The Walking Dead Fan Art

Here's a sweet poster for AMC's The Walking Dead created by artist Andrew Kolb.

And if you have missed any of this season's episodes, AMC is rebroadcasting the entire series on Sunday, December 5th, starting at 4:30 EST, followed by the season finale at 10. Can't wait!

To The Victor Goes The Spoils!

So you may remember from an earlier post (although for some reason I can't seem to find it, so maybe I didn't?) that I had won the Monster Head Races contest over at Weird Hollow (never bet against the Abominable Dr. Phibes, fools!). And as they say, to the victor goes the spoils and my spoils just showed up in the mail.

Mayor Todd sent me an envelope full of cool stuff! First, for winning the contest, I received the Universal Monsters Illustrated "The Mummy" trading card, signed by the artist, Basil Gogos. Awesome!

And as an extra bonus, I got a signed photo from none other than Vlad, my new undead pal!! Thanks, Vlad!!

A big thanks to Mayor Todd over at Neato Coolville. Be sure to check out Neato Coolville, Weird Hollow and Vlad and Scary Larry at KRYP-TV!!

Organ Trail

So Halloween is now well over and you're sitting around wondering what you can do to combat the boredom. Well, I stumbled upon this little nugget, sure to consume hours of your time.

For those of you old enough remember the original 1974 computer game, Oregon Trail, comes this twisted little remake:

Organ Trail, created by The Men Who Wear Many Hats, updates the original choose-your-own-adventure gameplay by letting the player navigate not through the hardships of the pioneer-era Oregon Trail, but through a zombie-strewn highway out of modern-day Washington, D.C. The graphics even replicate the original 8-bit look. It's old school fun all the way!

And while it is still in a beta version, Organ Trail kept me giggling through each screen. I can't wait for this to come out in a full version so that I can waste many a cold, winter hour escaping the zombie-infested wasteland of our nation's capital.

We Have A Winner!

I guess Highbury Cemetery's Post-Halloween Giveaway t-shirt contest was much too easy. Congratulations to cynniegurl over at Never Sleeps Again for knowing that the photos were from the horror classic, Horror House On Highway Five.

Watch this film or die!

(On a sidenote, I went out as Bartholomew one year for Halloween. Needless to say nobody got the costume.)

Cynniegurl has won herself a Highbury Cemetery 2010 shirt, hand-screened in the basement of the Cemetery. Watch your mailbox, because it will be on it's way shortly. Thanks for playing and enjoy your prize*!!

* 70s mustache mannequin not included. Sorry.

Dia De Los Muertos Ohio, 2010

This past Saturday we made it up to Cleveland for the Dia De Los Muertos Ohio Festival and Parade. We endured rain, dreary skies and temperatures in the 30s, but we were treated to an unbelievable celebration full of music, color, skulls, food, art, dancing and warmth.

Highbury Cemetery Contest!

Okay group, Halloween is officially over for another year. I'm just finishing off my last pumpkin ale of the year, the props are all put away, the jack-o-lanterns have all rotted and the leaves have all been raked. The only good thing about this late stage is that I have some surplus to get rid of.

So that means it's contest time! Welcome to Highbury Cemetery's First Official Post-Halloween Giveaway Contest! I know everyone is coming to grips with the season being over, so I'm going to keep it really simple. All you have to do to win is be the first to tell me what Grade-A horror movie these photos are from (just drop your answer in the comments below):

And what do you win for being the true terrible horror movie aficionado? Well it appears as though I have one extra Highbury Cemetery 2010 T-Shirt, featuring the artwork from the 2010 poster. These are the shirts that I print up in the basement and give out to everyone who helps out with the haunt each year. This year's shirt is a two-sided, one-color print on a relatively nice maroon Hanes shirt. The size is large.

I only have one shirt, so there can only be one winner! Will it be you? The contest ends Monday, November 15 at 11:59 pm EST. Good luck!