“Don't hide in the closet! Run out of the house! Oh my gosh, would someone turn a stinkin' light on!?” If you're anything like us, not yelling at the TV screen when watching a scary movie is virtually impossible because horror movie characters are notorious for their bonehead decisions. A group of silly teenagers will purposely summon a demon then wonder why all their friends start turning up dead. That's the beauty of horror movies, though. There are lots of foolish mistakes made, resulting in the gruesome (but awesome) death scenes we love to watch. If you go gaga for gore and guts, take our quiz to find out how YOU would kick the bucket. Spoiler alert: no one is getting out...
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Oh, what a day. What a lovely day! The HalloweenCostumes.com office is full of Mad Max enthusiasts, so creating a Nux-inspired Halloween costume was definitely on our list of "must-DIY" this year. If you want to celebrate Halloween on the Fury Road, this costume tutorial will help you get there....
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When the slasher genre started to really hit the mainstream around the mid-80s, there was a lot of outcry about its depiction of women. It is true that with so many slasher films flooding the market, more than a few fell into the trap of scantily clad, personality-less women running and stumbling, being murdered in the dark....
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One of the best parts of Halloween is transforming yourself into one of your favorite characters for the night. And usuallyyyy these favorite characters are ones that you grew up watching on TV or in the movies, or perhaps listening to on the radio. Nostalgia is always a huge hit on October 31st and wanting to pay homage—*ahem* play dress-up *ahem*—to the greats of your youth is...
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Dracula Untold, which stars Luke Evans (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) as the legendary vampire, makes a hero out of the classic villain. Being reimagined is nothing new for the character, who has been depicted as everything from a gothic bloodsucker to a hopeless romantic. Every actor...
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We had such a great response to our Halloween Scrapbooking Printables, that we decided to create a set of Holiday Subway Art printables. (Subway art is a form of typography art with condensed words and phrases in an aesthetically pleasing arrangement!) This set includes subway art for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Independence Day and Halloween. These printables are great for an easy, DIY decor project. All you have to do is click on the...
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