Eenie Meanie Halloweenie — Mickey Rooney’s Final Cameo
Mickey Rooney in his final cameo Eanie Meanie Halloweenie music video.
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3-Step Mummy Heads
Thanks to their roaming eyes, these little mummy heads look mystified that they’ve lost the rest of their bodies! You can place a cluster of them on your mantle or living room table for a head turning, party decoration. You’ll need: Cheesecloth, cut into 2-inch-wide-strips Bowl Fabric stiffener Black electrical tape or duct tape 1 …
I Lost My Voice at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights 2015
Zombies, vampires, werewolves, chainsaw killers… are you ready to face your fears? Every fall, Universal Studios converts the working studio back-lots into themed houses and mazes for the incredible Halloween Horror Nights. This year was the 25th anniversary of Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Orlando, making the annual celebration extra special. Even though I …
Why Doesn’t Open Water Get the Respect it Deserves?
I just rewatched Open Water, and felt like talking about how great and underappreciated I think it is. How anyone can watch this movie and not find it to be wholly terrifying is beyond me, yet it holds a sad 32% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes (despite having a much more respectable 72% on the …
Halloween Love Exclusive: Producer and DP Leya Taylor Talks Making ‘Found’ and ‘Headless’
Found (sometimes stylized as “found.”) is a microbudget indie feature from Scott Schirmer based on a novel by Todd Rigney. The movie finally saw a release in 2014 after working the festival circuit since 2012, where it won numerous awards and accolades. It’s about a young boy who discovers that his brother is a serial …
Scariest Rock-Inspired Costumes for Halloween
What’s better than dressing up as a scary character for Halloween? Dressing up as a scary rocker, of course! If you want to look “cool” while obscuring your identity on your costume party, here are some suggestions you should seriously consider: Buckethead Born Brian Carroll, this brilliant guitar player eventually decided to wear a creepy …
Pumpkin Gingerbread Trifle
Woo family and friends this holiday season with this pumpkin gingerbread trifle. Silky layers of pumpkin-spice pudding, sweet and spicy gingerbread, and fluffy whipped cream make this decadent treat a feast for your eyes and your stomach. Yields: 25 cups Preparation Time: 40 minutes + chilling Ingredients 2 packages of gingerbread cake mix 1 package …
Make Your Own Friendly Ghost
Caspar the Friendly Ghost was the brain-child of Joe Oriolo and Seymour Reit. In 1945, this sweet spook floated his way onto the small-screen in There’s Good Boos Tonight. Originally, Caspar was pictured as a tortured soul who spent all of his time lurking in the graveyard, hiding out behind his own headstone. However, in …
Peanut Butter Kisses: Celebrating Halloween’s Most Hated Candy
With Halloween nearing, I felt it was time to talk about Peanut Butter Kisses, the oft-maligned candy that tends to be the last eaten of many kids’ trick or treat bounties. You know the ones. They come in orange and black wrappers, and they’re really thick and stick to your teeth. They’re not like Sugar …
Dexter’s Blood Slides
Forensic analyst by day and serial killer by night, Dexter murders evil criminals who slip through the cracks of Miami’s defective judicial system. He then places a drop of their blood on a glass slide and tucks it away in his slide box. Create your own “trophy case” of edible slides this Halloween with this …