2014 Halloween Haunt Calendar

So I finally ordered my copy of Hector Turner's 2014 Halloween Haunt Calendar. 12 months of terror, featuring over 110 haunt photos from the US, Canada and beyond.

This is the second year that I have submitted haunt photos from Highbury Cemetery, and I was rewarded for my efforts. Not only did my talking cemetery greeter photo land on the highly-coveted month of October...

...but I also scored a spot on the cover! Sweet! Thank you, Uruk-Hai!!

That's me on the bottom left. What a great surprise!!

This year's calendar is chock full of great photos from my fellow home haunters. It's great to see pics from friends as well as people I don't know. It's cool to see submissions from my fellow Ohioans, but the real delight is seeing the quality of work coming from Canada. They are really giving us Yanks a run for our money.

Pick up a copy of this cool calendar here, but hurry. You only have 11 months left...

 

The Fat Boys - Are You Ready For Freddy?

Totally raptastic theme song from 1988's A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Performed by the Fat Boys and Freddy Krueger...

Boris Karloff "Son of Frankenstein" Color Test

Boris Karloff shows off his humorous side in a color test reel for the 1939 film, Son of Frankenstein.

"Evil Dead" Soundtrack, 2013

Is it a remake or isn't it? Is it a continuation or isn't it? Is it a reimagining or isn't it?

With all of the back-and-forth generated by 2013's Evil Dead rema...err, reimagi...err, movie, I have yet to take the time to actually see it and decide for myself. Although it does have its place on a long list of films that I plan to see in the very near future.

And if Roque Baños' wonderfully creepy soundtrack is any indication, the movie will jump to the top of the list. I have had this soundtrack on constant rotation throughout the holiday season.

Plus, if you're a vinyl collector junkie like me, snatch up one of the few remaining 500 double-lp copies on splattered vinyl from Unseen Forces.

Thanks, Santa!

Christmas is over for another year, but Santa made his annual stop to the Cemetery and dropped off a slew of great presents for the Highbury crew. Apparently my name made the "good" list this year, even with all of the naughty things I have done...

Here's a few things that made it under my tree this year:



The Classic Horror Stories by H.P. Lovecraft

Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men. A time will come - but I must not and cannot think! 

The Call of Cthulhu, The Dunwich Horror, At the Mountains of Madness and more! Over 400 pages of Lovecraft's densely descriptive Victorian-styled short stories. I've already started with The Horror at Red Hook and can't wait to find the next free minute to curl up and dive in again!



Horror Classics Anniversary Edition DVD Box Set 

Get an instant library of some of the greatest horror classics ever to come out of Hollywood on twelve double-sided DVDs. Never has such a comprehensive collection of great classic horror films been assembled in one exciting package, all for an amazingly low price!

FIFTY MOVIES!!! TWELVE DISCS!!! Need I go through some of the titles contained in this set? Atom Age Vampire, The Bat, Bloodlust, The Brain That Wouldn't Die, Carnival of Souls, The Corpse Vanishes, Dementia 13, King of the Zombies, The Monster Walks, Night of the Living Dead, Revolt of the Zombies, The Screaming Skull, The Terror, White Zombie and more and more and more! Horror classics mixed in with B-movie schlock will give me hours and hours of viewing pleasure.



Hot Wire Foam Factory Crafters Deluxe 3-In-1 Kit

Get creative!! The Sculpting Tool is our most popular and versatile tool for freehand sculpting, carving and scroll cutting. Making realistic hills and mountains has never been easier. Cuts foam like a hot knife through butter. 

Plunge, Slice and Dice!! The Hot Knife is the foam cutting tool the world has been asking for. A combo hand held scroll saw and power drill that cuts foam with fast, clean surgical precision.

It's all in the details!! The Engraving Tool is perfect for engraving bricks, blocks, stones, words, and other shapes for detailed looking walls, abutments, portals, slats, cobblestone roads, signs and more.

Hills and Mountains? More like tombstones and mausoleums!! I can't wait to fire these tools up and start carving some Halloween foam prop goodness. With these tools, my tombstones are sure to have an all-new level of detail. 

All in all, a pretty good Christmas. Thanks, Santa!!!!!

 

Merry Scary Christmas!

Wishing you and yours a very Scary Christmas from Highbury Cemetery! And here's to a ghoulish 2014!! We'll see everyone in the new year.

Santa "The Zombie Killer" Christmas card courtesy of Benjamin Tripp and his novel, "Rise Again."