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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.

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 [...]

Oh, Look, Rihanna's Topless Again [PHOTO]

Cassandra Rose — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:55:04 +0000

After a night of partying at your own soiree dressed as a bride of marijuana, what's the etiquette for alerting the internet to the amount of fun and debauchery you had? Why, a topless photo, of course.

At least that would be your top answer if you were Rihanna.

Trick-or-Treating at Clayton Homes with Twinky [PHOTOS]

Dough Boy — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:06:43 +0000

Last night, about 600 trick-or-treaters came through Clayson Homes for a safe place to go trick-or-treating.

Clayton Homes Offers Safe Trick Or Treating On October 31st

Rik Mikals — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:02:56 +0000

Join KFFM and Clayton Homes tonight from 5pm – 8pm for a safe trick or treating experience Twinky will be broadcasting live tonight from 5pm – 8pm at Clayton Homes. Clayton Homes is offering a free safe alternative to trick or treating tonight…you can trick or treat each of their manufactured homes and find goodies inside. [...]

Pink Shares Childhood Halloween Photos

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:54:47 +0000

Pink didn't celebrate Halloween like everyone else would, by sharing new photos of herself, hubby Carey Hart or daughter Willow Sage while they celebrate this year's holiday. Instead, the singer strolled down spooky memory lane, sharing photos of herself as a young tot in various Halloween costumes, ranging from a clown to a piece of sugarfull (as opposed to sugarfree) gum and (what she thinks is) her interpretation of Madonna.

This Man Has A Leg Up On Halloween Costumes

Nahum Ray — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:01:20 +0000

I’m not sure what you’re going as for Halloween, but I’m pretty sure that your costume isn’t nearly as good as Josh Sundquist’s. Josh is a former Paralympic skier who lost his left leg to cancer as a child, is dressing up as the leg lamp from the 1983 classic A Christmas Story. Two things I love, [...]

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 13:33:45 +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!

Jack-son's Halloween Party Halloween Night – Join Us!

John Riggs — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 03:13:45 +0000

Make sure you join us at Jack-son’s Sports Bar & Club House Lounge on Halloween night for an awesome costume contest, drink specials and a whole lot of fun all night long! The 9-11 Jager girls will be there and hooking you up with a grand prize for the best overall costume – your very [...]

The 10 Best Skeleton Dances Ever

Emerald Catron — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:00:59 +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.

Want To Have A Family Halloween Photo Shoot?

Dough Boy — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:51:34 +0000

You can! Halloween night, at the Walgreens on 64th Ave & W Nob Hill Blvd, you can have their photo department take photos of you and your family, in your best Halloween attire! They'll even have a spooky Halloween background! With a great photography staff, a Halloween bachground, and GREAT LOW PRICES, this is where you need to be for your family Halloween package! Here's all of the details:

Walgreens 6400 W Nob Hill Blvd

3pm-7pm

The Ultimate Value Pack (3-8x10's, 3-5x7's, 20-4x6's, 20-wallets) All for only $9.99

10 Things You Didn't Know About Halloween

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:33:11 +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.

Zombie Pranks Fast Food Drive-Thrus

Emerald Catron — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:45:55 +0000

In the spirit of Halloween, here is a video of a man in zombie making driving through various fast-food restaurant drive-thrus and demanding chicken nuggets. Maybe our favorite reaction comes from the lady who silently closes the window and locks it. They’re all pretty good though. We just hope the guy didn’t actually eat that [...]

Watching Horror Films Can Burn Calories Faster; Which Movies Burn the Most?

Eric Walkuski — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:22:11 +0000

This Halloween, most of us will be doing one of two things (or both): Watching scary movies, and gorging ourselves with candy. But you needn't feel guilty after your third 'Friday the 13th' movie and your tenth fun size Snickers bar: a new study has found that watching horror movies can actually burn hundreds of calories! Fire up Netflix and break out the candy corn!

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

The Best Costumes From 'HallowMeme 2012′

Emerald Catron — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:54:48 +0000

Halloween may be next week, but Brooklyn's 'Hallowmeme' party got the costumed fun started early. The fourth annual event, put on by the folks at Forced Meme Productions, gives people the chance to dress up like their favorite internet sensations. There were lots of McKayla Maroneys and Psys, but people also repped some less-popular memes as well. Skull Trumpet and High Expectations Asian Father both made appearances, and of course there was a 'Gangnam Style' dance-off and plenty of Honey Boo Boos. Here is all that, plus our personal faves.