It's true that there's no place like home, but have you ever fancied taking a trip to Oz? Dorothy Gale is the main character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a story that has been adapted and retold many times. The original novel was written by L. Frank Baum and published in 1900. Since then, we have taken several trips back to Oz in movies, TV series, Broadway musicals, and more. Follow along with us as we share the incredible history behind Dorothy's costumes in The Wizard of Oz!
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The ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the original The Wizard of Oz movie were sold at auction for $28M on Saturday, December 7th, as reported by The Minnesota Star Tribune. The same slippers were stolen while on loan to the Judy Garland Museum (in Grand Rapids, MN) in 2005 and finally recovered in an FBI sting in 2018.
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People have been telling stories about witches for, well, as long as they've been telling stories. The hags and crones in those early tales were evil, ugly monsters. Witches in modern media, however, are more three-dimensional. Many are good at heart, and even the evil ones leave us loving them! So with Halloween approaching, we thought it was time to look at some of our faves. Hop on your broom and join us as we explore the most iconic witches from pop culture!
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Welcome to another HalloweenCostumes.com costume guide! This time, we'll be looking at witch costumes and wizard costumes and everything related: hags and crones and warlocks and sorcerers. (Oh my!) But don't worry, there's no dark magic here, only quality costumes with some chilling or campy magical themes! Of course, we'll also look at some of our favorite witch and wizard accessories, from crystal balls to wizard staffs to Halloween masks. So hop on that magical broom and let's go!
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Everybody loves a good movie, but EVERYBODY loves a good movie with an even better behind-the-scenes urban legend. When making movies about the darker side of life, sometimes bad things happen, sometimes weird things happen, and sometimes people even get hurt. Outlined here is a countdown...
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