad saved money and we made our costumes out of things around the house. That was good and bad depending on what I was.

10 Easy Ways to Make Candy Corn Awesome

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:45:14 +0000

There’s one single treat in the history of all candy deliciousness that makes us feel so torn. Candy corn — we hate to love it and love to hate it. How is it possible it can taste so bad, yet be so irresistible? It’s a Halloween trick AND treat. (See what we did there?) We [...]

Win $100 in the 92.9 The Bull's Pumpkin Carving Contest

92.9 The Bull — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 05:17:37 +0000

It’s that time of year again when you get to get creative on carving skills and we want to give $100 to you in the 92.9 The Bull’s Pumpkin Carving Contest. Send in your picture to be entered! Be as creative as you’d like as the pictures will be put up in a public vote [...]

Madd Hatters Haunt is Open for The Season, Enter if You Dare [PHOTOS]

Cefus — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:19:41 +0000

Yakima’s Premier Haunted House is open for the season at 720 W. Valley Mall Blvd. We were on hand opening weekend to greet the guests and have some fun. There is plenty of parking and lots of security, that includes a clown on a bike patrolling the parking lot. Enter if you dare…