Ever now and then you come across something interesting, but you wonder “What the hell do I say about this?” I was looking for some scary gifs when I came across this. There are a few in the, but it seems to be mostly depressing black and white gifs for suicidal teenage girls. Like this:… Continue reading Maybe You Shouldn’t Read This Post If You’re Depressed
Tag: Halloween
Guillermo Del Toro Simpsons‘ Couch Gag is Awesome
This came out two days ago, and already has over 6 million hits, but I still thought Guillermo Del Toro opening couch gag for The Simpsons forthcoming “Treehouse of Horror” episode was too awesome (and too full of SF/F/H references) not to share. Hat tip: Hank Wagner’s Facebook feed.
Halloween Scares: Uninvited Guests
Hey, remember the spider-man of Denver? In 2008 in Japan, a man found that a homeless woman had been living in his home for almost a year. Given she was Japanese, I assume she was a very polite, quiet creepy visitor living in his home. Hey, how much crawlspace do you think there is in… Continue reading Halloween Scares: Uninvited Guests
Eerie, Lonely Photographs
The Halloween season is upon us, so let’s start out with the eerie, lonely photographs of Michel Rajkovic. His specialty seems to be long exposure black and white photographs of man-made structures over water, producing images of eerie beauty. Here’s an example:
The Annual Fark Scary Story Thread: 2012 Edition
The annual Fark Scary Story Thread is up. The perfect thing to read while waiting for trick or treaters to come…in the dark… And here are the previous Scary Story Threads: 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Halloween Horrors: Revolting Cakes
To satisfy your grisly sweet tooth, take a gander at these revolting cakes from a cake shop about to open at London’s Pathology Museum. Sometimes you just get the kind of hunger that only hands can satisfy: More information here.
Monster Monday: Attack of the Monster From the Id in Forbidden Planet
Today I heard that some people are participating in “Monster Monday,” where they talk about some of the their favorite monsters. So here’s a quick glimpse of one of my favorite monsters in one of my favorite movies, the attack of the Monster from the Id in Forbidden Planet. The sound of the monster attacking… Continue reading Monster Monday: Attack of the Monster From the Id in Forbidden Planet
Halloween Horror Movies: The Sentinel
The Sentinel Directed by Michael Winner Written by Jeffrey Konvitz and Michael Winner (based on Konvitz’s novel) Starring Cristina Raines, Chris Sarandon, Burgess Meredith, Arthur Kennedy, John Carradine, Ava Gardner, Deborah Raffin, Eli Wallach, Martin Balsam, José Ferrer, Sylvia Miles, Christopher Walken, Jerry Orbach, Beverly D’Angelo Satan was big in the 1970s. He got his… Continue reading Halloween Horror Movies: The Sentinel
Halloween Horrors: Aphex’s Twin’s Creepy Video for “Come to Daddy”
With it’s decayed council estates, menaced pensioner and eerie gang of identically-faced children, Aphex Twin’s “Come To Daddy” surely has to rank among the creepiest music videos ever made.
Halloween Horrors: Self-Mummifying Japanese Monks
Next on our Halloween tour of scary and/or creepy phenomena: Mummies. Yawn. Bad Universal monster movies. How banal. OK. How about Japanese mummies? Meh. Maybe worthy of a slightly-arched eyebrow. OK. How about Japanese monks who mummified themselves while they were still alive? !!! I thought that would get your attention. Meet the Sokushinbutsu: Let’s… Continue reading Halloween Horrors: Self-Mummifying Japanese Monks