Halloween Hangover: Pumpkin Alien Chestburster Sculpture
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010First the alien chestburster cake (then the other one), and now this winner of a pumpkin-carving contest. I like where this trend is going. Via Nerdcore, who’s picturing an alien chestburster crafted solely from bacon and olives. Find Alien chestburster toys on Ebay
Happy Halloween!: Sharktopus Jack-O’-Lantern
Sunday, October 31st, 2010Don’t say I never gave you anything for Halloween. Even if it was technically GWS reader and talented pumpkin-carver Erin O. giving you something.
Ok, Guy, You Win: Amazing Steampunk Halloween Decoration
Friday, September 24th, 2010So, you know how some people go nutso decorating their houses for Christmas? Well some guy named Peter just precluded any notion of that competitiveness expanding to the Halloween season; he’s pretty much locked down the title of Winner for Life of Over-the-Top House Decorations for Halloween. Peter’s past work includes a sunken pirate ship [...]
Thanks, Transvestism!: Spot-On* Thundercats Cheetara Costume [Cosplay]
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009If you’ve ever been to a comic book convention, you know that the success rate for mostly-spandex costumes hovers around 37%. Not every ass was meant to be vacuum-sealed, as they say. Or as I say. ‘Cause I just made that up. Whatever. This Cheetara costume, on the other hand… quite impressive. Especially considering this [...]
Pure Delight: Costumed Star Wars Cantina Band Plays the Streets of San Francisco [Cosplay]
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Sure, perhaps these homemade Star Wars Cantina Band costumes aren’t anything to write home about in calligraphy with a quill pen. But wait ’til you get a load of the video, below, capturing Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes wandering the streets of San Francisco on Halloween and playing traditional, um… Star Wars cantina songs. [...]
Darth Vader Dog Costume: It’s Why Domestication Was Invented
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Every year, Boo Radley* poses in a costume for a Halloween post on GWS. This year, I don’t feel like she’s fully committing herself to her Darth Vader dog costume. I sense a decided ambivalence for the dark side of the Force, don’t you? Of course, she seemed just as disenchanted with her Yoda and [...]
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