Starry Fright created by MissThrifty, inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Halloween 2012.
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“Low Barometer” by Robert Bridges
The south‑wind strengthens to a gale, Across the moon the clouds fly fast, The house is smitten as with a flail, The chimney shudders to the blast. On such a night, when Air has loosed Its guardian grasp on blood… Read More ›
Friday Night Features: “Cut” Short Film
Tricks and treats have been a part of Halloween since the middle of the last century. When it comes to our Friday night lineup of horror short films this month, we have quite a few deliciously scary treats in store. Tonight, however, I… Read More ›
Phantoms of the Mind that Walk in Darkness: A Night in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
John Paulding helped to capture John André. André was the British spy who plotted with Benedict Arnold to give the British plans on how to take over West Point. For that crime John André was hanged in Tappan, New York. Tappan and Sleepy… Read More ›
Silent Sundays: Halloween in Boston (2010)
18th Century Triple Headstone in Granary Burying Ground, Boston. Photographed by Corey Ann Balazowich, October 31, 2010 (via Pumpkin Rot).
31 Halloween Activities #21: Take a Late Night Stroll
Halloween time is especially great because signals the end of worrying about diets and whatnot. Bathing suit weather is almost over and September starts almost four complete months of eating nothing but complete crap. Which means that until all the gyms… Read More ›
A Restless Ghost in a House the Wind Owns: Mike Doyle’s Haunting LEGO Victorian Mansions
High atop a crumbling hill sits a collection of decayed Victorian mansions, time-worn facades that loom with knowing menace, who-knows-what lurking behind lacy curtains that seem poised to twitch in a phantom breeze. These ominous relics are not the abandoned homes… Read More ›
Specters in the Stacks: 13 Haunted Libraries
Kittens, this is a big week for fans of all things Halloween. Today marks just 199 days til Halloween, kicking off our countdown to this year’s Halfway to Halloween celebration – stay tuned for more news and a prize giveaway next week! As this… Read More ›
The Face That She Keeps in a Jar by the Door: DIY Head in a Jug Tutorial
Darlings, if you’re looking for an April Fool’s Day prank, you can’t get much more devious than this simple DIY head in a jar from Instructables user Mikeasaurus. With a color printer, a large jar, and just a bit of lamination, you… Read More ›
