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How You Can Help Families in Newtown, Connecticut

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:30:16 +0000

In the wake of the horrific killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School last week, Americans across the country are wondering how they can aid the families of the victims. There are numerous methods to donate money, but you also can help in other ways, such as volunteering your time, writing a card or letter, or sending a teddy bear to a child in Newtown.

Reverse Trick or Treating Prank Takes Candy to the Street

Emerald Catron — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:35:12 +0000

Here’s a nice, friendly Halloween prank. (We promise there’s no Slender Man involved.) A friendly group walked around with candy and a door with a sign on it (advising people to knock, we guess). Once people knocked, they were treated like Trick or Treaters and given candy and compliments. Perhaps the real prank was that [...]

Jimmy Kimmel's Halloween Candy Prank Makes Children Cry

Emerald Catron — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:26:26 +0000

Jimmy “Man Who Hates Kids” Kimmel once again asked parents to tell their children that all of their Halloween candy had been eaten. And film it. Since the experiment was so popular last year, Kimmel thought he’d do it again. Fortunately for him, children aren’t cruising YouTube looking for old Jimmy Kimmel videos, so they [...]

11-Year-Old Wears Creepy Witch Prosthetic Like A Pro

John Riggs — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:54:19 +0000

Halloween costumes are getting more and more realistic every year. This 11-year-old used a prosthetic recipe she grabbed from movie effects guy, Matthew Mungle, to make a realistic-looking old witch face. Truly amazing! According to her YouTube channel, afterwards she went to a Halloween store and got uncomfortable looks from everyone. You know if you [...]

Awesome 'Mario Kart' Costume Rules Halloween

Emerald Catron — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:14:43 +0000

Now this is the kind of Halloween story we love. TheFW reader Kevin Fritz saw our post on inspirational wheelchair costumes and was, in fact, inspired. He made this awesome costume of Yoshi from 'Mario Kart.'

Creative Pumpkin Carvings (VIDEO)

Kelly West — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 20:40:42 +0000

I found some really cool videos of very unique pumpkin carvings and would love to share! These people are very talented and inspiring! I am going to make my pumpkin next year Rock, literally! HA

My Wife's 'American Horror Story' Halloween Costume

Todd Lyons — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 19:29:37 +0000

Full disclosure: I did not dress in costume for work today. I know… “Bah, humbug!”, right? Imagine my delight, however, when my wife, Carrie, showed up at the radio station dressed like this: Woo-hoo! I’ve finally convinced her to partake in some naughty role playing! Not so fast! My bride informed me that this is [...]

Let's Bring Back Halloween Costumes Like We Had in the 80s

John Riggs — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:31:30 +0000

One of my friends this picture with me. It immediately brought back memories of buying our Halloween costume in a box with character smock and plastic mask that you could barely breath through. To me, this is what Halloween costumes were. No way could I construct any of the Halloween costumes we have today, complete [...]

Halloween Treats My Kids Probably Won't Eat – Riggs' Top Five

John Riggs — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:51:22 +0000

Well, Halloween means I'm taking my kids trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. We don't go out for very long, but just long enough to have a small haul to tide them over for a while. Although most parents execute a 'candy tax' on walking with their kids door-to-door, here are a few treats that may never get devoured by my children.

Geek Turns Pumpkin Into Working Tetris Game

John Riggs — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:30:27 +0000

This is why I've always associated myself with geeks - because they can do stuff like this. Nathan Pryor took his love for the macabre holiday with his love for video games and decided to combine them into carving a pumpkin to a Tetris-grid that actually works, all the way down to using the stem as a joystick.

11 Hilarious Halloween Memes

Emerald Catron — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:23:45 +0000

Aah! Halloween! Halloweenhalloweenhalloween! Just because it's our favorite holiday doesn't mean we can't have a little laugh at its expense. Or our own. Wait who's laughing at whom? What's going on? We ate too much candy corn and now everything is confusing. Happy Halloween, here are some memes!

The 10 Best Skeleton Dances Ever

Emerald Catron — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:39:59 +0000

Videos of old-timey skeleton dances are the best way to get a little spook-ified before Halloween without accidentally soiling yourself. That is a fact -- you can ask anybody. Oh, thanks for asking. Yes, that is a fact. From PBS to Disney and beyond, here are the best skeleton dances EVER to get you into the spirit of Halloween.

Tired of Pumpkins? Make a Krang-o-Lantern!

Emerald Catron — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:08:25 +0000

If a plain old pumpkin jack-o-lantern isn’t your style, or you’ve mastered pumpkin carving and are looking for a challenge, perhaps consider making a Krang-o-lantern. WebsiteÂ #MikeVDesignÂ posted pics of the project, and we think it’s an excellent idea. Except for the fact that we can barely carve two triangles out of a pumpkin, let alone turn [...]

10 Costumed Mugshots for Halloween

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:41:09 +0000

When we get older, Halloween becomes less about accumulating candy and more about letting off some steam and having a good time. However, the mixture ofÂ alcohol and costumes are too much for some adult Halloween revelers to handle and their celebrations run them afoul of the law. This can lead to some prettyÂ hilariousÂ mugshots and we’ve [...]

10 Halloween Costumes For You and Your Horse

Bonnie Biess — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:27:45 +0000

Between dogs dressed as Miss Piggy and Big Bird looking for work this Halloween season, we figured why not cram our other animal friends into fashionable Halloween get-ups as well? Sure, you're more likely to find a dog parade or a cat fashion show rather than a horse and/or seeing eye pony pageant. But, hey -- farmers and the children of the independently wealthy need Halloween love too right?

See the Cast of 'Friday the 13th' Then and Now

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:19:21 +0000

Audiences got their first taste of the ‘Friday the 13th’ franchise, which is now 12 films strong, when the original horror flick hit theaters in 1980. The tale ofÂ gruesomeÂ happenings at Camp Crystal Lake didn’t do much for critics, but audiences ate up its grindhouse-style gore. ‘Friday the 13th’ certainly wasn’t a star-based film — in [...]

10 Things You Didn't Know About Halloween

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:16:41 +0000

Shakespeare described the "witching hour" as a time "when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out." Spooky! Equally esteemed author Washington Irving described Halloween night in his classic 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' as a setting full of "fearful shapes and shadows...amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night." Kids all across the country describe it as the night when the entire world gives them all the candy they can eat until they either pass out or develop early on-set diabetes.

Hurricane Sandy Has Awoken the Shirtless Horse-Man

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:25:10 +0000

Hurricane Sandy is being called the storm of the century. Being that it is such an unique weather event, nobody is really sure the extent to which its high winds and flooding will damage the East Coast of the United States.

But we may have gotten some insight into the changes to come from a Washington, DC news broadcast. As you can see, NBC 4's cameras captured images of a shirtless horse-headed man jogging through the streets of our nation's capital.

They're Here: Odd Video Tributes to 'Poltergeist' Actress Heather O'Rourke

Tom Blunt — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:08:27 +0000

Heather O’Rourke, the actress who played little Carol Anne Freeling in the ‘Poltergeist’ films, would have turned 37 this year, if she hadn’t passed away at the age of 13 from a chronic illness. To this day, YouTube users create tribute videos memorializing O’Rourke, with results ranging from charming to downright strange. The video above [...]

Squirrel's Head Gets Stuck In Halloween Decoration [PHOTO]

John Riggs — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 23:46:31 +0000

This is too funny. Apparently, a squirrel got stuck in this creepy Halloween decoration and started frightening the locals. A squirrel presents a macabre sight while toying with this skull which was put up as a Hallowe’en decoration in a garden in Fareham, Hants. Via Reddit