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Dark Energy: The Mortal Fracture
CHAPTER ELEVEN: MARTIN’S STORY Antarctica – 2004 The doors to the Antarctica Research Center flew open as Martin and Sade were helped into the safety of the building. The doors closed heavily behind them disconnecting them from the events that had left both shaken and damaged. Martin seemed to be the most impacted, as he took the brunt of the force released by the explosion. He had cuts and scrapes on his face that oozed with blood, fluid, and gore.
By Robbi Erickson6 years ago in Horror
5 Horror Movies You Should Watch This Halloween
Halloween is quickly approaching and if you’re a horror fanatic like myself you have been spending your free time binge-watching all of your favorite spooky flicks. One thing I’ve noticed while scouring the many movie streaming services is the lack of horror films that are based around the holiday. Maybe I just suck at finding them. Regardless, my struggles to find good Halloween themed scares lead me to write this last-minute article and creating a list of five movies I think horror fans both old and new should be checking out before the month is over.
By ArtIsKrime6 years ago in Horror
Tim Burton Maleficent
I made this costume for 2019 Halloween. When I went out I received a lot of compliments and everyone loved that it was handmade and different. I came up with the concept for a Halloween costume to blend the villain Maleficent from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty with the style of Tim Burton. I am a huge Tim Burton fan and have loved the styles of his movies. For this look I pulled from the movies Edward scissor hands, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Catwoman from Batman. Edward scissorhand and catwoman had black leather outfits so that inspired me to make my look out of a black pleather material. With this twist on Maleficent’s outfit I wanted to incorporate the thorn bushes which she surrounds her castle to prevent the prince to getting to sleeping beauty. These thorns were black in the movie so black pleather was perfect to make this look. So I ,with the help of my boyfriend, cut out over 300 strips with 20-30 spikes on each strip. I then twisted each strip and put it through the sewing machine. Very carefully I sewed the length of the strip in order to keep it twisted. This was a 3 day time consuming process but love how the results turned out! I wanted to give a fringe effect when I moved with all the hanging thorn vines. I wore all black under the vines so that they would stand out. I added a elastic bands down each arm so that the vines would stay in place. For the head piece, I purchased a pleather Maleficent head piece from Amazon. But I want to put a twist on it so it would look different from other peoples. I added a wire through the top of the horns and made it look like the iconic Tim Burton swirl from Nightmare Before Christmas hill. After having the shape of the swirl I added foil around the wire to make the swirl bigger and blend into the headpiece horns. After creating the base of wire and foil I used black electrical tape to cover the foil. Black electrical tape had the same sheen as the head piece so it matched perfectly! I wanted to incorporate the white stitches from Cat woman’s costume from Tim Burton’s Batman. I found this white rubber string that worked perfectly. So I used a leather needle and stitched the edges of the head piece. Made it look like the costume was being held together by stitches. In Sleeping Beauty Maleficent had a pet raven so I bought a replica ravens skull on Amazon for my necklace. For the makeup I went similar to Edward scissorhands. I wanted dark gaunt eyes so I darkened around each eye. I shadowed under my cheek bones to make me look more deathly skinny. I wore glowing green contact lenses that popped with the dark makeup. For the staff I took a pvc pipe and used a heat gun to bend it and give it more of a stick like look. On the top I curled the end like the nightmare before Christmas hill. I added a remote control puck light in the center. I set the puck light to glow green and had the controller in my pocket so I was able to make it flash and blink and change colors. It was great to have my own lighting when we were walking through the crowd of West Hollywood. I was able to shine the light on my face and really made my green eyes glow. One of my favorite costumes and really proud of it!
By Wes Santos6 years ago in Horror
What "RuPaul's Drag Race" Can Learn From "The Boulet Brothers' Dragula"
Like it or not, Halloween is upon us and, although this year has been scary enough, if you're looking to add a little more terror this season, I have the perfect thing for you, and it's much more important than a random slasher flick: The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
By Josh Liaison6 years ago in Horror
Voodoo Dues
Lian was outside when I pulled up in front of the bar, he was studying one of the chalk symbols that appeared on the front walk every morning. He was also talking to himself. I stifled a smile as the one sided conversation seemed to become more heated. He gestured wildly, as he vented to the poor, defenseless sidewalk. Throwing up his hands, he turned and stalked back to the bar, his long-legged stride eating up the distance to the door before I could get out of the car.
By Stephany Simmons6 years ago in Horror
Poltergeist (1982) - A Movie Review
Hauntings don’t usually revolve around people - you have a poltergeist. Poltergeist was released to theaters in 1982. A family is being haunted by an unknown spirit in their home. After an evil entity takes their daughter away, they hire paranormal investigators. The fight to get their daughter back is not easy.
By Marielle Sabbag6 years ago in Horror
The Time I Saw a Demon Boar
My daughter is always bugging me to tell and re-tell the adventure stories of my life, especially the scary or paranormal ones. Since it’s nearing Halloween I figured I’d give it a shot and write down one of my old favorites; the time my friends and I encountered what looked like the giant demon boar god from the Japanese anime movie Princess Mononoke.
By Brent Salmon6 years ago in Horror
The Early Beginning of Horror Movies
The Early Beginning of Horror Movies Being married to someone who is an up and coming screenplay writer adores horror that is a genre we have watched a lot of in our home. It is a genre that is loved by many during the month of October. Horror is a film genre that was discovered even before the beginning of the 20th century and developed over time. Personally, the best way during the first half of the 20th century.
By Samantha Evans6 years ago in Horror
Magical, But Make It Chill
I’ve always loved that Halloween is so much easier than most of the other big holidays. There’s no strict, standard routine that everyone’s expected to follow. It’s not about impressing anyone or making everything look picture perfect. And it doesn’t involve spending a small fortune.
By Jaye Ruggiero-Cash6 years ago in Horror
I am in his bubble, and he is in mine
"Oh, for God's sake!!" My pile of magazines go flying off the edge of the sofa, when I accidentally kick them with my foot. It's only a small annoyance, but it's one too many annoyances tonight. I reach to pick them all up, then re-position myself across the sofa, propped up with cushions, half sprawled and feeling fairly relaxed, considering.
By Karen Cave6 years ago in Horror
