Category Archives: Halloween

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 6

The cats behind the whole Blair Witch phenomenon were viral before anyone even knew what viral was. The whole marketing campaign behind the original Blair Witch Project was orchestrated so well with the film and legend being touted as genuine that even when the three leads of the movie, Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and MichaelContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 6”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 5

Cold in July (2014) While not a horror movie per se, Cold in July definitely has a lot of elements of a bonafide horror movie.  From the original novel by Joe R. Lansdale, whose work frequently veers into horror territory, to the director, Jim Mickle, who has batted .1000% so far in his directing career,Continue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 5”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 3

I Sell the Dead (2008) is writer and director Glenn McQuaid’s throwback love letter to Universal and Hammer gothic-horror films.  Starring Dominic Monaghan of Lord of the Rings and Lost fame as Arthur Blake, director/actor Larry Fessenden as Willie Grimes and the always welcome Ron Perlman, I Sell the Dead follows the exploits of aContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 3”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 2

Slender:  The Arrival (2013) from Blue Isle Studios “One of the most terrifying games in recent memory.” From GameSpot.com: “As a sort-of myth born on the Internet, Slender Man is probably one of the first genuinely compelling monsters to grace pop culture in a long time. The related games and their variants and mods, asContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 2”

31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 1

It’s that time of the year again.  A time when the veil between the world of the living and the world of the dead begins to weaken and thin.  A time for a celebration of all things ghastly and macabre.  When indulging in the darker side of life is not only tolerated but expected andContinue reading “31 Days of Horror 2014 – Day 1”

8-Bit Videogame Halloween Cut Out Mask #3 – “Scary Burn Man”

This Halloween cut out mask began to appear on the sides of A&P grocery bags in Springwood, Ohio sometime in mid-September of 1989. Through a sponsorship with The Springwood Shopper, Perkin’s Pumpkin Farm and the Costume Corner, A&P would give out special “Halloween treat bags” on Halloween night to any child who trick-or-treated at theContinue reading “8-Bit Videogame Halloween Cut Out Mask #3 – “Scary Burn Man””

8-Bit Videogame Halloween Cut Out Mask #2 “Pamela”

This cut out mask was originally printed in the October 1989 Halloween “Fun Pages” of the Crystal Lake Gazette. Reproduced here with permission. Download your own “Pamela” Halloween cut out mask HERE!