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Ideas for a "Stranger Things" Halloween?
Because every time I read about the "Stranger Things" party in Salem, which happens waaaay past my bedtime, I need to have a Stranger Things" Halloween ( Read more... ) -
My pick for the second coolest Halloween event in 2016
I know most people are reluctant to say goodbye to summer but, in Kestrell's world, Labor Day weekend means the start of the Halloween season, and this is my pick for the second coolest event* happening this year ( Read more... ) -
Blind-friendly costume idea
It's never too early to begin planning for Halloween, and who wouldn't want a flaming staff and the opportunity to scare the hell out of the Devil? All this would need is a black robe and sandals, and a few of those cheap stick-on lights to simulate flame. Also, it could easily be a costume idea for couples, as long as the other person didn't mind ( Read more... ) -
Literary Halloween costumes
Most of these ideas ( Read more... ) -
Don't forget All Hallows Read!
Instigated by Neil Gaiman last year, I solemnly swear that I am going to try to spread this tradition.
The idea is that you gift people with a beloved spooky or read a favorite spooky story aloud, or otherwise scatter the seeds of spooky stories like so many seeds of dark-flowering delight.
Read more about it at my favorite spooky blogIt's never too early to start planning for Halloween
From the Art of Darkness blog, links to images, tutorials, and vendors for adding glowing red eyes to anything
http://www.shadowmanor.com/blog/?p=15875Happy Halloween!
Whether you are going out to a party, holding down the fort at home while being besieged by manic sugar imps, or just staying home and reading something spooky while eating the Halloween candy all by yourself ( Read more... )My list of the best Halloween books
This list is going up on Green Man Review later, but I wanted to get it out in case anyone is looking for some Halloween books to read on what should be a cold and stormy New England night. At the end is a short list of free audiobooks ( Read more... )Bug-eyed
Instructions for using sunglasses, Sugru, and a tea strainer to make bug eyes like those of Jeff Goldblum in "The Fly"
http://www.instructables.com/id/Fly-Eye-Glasses/Flamethrowing jack-o'-lantern
And some of us feel challenged enough if we can carve a jack-o'-lantern without losing a finger--now we have the possibility of setting ourselves on fire...Still, this gaseous gourd is very cool!http://www.instructables.com/id/Flamethrowing-Jack-O-Lantern/