PumpkinRot - Yard Spooktacular

Awhile back I covered the wonderful etsy store of Pumpkin Hollow, and I mentioned that among spooky sweet pumpkins they also had some fantastic zombies and ghouls. Well, I should have imaged that the person who makes those fearsome creatures would have a truly awe inspiring, terror-inducing lawn display.

PumpkinRot is the fantastic website of the creator of those ghouls, and he has oodles and oodles of photos from his Halloween displays over the years. I'm usually more of an elegant-scary kinda girl for halloween, (vs. say lots of rubber rats and plastic severed arms kinda halloween) but these fiber-wrapped, sculped zombies are just too amazingly wonderful. If I want to be scared out of my wits on Halloween, I want it to be THIS kinda scary...












I just adore the color work, and that decadent sense of decay all his characters have. Go visit Pumpkin Rot for more photos than you could ever hope for of awesome, creepy lawn displays my neighbors will never be cool enough to have.

Damn...

Deadly DIY - Seance Party Table

I was recently informed of an oh so spooktacular site, How to Haunt Your House, whom, among many awesome Halloween goodies, has some really cool tutorials. Have a peek at their Seance Party Table tutorial, made out of a card table, some plywood, and a little ingenuity. It looks like you can get some really great professional effects! They also have a book out, which I'll be sure to add to my Halloween wishlist. I'm thinking I'm just going to start a library of Halloween decor books... anyone care to share their reading list?

Creepy Cupcakes

I recently came across a really great blog all about Halloween goodness (the blogger in question is preparing for her Halloween wedding... I love Halloween weddings!!) that's called Creepy Cupcakes.
I have to admit though, when I clicked the link to the site, I was really hoping for some creepy cupcakes. So, lucky for you, you get a special two for one - a fantastic new blog to add to your Hallow's eve reading list, and a roundup of spooktacular creepy cupcakes from around the web! Click on each pic to find out more about the cupcakes...









Cupcakes are becoming so hip, even the undead will give up a few brains to get a bite. Cook yourself up some yummy fall goodness!

Tiny Halloween Town

What gorgeous little creations! For anyone who's ever wanted to live in Halloween Town, or some form of it, well if you're an inch tall midget, you're in luck! Craftster user Phizzychick has made a gorgeous set of inch high Halloween houses...




Such beautiful detail, and only and inch high!! You can check out more photos of the whole Halloween town over on her Craftster post.

Spooky Reads - Oyster Boy

Looking for a little summer reading to get in the Hallows eve mood? Check out one of my faves from the master himself, Tim Burton. I present, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories. With all those cool illustrations, of course, comes some awesome merchandising...



I imagine Tim Burton living in Halloween town year round. I wonder what the inside of his house looks like...

Kindred Spirit - The Holiday Queen

I found another like minded individual by surfing through twitter today, and came across the wonders of the Holiday Queen, and her magical misfit creations. Yes, it does say "Holiday Queen", but trust me, you're not going to find any chubby angels or jolly Santa's. It's all wonderful, whimsical Halloween goodness. She creates fantastic little goodies you can buy in her Etsy shop, which I'm sure to stock up on as we near all Hallow's eve. Her paper mache creations are to die for (har har) and are really quite reasonably priced. Spook it up!