Today is Halloween, which means it’s time for the annual Fark Scary Story Thread! Here are the links to threads from previous years: 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 While you’re here, feel free to check out some of my other freaky/creepy/scary/silly Halloween posts.
Tag: Halloween
Halloween Horrors: Omega Mart Commercials
Meow Wolf is a weirdo art collective underwritten by George R. R. Martin. The have an interactive art show called Omega Mart going on now in Las Vegas. Part of it is these not-quite-right supermarket commercials:
Halloween Horrors: Guy Plays Horror Video Game At Night, Alone, In Creepy Abandoned Tunnel
I’ve been watching a fair number of YouTube videos of survival horror video game play-throughs over the last few months. One reason is that there aren’t a lot of those games available for the Mac, and another is that most seem less like games than an exercise in wandering around until you trigger jump scares,… Continue reading Halloween Horrors: Guy Plays Horror Video Game At Night, Alone, In Creepy Abandoned Tunnel
Halloween Horrors: Transworld 2021 Show
Here’s this year’s edition of the Halloween trade show. Random notes: Killer clowns remain big. Black light seems to be making a comeback. I feel for the model that has to ride the bucking possessed bed during the show. That has to be an exhausting gig. The spongy glowing green floor covered in mist looks… Continue reading Halloween Horrors: Transworld 2021 Show
Halloween Horrors: Mega Marvin
Remember The Apprehension Engine used for creating horror movie soundtracks featured last year? Meet the Mega Marvin: It does look less ergonomically friendly for playing for long periods of time…
Halloween Horrors: Army Ants vs. Wasp Nest
Lots of people don’t like wasps. And even people who have no particular animosity toward ants are not wild about seeing hordes of army ants on the move. Well, imagine waking up one morning and seeing a living rope of army ants attack a wasp nest on your house? That’s gonna give some people the… Continue reading Halloween Horrors: Army Ants vs. Wasp Nest
Halloween Horrors: Spiderpuppy!
Just a short, amusing Halloween dog video:
Halloween Horrors: Shadow People
In the menagerie of paranormal/imaginary creatures, Shadow People are just that: shadow-like or completely black beings in the shape of people. Some say they’re evil spirits or aliens, others tricks of the imagination, fatigued brains or sleep paralysis nightmares. I mentioned this to a friend, and he said “Oh yeah, I’ve seen those!” Hell, there’s… Continue reading Halloween Horrors: Shadow People
Halloween Horror Movie Review: Lifeforce
Lifeforce Directed by Tobe Hooper Written by Dan O’Bannon and Don Jakoby, based on Colin Wilson’s The Space Vampires Starring Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Patrick Stewart I avoided Lifeforce when it came out because the reviews were considerably less than positive, it was a Golan-Globus production (two names that did not… Continue reading Halloween Horror Movie Review: Lifeforce
Halloween Horrors: The Teaming Basement
Imagine that you’re a well-off Chinese businessman who lives in a posh condo in Beijing. Now imagine that you start seeing people in your building who are decidedly un-posh, people who actually seem to be quite poor, but somehow they’re living in your building. Seems your building has unwanted guests. Just like the spider man… Continue reading Halloween Horrors: The Teaming Basement